View Full Version : What's so good about cemetary man?
Phalanx
12-03-2008, 06:06 PM
That probably seems like a negative...I haven't actually seen it at all yet.
I've recently decided to download (yes, I download some movies I am not certain about, with full intention of later purchase if they meet my personal standards...and no, I don't give a good god damn about it) some horror titles I've seen discussed on the forums that I've never seen myself.
*Phantasm
*Lifeforce
*Cemetary man/?dellamorte dellamore?
...So CM is the one that's finished downloading, I'll need to wait 'til my speed's uncapped again in 2 days for the others.
I've been considering watching CM with a friend tonight, and I was just wondering what makes this stand out for a zombie film?
There seems to be nothing but good things said about it, but yeah...why?
The_Return
12-03-2008, 06:12 PM
- Everett's character is badass, IMO.
- It has a really absurd sense of humor - certainly not for everyone, but I found parts of it hilarious.
- The ending. Craziness.
If you like your movies to be straightforward, I can see this one being pretty unenjoyable. Its off the wall and really strange, doesn't make a lot of sense, but the visuals are cool and some of the thematic interpretations are really cool.
Phalanx
12-03-2008, 06:25 PM
Oh, I go for weird.
Cool...I'll let you know what I/we think.
Posher778
12-03-2008, 06:29 PM
I just liked when he started shooting people like crazy and when the bus hit everyone.
The_Return
12-03-2008, 06:29 PM
It's far and away the strangest zombie movie ever made - as long as you're in the right mindset, I think you should dig it.
two words
Anna Falchi
http://www.aqsu08.dsl.pipex.com/DIBB/homer-drool.gif
The Mothman
12-03-2008, 09:26 PM
i enjoyed it quite a bit, im a fan of weird movies, and zombie movies too, so it was a perfect mix.
urgeok2
12-04-2008, 02:07 AM
it's atmospheric, beautiful to look at (typically italian - where art means something) its funny, bizzare....some great performances..
it's a lot of fun
bloody_ribcut
12-06-2008, 04:21 PM
two words
Anna Falchi
http://www.aqsu08.dsl.pipex.com/DIBB/homer-drool.gif
oh yeah:cool:
UngodlyWarlock
12-07-2008, 12:02 PM
I think the worst thing about this movie is how much it gets built up. I, too, hadn't seen it until about a year ago and I had seen it rated so high and with so much acclaim that it set my expectations TOO high.
I also didn't realize that it was an artsy flick, so while I was watching it I was totally confused. The ending is a mindfuck, which I didn't hate because of that reason....just that I was in the mindset for a different type of movie (i.e "zombie film"...do not think of it like that).
In the end, it's not a favorite of mine. I suppose I can see why people like it...but I'll personally never watch it again. Just did nothing for me. I still think a lot of people just liked the chick in it.
:p
Since you listed them, I personally enjoyed Lifeforce and Phantasm a million times more, but again vastly different types of movies.
-D
The_Return
12-07-2008, 02:04 PM
I personally enjoyed Lifeforce and Phantasm a million times more, but again vastly different types of movies.
Phantasm has some definite similarities...the atmosphere is similar, and it's not particularly straightforward either. More coherent than Dellamorte Dellamore to be sure...but still, not exactly mainstream storytelling.
Honestly, I think I also prefer Phantasm; but I do love both. Have yet to see Lifeforce, so I'm afraid I can't comment there.
UngodlyWarlock
12-07-2008, 08:27 PM
Lifeforce isn't really comparable except for the fact that there is a chick who is naked a lot...but it's still a great flick. Some surprisingly good practical effects for the time period.
-D
ChronoGrl
12-08-2008, 05:42 AM
I was disappointed with Cemetery Man. I thought that it started out really strong, had some fantastic elements of Dead Alive in there (the best parts, in my opinion)... Everett was fantastic in his role, but I thought that, ultimately, the Gialli absurd was a little uneven.
Then again, I'm starting to learn that I'm just not a big fan of Gialli. And this one, in some ways, seemed heavily influenced by Vertigo, which I also thought was a fairly uneven film.
I think that Cemetery Man would have been better if it either went complete Giallo artsy OR went splatterpunk crazy. I don't think that it mixed the two very well.
urgeok2
12-08-2008, 06:49 AM
I was disappointed with Cemetery Man. I thought that it started out really strong, had some fantastic elements of Dead Alive in there (the best parts, in my opinion)... Everett was fantastic in his role, but I thought that, ultimately, the Gialli absurd was a little uneven.
Then again, I'm starting to learn that I'm just not a big fan of Gialli. And this one, in some ways, seemed heavily influenced by Vertigo, which I also thought was a fairly uneven film.
I think that Cemetery Man would have been better if it either went complete Giallo artsy OR went splatterpunk crazy. I don't think that it mixed the two very well.
there's no way in hell we'll ever be able to watch movies together.
looks like it'll be a purely physical relationship.