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Title: Macabre (2001)
Format: DVD
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Starring: Bernice Stegers, Stanko Molnar, Veronica Zinny, Roberto Posse, and Ferdinando Orlandi
Director: Lamberto Bava
Rating: Unrated
Runtime: 90 minutes
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Comments for Macabre

• Posted on 2007-07-23
  Horror for non-horror fans
  
  This one isn't a real mover but it does have a strong plot and is conveyed in a coherent manner. The film is very atmospheric and the indoor shots are very well-done, a problem with a lot of the horror genre. I enjoyed the flick, hoping that it was scored by Les Baxter, but I'm still not sure that he did this one. In any case, I have a short attention span and I'm pretty generally intolerant of horror films but Macabre is pretty darn watchable, maybe not quite as good as Angel Heart which was a higher-budget movie. Not for the kiddies, given a central sexual tension theme, but fine for the average adult movie goer. I recommend it.
  
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• Posted on 2006-02-22
  I give it 3 stars but you'll give it 1 at best.
  
  I'm not going to recommend this film. But I'm going to watch it about once every couple of years. Understand?
  
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• Posted on 2005-09-28
  Boooooooooooooring..... I could'nt finish watching this.
  
  "Demons", Volumes 1 and 2, are really good horror films. Watch those instead. This film has about 2 minutes of real horror elements in it. I fell asleep twice trying to get through this movie but I suspected as much.
  
  Italian horror films are either a hit or a miss - try Dario Argento's "Tenebrae" instead.
  
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• Posted on 2005-02-11
  When Desire Becomes Obsession...
  
  I originally bought a used VHS copy of this from a small-town video store, and was VERY excited to see it. Expecting an all-out gore fest from Lamberto Bava (Demons, A Blade In The Dark), I popped it into the VCR (remember those?) and was quite shocked to see almost no blood. I was not disappointed, however; poor acting aside (typical of any dubbed-over foreign movie), I enjoyed the story. The characters are all played well, especially the sadistic 12 year old daughter and her desperately sexual (and insane!) mother. The lighting, camera work, and music make for a wonderfully dark atmosphere. I'd definitely recommend this to anyone who enjoys a deliberately slow-paced mood piece that doesn't reek of Hollywood teen heart-throbs or overuse of stage blood. Definitely not for pop-tarts!
  
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• Posted on 2004-12-11
  VERY UNDERRATED !
  
  Lamberto Bava's directorial debut "MACABRE" is very twisted & creepy & in my opinion one of his best & i don't know why its so underrated it makes no sense at all,its just to good to be this underrated! anyway i love this flick! Mario Bava is one of my very favorite directors & his son Lamberto with this movie prooved in this case the apple didn't fall to far from the tree. although better known for "DEMONS" & "DEMONS 2" Lamberto Bava's "MACABRE" is a very different & intelligent work of art & horror,the movie is a very REAL(until the very end) & "MACABRE" situation! Bava prooves he's a very good director & storyteller by sandwiching plenty of drama in between style & shock. if you are a true horror fan & you love your italian horror movies like i do then you will love this rare gem! all other's beware if you don't like real horror movies with taste that actually make you think then this is not for you!??!
  
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