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House Of Witchcraft [1989]
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good witch story
Review date: 2008-11-12 Rating: 6 out of 10
Umberto lenzi made this movie in 1989 , it was the followup to the
by low budget standards successful 'ghosthouse". This movie isn't as good as that one but if you like movies about evil witches that kill off people with evil glee for no other reason than they are evil. Then this movie is for you. The type of witch here is the type that people in the middle ages feared, a creature that boils human heads to eat them. So this would be like the witch from hanzel and gretel but it's different than that. The acting is done by experienced actors in this one and that helps. The lead character dreams about the house of evil that he eventually moves into and we he does all hell breaks loose. He thinks his wife is the evil witch but is she? you have to see the end to find out and it's a good ending for a horror movie. This one deserves to be put out in this region as two horror movie on one disc set. Those are always a good deal but even as a single disc this movie is enjoyable for those fans of evil old fashioned witches who are the solitary kind and you prey on people just because they are monsters. Lenzi did a good job with this one and he made a decent horror film here that is almost as much fun as his earlier 'ghosthouse". if you love low budget horror movies from the 1980's then you might have fun watching this movie. And If you want some classic euro horror from umberton lenzi then check out ; "seven blood stained orchids" , 'eyeball" and the great zombie flick "nightmare city".
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Reviews
Nice idea, shame about the execution
Review date: 2004-11-07 Rating: 2 out of 10
First of all a confession: I did not watch this film to the end ... it was that bad!
The basic storyline is this:
A man has a recurrent nightmare in which he dreams he's being persued. He takes refuge in a country house and it ends with an old woman boiling his head.
His wife suggests they get away from the city and have a holiday in a villa she's booked. No prizes for guessing where she's booked them...
That is one of the things that is wrong with the film: everything is so obvious. When mysterious things start happening, the director feels he has to keep replaying the clues to you. Not only is that patronising but it defuses the tension as well. Apart from that the dubbing to English was not handled that well and the acting is abysmal! Those who've even seen a bit of the film would be surprised to find out that the film was made in 1989 as it has the feel of a 70's film.
Basically the plot had a lot of potential but the film makes you want to go out and buy a camcorder to prove that you can do better.
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Susanna Martinková
Andy J. Forest
Paul Muller
Sonia Petrovna
Marina Giulia Cavalli
Creators:
Andy J. Forest (Primary Contributor)
Sonia Petrovna (Primary Contributor)
Giancarlo Ferrando (Cinematographer)
Umberto Lenzi (Writer)
Alberto Moriani (Editor)
Daniele Stroppa (Writer)
Gianfranco Clerici (Writer)
Director(s):
Recording label: Vipco
Manufacturer: Vipco
EAN: 5024165993835
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: Full Screen, PAL,
Release date: 2004-08-09
Number of discs: 1
Audience rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 86 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1989
Language: English (Original Language)