Did anyone find NYR disappointing.

[Nagaman]

I love the NYR!...
But I must say, I wasn't a great fan of it either when I first watched it about 10 years or so ago but, every time I re-watch it, it just seems to get better!
I've bought numerous editions of this film now, including the 1st Shameless DVD release - but not the Fan Edition or BD - so can't comment on those, but did pick up the BU BD - which, I thought had stunning picture quality!

[James Morton]

Originally Posted by Ricky Chad

I've waited so long to see this film. I love Fulci and everything I've seen of his I have enjoyed. However there was so much hype for this I felt it didn't live up too its status. I can't understand why it was banned back in the day.
Maybe over time its just aged, but I found it quite slow like a bad episode of columbo meets csi. There were a few good gore effects but nothing like his other works. Did anyone else feel let down?

have you seen the uncut version?
well....thats why the videos of TNYR were escorted by security out of the UK!
paranoia and madness from the BBFC and politicians are forever with us unfortunately

[James Morton]

Originally Posted by Rik

I wasn't disappointed at all with it, I have the first BU DVD and the Shameless edition and will definitely be upgrading to Blu Ray in the near future. Yeah the duck quacking is a bit of a joke but overall it's a pretty grim and vile film that I put in a similar league with the two David Hess House films, each to their own though I suppose




"They all float down here, they allll floaaaattt!!!"

Am I right in saying that the BU bd hasn't got the restored scene in the right place as in the AWE dvd?

[Beyond72]

Not a fan, I sometimes wish Fulci had spent the resources trying to do a American style slasher pic in the Friday the 13th sense instead, as some scenes in The Burning, with their Frizzi-esque synth score, make me think what could had been.

[re.form]

Far from my fave Fulci. It's difficult to get over how totally crap the duck voice is.

[wonderlust]

I don't like it. I tried. I watched it twice. I can't stand the 'quacking'.

[Vampix]

Originally Posted by wonderlust

I don't like it. I tried. I watched it twice. I can't stand the 'quacking'.

Quack the ripper.

[Rassilon]

I must say I thought the duck voice was a great idea. It sounds weird and scary. It fits in with the killer and the plot of the movie.

[Demoncrat]

It's Fulci. The flipside of the lunacy of Manhattan Baby for me, a dour delight that does still have a shocking element imo. It depends how much disbelief you can suspend really in my book......

What is ridiculous? A psychopath who has a twisted sense of humor? Hmmm NEVER seen that before........

It's a marmite film. Ask the BBFC who still cut it, even though that sequence is nothing compared to Snuff 102 (ok, bad example....hands up etc). The "imitative" arguement was always the weakest of their weak defence for their scattergun approach to moral guardianship

Ahem.

[James Morton]

Originally Posted by James Morton

Am I right in saying that the BU bd hasn't got the restored scene in the right place as in the AWE dvd?

I'll answer my own question!
No Fangoria, I think made a mistake again, when they said the Blue Underground bd and dvd have the correctly placed scene
must be only AWE......