Murder Rock (Special Edition) aka Murder-Rock: Dancing Death | Murderock - Uccide a passo di danza [Blu-ray]

(5 stars for the blu-ray, 3 ½ stars for the film)Lucio Fulci's 1984 giallo "Murder Rock" while far from being one of his best films, is also not nearly as bad as many of its detractors would lead you to believe. I actually find it to be a decent little movie. It is filled with some stylish direction (which reminded me of Fulci's contemporary Dario Argento in places), gorgeous female dancers in various states of very revealing attire or no attire at all, a soundtrack by none other than Keith Emerson, solid acting and a nice little murder mystery. The lack of hardly any gore in the film might surprise some people who expecting something akin to Fulci's celebrated splatter horror offerings such as "Zombie", "City of the Living Dead", "The Beyond", and "House by the Cemetery" might be disappointed. But "Murder Rock" is not that type of film being more similar to his controversial and just plain mean spirited 1982 giallo "The New York Ripper" but without the extreme violence and viciousness which caused that film to be banned or heavily cut in a lot of territories. "Murder Rock" was definitely cashing in a bit on the 1983 smash hit "Flashdance" as all as 1980's "Fame" to a certain extent with its focus on sultry women dancing but it is by no means a ripoff either. It is really evident that Fulci was trying a bit with this one even it does not reach the heights of his abilities as a filmmaker. Keep your expectations in check and it is worth checking out in my opinion."Murder Rock" gets a terrific blu-ray courtesy by Scorpion Releasing. The transfer features a 2K transfer & restoration from the original camera negative completed in 2018. The film is presented in its original 1.66:1 theatrical aspect ratio utilizing the AVC codec on a dual layer disc featuring a hefty bit rate often times getting into the low to mid 30's. Detail is wonderful with spot on contrast and black levels. No digital sharpening or noise reduction appears to have been done. Fleshtones look accurate which is a plus due to all of the female flesh on display. For a film that often times gets regarded as one of Fulci's lesser efforts, this special edition blu-ray presents the movie in style and probably looks better than the film ever has.Audio is presented in 2 channel master audio in either English or Italian. English subtitles are included but are accurate for the Italian dub but often times do not match the original English dialogue.Extras are as follows:- Commentary by film historian and Fulci expert Troy Howarth- Interview with actress Geretta Geretta (25:11 HD)- Interview with make-up artist Franco Casagni (13:40 HD)- Theatrical trailer (2:37 SD)"Murder Rock" gets another opportunity to be discovered thanks to this terrific blu-ray by Scorpion Releasing. The movie is a decent little murder mystery and looks better than it ever has on this disc and gets some insightful extras including a fantastic commentary track. Highly recommend!

I have to say I was not expecting much of this movie based on it's longstanding, 3rd tier Fulci, "cheesy" reputation. It exceeded my expectations on all fronts. Not only is it a pretty good giallo, this must have some of the most incredible cinematography in any Fulci film. It has an exaggerated sense of style using lots of pulsing lights, layers of glass, mirrors and super dark shadows. Almost all the frames are well-considered. For whatever reason the majority of this movie is shot really up-close in the frame, possibly more exaggerated than in any Fulci movie. Whether it's the actor's faces or the few dance scenes inserted, the effect is like you are sitting on top of the actors or you are THERE, so intimately up front everything is. It has a cumulative effect visually. It just doesn't look like anything else you've quite seen before. You take this deep style and populate it with a good amount of nudity, gorgeous young women and handsome men like Ray Lovelock, and the movie becomes very enticing. Though there is no gore, and to degree the murders themselves aren't truly compelling set-pieces, the film is still absorbing and exciting to look at and never drags. It's actually a fitting companion to the New York Ripper, a kind of cool down flic to that other film's ferocity. Definitely the movie also functions as a pretty nifty time capsule of the 80s and New York in particular, but also a solid representation of late era Fulci, and a good representation of the tail end of giallo as a popular form of exploitation. It's far more interesting as a whole compared to other American slasher counterparts of the same period which lack the abundance of style happening here.The Scorpion Blu-Ray release looks GREAT. Totally recommended. The Howarth commentary track is entertaining and gives good info on the film while also defending it as an undervalued Fulci pic. The Extra of Geretta Geretta talking for about 25 minutes about this movie, Fulci, and her varied career is really tops. She's totally engaging, looks great, has smarts and presents a good amount of info. Just a lot of fun.This film might be the true cut-off point for what is considered "good" Fulci.

ho ricevuto il dvd in oggetto nei tempi stabiliti . -non ho ancora avuto il tempo per vederlo . non presenta alcun problema

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