Alucarda

x666x · 01-17-2003, 04:54 AM

Is this film any good (gory, gloomy)? Does anyone have the new DVD release of it on Ventura? Is the release itself good (uncut)?

01-17-2003, 05:07 AM

I just remember a tv show on fox called alucard.

DefJeff · 01-17-2003, 06:39 AM

there is a different release to this then the Mondo Macabro one?? or is this the same one your talking about?

DefJeff · 01-17-2003, 06:43 AM

thanks for the heads up

upon further inspection, i see this dvd is scheduled for release on 3/2003

(well according to dvdempire.com anyways)

this makes me happy, ive been wanting to see this film for quite awhile

x666x · 01-17-2003, 06:47 AM

OOPS! Your right, DefJeff. March 25th is its release date to be specific. Nonetheless, does anyone know if the film is any good. Is it gory? Large body count? Cool story? I read a couple good things about it...

07-17-2003, 05:40 AM

I picked this up over the weekend and have watched it twice so far. I think I'm developing an obsession towards this movie.

It really overloads your senses and gives the Italians a run for their money for making a spectacle out of a threadbare plot.

I think that is why, after the first viewing, I thought it was so-so and not as far out as the blurb on the cover led me to believe, but during the second viewing, or the second session of being assailed, I found the movie to be really, really strange with elements of story injected randomly to ratchet up the spectacle.

It should be made into an opera.

I really want to watch it again, and I feel ashamed, because I have four Netflix rentals and a half-a-dozen other movie I bought and haven't watched yet.

Oh well. Obsession is the nature of love.

I can't recommend this one enough.

07-17-2003, 05:57 AM

Yeah, I strangely liked it quite a bit too. The more I think about it, the more I really like it. Weird...

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08-16-2003, 09:21 PM

any more opinions on this movie? I've been half tempted to pick it up but it just looks so stupid.Hopefully more of you have seen it and can add your opinions,thanx.

08-16-2003, 09:39 PM

A friend of mine picked this up recently at Best Buy. He still has not watched it, but I might ask to borrow it the next time that I hit his place. It sounds like it is a pretty good movie.

By the way, does anyone know if this is UNCUT or not?

08-17-2003, 12:01 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by drown021
any more opinions on this movie? I've been half tempted to pick it up but it just looks so stupid.Hopefully more of you have seen it and can add your opinions,thanx.

Sometimes you just have to dive head first into the fire without even thinking about.

Sometimes you will die.

Other times you will win accolades.

Its been a while since the second time I watched and I'm beginning to think this is the greatest movie ever made.

I'd like to see an cross-over with Man of La Mancha. That would be cool!

Jimbo · 08-17-2003, 02:55 AM

I love it.Pick it up and give it a spin!!

Wermode · 08-17-2003, 06:06 AM

Alucarda: definitely Avant Garde in its style, and either you love it or you just say, "huh?"

I enjoyed Alucarda as "nunspoitation" and as "horror history." The costume design is intereresting, and the acting is inpired. May not be a bad idea to watch del Toro's interview before watching the film to place it in context. Also, Mondo Macabre may be a distributer to watch if this is any indication of their work...

DeathDealer · 11-25-2006, 03:35 AM

Just got this for 7 bucks, used.

What do ya think? Worth it?

Katatonia · 11-25-2006, 05:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeathDealer

Just got this for 7 bucks, used.

What do ya think? Worth it?

Visually, it's a striking film. But it's one that I've never had any desire to ever watch again.

allmessedup · 11-26-2006, 04:37 AM

I've always enjoyed it--especially the "all hell breaks loose" ending. I think it's one of the better "nunsploitation" movies, all of which were influenced by THE DEVILS, but ALUCARDA was one of the few that seemed more of a peer than an imitator.

01-17-2003, 04:54 AM	#1
x666x HackMaster Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 1,551	Alucarda Is this film any good (gory, gloomy)? Does anyone have the new DVD release of it on Ventura? Is the release itself good (uncut)?

01-17-2003, 06:39 AM	#3
DefJeff Franca Stoppi's #1 fan Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Hamden, CT Posts: 3,112	there is a different release to this then the Mondo Macabro one?? or is this the same one your talking about? __________________ Thrash explains TWIN PEAKS!: <thrashard76> its the ultimate tribute to Italian cinema, no real plot but fun just the same My Growing DVD Collection

01-17-2003, 06:43 AM	#4
DefJeff Franca Stoppi's #1 fan Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Hamden, CT Posts: 3,112	thanks for the heads up upon further inspection, i see this dvd is scheduled for release on 3/2003 (well according to dvdempire.com anyways) this makes me happy, ive been wanting to see this film for quite awhile __________________ Thrash explains TWIN PEAKS!: <thrashard76> its the ultimate tribute to Italian cinema, no real plot but fun just the same My Growing DVD Collection

11-25-2006, 03:35 AM	#13
DeathDealer I Inhale Horror Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: In Your Mind Posts: 2,118	Just got this for 7 bucks, used. What do ya think? Worth it? __________________ Peace Out My Dvd CollectioN Top 6 Directors Of All Time (No Order) - 1. Quentin Tarantino (America) 2. Dario Argento (Italy) 3. Takashi Miike (Japan) 4. Ingmar Bergman (Sweden) 5. Akira Kurosawa (Japan) 6. Martin Scorsese (America)

11-26-2006, 04:37 AM	#15
allmessedup It's beer time. Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: House on the Park of the Edge Posts: 1,985	I've always enjoyed it--especially the "all hell breaks loose" ending. I think it's one of the better "nunsploitation" movies, all of which were influenced by THE DEVILS, but ALUCARDA was one of the few that seemed more of a peer than an imitator. __________________ What would Snake Plissken do?

01-17-2003, 05:07 AM	#2
Broken Guest Posts: n/a	I just remember a tv show on fox called alucard.

01-17-2003, 06:47 AM	#5
x666x HackMaster Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 1,551	OOPS! Your right, DefJeff. March 25th is its release date to be specific. Nonetheless, does anyone know if the film is any good. Is it gory? Large body count? Cool story? I read a couple good things about it...

07-17-2003, 05:40 AM	#6
MapleBob Guest Posts: n/a	I picked this up over the weekend and have watched it twice so far. I think I'm developing an obsession towards this movie. It really overloads your senses and gives the Italians a run for their money for making a spectacle out of a threadbare plot. I think that is why, after the first viewing, I thought it was so-so and not as far out as the blurb on the cover led me to believe, but during the second viewing, or the second session of being assailed, I found the movie to be really, really strange with elements of story injected randomly to ratchet up the spectacle. It should be made into an opera. I really want to watch it again, and I feel ashamed, because I have four Netflix rentals and a half-a-dozen other movie I bought and haven't watched yet. Oh well. Obsession is the nature of love. I can't recommend this one enough.

07-17-2003, 05:57 AM	#7
Andrew Guest Posts: n/a	Yeah, I strangely liked it quite a bit too. The more I think about it, the more I really like it. Weird... .

08-16-2003, 09:21 PM	#8
drown021 Guest Posts: n/a	any more opinions on this movie? I've been half tempted to pick it up but it just looks so stupid.Hopefully more of you have seen it and can add your opinions,thanx.

08-16-2003, 09:39 PM	#9
Zodiac-Mindwarp Guest Posts: n/a	A friend of mine picked this up recently at Best Buy. He still has not watched it, but I might ask to borrow it the next time that I hit his place. It sounds like it is a pretty good movie. By the way, does anyone know if this is UNCUT or not?

08-17-2003, 02:55 AM	#11
Jimbo The Bloodstained Shadow Join Date: May 2003 Location: Castle of Blood Posts: 1,143	I love it.Pick it up and give it a spin!!

08-17-2003, 06:06 AM	#12
Wermode Stalker Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Matool Posts: 241	Alucarda: definitely Avant Garde in its style, and either you love it or you just say, "huh?" I enjoyed Alucarda as "nunspoitation" and as "horror history." The costume design is intereresting, and the acting is inpired. May not be a bad idea to watch del Toro's interview before watching the film to place it in context. Also, Mondo Macabre may be a distributer to watch if this is any indication of their work...

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