Burial
Ground
(1981/Severin Films Blu-ray)
Picture:
B+ Sound: B Extras: B Film: B
Just
in time for the Halloween season (and the return of The
Walking Dead)
comes the newly remastered Blu-ray to the Italian zombie/sleazy romp,
Andrea Bianchi's Burial
Ground.
Featuring silent moving undead that stalk their victims like Jason
Voorhees and don't stop until they have made their prey supper, these
maggot-infested zombies also hold the power to turn their victims
into zombies after being bitten, a trait many zombie films have
inherited. While not as spectacular as Lucio Fulci's Zombi
2,
Burial
Ground
has enough gore, boobs, and badass cinematography to please fans of
the horror sub genre. This movie still stick in your brain (no pun
intended) days after watching I guarantee.
In
Italy, various couples are being stalked by flesh eating zombies
after a professor unleashes them from an underground tomb.
Preoccupied with their partners, little do these victims realize the
dangerous grounds they are in. Characters include a bizarre
Mother/Son relationship (the son played by adult actor Peter Bark -
which adds to the creepy factor), a young Blonde who gets her foot
stuck in a bear trap, and a hopeless victim who gets yanked through a
window and gets all scarred up and zombified. The fight for survival
begins.
Presented
in 1080p with a jaw dropping new 2K 1.66 X 1 transfer, the film has
been color corrected shot by shot and really looks spectacular on
Blu-ray Disc. The colors are bright and vibrant throughout and the
detail work here is so good that it shows some fakeness to some of
the low budget special effects. Not that that takes away any level
of enjoyment from the film. The sound mix is also stellar with a
lossless DTS-HD MA (Master Audio) 2.0 Mono track that brings the film
to roaring life like never before.
Special
Features include...
Villa
Parisi - Legacy of Terror: Featurette on the historic house location
Peter
Still Lives: Festival Q&A with actor Peter Bark
Just
for the Money: Interview with actor Simone Mattioli
The
Smell Of Death: Interviews with Producer Gabriele Crisanti and
Actress Mariangela Giordano
Deleted/Extended
Scenes/Shots
Theatrical
Trailer
Limited
Edition of 3000 with O-Sleeve Reversible sleeve art featuring
exclusive new art by Wes Benscoter (Purchases through the
www.severin-films.com
store will receive free 12 X 18 poster or a Special Bundle Package is
being offered with folded Poster, enamel pin, Smells
of Death
Shot Glass and Smells
Of Death
t-shirt.)
A
beautiful new transfer and fantastic extras, there is no reason why
zombie fans everywhere shouldn't grab this up immediately!
-
James Lockhart
https://www.facebook.com/jamesharlandlockhartv/
