Product Details

• Actors: George Eastman, Annie Belle, Charles Borromel, Katya Berger, Kasimir Berger
• Directors: Joe D'Amato
• Format: Color, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Mya Communication/Ryko
• DVD Release Date: July 28, 2009
• Run Time: 94 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001WB6MDU
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #123,192 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Horrible" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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Studio: Wea-des Moines Video Release Date: 06/30/2009

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Horrible (The Uncut 'n' paste version), November 11, 2009

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B. D. Ansell "The Nasties Nut" (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Horrible (DVD)

Joe D'amato's 'Horrible' finally arrives on DVD after years in the video nasty wilderness. Actually more commonly referred to as 'Absurd' in the UK or 'Monster Hunter' in the USA, Horrible is actually the French title of the film. Made as a cash in on the success of the notorious 'Anthropophagous the beast' but not a sequel as such although both star D'amato regular George Eastman as the killer. Absurd is actually not bad of it's type ditching the cannibal exploits of Anthro for a more conventional Slasher type flick. Eastman on the run after escaping an asylum impales himself on a spiked gate and ends up as a guinea pig for a new drug that regenerates body tissue which in turn makes him extra strong and seemingly impervious to anything other than a shot to the brain. Ok the stories a stinker and doesn't make a lick of sense but that's not what your paying for. Our resident psycho then goes on a killing spree drilling a nurse through the skull, using a bandsaw to give a hospital orderly a nice middle parting and most gloriously a long 7 minute sequence where he shoves a babysitters head in an oven and waits patiently for her face to fry. He meets his match in a couple of terrible child actors, one who stabs him in the eyes with a compass and eventually a young disabled girl who axes his head off (The 80's, gotta love em) There's the usual time filling sub plot of the cop on the killers tail and there's a renegade priest who on the original usa poster seemed to be the monster hunter referred to in the title (frankly, he's rubbish at it) D'amato's movie ended up on the uk's infamous video nastie's list so is ultimately going to be bought by loads of people needing to fill that gap in their collections and compared to most of the stuff on the list of 72 it's actually very entertaining. The acting is bad and it's typical Italian monster fare but it's paced well and the gore scenes are actually quite good especially the nasty oven scene. MYA's transfer is however not so hot as like alot of these lost classics the film has been sourced from different masters so although the bulk of the movie has been cleaned up quite well compared to the early Pre cert tapes there are several instances that have been sourced from VHS so you can instantly see a huge drop in quality, luckily it's only to a few odd scenes that seem to have no relevance to the movie and bearing in mind at one point it seemed this movie was going to languish in legal hell forever it's a small price to pay. Horrible (Absurd) is no classic but as a shining example of Italian gore pics from the early 80's is as good as you would expect it to be. Pointless but rather fun, loads of blood and bad acting but all the better for it and for the nasties completists another tick on the list.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Rosso Sangue., September 8, 2010

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Puzzle box "smockey_421" (Kuwait) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Horrible (DVD)

Joe D'Amato and George Eastman's follow-up to the notorious Antropophagus is sick, twisted and oh yes absurd! There's no real story and the amount of genuine chills is limited, but the gory murder sequences are sensational and they easily rank among the craziest stuff ever caught on film. Eastman once again portrays a Greek psycho-killer, though a different one than the fetus-munching monster in Antropophagus. The gore is not going to let you down. It's well done, brutal and often drawn out and mean spirited such as the babysitter's head held in the oven for what feels like at least 5 minutes and the scene with the band saw and some poor guys head. For fans of Italian shock like Anthropophagus and City of The Living Dead, it's definitely worth viewing. However unlike the predecessor Anthropophagus the storyline is barely noticeable, and huge chunks of the film are padded out with endless conversation scenes that have no relevance to the plot. In fact the majority of the middle section of the film is wasted. Once again the music is fantastic unquestionably overused, but classic 80's synth none the less. While the end result, sadly didn't reach the levels of first film, it is still a nice slice of Euro-horror sleaze. It is not truly a sequel, but still has some connections to the first film (the Greek origin; Nikos now being named Mikos).

Riffing more off John Carpenter's HALLOWEEN and HALLOWEEN II, the follow-up has the main villain popping up in the U.S. and is being pursued by a priest. Oh, did I mention that monster now has flesh regenerating powers and almost seems indestructible? That is about all the plot you get before Eastman escapes a hospital and shows up at a house to harass a babysitter and a 7 year old boy and his crippled teenage sister. The babysitter feels like her life is in danger so she apparently decides to send off the kid out alone in the middle of the night and in the dark to go and get some help GENIUS!. The end of the movie was also hilarious for all the wrong reasons, but you know what I still thought it was entertaining, thanks to another creepy performance by Eastman, great music score and brilliant gore scenes, it picked up the pace during the last 20 minutes and became an awesome gorefest. The atmosphere is superb, while the locations are well used and selected - and best of all, the director clearly knows how to build suspense. The huge Eastman really is one menacingly-looking fellow, who always fits in his mostly sardonic roles. His greatest moments were Mario Bava's 1974 masterpiece Cani Arrabiati (Rabid Dogs), and Antropophagus, but Eastman truly is an enrichment to any of the films he starred in, and Horrible is no exception. Highly recommended.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Joe D'Amato-Horrible Director, August 2, 2009

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Stanley Runk "Runkdapunk" (Camp North Pines) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Horrible (DVD)

Horrible is Italy's answer to Silent Rage, only no Chuck Norris to save the day. In some places it's known as Anthropophagus 2, but aside from having the same star and director, it's not a sequel.
It's about a silent hulking killer(George Eastman of course!) running about making things terribly unpleasant for those he crosses. He's a bitch to kill since he's able to heal himself quickly. Some shady science experiment(overseen by a priest!) has made it possible for Eastman's blood to coagulate very fast, but it's also made him crazier. The only way to kill the brute is to destroy his brain. I'm no doctor and don't claim to have a bunch of medical knowledge, but simply having blood that coagulates quickly wouldn't just make you downright invincible, would it?
Anyway, Eastman is pursued by the priest who had a hand in the experiment. After injuring himself, being rushed to the hospital and escaping, Eastman goes wandering around and killing folks. The streets are nearly deserted as everyone is indoors glued to the screen for the big Rams/Steelers game.
Eastman ends up at the home where he was injured in the beginning of the film. From there, D'Amato seems very influenced by Carpenter's Halloween, as there are many scenes that feel inspired by that movie. Hell, there's even a young "Tommy Doyle"- type kid who is trying to warn everybody about the presence of the "Boogeyman", but no one believes him.
All in all, not a bad Italian horror film. Like Anthropophagus, it's slower paced. It's also not as gory as you'd believe it'd be. It has a few moments, but most of D'Amato's other horror films are gorier(except maybe Porno Holocaust, but then again, gore wasn't really the focus for that film).
Not the best work he's done, but certainly a must for D'Amato fans and Italian horror fans in general.
The MYA DVD is bare bones and featureless, but a good job is done in restoration. It's one of those deals where it was pieced together from different sources, so there are a few scenes that have a very washed out, grainly look to them, but thankfully there aren't all that many.