Nah, I can forgive the falling dummy. Watching his face scrape on the rock as no worse than Micera's fake blood when the guys in the cemetary attacked her. That blood wasn't even red!
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Combined with the St. John style football game where the kids where all dressed in white (go read John's Apocalipse if you want a laugh and to understand the symbolism) it made the end scene better: the vision of Heaven (just what was the Director saying about the character?), the final Confession (the voice over) and the fake looking dummy.
All in all surreal and incredably creepy.
10/10 for me - better that the iffy Zombie Movies!
'i regard it [religion] as a disease born of fear'
bertrand russell.
When reading this thread, it is obvious that this is a very "love it" or "hate it" type of effect. Opinion seems to be pretty close to 50-50.
I happen to feel the death scene at the end was one of my favorites of the whole film and its one of the better death scenes I've found. To go into that detail, intimately showing you each trauma this man endures as you also see and hear his final thoughts as his life is ending.
Regardless of the quality of effects, great ideas are what matter most.
Besides, just like someone else mentioned how the bizarre dummy adds to the creepiness and strangeness of the film and I agree with that. I laugh when I see it, but it isn't mocking laughter but I am laughing at how wonderful it is.
I'll always prefer in-camera shots to CGI. If that movie were made now, they could have drawn an animated guy falling to his death and it could look real, but it would also not be nearly as good.
Hard for some people to understand that I'm sure.
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damn CGI.
I was reflecting on how ineffective CGI is as i watched Dead and Buried's infamous 'eyeball' scene. these days they'd not use a dummy, they'd use a computer...
I saw an interview with someone who had written about The Cinema Of Transgression and he said (and what's more was correct)that dodgy effects and the obviously fake make film democratic, make you look at the film and think about it while digital effects just wash over you.
'i regard it [religion] as a disease born of fear'
bertrand russell.
I loved the scene with the falling dummy. I had to replay that a couple of times. That was one the best villian demises I have seen in a while. So awesomely bad and over the top.
shareLOL I just finished watching the movie and was shocked at the lack of gore for a Fulci film, but oh wait a minute, the very tacky CPR doll was thrown in and was down right silly.
sharelol @ all those trying to find a 'deeper meaning' for the dummy. It's not surreal, it's just cheap. I like Fulci, but he's just a decent horror director. Not as 'sophisticated' of 'artistic' as some of you yanks seem to think.
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There WAS a spark when the 'priests' head hit the rock on the way down! I just thought it was some glitch because I was watching it on Netflix streaming.
I shall call him Squishy and he shall be mine and he shall be my Squishy.