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The Beyond

The Beyond

1981
Horror
1h 27m
A young woman inherits an old hotel in Louisiana where after a series of supernatural 'accidents', she learns that the building was built over one of the entrances to Hell. (imdb)

Directed by:

Lucio Fulci

Screenwriter:

Lucio Fulci, Dardano Sacchetti, Giorgio Mariuzzo

Starring:

Antoine Saint-John, Al Cliver, Laura De Marchi, Catriona MacColl, David Warbeck, Cinzia Monreale, Veronica Lazar, Anthony Flees, Michele Mirabella, Gianpaolo Saccarola, Giovanni De Nava, Maria Pia Marsala

Franchise:

City of the Living Dead

Genre:

Horror

AKA:

E tu vivrai nel terrore - L'aldilà

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian
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The Beyond

1981
Horror
1h 27m
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beedubBeeDub
Rated 04 Jul 2022
78
39th
"I've lived in New York my whole life," says a woman with an English accent. That and the hospital sign reading "DO NOT ENTRY" are my two favorite things about The Beyond, which disappointed me overall. Characters, locations, and potentially interesting ideas are introduced but never developed, with the filmmakers far more interested in how much gore they can put onscreen. If that's what you're into, hey, have at it, but for a movie called The Beyond, I expected a lot more than The Usual.
Rated 04 Jul 2022
thedenizenTheDenizen
Rated 10 Sep 2010
75
75th
Stylish Lucio Fulci zombie schlocker about a cursed hotel built above one of the seven gates of Hell. It's really short on plot and character development, but it absolutely revels in scenes of ocular destruction. Oh, and a guy gets his face eaten by tarantulas. Goopy, gory and stupid fun.
Rated 10 Sep 2010
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 09 Apr 2017
90
92nd
Of course you can come to the morgue that's where everyone hangs out. I watched this forever ago and this had a score of "15" I'm either getting gooder at watching movies or really dumb ... oh
Rated 09 Apr 2017
princezzPrincezz
Rated 25 Feb 2013
40
7th
Some good scenes, especially gore ones. Very poor acting. Remember - Watch your eyeballs and shoot zombies always in the head!
Rated 25 Feb 2013
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 22 May 2011
55
11th
The decipherable part of the plot is bare and unintelligible, the dialog is shabby and the acting is downright horrible. The best part of this movie is the gore and the music, both of which are dated to the extent of taming what I'm sure was at least a moderately scary movie in the 80's to being about as frightening as "The Wiggles"--in other words, not watchable.
Rated 22 May 2011
paxtonPaxton
Rated 07 Feb 2012
89
88th
When a blind woman tells you she's been looking for you, you know you're in a horror movie.
Rated 07 Feb 2012
evan_watersEvan Waters
Rated 30 Apr 2009
78
14th
Ultimately unspectacular horror story with some nice ideas and good music, but thin characters and a disappointing climax kinda ruin things.
Rated 30 Apr 2009
terrymacterrymac
Rated 19 Feb 2008
69
54th
Final entry in respect of my recent viewings of Fulci's "Gates of Hell" trilogy; I suspect that viewing the films in one sitting would lead to mild insanity. Again, we are treated to bizarre acting, outlandish gore scenes, confused plotting and peculiar pacing. Also on show, however, are some good ideas, some resonant imagery, and more of that charm which gives Fulci's output its cult appeal. Again, this is probably one for fans or the very curious (and patient) only.
Rated 19 Feb 2008
mentaculusMentaculus
Rated 10 Nov 2021
76
64th
The first time I saw this it skipped a reel in the hospital sequence (“That’s another one for Grindhouse movie bingo!”) and on this second viewing it hardly mattered, but not in the way I thought. I’m coming in with some new gray hairs to (re-)see Fulci films as unparalleled, unrelenting exercises in dread; the lingering Valley of the Shadow of Death in cinema language, Inevitability in corporal form. Who gives a damn about a missing plot or film reel? It’s fear for days.
Rated 10 Nov 2021
nobambanobamba
Rated 25 May 2020
30
15th
Gave Fulci a shot and this is not for me. I don't care for the gross out gore effects but it's not as bad as other slashers. The plot doesn't make sense but it helps illustrate a descent into madness, I suppose? Fav scene: movie turns into full zombie with the lady being grabbed in the hallway and the guy shooting the zombie in the arm multiple times, then finally figures to go for a headshot. At least he didn't throw the gun away after it ran out of bullets.
Rated 25 May 2020
prophet92Prophet92
Rated 07 Oct 2019
65
22nd
Man, I guess I'm just not a Fulci guy.
Rated 07 Oct 2019
jimmy_suedeJimmy Suede
Rated 01 May 2018
15
6th
If you like a good dose of gratuitous gore packaged in the depths of cheesy-awfulness, then this movie is highly recommended. Enjoy abysmal acting compounded by abysmal dubbing. Random highlights include a head baddie called 'Shpike' (from what I can tell), a quick glance of a guy reloading his revolver by dropping a bullet down the barrel, and morons unloading guns into zombie torsos when it's shown repeatedly that only head shots kill them.
Rated 01 May 2018
closefriendCloseFriend
Rated 17 Jun 2013
30
6th
The entire film shambles about as aimlessly and listlessly as the crowds of serried textbook zombies within. I liked the final shot and the bass part of the score, though.
Rated 17 Jun 2013
jeffvjeff_v
Rated 05 Dec 2010
43
5th
Gory, boring.
Rated 05 Dec 2010
eveeluneveelun
Rated 21 Dec 2008
67
35th
Completely nonsensical and kind of silly, but also pretty imaginative in some parts. Best comment I heard from another viewer "Lucio Fulci must really hate eyeballs!"
Rated 21 Dec 2008
hehejajahehejaja
Rated 26 Apr 2008
65
47th
This have moments of macabre poetry surpassing everything else I've seen by Fulci. The opening sequence in sepia tones is a great examples of his queer skillfulness in bringing forth unique moods, a certain pressing, nightmarish atmosphere of morbidity through hyper-stylized framing and mise-en-scène and a curious soundtrack. I don't think the film works so well as a whole, but there are many memorable scenes here where Fulci depict the horror in a dreamlike and endearing manner.
Rated 26 Apr 2008
stainStain
Rated 30 Mar 2007
1
16th
Embarrassing. Total shit
Rated 30 Mar 2007
jschlanskyJSchlansky
Rated 08 May 2023
77
70th
Nobody hates eyeballs more than Lucio Fulci. The plot is basically just a bunch of nonsense, but that's par for the course with Italian horror. There are plenty of creative horror set pieces and there's some pretty gnarly gore, and since it's Fulci, you can count on him to not only hold on it in close-up but to also put it in slow-motion. The blood is straight-up red water, which doesn't look particularly real, but the rest of the effects look excellent.
Rated 08 May 2023
amerigoamerigo
Rated 11 Aug 2020
74
34th
Very much a fever dream or maybe just an excuse for gory set pieces. The wildly innappropriate soundtrack and the hokey acting is charming at first, but like so many other Italian horror filmmakers, the focus on a single character followed by a brutal murder just gets repetitive and, frankly, boring. Certainly, there are glimmers of inspiration, but they are few and far between. Instead of sitting through this snoozefest, the meta-movie Berber Sound Studio is a far better endeavor.
Rated 11 Aug 2020
pianosamaPianoSama
Rated 01 Jun 2020
65
45th
Weaker than the previous entry into this loosely (if at all) connected franchise by a very significant margin, it features pretty much all of the things that City of the Living Dead has- just with much less overall enjoyment & a less engaging plot. The characters are bland as can be, a lot of the story seems disjointed, the deaths are fun but extremely random, & there's just this sense of "Meh" to the entire thing. It's wholly inconsequential, from beginning to end. Watchable, but just that.
Rated 01 Jun 2020
yiannosYiannos
Rated 18 Mar 2018
68
66th
Fulci films are always difficult to rate due to his counter critical approach to narrative and his penchant for gratuitous gore, but T.B is his best film because of its feverish atmosphere and creepy imagery courtesy of Salvati which no doubt originated in Fulci's demented head.Its oneiric structure doesn't truly cohere at the level of plot, but it exudes a palpable sense of dread and unease, and there are several shocking deaths and a complete knockout finale in a uniquely arid hellscape.
Rated 18 Mar 2018
bellst74bellst74
Rated 15 Sep 2017
40
5th
Most people with my taste in movies like this one. Lots of gore and horror stuff. I just think the lack of coherent structure makes it too hard to watch.
Rated 15 Sep 2017
damildamil
Rated 27 Oct 2015
40
13th
This movie is pretty bad, but at least it's the entertaining kind of bad. There isn't really much of a plot to speak of. The direction and editing is quite awful and amateurish, and the acting and dialogue aren't any better. I did like the practical gore effects though - those were very entertaining. The film really relished in them too. It's not a scary movie at all though. I can't really recommend this, unless you're a real horror/gore fanatic.
Rated 27 Oct 2015
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 24 Oct 2015
55
9th
The opening scene is quite good, and while it's a little gory it had me believing this could be an interesting film. The atmosphere and imagery are certainly good, but the film ends up spinning its wheels a lot of the time, relying on mixing creepy imagery with graphic gore.
Rated 24 Oct 2015
troutTrout
Rated 17 Oct 2015
2
10th
Contains an interesting vision of hell. At the very end of the movie. The rest is basically filler.
Rated 17 Oct 2015
kramyessevKramYessev
Rated 24 Feb 2013
43
22nd
Not sure why this is typically considered to be Fulci's best. Far from it. Two things make his films great: the gore and the soundtrack. This has little of either (as in, the soundtrack isn't very good, not that there isn't much of it). Still, the gore that is here is very nice. The tarantulas were a hilarious highlight.
Rated 24 Feb 2013
burmashaveburmashave
Rated 18 Sep 2011
69
21st
moments of utter brilliance, but overall extremely disappointing
Rated 18 Sep 2011
faloozaFalooza
Rated 13 Sep 2011
67
42nd
The opening and closing sequences were memorable enough.
Rated 13 Sep 2011
mattburgessmattburgess
Rated 14 Aug 2008
87
94th
Beautiful, nightmarish Italian trash that takes a few watches to really appreciate its filthy, otherworldly power. Fulci takes the zombie genre to a much more pure and visceral place, emphasising texture over plot. Theres no elaborate chase scenes or traditional suspense or drama here, just a wet, fetid, rotting horror consuming everything its its path.
Rated 14 Aug 2008
nilkynarfynilkynarfy
Rated 21 Mar 2007
65
54th
Nice and creepy story, wonderful sets and locales, the movie is somewhat marred by the fact that it basically stops moving during the imaginative, but technically-flawed gore scenes. The acting/dubbing doesn't help its case either. Still, it's Fulci's best work, and worth a watch. The soundtrack is really really really good and almost always in-print.
Rated 21 Mar 2007
khamulKhamul
Rated 27 Oct 2022
64
25th
Let's be clear: this is not a Good Movie. Like most of the Italian horror from the 80s, it has some pretty good scenes and some pretty terrible scenes. It's in a way quite interesting, but definitely not a Good Movie. However much you'll enjoy this depends very much on whether you enjoy films like these. Perhaps worth noting is that the acting is pretty bad, and the story is just an excuse linking the gory scenes together. But it does have a certain charm.
Rated 27 Oct 2022
rihreyrihrey
Rated 24 Jan 2022
32
25th
I'm sorry but the editing, the script, the dialogues, the performances are all just bad, it overall felt like a pretty inept film. The story wasn't very good either, but i do think it had some potential to be actually good.
Rated 24 Jan 2022
jbynjbyn
Rated 29 Oct 2021
66
33rd
This transformed into a zombie film very awkwardly. I didn't like about half the movie and was tempted to give up watching it. Thankfully, it picked up. There were some memorable practical effects that are worth the viewing alone.
Rated 29 Oct 2021
gabrielpGabriel_p
Rated 11 Dec 2020
55
15th
It's a collection of scenes pasted together that at times seem completely unrelated. The acting is mediocre and the editing makes no sense (actors will jump from one location to another instantaneously without any continuity). The storyline is almost good, but it's buried beneath several layers of incompetence. The effects are good enough for the gore lovers.
Rated 11 Dec 2020
troothTrooth
Rated 04 Feb 2020
80
82nd
I'm surprised it took me so long to see this movie. It's full of exactly the kind of gruesome, disgusting effects that I think are central to great entries in the horror genre.
Rated 04 Feb 2020
zanginZangin
Rated 06 Apr 2019
63
46th
Very obviously just an excuse for some splatter-y death scenes. With that said though, the death scenes are crazy good, some of the best I've seen in classic horror. And beyond that, the film in general is very well shot - the opening in particular being very strong. However, the whole here is unfortunately less than the sum of the parts as the film suffers from the lack of a compelling narrative to link these otherwise excellent scenes.
Rated 06 Apr 2019
fancymikeFancyMike
Rated 01 Oct 2018
4
60th
Hotel built on a gateway to hell, it gets opened. Great atmosphere and feeling of Hell leaking into the world. Spiders that take a very long time to kill someone. Fulci really likes to focus on the blood. I enjoyed the several shots in a row at the beginning where we pause on a bit of gore, then zoom in on it. Very good.
Rated 01 Oct 2018
wwallce4prezWWallce4prez
Rated 27 Jun 2018
77
64th
Fulci's fever dream is a bizarre showcase of dread and gore. There is enough atmosphere to provide us with an actual movie rather than just a showcase for Fulci's fascination with the grotesque.
Rated 27 Jun 2018
picklemanPickle_Man
Rated 18 Jan 2018
100
94th
Beautifully shot and wonderfully paced. Evokes a lot of nostalgia for the level "The Parish" from Left for Dead 2. I think the sfx budget is about enough to buy a package of microwave ramen.
Rated 18 Jan 2018
moonsmilkmoonsmilk
Rated 10 Oct 2017
9
80th
Probably Fulci's best? Genuinely unrelenting and atmospheric.
Rated 10 Oct 2017
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 12 May 2017
40
19th
Not Fulci's best work.
Rated 12 May 2017
salomaordsalomaord
Rated 02 Jan 2015
50
0th
Lucio Fulci #4
Rated 02 Jan 2015
glm01glm01
Rated 04 Jan 2013
73
46th
72.500
Rated 04 Jan 2013
adamj1982adamj1982
Rated 23 Oct 2012
80
79th
One of my favorite horror movies. It also has a fantastic soundtrack
Rated 23 Oct 2012
sirrobbieSirRobbie
Rated 25 Jun 2012
70
53rd
Here you can actually see how hell looks like. Not a pleasant place indeed.
Rated 25 Jun 2012
britneeeebritneeee
Rated 06 Apr 2012
45
7th
April 6 2012 - I gave this movie a 75 June 17 2020 - I'm giving it a 45. Just not into it this second time around.
Rated 06 Apr 2012
glmglm
Rated 03 Apr 2012
74
52nd
73.500
Rated 03 Apr 2012
chmulcr0nchmul_cr0n
Rated 27 Dec 2011
83
94th
really cool stuff in there. I mean, the spider scene and all that stuff inside the house (and the lighting!)...HOLY SHIT!
Rated 27 Dec 2011
crayonCRAYON
Rated 09 Dec 2011
84
59th
I had a ton of fun with The Beyond. The gore was good and there were was a ton of it to look at. Most people are saying the plot is hard to follow or nonexistent, but to me that seems to be the point. It plays out like a hellish nightmare and I really liked that.
Rated 09 Dec 2011
ribcageribcage
Rated 05 Sep 2011
86
87th
full of atmosphere and great gore. has moments that are very creepy and spooky. plot is a jumbled up mess.
Rated 05 Sep 2011
kingcautiKingCauti
Rated 03 Sep 2011
60
46th
Nice and gory. I love gore.
Rated 03 Sep 2011
pilgermannpilgermann
Rated 25 Jun 2011
60
33rd
When I first rated this a 20 I called it "boring and retarded." Well, it's still retarded, but for whatever reason I watched this again and in a different mood and was at least entertained in spite of the stupidity. There's a fair amount neat looking shots and Frizzi's soundtrack is a good one.
Rated 25 Jun 2011
rjmacreadyRJMacready
Rated 07 Jun 2011
70
20th
A quite bonkers Italian zombie flick from the maestro of eyeball trauma, Lucio Fulci. Hammier than Porky Pig's gammon sandwich, The Beyond makes about as much sense as corned beef flapjacks, but I'll be damned if it isn't an enjoyable 90 minutes of madness. Watch it in a double bill with the equally barmy City of the Living Dead
Rated 07 Jun 2011
metzmetz
Rated 21 Mar 2011
40
34th
Nice score
Rated 21 Mar 2011
guy-piranhaguy piranha
Rated 17 Mar 2011
65
54th
has some very disturbing and creepy moments (with tub-guy helming the front), that are mostly ruined by how dreadfully artificial everything looks. most of the points go out to the concept, realization just could not keep up with it.
Rated 17 Mar 2011
slantmagSlantMag
Rated 29 Jan 2011
15
21st
"Even by Argento standards, Fulci's film is nonsensical to the point of distraction." - Ed Gonzalez
Rated 29 Jan 2011
jamesdepaolojamesdepaolo
Rated 10 Apr 2010
96
93rd
Fulci s best work..this movie is just so awesome...if you are a horror fan this movie should be in your dvd collection...great movie
Rated 10 Apr 2010
halfjapaneseHalfJapanese
Rated 12 Jan 2010
75
50th
Undoubtedly Fulci's finest film, The Beyond is his most mature work, yet still riddled with moments of cartoonish and cheap-looking gore. Decided non-fans of genre cinema should stay away, but horror fans will probably dig it.
Rated 12 Jan 2010
kahKAH
Rated 03 Oct 2009
3
74th
Not as bad as expected, far from it actually. Some scenes have a certain atmosphere about them, thanks to highly stylized visuals, especially the lighting, and an odd, but fitting soundtrack.
Rated 03 Oct 2009
stanthecaddystanthecaddy
Rated 04 Sep 2009
65
28th
An incoherent movie, basically a series of gore scenes linked together by a threadbare plot. Then again, that was apparently Fulci's intention. Whatever the case, it drags far too much during the middle act to sustain interest. It's considered one of Fulci's best, but I don't know that it will convert you if you're not already a fan of his movies.
Rated 04 Sep 2009
lolocaustLolocaust
Rated 28 Apr 2009
69
35th
Great gore, idiotic story
Rated 28 Apr 2009
dvdverdictdvdverdict
Rated 26 Apr 2009
85
60th
"In the world of horror, you either "get" Lucio Fulci or you don't."
Rated 26 Apr 2009
moviesinhellmoviesinhell
Rated 25 Mar 2009
75
54th
Widely considered to be the late, great Italo frightmaster's masterpiece, this gorefest fully lives up to its advance chiller billing. The simple plot serves as a sturdy frame for Fulci and makeup-FX genius Giannetto De Rossi to fashion a truly stunning series of over-the-top terror tableaux, ranging from bloody crucifixions and acid baths to a faceful-of-spiders sequence and the requisite climactic zombie assault. The pic also sports one of frightdom's more memorable endings.
Rated 25 Mar 2009
eltigrenegroElTigreNegro
Rated 25 Jan 2009
82
47th
Fulci>>>>You
Rated 25 Jan 2009
brutalbrianBrutalBrian
Rated 24 Jan 2009
84
76th
This film is arguably some of Fulci's finest work, and certainly off the few of his films I have seen thus far, this is the most terrifying of all of them. The plot may be vague and the story nonsensical to some, but if you are willing to give this film a chance and overlook the lowbrow special effects, which are really good given what was availible in 1981, you will find yourself an actual thrillingly horrifying experience. Simply put it's fucked up. And never build building over doors to hell.
Rated 24 Jan 2009
clawxclawx
Rated 14 Dec 2008
90
92nd
fulci rules and this is definitely his best work.
Rated 14 Dec 2008
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 04 Sep 2008
74
85th
good movie
Rated 04 Sep 2008
dean_franzDean Franz
Rated 18 Jun 2008
85
84th
Fucked up in the best possible way. Goes from horror clichés that always seem slightly askew to acid drenched weirdness, all of it steeped in gore, of course.
Rated 18 Jun 2008
caimancaiman
Rated 13 Mar 2008
76
51st
Like most of Fulci's films, The Beyond trudges by at a snail's pace. Shots, sequences, and even the entire film itself go on about 25% longer than they should. Big reveal shots are even repeated multiple times (the little girl's white eyes, for example). But still, it's Fulci, and it's one of his most inventive and over the top. We get enough oozing, bulging rubber prosthetic heads here to fill three Argento movies. The cinematography is pretty decent, too.
Rated 13 Mar 2008
driscarpindriscarpin
Rated 03 Jan 2007
91
89th
Terror nas Trevas estreava há 40 anos na Itália. Coisa fina, ainda um dos melhores do Fulci, talvez o melhor dele nos anos 80, cenas fascinantes umas melhores que as outras e um final esplendoroso só digno dos grandes mestres do horror. Box Versátil Obras-primas do Terror Volume 2.
Rated 03 Jan 2007

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