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Banasa
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Madhouse

#1 Post by Banasa » Fri Mar 17, 2017 11:55 am

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MANY PEOPLE VISIT … NO ONE EVER LEAVES.

Helmed by legendary producer/director Ovidio Assonitis, the man behind such cult favourites as The Visitor and Piranha II: The Spawning, Madhouse is a crimson-soaked tale of sibling rivalry taken to a terrifying and bloody extreme.

Julia has spent her entire adult life trying to forget the torment she suffered at the hands of her twisted twin Mary… but Mary hasn’t forgotten. Escaping hospital, where she’s recently been admitted with a horrific, disfiguring illness, Julia’s sadistic sister vows to exact a particularly cruel revenge on her sibling this year – promising a birthday surprise that she’ll never forget.

An Italian production shot entirely in Savannah, Georgia, Madhouse (aka And When She Was Bad and There Was a Little Girl) fuses slasher elements with the over-the-top excess of ‘80s Italian terror – resulting in a cinematic bloodbath so gut-wrenching that the British authorities saw fit to outlaw it as a “video nasty”.
  • Brand new 2K restoration from the original camera negative
  • High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition presentations
  • Original Stereo Audio (Uncompressed PCM on the Blu-ray)
  • Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • Brand new audio commentary with The Hysteria Continues
  • Brand new interviews with cast and crew
  • Alternate Opening Titles
  • Theatrical Trailer, newly transferred in HD
  • Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Marc Schoenbach
FIRST PRESSING ONLY: Booklet featuring new writing on the film
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domino harvey
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Re: Madhouse

#2 Post by domino harvey » Fri Mar 17, 2017 12:05 pm

Certainly a slasher worth seeking out in Blu-ray. Here's my write up from the Horror List Project
Madhouse AKA There was a little girl… (Ovidio G Assonitis 1980) Gorgeous 'Scope Video Nasty featuring the best slasher cinematography this side of Halloween. It's funny how such refined aesthetics can help along the film's typically amateurish acting and plot-- aspects present here which feel much more at home in the genre. Some additional bonus points awarded to the villain, who plays it to the hilt as all such ridiculous characters should.

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Re: Madhouse

#3 Post by colinr0380 » Fri Mar 17, 2017 3:11 pm

And here's my spoilery one from the Video Nasties thread. I'd second domino's comments that its a great looking film!

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