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Watch: Quella villa accanto al cimitero 1981 123movies, Full Movie Online – In New York, Dr. Norman Boyle assumes the research about Dr. Freudstein of his colleague Dr. Petersen, who committed suicide after killing his mistress. Norman heads to Boston with his wife Lucy Boyle and their son Bob to live in an isolated house in the woods that belonged to Dr. Petersen. Bob befriends the girl Mae that only he can see and she warns him to leave the house. Soon his parents hire the mysterious babysitter Ann and creepy things happen in the house. When Bobby goes to the basement, his parents discover the secret of the house..
Plot: After a doctor kills his mistress and himself while researching the mysterious previous owner of his Boston home, his colleague, Dr. Norman Boyle, takes over his research and moves his family from New York City to the Boston mansion. Soon after, Boyle’s young son Bob becomes plagued by visions of a young girl, who warns him of the danger within the house.
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Ratings:

	6.1/10 Votes: 14,875
	45% | RottenTomatoes
	N/A | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 303 Popularity: 13.898 | TMDB

Reviews:

If I have to be objective, I would say that I can understand why some people criticize “The House by the Cemetery” for being a film that lacks of logical explanations all the way through. As a matter of fact, regardless of how much I love this film and how biased I can be, I admit that it is overflowing with nonsensical and misleading sequences that only add a little bit of confusion. This is not the only occasion in which Mr. Fulci is accused of being ambiguous and practically senile for developing such random and unsystematic states of affairs in one his films. However, it is not the only time in which the results are unquestionably effective and unforgettable either. I think we ought to accept by now that several Italian horror movies, let alone the ones directed by Mr. Fulci, are not exactly to be praised because of their plot and exceedingly appropriate logic. The high point in “The House by the Cemetery”, along with many other films directed by Lucio Fulci, is without doubt the atmosphere and pleasant demonstration of fear-provoking imagery.

In “The House by the Cemetery”, Dr. Boyle moves to the countryside in New England with his wife, Lucy and his obnoxious little son, Bobby. His purpose is to continue an unfinished research and finding out what happened to his colleague, who killed himself and slaughtered his mistress for no apparent reason. Dr. Boyle, who is pretty excited about the research and the fact that he’s going to earn five thousand dollars extra, tries to cope with the constant ranting coming from his wife and little Bob, who claims he sees a little girl who says they shouldn’t go to the house. Despite the consequences, Dr. Boyle prepares for his research, without even considering that Bobby’s so-called hallucinations and lies should be taken seriously. In the cellar of the house, there’s something waiting for them. Something that is beyond anyone’s nightmare and the Boyles are about to find out what it is.

Like I said before, it seems that many people were deeply offended by the lack of logic and while I’m not saying that this is untrue, personally, I don’t think it’s a blameworthy feature. Building up an extremely sensible story, obviously wasn’t Lucio Fulci’s strongest suit. However, what this film lacks of logic is surpassed with other things, for instance, Dr. Freudstein, who is definitely one of the most horrendous baddies and his bone-chilling appearance throughout the last minutes. The sequence in which we see the family trying to fight against this outlandish creature, taken from Mr. Fulci’s worst nightmares, is by far one of the most shocking and professionally made scenes I have witnessed in a horror movie. Not to mention that there’s also a nice share of gore as a bonus for those who are always in the mood for brutal murders and guts all over the place. It seems like I may be one of the few who enjoyed the nonsensical succession, like for example, the flash-back in which little Mae sees mannequin losing her head, or the eyes close-up or the arrival of Ann to the house. Those were some of the most criticized and somehow far-fetched little details that I personally enjoyed, for contributing to develop Mr. Fulci’s nightmarish atmosphere, which is somehow his trademark. The music is also one of the things I really enjoyed about this film, although it seems like not many people noticed that little nicety. It’s quite melancholic and beautiful. The same music is used from the beginning until the end, which somehow helps to create a less fearful atmosphere in the right moments. I think “The House by the Cemetery” is one of those films that only pleases horror fans who can appreciate Mr. Fulci’s movies for what they are, instead of focusing on the ambiguity and the lack of logic. This movie is enjoyable for its atmosphere and nightmarish sequences and frankly…I wouldn’t want it any other way.

Not a big fan of Lucio Fulci but I did enjoy Zombie. However, The House by the Cemetery is a mess of a horror film with mysterious elements, like how Professor Norman had been to this town before, goes nowhere (not to mention the mystery surrounding Ann, the babysitter) and despite a short running time, feels really tedious. Beyond that, in Fulci form, and most Italian horror, the dubbing is pretty bad and characters make dumb decisions.

On the positive side, at least the gore effects weren’t bad and there were a few creepy moments, even Fraudstein’s prosthetics effects weren’t bad, but everything else supersedes anything good. **2.0/5**

The Secret of the Basement
In New York, Dr. Norman Boyle (Paolo Malco) assumes the research about Dr. Freudstein of his colleague Dr. Petersen, who committed suicide after killing his mistress. Norman heads to Boston with his wife Lucy Boyle (Katherine MacColl) and their son Bobby (Giovanni Frezza) to live in an isolated house in the woods that belonged to Dr. Petersen. Bob befriends the girl Mae (Silvia Collatina) that only he can see and she warns him to leave the house. Soon his parents hire the mysterious babysitter Ann (Ania Pieroni) and creepy things happen in the house, When Bobby goes to the basement, his parents discover the secret of the house.

“Quella villa accanto al cimitero”, a.k.a. “The House by the Cemetery”, is a sinister horror movie by Lucio Fulci. The screenplay is confused with poor development of the characters, but the supernatural atmosphere is creepy and the camera-work is great. The metaphoric conclusion, with the soul of Bob following Mae and her mother, is excellent. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): “A Casa do Cemitério” (“The House by the Cemetery”)

Note: On 23 March 2016, I saw this movie again on DVD with the original language (Italian) and subtitles in Portuguese.

Underwhelming for this type of film
Either I’ve grown tired of this type of film or this isn’t a great example. Tired production, tired acting, and requisite gore don’t add up to much of anything. Rather mundane story and plot aren’t fully explored or answered. Not that it really matters, but without something more definitive, this only keeps things lame. For the true fans only.

Other Information:

Original Language it
Runtime 1 hr 26 min (86 min)
Budget 786801
Revenue 1845819
Status Released
Rated Not Rated
Genre Horror
Director Lucio Fulci
Writer Elisa Briganti, Dardano Sacchetti, Giorgio Mariuzzo
Actors Catriona MacColl, Paolo Malco, Ania Pieroni
Country Italy
Awards 1 nomination
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Mono, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio 2.35 : 1
Camera N/A
Laboratory Luciano Vittori, Roma, Italy (color)
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Digital Intermediate (4K) (2020 remaster), Dolby Vision, Techniscope (2-perf)
Printed Film Format 35 mm (anamorphic)