Joe D'Amato's Absurd [1981](x264 SD - AAC Stereo)

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Absurd (1981)
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Absurd also known as Anthropophagus 2, Monster
Hunter, Horrible and The Grim Reaper 2 is a
1981 Italian horror film directed by Joe
D'Amato and written by George Eastman. The
film is a follow-up to Antropophagus.

Absurd was one of the infamous Video Nasties
of the United Kingdom, and became one of 39
titles to be successfully prosecuted under
the Obscene Publications Acts in 1984. It was
originally released in both a cut and uncut
version with identical sleeve design by
Medusa Home Video in 1981. The original tape is
sought-after and is an expensive collectable
among fans.

It was released in 1980s in the United States
as Monster Hunter by Wizard Video. To add to
its questionable fame, the film inspired the
name for German black metal act Absurd, whose
members later switched their interest from gore
films to right wing politics and committed
murder in 1993.

The film was considered, at the time of its
release, as a "sequel" to the Zombi of horror
films, under the title Zombie 6: Monster Hunter.
An incorrect description on the back of the box
promoted the film as a sequel to those zombie
films for a period of time.

Absurd is in many ways a 'non-sequel' to
Anthropophagus, as the only real connections
between the two films – besides George Eastman
and Joe D'Amato – is the presence of a
homicidal man (played by George Eastman in
effectively the same role as the one he played
in the first film) who is disemboweled in both
films, and who comes from a Greek island.

On its release some critics accused the film of
being nothing more than an Italian version of
Halloween. There are some similarities between
the two films – references to a 'Bogeyman' and
a babysitter and her charges in peril from a
silent and seemingly indestructible killer.
Director D'Amato also attempted to make the film
more attractive to the American market by
setting it in the States, even though it was
shot in Italy.


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STORY:

A priest comes to a small town to help get
rid of a monster whose blood coagulates
very fast. This creates problems as the
monster is very hard to kill and then
decides to go on a killing spree of its own.


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CAST:

George Eastman as Mikos Stenopolis
Annie Belle as Emily
Charles Borromel as Sergeant Ben Engleman
Katya Berger as Katia Bennett
Kasimir Berger as Willy Bennett
Hanja Kochansky as Carol Bennett
Ian Danby as Ian Bennett
Ted Rusoff as Doctor Kramer
Edmund Purdom as Father
Cindy Leadbetter as Peggy
Lucia Ramirez as Angela
Mark Shannon as Man on TV
Michele Soavi as Biker
Martin Sorrentino as Deputy
Goffredo Unger as Machine Shop Owner
James Sampson as Black cop (uncredited)


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IMDB Rating: 5.3 (9/3/15) [0084028]

Rating and parental guide info for this film:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084028/parentalguide


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Video: 704x368 -- H.264 (x264)
Audio: Dolby Pro Logic II -- 160kbps (Stereo)
Subtitle(s): None


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Writing App: JEMIII Media XCode 1.84.212


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