Amsterdamned!

[Sam@Cult Labs]

Finally!

Here's a release a lot of us have been waiting for, Cine Excess's new DVD edition of Amsterdamned.

I watched it recently and it's a riot of well executed slasher set pieces, cool as ice dialogue, red herrings and outrageous chase scenes.

Here's a few links...

Cine-Excess on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/cineexcess


Amsterdamned Facebook Fan Page: http://tinyurl.com/Amsterdamned


We all love these movies and want to more titles to hit the shelves, so help out the Amsterdamned release by inviting your Facebook friends to become fans.


"SHEER SHOCK-HORROR BRILLIANCE." – FILM REVIEW

Written and directed by Dick Maas (Silent Witness; The Shaft), the cult classic action-thriller AMSTERDAMNED comes to DVD for the first time ever in the UK this September, totally uncut, courtesy of Nouveaux Pictures and Cine-Excess.

Rarely seen in the two decades since its original release, AMSTERDAMNED was a box office sensation in its home territory of the Netherlands and quickly established itself as a cult favourite amongst horror and thriller fans elsewhere in the world.

When the brutally mutilated body of a hooker is discovered suspended from a bridge in the heart of Amsterdam's popular tourist district the city's police fear the worst. Within days further murders confirm their suspicions – a serial killer is on the loose and is using the vast network of canals to traverse the city before dragging unsuspecting victims to their watery graves and escaping detection by hiding in the darkness beneath the surface.

Fearing an outbreak of mass hysteria and a serious blow to the tourist trade should the news break to the public, the mayor demands swift action from the authorities. The police respond by assigning their best man, Detective Visser (Hube Stapel), to the case. Figuring the killer must be someone with scuba diving experience, Visser begins his investigation at the city's principal sub-aqua club where he meets and befriends an attractive woman diver, Laura (Monique van de Ven), and her therapist, who was also once a diving enthusiast. Meanwhile, as the body count begins to rise, Visser's adolescent daughter and her school friend have unwisely decided to try and track down the killer themselves.

Directed with considerable flair by Dick Maas, AMSTERDAMNED is a taut, suspenseful thriller boasting a rich vein of black humour (in particular some humorous nods to "Jaws") and several memorable set-pieces, including a much-lauded and extremely gripping speedboat chase through Amsterdam's narrow waterways.

AMSTERDAMNED (Cert. 15) will be released on DVD (£19.99) by Nouveaux Pictures on 28th September 2009. Special Features include: "Making of" featurette; Dutch (with English subtitles) and English dub audio options; Dutch trailer; English trailer.

[The Reaper Man@Cult Labs]

Great little film.I've had the French import for some time.
It's great to see the film getting the release it deserves over here.
The Import is a dodgy pan and scan job,so I'll be picking one of these up for sure!
Dick Maas is sorely underrated in the horror field,his other movie THE LIFT is also class.

[Sam@Cult Labs]

Any film where they terrify a boat load of children and nuns gets a ten from me!

[The Reaper Man@Cult Labs]

A 'slasher' film whose main protagonist is a diver,is certainly original!

[Sam@Cult Labs]

Chase scenes to rival The Italian Job as well!

[vipco]

I seen this ages ago and it really is good.
Pity it got a 15 cert as that would put me off buying it.

[Sam@Cult Labs]

I think it's a 15 because the sex is too strong but the shocks are great and the dialogue is amazing!

[The Reaper Man@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by vipco

I seen this ages ago and it really is good.
Pity it got a 15 cert as that would put me off buying it.

Don't let that put you off Vip's.Remember the BBFC are far more lenient these days.

[vincenzo]

Originally Posted by reaper72

Don't let that put you off Vip's.Remember the BBFC are far more lenient these days.

They certainly are. 5 of the original 74 video nasties have been downgraded to a 15 certificate so far, and the original Friday The 13th looks set to follow soon.

[iluvdvds@Cult Labs]

Funnily enough, I JUST this minute finished watching the film again. It really is excellent! The chase scenes are brilliant and wouldn't be out of place in a good Bond film and it's pretty gory too.

HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!!!!!