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"Arts, crafts, rafting and gardening with Cropsy", Though the economy has since tanked, throwing us into a global recession, in 2007 the prayers of the crazed and few Burning fans were finally answered, when this thing finally got a US DVD release after being released everywhere except its country of origin (naturally).

The Burning is a 1980 slasher, part of the crop of 'classics' now being remade (and this will will be remade). It's not dissimilar to Friday the 13th, mega-hit of the same year. Seems that some dastardly kids want to play a prank on nasty old coot Cropsy, the alcoholic caretaker of a summer camp. The prank ends up with Cropsy doing the walk of fire, toasted and left for dead.

Five years later, Cropsy unofficially takes up his old job of camp caretaker and begins bumping off a new crew of camp counselors, including Holly Hunter, Jason 'Costanza' Alexander, and Fisher Stevens. It's an oddly semi-celebrity early reunion going on here in between Tom Savini's very bloody work. And that work is left intact in this version, including the infamous raft massacre where Cropsy works those trademark hedge clippers with fury.

Some good effects, one or two creepy uses of the woods, but overall...for all of its 1980-ness and 'classic' slasher elements, this actually could have been much, much better. They don't really show much of Cropsy, and not that they should...but still, they really don't do anything with him. Not enough to warrant a sequel then, either. And the fiery ending, there's something strange about it, like the director forgot to tell them he was actually filming that scene---it's a muted slasher climax. And isn't 'Cropsy' an old legend told at every summer camp? They don't play that angle up, either...there's nothing supernatural going on here, just Cropsy, really irate, with a pretty nasty face (how can he see to wield those blades?) knocking off fools. I can definitely see a remake...in 3D, maybe depending on the success of My Bloody Valentine 3D.

But for this price, and the fact that they finally, finally released the damn thing in the US, it's certainly recommended to genre fans. And Costanza is still Costanza, thought he is spared Cropsy's shears.

ALSO of note---in a sure sign that the world may soon end, not only did they finally release this on DVD, but around the same time, the Rick Wakeman soundtrack finally appeared on CD (which is probably still available). Sought by fanatics and hedge clipper fans, it was out of print since the original vinyl. Eventually, someone listens in the Burning archives. If Anchor Bay is not preparing a box set, complete with mini hedge clippers for the 30th anniversary release, they're crazy.

"Some genuinely creepy moments, but not a lost classic...", The IFC Channel, with its twisted sense of humour, decided to show slasher films on Christmas in 2008. They showed this one, and having heard about it for years (it was made/released during the 80's slasher craze), I decided to check it out finally. It wasn't as awful as I thought it would be, but it's not great either.

The film takes place in a summer camp, but the location (I'm thinking somwhere in the Northwest) is quite striking and the abandoned mine and the forest really lend itself well to the film. It has some genuinely creepy atmosphere. However, the dialogue is quite awful, and most of the performances are pretty lame too. The film is paced quite poorly as well. It is cool to see Jason Alexander in one of his first roles (possibly his first). Aside from being bald now and slightly pudgier, he has aged rather well. He gives a decent performance despite the extremely limited material. This film was lumped together with the other slasher films of its day, and kind of got lost in that shuffle. Seeing it today, it's not that bad of a film. Not a lost classic, but has some very effective moments.

"Good Classic Movie", Great Classic Movie, I never seen it at all in the 80's, the first time I saw is on cable and I decided to buy it!

"Hot! Hot! Hot!", If only for the "raft" scene and to see Jason Alexander "pre-Seinfeld", you must watch this 80's Horror Classic. This is not "Sophie's Choice" folks. The acting is cheesy, the camera work is cheesier, but the pure joy of 80's low budget Horror is worth the price of purchase/admission!!

"The definition of a good 80's slasher", The Burning is about as good as an 80's slasher film gets. The story is simple but hits the nail on the head, following in the footsteps of films like Black Christmas and Friday the 13th. The caretaker Cropsy is horribly burnt and disfigured in a camp prank gone wrong, and returns after several years and many failed skin grafts to take his burning revenge on the councellors inhabiting the camp.

The Burning is not only violent, it's also stylish. The synth-theme makes the film stand out, and it utilizes the camera and environments very well to tell a straightforward story about regular teenagers caught in the vendetta of a madman. It's rare that the teenagers aren't obnoxious or unlikable, and since there is some good time spent with the bunch before the real horror strikes, I came to somewhat like them when they are finally dispatched in the legendary raft massacre sequence.

The Burning is up there with Black Christmas, Halloween, Friday the 13th and similar slashers that need to be seen if you're a horror fan. It comes highly recommended, and this edition is a good one, with an absolutely great remastered picture quality, a surprisingly sturdy mono track, and at least decent extras including an audio commentary and a segment with the effects wizard responsible for the memorable gore, Tom Savini.

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"Let's be honest...", ...this is not a great movie.

The Burning has a flimsily contructed generic slasher plot that doesn't really provide a story but does provide enough room to include all the ingredients that made this genre sell so well to movie theatres packed with a largely male teenage audience in their 1980's heyday: soft female nudity and violent, gory killings.

In summary, camp caretaker Cropsy is burned by a group of teenagers in a camp prank gone wrong and returns to exact his revenge on anyone foolish enough to still be going to summercamp. Pretty run of the mill stuff and queue shots of teenage girls jiggling around fields playing baseball or showering or swimming.

What alone elevates this movie to one worth watching from the horror fan's perspective though are the killing scenes. Their sometimes unusual settings, lingering, want-to-but-can't-look-away direction and truly nasty, brilliantly constructed special makeup effects evoke a real savagery that leaves a lasting impression.

Some may find this savagery a little too graphic - clearly many film censors at the time could be counted among that number - but they can be enjoyed purely for shock value and for technical excellence too.

Incidentally, a full step by step breakdown of "King Of Splatter" Tom Savini's effects for this film can be found in his book Grande Illusions and is definitely worth reading once youe've seen them, even if just to reassure yourself that no, they didn't really kill all those teenagers!

"No one gets burned", It has taken awhile before a completely uncut version of The Burning has been available to North American audiences, but here it is in all of its gory glory. Effects genius Tom Savinis handiwork has been masterfully restored and heightens the impact of the scares. No punches pulled here. As for the story it's pretty standard (crazy creep takes revenge on teenagers at a camp who were responsible for a prank that left him grossly disfigured......actually it was just one kid but that doesn't stop the maniac from gleefully taking out a few more), but it's the clever dialogue and likeable characters (a young Jason Alexander from from Seinfeld pre hair loss) that make you slightly uncomfortable when they get done in.

"Surprisingly Good Camp Slasher Flick", A group of campers play a deservedly mean prank on an abusive counselor that accidentally results in his tragic burning. Years later, the disfigured, demented man known as Cropsy heads back to camp to take revenge.

Cleverly based on the old campfire terror tales of tradition, "The Burning" may sound like a flat-out rip-off of "Friday the 13th". Well, the filmmakers claim they had this story BEFORE "Friday the 13th", and maybe they did, because it somehow feels like a better movie than the usual Jason fare. The campers seem more real and sometimes even likeable (though I can't help but hate them a little for having so much fun; is summer camp really like it is in the movies?), and Tom Savini's makeup/effects work doesn't hurt the film either. It is a bit hard to tell the campers from the counselors at times, even though some folks looked too old to be at summer camp, and seeing Jason "George Costanza" Alexander as the life of the party with a full head of hair is just plain weird, ha, but overall it's a great piece of classic slasher fun that you definitely should see if you're into '80's horror.

The DVD features a widescreen presentation and includes the theatrical trailer, a gallery of stills, and a great interview with Tom Savini as he gives us the behind the scenes scoop on "The Burning". There's even a fine audio commentary with Director Tony Maylam and International Film Journalist Alan Jones. So go out and pick this one up. Oh yeah, and remind me to chew my parents out for never sending me to the non-stop orgy that is summer camp! Don't get me wrong though, it's mild here compared to in the Jason films.



"3 1/2, a little dissapointed but still a good, brutal slasher.", after first discovering this flick i've been eagerly wanting to see this.savini created the gore effects so i new i was in for a treat and the film had a reputation for being very violent and brutal. after watching the burning i have to say i'm a little dissapointed. the film is entertaining and quite gory and thanks to this dvd being uncut the kills and gore are fairly graphic and drawn out, but the movie moves alittle slow and the kills are oddly spaced through the film. 5 people being killed in one scene in a slasher flick that doesnt have a very high body count kinda throws the movie off. the gore effects are pretty good, but certainly not tom savinis best. my only gore complaints are the fake looking plastic hand after a kids fingers are hacked off, a pair of scissors being pulled out a womans stomach that are shortened to look like theyre inside her and cropsys make up looks weird and doesnt(as savini admits)look like burned flesh. the gore is still good,as i said earlier this dvd is uncut so the violence doesnt cut away really quick like in the friday the 13ths.theres a scissor stabbing, a neck slice by shears, shears through the neck and of course the infamous raft massacre which has cropsy frantically slaughtering a group of teenagers floating on a handmade raft. this scene is graphic and pretty shocking. also, cropsy gets his just deserts by having an axe smacked into his face. despite these gory scenes, the film is kinda dull and not as good as i hoped. still, the burning is one of the best 80's slasher films and while alot of people accuse it of ripping off the original friday the 13th, its actually alot better than that. worth watching for savinis gore and for slasher fans.

"A Classic Killer In The Woods Slasher Film", I remember seeing the Australian video cover to this film in a service station many years ago, and it was the now ultra-rare cover with "This movie has contents which may offend" and one of the girls getting her throat slit by the maniac killer. I HAVE this video cover somewhere at home, just want to know how much it's worth. The back of the cover has a deleted scene on it where the remaining survivors are coming out of the woods to go into the helicopter. But on the movie itself, it's an old fashioned slasher film in the same way as Friday The 13th is, just not as effective. But i loved it, the gory death scenes were good, especially where Glazer dies. I bought this for $150 on DVD here ages ago (What a BIG mistake that was, since you can buy it now for $7.98.) All in all, a good, creepy slasher film, with a creepy soundtrack.