{"id":954,"date":"2006-04-18T16:40:14","date_gmt":"2006-04-18T23:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=954"},"modified":"2020-12-21T17:55:06","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T00:55:06","slug":"raw-meat-deathline-1973","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=954","title":{"rendered":"Raw Meat \/ Deathline (1973)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;In 1892&#8230; a rival subway company was tunneling, and its tunnel caved in. Then the company went bankrupt [and] no effort was made to rescue the trapped workers.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Raw-Meat-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Raw-Meat-Poster-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-22903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Raw-Meat-Poster-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Raw-Meat-Poster-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Raw-Meat-Poster.jpg 503w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA police inspector (Donald Pleasence) learns about a colony of cannibals &#8212; descendents of 19th century laborers &#8212; who are living in the London underground. When the lone survivor (Hugh Armstrong) emerges to kidnap a new wife (Sharon Gurney), Pleasence and Gurney&#8217;s boyfriend (David Ladd) are quickly on his trail.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cannibalism<\/li>\n<li>Christopher Lee Films<\/li>\n<li>Detectives<\/li>\n<li>Donald Pleasence Films<\/li>\n<li>Horror<\/li>\n<li>Kidnapping<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review:<\/strong><br \/>\nDespite its provocative premise, this cult horror film &#8212; which Peary concedes is &#8220;not as good as its reputation&#8221; &#8212; is surprisingly boring. There are far too many narrative loopholes &#8212; wouldn&#8217;t the <em>fifth generation<\/em> of underground laborers have tried to escape long before now? &#8212; and the fake movie gore quickly becomes tedious. Fortunately, the film is partially redeemed by its sympathetic &#8220;villain&#8221; (Armstrong) &#8212; the &#8220;brutish lone survivor&#8221; of a corrupt government cover-up who&#8217;s simply trying to continue his bleak existence; it&#8217;s easy to empathize with his plight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Donald Pleasence as Inspector Calhoun<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Raw-Meat-Pleasence.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Raw-Meat-Pleasence-1024x573.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-47106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Raw-Meat-Pleasence-1024x573.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Raw-Meat-Pleasence-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Raw-Meat-Pleasence-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Raw-Meat-Pleasence-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Raw-Meat-Pleasence-1536x859.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/Raw-Meat-Pleasence.png 1729w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A clever, politically scandalous premise<\/li>\n<\/ul >\n<p><strong>Must See?<\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s worth a look simply for its status as a beloved cult film.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0068458\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/raw-meat-1973\">Roger Ebert&#8217;s Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishhorrorfilms.co.uk\/deathline.shtml\">British Horror Films Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=45&#038;aff=13\">The Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/film\/65150.html\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;In 1892&#8230; a rival subway company was tunneling, and its tunnel caved in. Then the company went bankrupt [and] no effort was made to rescue the trapped workers.&#8221; Synopsis: A police inspector (Donald Pleasence) learns about a colony of cannibals &#8212; descendents of 19th century laborers &#8212; who are living in the London underground. When the lone survivor (Hugh Armstrong) emerges to kidnap a new wife (Sharon Gurney), Pleasence and Gurney&#8217;s boyfriend (David Ladd) are quickly on his trail. 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