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Posted on 02.26.10 by David @ 3:46 pm
Kadin Dusmani
At its heart, Kadin Dusmani is more giallo than slasher, though the famed “black gloves” of the giallo killer have been replaced by a series of Halloween fright masks. The killer targets women alphabetically by name and neighborhood, while Detective Kemal (Ekrem Bora) tries to sort through a large group of suspects and red herrings before his beloved, widowed sister-in-law, Oya, is targeted. The central mystery is well constructed, though the killer is pretty obvious from the start (if you follow the rule of superfluous characters). Moreover, aside from some gratuitous bellydancing and a bizarre (and quickly abandoned) subplot involving Oya’s sister, events move along snappily and with some style. However, my favorite aspect of the film was the soundtrack – the theme is jangly and discordant, incorporating what seemed to be a mix of synths and traditional instruments like pipes, drums and possibly even a zither. Overall, Kadin Dusmani is nice, sleazy little exploitation package. Filed under: Movie Reviews and DVD Reviews and Contributors: David and Genre: Giallo and Rating: Average ★★ and Movie Reviews: Spain and Movie Reviews: Turkey and DVD Reviews: Turkey and DVD Reviews: Spain and DVD Companies: Onar Films and DVD Companies: Palm Pictures and Movie Reviews: Capsule Reviews Comments: None |
Has there ever been a more apt name for a slasher film than Woman Despiser? Ironically, by the notoriously misogynistic standards of that much-maligned genre, Kadin Dusmani is relatively respectable. Which is not to say that the female cast isn’t in for some rough treatment, but rather that the filmmakers at least do not seem to share the same low opinion of womankind as their necrophiliac sex maniac killer. Sadly, that is something that can’t be said for many slashers, which pack their casts with harpies, whiners and loose women.|
Posted on 11.08.07 by David @ 11:03 am
The masked killer in the Sergio Martino giallo Torso. Tagline: “Enter … if you dare the bizarre world of the psychosexual mind” Filed under: Genre: Giallo and Movie Image and People: Sergio Martino Comments: None |
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Posted on 10.15.07 by David @ 12:48 pm
Suzy Kendall discovers the body of Tina Aumont in the Sergio Martino giallo Torso. Tagline: “Enter … if you dare the bizarre world of the psychosexual mind” Filed under: Genre: Giallo and Movie Image and People: Sergio Martino Comments: None |
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Posted on 10.08.07 by David @ 12:38 pm
Suzy Kendall in the Sergio Martino giallo Torso. Tagline: “Enter … if you dare the bizarre world of the psychosexual mind” Filed under: Genre: Giallo and Movie Image and People: Sergio Martino Comments: None |
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Posted on 04.17.07 by David @ 11:23 am
 Review By: David Austin During its heyday of the ‘60s and ‘70s, the Turkish film industry demonstrated a extraordinary ability to borrow foreign source material and still create movies with a uniquely Turkish feel. Superheroes Captain America, Spiderman and El Santo may have been swiped from the US and Mexico, but only the Turks would think to cast Cap and The Saint as detectives battling a murderous Spiderman in 3 Dev Adam. Killing may have been an Italian anti-hero, but it took the Turks to create an excellent serial where he fought Shazam. In this fascinating double bill from Onar Films, the focus switches from comic book-inspired crime thrillers to horror. Specifically, the two films included here, The Dead Don’t Talk and Thirsty for Love Sex and Murder, tackle two of the most popular horror genres of the era – gothic horror and gialli. Filed under: Movie Reviews and DVD Reviews and Contributors: David and Genre: Giallo and Rating: Good ★★★ and Movie Reviews: Turkey and DVD Reviews: Turkey and DVD Companies: Onar Films Comments: None |
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Posted on 04.10.06 by David @ 2:28 pm
AKA: La Dama Rossa Uccide Sette Volte; Blood Feast; Feast of Flesh; The Corpse Which Didn’t Want to Die Review By: David Austin  In honor of what is (shockingly) our inaugural giallo review, I decided to give some thought to what it might be like to live in the world of a giallo. I think an average day might go something like this: 11 am - wake up, put on my turtleneck and natty, checked sport jacket; 1 pm – tool around the scenic streets of Milan in my Fiat; 3 pm – make love to Edwige Fenech, or possibly Barbara Bouchet; 7 pm – early cocktails; cheat on Edwige Fenech or Barbara Bouchet with Erika Blanc, or possibly Marina Malfatti; 10 pm – late cocktails; 11:30 pm – receive anonymous letter containing a clue to the mysterious murders which have been plaguing the fashion magazine where I work; 11:40 pm – investigate strange noise in the hallway; 11:45 – get stabbed in the neck by a black-gloved killer hiding in the art deco elevator of my swank apartment complex. All in all, a pretty good day (except for that last bit).  If that gives you the idea that gialli are pretty formulaic, well, you’d be right. The funny thing about the formula, though, is that it grows on you. After you watch enough gialli, the little things that were so annoying in the beginning – the predictable storylines, the ludicrously unpredictable killers, the vapid characters, the bodycounts, the seemingly arbitrary double-crosses – become oddly charming through familiarity (much like avenge-your-master plotlines in kung fu films, or long-lost siblings in Bollywood films), and you can start to focus on the incidentals. The incidentals in a giallo being, of course, the ‘70s atmosphere, the clothes, the girls, the set-piece slayings, and the music. For all of these, you’d be hard pressed to find better than what’s on display in The Red Queen Kills Seven Times. (Click Here To Read More…) Filed under: Movie Reviews and DVD Reviews and Contributors: David and Genre: Giallo and Rating: Good ★★★ and Movie Reviews: Italy and DVD Reviews: Italy and DVD Companies: NoShame Films Comments: 3 Comments |
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