Awesome work here. After the absolute trip that was the 1975 giallo Eyeball from Lenzi, complete with a super groovy Bruno Nicolai score & zooms aplenty, I'm really looking forward to this one. Lenzi is one of those film industry handymen that can make an entertaining picture with almost anything.
I have the gorgeous Eyeball blu-ray set 88 Films put out earlier this year sitting on my "to watch" pile. And I had to cut out a chunk of this video that highlighted how much Lenzi loves zooms. :)
This was really interesting. There's more than a hint of Darkplace about it, but the way the pieces of the very confusing puzzle started to fall into place towards the end was intriguing. I liked how the things you thought you understood were actually the bits you understood the least, giving you precious little solid ground. It also reminded me to hire a Giallo director for all my home movies too - they really know how to get make boring birthday parties dramatic!
Very interesting. I am a big fan of Suprisia, but have never gone much deeper into Italian film. Spasmo sounds like the perfect film to begin a dive into Italian exploitation, thanks for bringing this film back into the light.
Ironically for the first time in 4 years I've run out of blu-rays to watch. I have about 15 left to get through but they're 30 miles away at my girlfriend's and I ain't breaking lockdown!
you defended it very well...and this video deserves to be seen by much more cinephiles. I wish you'd defend The Bloodstained Shadow (1978) which i think is very much underrated giallo.
Bloodstained Shadow looks gorgeous but I can't get behind it because of the nonsensical ending. Who Saw Her Die? is another Venetian giallo with similar qualities, as well as former 007 George Lazenby looking like a heroin addict.
@@INDEFENCEOF i saw 'Who Saw Her Die' 2 weeks ago and i was surprised to see the same kind of priest phobia😂 In one more movie, i saw the priest phobia...i don't want to spoil it by mentioning the movie's name.
Would love to see more Italian flicks highlighted! So many of them don't get the recognition they deserve. Most people tend to watch these sorts of films just to laugh at them, but I enjoy taking them a bit more seriously to a degree and unironically enjoying them for what they are. Same goes for exploitation/genre films in general.
I watched a few Italian flicks 15ish years ago and dismissed them as boring and amateurish. Biggest mistake I ever made. Once you understand the whole Italian aesthetic it opens up a whole new world of cinema. Wonderful.
@@INDEFENCEOF Me too, its definitely opened me towards appreciating a film for what it is, not what it lacks, which I find important, especially in low budget genre cinema! That being said, hearing the creators of films like Blastfighter talk about their original vision for the film, it definitely makes me wish the producers gave them the budgets they wanted, the films are awesome enough now, but big budget projects in the hands of Lucio Fulci, Enzo Castellari, Lamberto Bava and others would be phenomenal!
![[Bad] - YouTube ВСЁ? (победа VK и прощание с подписчиками)](/img/n.gif)
"david fincher? meh. Umberto Lenzi? fuck yeah." i officially love this channel.
My opinion of David Fincher would be higher had he opted not to direct The Game and instead made Syndicate Sadists.
Awesome work here. After the absolute trip that was the 1975 giallo Eyeball from Lenzi, complete with a super groovy Bruno Nicolai score & zooms aplenty, I'm really looking forward to this one. Lenzi is one of those film industry handymen that can make an entertaining picture with almost anything.
I have the gorgeous Eyeball blu-ray set 88 Films put out earlier this year sitting on my "to watch" pile. And I had to cut out a chunk of this video that highlighted how much Lenzi loves zooms. :)
RIP Ennio Morricone
This was really interesting. There's more than a hint of Darkplace about it, but the way the pieces of the very confusing puzzle started to fall into place towards the end was intriguing. I liked how the things you thought you understood were actually the bits you understood the least, giving you precious little solid ground. It also reminded me to hire a Giallo director for all my home movies too - they really know how to get make boring birthday parties dramatic!
"Happy birthday! Blow out your candles!"
*crash zoom on old man in corner who immediately goes off on a tangent about fate or death or something*
Very interesting. I am a big fan of Suprisia, but have never gone much deeper into Italian film. Spasmo sounds like the perfect film to begin a dive into Italian exploitation, thanks for bringing this film back into the light.
It's often VERY rough around the edges but if you can get into it, Italian cinema is a whole new world of filmmaking to be enjoyed.
Amazing channel and you clearly know your stuff. Hope you’re enjoying the current deluge of ongoing cool cult trash on Blu-Ray, I know I am.
Ironically for the first time in 4 years I've run out of blu-rays to watch. I have about 15 left to get through but they're 30 miles away at my girlfriend's and I ain't breaking lockdown!
Love this fascinating film just absolutely love it, it's gorgeous to look at and absurd all the way. Lenzi himself really cherished it highly too.
It strikes a balance of just about everything dear to the genre, which few other gialli do.
you defended it very well...and this video deserves to be seen by much more cinephiles. I wish you'd defend The Bloodstained Shadow (1978) which i think is very much underrated giallo.
Bloodstained Shadow looks gorgeous but I can't get behind it because of the nonsensical ending. Who Saw Her Die? is another Venetian giallo with similar qualities, as well as former 007 George Lazenby looking like a heroin addict.
@@INDEFENCEOF i saw 'Who Saw Her Die' 2 weeks ago and i was surprised to see the same kind of priest phobia😂
In one more movie, i saw the priest phobia...i don't want to spoil it by mentioning the movie's name.
Would love to see more Italian flicks highlighted! So many of them don't get the recognition they deserve. Most people tend to watch these sorts of films just to laugh at them, but I enjoy taking them a bit more seriously to a degree and unironically enjoying them for what they are. Same goes for exploitation/genre films in general.
I watched a few Italian flicks 15ish years ago and dismissed them as boring and amateurish. Biggest mistake I ever made. Once you understand the whole Italian aesthetic it opens up a whole new world of cinema. Wonderful.
@@INDEFENCEOF Me too, its definitely opened me towards appreciating a film for what it is, not what it lacks, which I find important, especially in low budget genre cinema! That being said, hearing the creators of films like Blastfighter talk about their original vision for the film, it definitely makes me wish the producers gave them the budgets they wanted, the films are awesome enough now, but big budget projects in the hands of Lucio Fulci, Enzo Castellari, Lamberto Bava and others would be phenomenal!
Very nice review. I don't understand why he shaved his beard though LOL
Watching this tonight🔪🔪