A
bunch of American exchange students are
travelling to Perugia for fame and
fortune with their nude modelling but a
killer wearing mask and a red and black
scarf is strangling them as well as
slaughtering them one by one and the
police can't track this killer down.
The students decides to reside at one of
their relatives house while taking a
break from their classes to get some
peace and to get away from this killer
but the killer seems to follow them and
are trapped in their house since this
killer can show up any time.
All of these clues have something to do
with this doll that the killer seems
obsessed with which caused a fatal death
accident to a child many years
beforehand.
This film really
packs the mystery and suspense while watching this. We have a good shot on
two characters played having a sex scene in a car
with a camera panning over them as if
they are being watched. There's a good
scene with one of them going out of
her car and trying to look for her
boyfriend by calling him which looked
spooky along with a good shot on the
killer strangling her next to the front
car windshield.
We spot some good shots on partygoers in a room dancing
and smoking up along with a supporintg character smoking
on a couch and acting cool with two bikers trying to make a
move on her and then she gets violent
towards them which looked very well done.
Next we spot many good camera takes on
her walking in a swampy area as well as
her feet walking into the mud and then a
good distant shot on the actor playing a
masked killer with her screaming as well
as him doing her in and throwing her to
the ground. This was one of the most
effective scene throughout the film.
We spot some good shots on Daniela at a public place showing
good shocked looks with a camera panning
in on her and the same with Gianni Tomasso with the
same moments in which makes you wonder
about the murder mysteries when her and
the cast as her friends try to find out
who killed a couple of their own friends.
We have a good moment with Gianni having a discussion with a
prostitute and him smacking her around
which looked quite intense.
We spot a shot scene with Roberto in a passenger train and
sitting next to Daniela smoking a cigarette and watching her
which makes you wonder what will unveil
on all this.
There's a good disturbing scene with a
car constantly bashing into a person constantly which almost makes it
hard to watch if you weren't into these
heavy slasher flicks.
We also have another good moment with somebody peeking
through a window and then screaming and
running away after spotting the killer.
Then there's a good shot on the killers
hand holding a blade with this victim cornered looking frightened and then the
hand about to slit his throat. A great
slasher feel to this one which is what
probably inspired the directors from the Friday the 13th flicks to borrow
the same direction on their films.
There's a nice shot on Gianni at
a doorway falling to the ground with good
close up shots on the main characters screaming in
terror.
There's great screaming reactions on Jane after finding out her friends have
been slaughtered as well as trying to run
away and hide while the killer enters the
house with her sobbing while watching the
killers hands using a saw to cut up the
corpses which is another disturbing
moment in the story.
We spot a nice camera shot looking up on Jane when she tries to pick a lock and a shot
on a key on the other side of the door
falling to the ground and the killers
hands picking up the key to place it on a
newspaper she tried to get to retrieve
the key which looked incredibly
frightening.
We spot many good shots on Franz and Roberto having a battle with
one another running away and catching
each other by surprise as well as
struggling against one another.
Bottom line is that this is a nicely done
Italian slasher flick film as some of you may think
that the Texas Chainsaw Massacre was the very first slasher film but trust
me there were others before it and this
was one of them. It is very exploited and
artsy plus hard to watch in some areas
too. A true murder mystery to top it all
off that involves a masked killer in
which I was convinced this Italian horror
flick inspired those other gore flicks
like Alice Sweet Alice, Friday
the 13th, Pieces, Saw and Hostel.
This was the first of it's kind. There
were many other slasher films before this
one as Psycho I truly
found started it all off.
It almost dragged a bit but yet it picked
up quickly making it earn it's 3 bats
rating and could be qualified as a cult
classic. If you love Italian slasher
flicks then this one you may want to
check out for sure.
It kept me glued to the set watching
everything happen and made me wonder who
this killer is and what he's gonna do
next and shows one of the most painful
killings too.
The acting is hard
to tell kinda since it's mainly Italian
actors with their voices overdubbed by
American actors but it looked well done
for it's time.
Suzi Kendall (Jane) really showed alot of
good energy in her performance especially
when she has to deal with the killer
showing good emotional terrifying
attitude and great screaming. She does
well with her blocking too. I found her a
good character actress to be in a slasher
film of this type.
Tina Aumont (Daniela) had the perfect looks
and the coll cat attitude to her part
showing that she will be tough when she
needs to be. She brought alot into her
part of the film and drew my attention
big time. She acted very outgoing too
which looked natural. She does a good job by screaming while being attacked and trying to fight in order to get away.
Luc Merenda (Roberto) made his part quite
interesting and mysterious and is a great
drawing card to the plot of the film in
which he made sure he played his part the
way it was supposed to be played.
John Richardson (Franz) really knew how to
act goofy and playing another mysterious
part in the film and showing nice raging
aggressions and intense behavior too. There's a great tense moment with him towards the main actress in
the house with him losing control when he
discussed what has happened in his past
life which looked very strongly performed. He
was very in your face with his
characteristics on his role. One of the
best actors in this film.
Ernesto Colli (Gianni Tomasso) showed nice evil
looking expressions to his role as the
suspect in the film and knew how to act
disturbed with women as he seems to pull
off his part well as a creepy type of
fellow you don't want to deal with along with him smacking a prostitute which looked intrense on his reactions as well as getting demanding and forceful. He
was another one well remembered.
There's tons of nudity such
as in the close beginning of the film
doing a model shoot lying aound a bedded
area
A woman has her blouse open breasts
revealed while walking through a swamp
There's a prostitute bare breasted in bed
We have one doing a strip tease taking
everything off and then carressing her
friend who is also barebreasted
There's women sunbathing fully naked as
well as them skinnydipping in a lake
Plenty of other breast shots so watch it
for yourself if you're into exploited
films.
There's some
brutal bloody stabbings and cut open
throats
Eyes are prodded in by fingers
A guys face is bashed bloodily by a
vehicle
Some bloodied corpses are lying on the
floor about to be cut by a saw
Guido and Maurizio De
Angeles were both magnificent with
their music score for this film having a
high pitched flute music for the creepy
moments with the killer doing in people
as well as some high organ music chilling
sounds for some of the silent suspenseful
scene's too. Of course we hear the odd
piano playing too. I found this to be one
of the best composing for an Italian
horror flick.
Franz: They were just dolls. Just stupid dolls
made out of flesh and blood
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