“ This film is an extremely entertaining psychological thriller with Carrol Bakerexcellent as a rich American widow getting away from it all at a secluded Italian villa. Enter smart aleck down on his luck playboy, Lou Castel, who has some golddigging motives behind his slick hipster seduction techniques and has no qualms about how he gets what he wants. He encourages Baker's character's incipient alcoholism and dubious self-esteem, brings in his supposed 'sister' to help drag Baker even further into a maze of sick mind games, drug addiction and group sex, all culminating in a descent into near-madness and self-destructive depravity. I won't give away anymore, suffice to say that the film delivers on its swinging sixties, Euro sleaze ambience and psychological suspense thriller credentials in spades. Director Umberto Lenzi's work has been, at best, uneven and he's churned out his share of crap. However, he made some quite good giallos and crime pictures in the sixties and seventies and this is one of them (other good films by Lenzi -- SPASMO, SEVEN BLOODSTAINED ORCHIDS, ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON, to name only a few). Unfortunately this film is ofen confused with another okay but not-quite-as-good Lenzi film that was also released briefly here in America under the same PARANOIA title (but is more commonly known, especially on video, as A QUIET PLACE TO KILL).... [展开]
冰刀
卡罗尔·贝克,艾伦·斯科特
This early 70's giallo by Umberto Lenzi is certainly among the best in his filmography and also in the whole genre. Personally I think Lenzi's best films are the funny cartoon-turned-film Kriminal, the stylish giallo Seven Blood-Stained Orchids, the explosive Napoli violenta and this. In the eighties he did plenty of film trash in form of Eaten Alive, Hitcher in the Dark or Black Demons, all of which are ripping something off and/or very dull and slow moving. Knife of Ice came when the giallo boom was at its hottest and the result is convincing. Technically the film is superb, containing great cinematography in the beginning when we learn about the main character's trauma towards trains. From this point on, Lenzi shows us his ability to benefit the widescreen and, for example, the bicycle ride near the forest is genuinely beautiful! This scene also shows Lenzi's ability to build suspense, very slowly but meaningfully. After all, there aren't so many murders in the whole film, only the suspense circulating around the murderer's identity. One suspect is a devil worshipper which brings new aspects to the mystery. Since the final scene takes place in a church, one can wonder if Lenzi wanted to comment on something, maybe the hypocritical morale of church and superstition. The main character (Carrol Baker) is mute which demands a lot from her face and eyes. The actress works very well, giving us a believable performance circulating around the emotions of fear and mental pain. The other actors are good, too. The finally, however, may not give too positive a sight about female sex since they all are expressed rather negatively in the film, one way or another. Still this is easily among the most noteworthy in the genre, not as bloody as the Argento films, for example, but equally suspenseful and visually also interesting.
胆包天
托马斯·米连,约瑟夫·科顿,Maria Fiore,Mario Piave,卢西亚诺·卡蒂纳齐,圭多·阿尔贝蒂,费米·贝努西,Silvano Tranquilli,Shirley Corrigan,Antonio Casale,罗萨里奥·博雷利,卢西亚诺·皮格齐,马里奥·诺维里,布鲁诺·迪·鲁亚,Giuseppe Castellano,Tom Felleghy,伊妲·伽利,Adolfo Lastretti,Bruno Alias,布鲁诺·贝托奇,瓦尔特·帕特里亚尔卡
Umberto Lenzi is undoubtedly the king of Italian crime movies, but unfortunately; Syndicate Sadists is not the best examples of his work in this genre. Lenzi's crime flicks tend to be a cut above the rest because he makes films based on stories with a point, and they don't lack direction; but this film feels a bit too wayward to fully fit with the rest of his stuff. The film takes obvious influence from Sergio Leone's landmark western 'A Fistful of Dollars' (which in turn, took influence from Akira Kurosawa's landmark samurai flick Yojimbo), in that it features two warring families and a strong character at the centre. The crime that Lenzi focuses on is kidnapping, and we centre on a character called 'Rambo'. Rambo is dragged into the war between the two families after his brother is killed because of it. Rambo uses his brains and brawn to pit the two families against one another, in the hope of gaining revenge for his brother's death, rescuing a young boy that they've kidnapped, and ultimately letting the two sides destroy one another. The film's biggest asset is undoubtedly Tomas Milian. Milian was put to great use by Lenzi in almost all of his crime thrillers. The range of characters he has played for Lenzi is immense, and this one is easily one of the coolest. The character is called Rambo, which immediately sprang to mind the popular Sylvester Stallone character - but for once, the Italians actually haven't stolen this name as Syndicate Sadists was released first! As usual, the film is wickedly entertaining, as we get to watch Milian get himself involved in the usual array of car chases, shootouts and brawls. Lenzi has got him riding a motorbike this time round, and every scene featuring it and Milian is a real standout! However, the film often feels like it doesn't really have anywhere to go, and this means that the running time is stretched out more than it should be. Compared to the crime films of other Italian directors, Syndicate Sadists is more than above average; but in relation to Lenzi crime flicks such as Almost Human and The Cynic, The Rat and The Fist - it doesn't stand tall as one of Lenzi's best. Still, if you're looking for ninety minutes of testosterone fuelled mayhem - Syndicate Sadists will suffice!
痉挛
罗伯特·霍夫曼,苏茜·肯道尔,艾凡·拉斯莫夫,Adolfo Lastretti,Monica Monet
克里斯蒂安(罗伯特·霍夫曼饰)和他的女朋友正在一个荒芜的海滩上散步,他们发现一具女人的尸体躺在那里。仔细一看发现她还活着。第二天,克里斯蒂安在游艇派对上再次见到她,他们相爱了。后来在附近的一家汽车旅馆,当他们准备一起上床睡觉时,奇怪的事情发生了:一个入侵者闯入并开始殴打克里斯蒂安,克里斯蒂安不小心用自己的枪向他开枪。几个小时后,他们发现尸体失踪,并发生了一系列奇怪的事件。
噩梦城市
雨果·史蒂格利茨,劳拉·特罗德尔
I am awestruck by this movie. Fast zombies that can use weapons, even guns, and are capable of intelligent thought. They plot a strategic offensive to take over the city, hitting the airport, then the TV stations and the power plant. If you love horror, gory, and violent movies and don't mind a little bad acting, then you will LOVE this movie. It is exciting and even a bit suspenseful. It starts out fast and hard and maintains a steady pace of mayhem and carnage. I can't believe more people haven't seen this film. I have yet to meet a horror movie buff that has seen this film before. It is a true gemstone of European horror and exploitation, definitely up to par with the classics of the genre such as Zombi 2, Demons, House by the Cemetery, etc. And it's even readily available uncut (92 minutes) on DVD from Anchor Bay (under the title "Nightmare City") and on VHS under the title "City of the Walking Dead." Super gory and violent, a must for fans of Italian grind house flicks.
海滩梦魇
安德烈·德·托特,莎拉·巴克斯顿,Rawley Valverde
After a criminal motorcycle rider is put to death, he comes back from the dead to seek murderous revenge against the residents of a Florida town.
偷自行车的人
兰贝托·马乔拉尼,恩佐·斯泰奥拉,莉安拉·卡雷尔,吉诺·萨尔塔梅伦达,福斯托·圭尔佐尼,朱里奥巴蒂费里,南多·布鲁诺,梅莫·卡罗泰努托,赛尔乔·莱昂内,切柯·里索内,翁贝托·斯帕达罗,Elena Altieri,Carlo Jachino
二战过后,罗马同许多城市一样,充斥失业和贫困,人们常常为一个工作机会争得头破血流。已失业多时的里奇(Lamberto Maggiorani)费劲千辛万苦获得一份海报张贴的工作后,却为这份工作需要一辆自行车犯愁,为了以后的日子好过,他用妻子的嫁妆--床单从换回已经当掉的自行车,不想,他的自行车在上班第一天就被盗。里奇同儿子布鲁诺(Enzo Staiola)寻遍罗马大街小巷,也没能找到他赖以活命的自行车,眼见无指望的日子又要降临,里奇决定以牙还牙,可是他的运气却没有别的小偷好。
卡桑德拉大桥
索菲娅·罗兰,理查德·哈里斯,马丁·辛,O·J·辛普森,莱昂内尔·斯坦德,安·托克尔,英格丽·图林,李·斯特拉斯伯格,艾娃·加德纳,伯特·兰卡斯特,洛乌·卡斯特尔,约翰·菲利浦·劳,雷·洛夫洛克,阿莉达·瓦利,斯蒂法诺·帕特里兹,托马斯·亨特,福斯塔·阿韦利,安琪拉·古德温,约翰·P·杜拉尼
《卡桑德拉大桥》是一部英国,意大利和西德联合拍摄的影片,该片的拍摄手法与内容成为此后灾难片的经典模式。 恐怖分子闯进了日内瓦的国际卫生组织总部,欲实施恐怖袭击,受到了保安人员的阻击。追捕过程中,警员不小心将实验品鼠疫细菌打碎溅到罪犯身上。一名歹徒当场感染腐烂而死,另一名 窜到一列开往斯特哥尔摩的火车上。病毒感染非常快,整个火车上许多人都给传染上了这种细菌,国际警局为这种鼠疫细菌不传染给其他人,对火车进行控制,不许在任何车站停留,并要将其开到卡桑德拉大桥给毁掉。女作家珍妮弗(索菲娅·罗兰 Sophia Loren 饰)和丈夫张伯伦医生(理查德·哈里斯 Richard Harris 饰)也被卷入。医生通过实验方法使许多人解除细菌,却不被上级相信,只有用自己的方法进行解决,列车上的人们与防化部队发生冲突,人们纷纷拿起武器。众人的命运跟随火车一起驶向未知....
满城风雨
杰克·莱蒙,沃尔特·马修,苏珊·萨兰登,文森特·加迪尼亚,大卫·韦恩,艾伦·加菲尔德,奥斯汀·潘德尔顿,查尔斯·德恩,赫布·埃德尔曼,马丁·加贝尔,海尔德·高德,克利夫·奥斯蒙德,迪克·奥尼尔,Jon Korkes,洛乌·弗里泽尔,卡罗尔·博内特
马修饰演报社的新闻版主编,莱蒙是他手下的王牌记者。这一天莱蒙正要离开芝加哥到纽约去跟他的女友展开新生活,但临时发生了一宗政治丑闻,马修用尽各种方法来挽留莱蒙采访这段新闻。整个情节就在两人的拉扯之间来表现报界中人对突发新闻的停不了的热爱心理,由此延伸了互相勾心斗角、你躲我寻的游戏。
巴黎惊梦
诺埃米·施米特,Grégoire Isvarine,Marie Mottet,洛乌·卡斯特尔,Alexandre Schreiber,Margaux Bonin,多莉亚·阿舒尔,Julia Kouakou,Schemci Lauth,Mathias Minne
身处动荡的恋情和形势紧张的巴黎,一名年轻女子发现自己陷入令人不解的梦境、回忆和假设中
口袋里的拳头
洛乌·卡斯特尔,宝拉·皮塔格拉,马里诺·梅瑟
波比奥的一个中产阶级家庭,失明的母亲和四个孩子生活在一起,其中患有癫痫症的儿子杀死了母亲和一个弱智的哥哥。他在听威尔第歌剧《茶花女》时发病,妹妹茱莉亚眼睁睁的看着他死去。这是贝罗齐奥的电影处女作,也是他的成名作。
眼睛和嘴巴
洛乌·卡斯特尔,Angelo Molina,埃玛妞·丽娃,米歇尔·皮科利
著名男演员吉奥瓦尼回到故乡博洛尼亚,参加他孪生兄弟皮普的葬礼,皮普因为爱情的不幸而自杀,而家里人却告诉吉奥瓦尼的死因是个意外事故。但问题是皮普生前的未婚妻——瓦达,她并不打算在葬礼上露面。在家庭晚餐上,瓦达告诉吉奥瓦尼,皮普生前留下了一封短信……
屋顶探险家
吉亚科莫·费拉拉,奥里莉亚·波伊莱尔,洛乌·卡斯特尔,伊凡·弗拉内克,阿利达·巴尔达里·卡拉布里亚,洛伦佐·佩德罗蒂
面包店助手泰柯(吉亚科莫·费拉拉 饰)厌倦每天一成不变的生活。一日,他在屋顶上吸烟休息时,目睹一只奇怪的海鸥从天而降坠落,泰柯受好奇心驱使出发调查,途中遇见了修女、一群戴面具的小孩、废墟里的养蜂隐士、都市裸体主义者、与美丽的降落伞冒险家史黛拉(奥里莉亚·波伊莱尔饰),不寻常的事件接二连三发生,泰柯彷彿置身于电玩游戏,穿越一道道关卡,这是他逃离日常束缚的开始,在罗马如迷宫般的屋顶上,充满奇遇的华丽冒险就此展开!