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Blastfighter: (1985) Lamberto Bava's obscure backwoods rape/revenge flick starring Michael Sopkiw as an ex-con who is ready to forget his violent past start life over in the American backwoods (never a good idea). Naturally nobody likes the new guy and George Eastman and his hillbilly cronies decide to rape and kill Sopkiw's long lost daughter pushing him to kick some serious hick butt. Lots of bloody shootings and some cool pyro FX. [B] |
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Desideria and The Dragon Ring: (1998) A.k.a. Ring of Darkness. Spectacular Lamberto Bava fantasy epic starring Anna Falci and Franco Nero. This 3½ hour Italian telefilm boasts incredible production values and elaborate FX by Sergio Stivaletti. Talking dolls, sibling rivalries, a magic ring and a ferocious dragon are all part of the fun. In Italian with English subs. Double tape set. |
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The Devils Commandment: (1956) A.k.a. I Vampiri. Letterboxed print of this Riccardo Freda / Mario Bava b&w chiller about a series of murders that have left a trail of bloodless corpses. Both the cops and the press are after the killer who turns out to be... awww, I cant ruin it for you can I? Nice cinematography and some atmospheric scenes make up for the somewhat wooden acting. |
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Dinner with a Vampire: (1985) Lamberto Bava's vampire flick that's merely a reworking of Demons with a bunch of actors trapped in a castle with a reeeeaaaallly hammy vampire. Some good gore gags, particularly the nifty heart ripping bit which was lifted directly from The Sword and the Sorcerer, but pretty silly over all. Letterboxed in English with Japanese subtitles in fair to good quality. |
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Graveyard Disturbance: (1987) Cheesy Lamberto Bava telefilm about a group of stupid teens (what else?) who, while evading the cops after shoplifting, find themselves in a huge, weird cemetery - complete with pub. In the pub they bet that they can spend the night in the haunted catacombs under the cemetery. Not Bava Jr's finest outing to be sure, but the make-up effects are quite good and if you are looking to complete the collection, here it is. [B] |
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Mask of the Devil: (1990) A.k.a. Mask of Satan, The Devil's Veil, Black Sabbath. Lamberto Bava's remake of his dad's masterpiece (though he credits The Vij as his only inspiration) with predictable results. Some skiers fall into a crevice, find a witch's frozen corpse and remove the iron mask and, well, you know. Simon Boswell provides the score. In Italian with English subtitles, in fair quality. |
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Monster Shark: (1984) A.k.a. Devil Fish, Devouring Waves, Red Ocean. Somewhat widescreen (less than 1.66:1) print of Lamberto Bava's entertaining Jaws wannabe starring Michael Sopkiw as fish-scientist who runs across a rather nasty breed of underwater monster that is the product of a genetic experiment. He wants to study it, the local politico's of a small bayside town want it dead and the bad guys want it to breed and take over the world n' stuff. Featuring some classic bad movie dialogue, a cool cast (William Berger and John Garko), a script by Luigi Cozzi and what little you do see of the monster is damn cool, too. In English with Dutch subtitles. [B] |
Prince of Terror: (1997) A.k.a. Maestro del Terrore. Surprisingly cool and quite gory Lamberto Bava flick about a film director who might just be the Devil himself. A writer and an actor decide to take revenge against a film director that had them fired from a his latest horror film by terrorizing the director and his family - even going so far as to flay the family pooch! This is the flick is infamous for the nifty satanic golfballs (with 666 etched in them) and their deadly effects. Bloody good stuff. |
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Rabid Dogs: (1974) A.k.a. Red Light District. Widescreen print of Mario Bava's long lost final film! When a group of cutthroat robbers decide that they need hostages to get away from the cops, a viscous road game ensues. Compared with Last House on the Left and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, this is an unusual Bava film, going for grit and guts over gloss. Complete with bloody killings, sweat-inducing claustrophobia, gritty performances, nifty plot twists and a fantastic score, this is a wonderful find for Bava fans and Italian crime movie aficionados! In Italian with English subtitles. Includes trailer. [B] |
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Until Death: (1987) A.k.a. The Changling 2. Cool little Lamberto Bava horror thriller starring David Brandon (of Caligula: The Untold Story and many others) and Urbano Barbarini (of Argento’s Opera) and written by Dardano Sacchetti (scribe of a huge amount of Italian classics including many of Fulci’s gore films). After a restaurant owner and her lover (Brandon) murder and bury her husband, who wasn’t quite dead yet, things start going down the tubes until a stranger (Barbarini) shows up on a stormy night. While her son has nightmares of his half-rotting father clawing his way up through the dirt to get to them, the nervous couple start wondering about the intentions of the stranger - is he a cop who suspects them of murder or is he the husband, returned from the grave? Cool little flick. Widescreen (though just barely), in English with Greek subtitles. [B] |
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Viking Massacre: (1965) A.k.a. Knives of the Avenger. Mario Bava's second Viking epic with Cameron Mitchell as a Viking (with orange hair to make him look Nordic). Not the best of Bava's heroic films with a rather languid plot concerning Cameron, a badass, who is hell bent for revenge against a man who slaughtered his kinfolk. He also gets romantically involved with the man's estranged wife and son (no, just the wife, you sick bastard). |
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