Gatti rossi in un labirinto di vetro
Directed by:
Umberto LenziScreenplay:
Umberto LenziComposer:
Bruno NicolaiCast:
John Richardson, Martine Brochard, Daniele Vargas, Silvia Solar, John Bartha, Ines Pellegrini, George Rigaud, Fulvio Mingozzi, Tom Felleghy, Raf Baldassarre (more)Plots(1)
Released in 1975, Eyeball might just be the late, great Umberto Lenzi's greatest giallo! Gruesome and gruelling, this torrid tale of a black gloved killer with a fetish for plucking out the peepers of his unlucky victims is a personal favourite of Pulp Fiction genius Quentin Tarantino and it is easy to see why. Boasting plenty of bloodshed and some beautiful Catalonian locations, Eyeball is a murder-mystery that stands up to the best of Mario Bava and Dario Argento and, with its messy arterial mayhem, even anticipates the later excess of such American slasher staples as Friday the 13th! Dare you open your eyes to Eyeball? (88 Films)
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Well-known Italian trasher Umberto Lenzi evidently wanted to make a respectable giallo thriller and rub shoulders with Dario Argento. He put beautiful actresses and attractive actors in front of the camera, dressed them up in colourful costumes, shot them with a wide-angle camera and directed his own screenplay about a murder plot, the gradual uncovering of the killer and false leads. But Lenzi is NOT Argento and his film is not the slightest bit suspenseful, mysterious or atmospheric. What’s even worse is that it’s boring, with minimum build-up and a naïve final revelation. But the effort can be appreciated. In the context of Lenzi’s filmography, Eyeball is still an above-average work.
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