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Who Saw Her Die?, a review by Jimmy

Title: Who Saw Her Die? (1972)

Genre: Giallo
Director: Aldo Lado           
Rating: Unrated
Length: 1h34
Video: Widescreen
Audio: English
Subtitles: No Subtitles

Stars:
George Lazenby   
Anita Strindberg
Adolfo Celi
Dominique Boschero
Peter Chatel 

Plot:
The life of a Venice sculptor (former James Bond George Lazenby of ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE) is torn apart when his visiting young daughter (Nicoletta Elmi of DEEP RED and TWITCH OF THE DEATH NERVE) is found murdered. But when the police are unable to find the killer, the grieving father's own investigation uncovers a high-level conspiracy of sexual perversion and violence. What depraved compulsions led to the murder of this child? And most horrifying of all, WHO SAW HER DIE?

I've not watch a giallo since a long time and this one was on my unwatched pile since I've bought it in april. For those who don't know a giallo is an italian murder/mystery. A good giallo must have a serie of brutal murder, an hard to solve crime and an unusual score. If a movie doesn't have this 3 parts this is not a giallo.

This one is a really good one. The musical score composed by Ennio Morricone is very effective and powerfull. The story is challenging and this is what you ask when you watch a giallo, at least if you are the same type of viewer that I am. Everytime I watch those film I tried to resolve the mystery at the same time than I listen. If I find the murderer too fast, usually it means that the movie isn't good and the story too simplistic. With this one I've not find the murderer untill the  end, but he/she was on my list of 3 possible murderers (one of them was killed before the end). The cinematography is very good and the movie show a different Venice than the one that we saw usually. The only reason why this film doesn't get a perfect note is the fact that this film is dub in english : I prefer to watch a film in his original language.   


Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxAX9iOv6RA

Rating :

(From The little known movie review depot on September 28th, 2008)

Summer of Fear, a review by addicted2dvd

Title: Summer of Fear (AKA: Stranger in Our House)
Year: 1978
Director: Wes Craven
Rating: PG-13
Length: 98 Min.
Video: Full Frame 1.33:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, English: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo, Commentary: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo
Subtitles: English

Stars:
Linda Blair as Rachel Bryant
Lee Purcell as Julia
Jeremy Slate as Tom Bryant
Jeff McCracken as Mike Gallagher
Jeff East as Peter Bryant

Plot:
From famed horror master Wes Craven comes a chilling thriller starring acclaimed actress Linda Blair!

When Rachel's cousin Julia comes to live with the family at the farm, unsettling things begin to occur. Casting an alluring spell over everyone she meets, Julia slowly lures everyone away from Rachel. Terrifying instances of the occult begin to take place, forcing Rachel to fight for survival against what is revealed to be a horrifying demonic presence!

Extras:
Scene Access
Audio Commentary
Bonus Trailers
Production Notes
Closed Captioned

My Thoughts:
After watching The Exorcist with Brittany the other day... I felt like watching another movie with Linda Blair. This is actually an old TV Movie. Yes I realize there is an MPAA rating above for this movie... but it is one of those rare occasions where a TV Movie put through the MPAA for an official rating at the time of it's DVD release. Another familiar face in this movie is Fran Drescher (The Nanny) who has a small part as Rachel's friend. This is actually one of the few movies I have dealing with witchcraft... at least compared to other horror sub-genres. Being a '70s TV movie there is of course no type of gore and most of the bad things that happens occur off screen. But it is a good story with characters you care about. I enjoyed this one quite a bit... I would recommend checking it out.




(From Movies of the '70s Marathon on March 21st, 2010)

Tom's Buffy and Angel Marathon, a review by Tom

6.20 Villains
Writer: Joss Whedon (Created By), Marti Noxon (Writer), Joss Whedon (Writer)
Director: David Solomon
Cast: Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy Summers), Nicholas Brendon (Xander Harris), Emma Caulfield (Anya), Michelle Trachtenberg (Dawn Summers), James Marsters (Spike), Alyson Hannigan (Willow Rosenberg), Danny Strong (Jonathan Levinson), Adam Busch (Warren Meers), Tom Lenk (Andrew Wells), Jeff Kober (Rack), Amelinda Embry (Katrina Silber), David Adefeso (Paramedic #2), Mueen J. Ahmad (Doctor), Steven W. Bailey (Cave Demon), Alan Henry Brown (Demon Bartender), Jeffrey Nicholas Brown (Vampire), Jane Cho (Nurse #1), Meredith Cross (Nurse #2), Nelson Frederick (Villager), Julie Hermelin (Clerk), Tim Hodgin (Coroner), James C. Leary (Clem), Michael Matthys (Paramedic)

A great episode. Even though season six is one of the weaker one, it has a great big bad for the showdown.

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(From Tom's Buffy and Angel Marathon on January 1st, 2011)