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JAMIOUSE 18th May 2010 06:39 PM

Mine's in the post from OMG, I'm looking forward to seeing this.

bdc 18th May 2010 07:26 PM

Ok, very short review... ;)
Solid Poliziottescho/giallo crossover with an assassin who looks a lot like the killer in Blood and Black Lace (which can't be bad) and seems unstoppable.
No real "amateur detective" so it's more focused on the policeman's actions like in Black Belly of the Tarantula (to just name another Poliziottescho/giallo crossover).
Nice jazzy soundtrack.

Technical:
Mastered from the negative with a few very short inserts.
The inserts (from a lesser source):
The sex scene with Susan Scott has some additional footage and a short part of a conversation has been added.
The print looks beautiful,the inserts look decent.
I think this could have done without the inserts (or including them as an extra would have been an option) but some people may think otherwise.

I'm sure Camera Obscura just took the decision to use them because otherwise some people would say the dvd was missing footage...this was mastered from the negative btw which didn't include the inserted footage.
It was also impossible to secure a print with the "missing footage".

There are some nice extra's as well.

bdc 18th May 2010 08:06 PM

Btw
There's plenty of blood and the killings are nicely done for the most part,I only thought one killing was a bit lacking.
Just don't expect brutal butchery! ;)
Seems the killer is mostly into stabbing and throat-slicing.
The movie starts with this shot of a woman found murdered,to give you an idea....

http://images.yuku.com/image/jpeg/99...accb8853c9.jpg

gnorthcott 19th May 2010 10:25 AM

watched it last night and it is a fantastic release.

highly recommended,bi-lingual menus,cool extras,english subtitles for all extras and interview,great print.But ultimately what i like best about this disc is that this film has had no proper release for such a long time,and now this neglected film has had the full vip treatment by Camera Obscura.Highly recommended.I just hope that these releases continue to do well for them because i wont be happy if they fall by the wayside like other small labels.

For instance,if anybody like myself,was looking forward to the polselli special editions later this year from sarcophilous.Then take a look at their website,apparently they have not yet gone bust,but it doesnt sound good at all.fingers crossed

bdc 19th May 2010 02:37 PM

I hope La Orca will be released soon since there's been no news about that one.
In any case I will keep supporting Camera Obscura.
I've always said I'd rather buy a more expensive "definitive" release than double or triple dip on "improved versions" which end up costing me more. ;)

Philleh 19th May 2010 02:54 PM

They're aiming for a late summer release for La Orca. They'll be releasing Virgins of the Seven Seas in June though, unless the date as been pushed back.

bdc 19th May 2010 03:56 PM

That's another long wait then,I wish they would release La Orca first... ;)
Virgins of the Seven Seas is a crazy and rare title to release,I wonder if it's popular in Germany since it's a German co-production with Shaw Bros?
I guess it shows courage from CO and I like that.
Will have to get it.

Here's the German trailer,the German dub is priceless.
http://www.tv1.at/video/3080/karate-...-blonde-katzen

Philleh 19th May 2010 04:32 PM

Here's what I undestand their release slate to be this year:

Virgins of the Seven Seas (June)
Inferno + La Orca + Wild Beasts + Libido mania (late summer)
Eden and After (fall)

Interesting slate indeed.

bdc 19th May 2010 06:02 PM

Thanks for the info Philleh! ;)

Camera Obscura 22nd May 2010 11:14 AM

We will receive the new LA ORCA transfer next month, and are already very excited to see how it turned oout...!

VIRGINS is actually pretty popular in Germany and extremely sought-after by grindhouse afficionados. And yes, the German dub is incredibly hilarious, and we did our best to mirror this in the English subtiltes (which isn't easy at all, believe me).

bdc 29th April 2011 03:32 PM

Seems this will be going oop soon...

g053584398 15th September 2011 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Camera Obscura (Post 56678)
Well, the price is fair, I think. At least it was totally normal some years ago. These days, with dwindling quality and everybody kicking out everything without much love put into it at a super low price, it might seem higher than average.

You know, we need to make a profit to go on the way we started (and we don't want to change that), so we need to keep a price like that. Of course, importing German discs from other countries adds a lot to the original price, which is a problem we are very aware of. We're working on some kind of solution to make our discs more affordable for foreign collectors, but it's not an easy task.

Bear with us!

You said that you were working on a solution to make your DVDs more affordable to foreign, or rather non-Deutsch, collectors, and I wondered whether or not you had been able to come up with anything?

I agree that your releases are of a very high quality though. I have been able to collect brand new copies of both Last House on the Beach and Suspected Death on a Minor, as well as a used copy of Terror Express.

g053584398 2nd October 2011 05:11 PM

I got hold of the Camera Obscura DVD of this one recently and I rather enjoyed it. I loved the sleazy atmosphere, the soundtrack, the photography and the presence of those gorgeous Euro-cult actresses.

I'm looking forward to Tropic of Cancer from Camera Obscura as well.

SignorWardh 2nd October 2011 05:20 PM

Fantastic release of this film. It's got to be the only giallo where a black gloved killer chases somebody down on the beach.

Really looking forward to the Tropic of Cancer dvd as well

ReturnToZero 26th November 2011 08:49 AM

Is it just me or dosen't Inspector Capuana looks like a skinny version of Joe Spinell?

Demoncrat 21st June 2021 06:08 PM

Perused this one last night. As giallo go, it's not so twisty turny this time :rolleyes:
Adulterers beware! Someone is on your case, and he's not taking no for an answer!
A hoot.
Recommended!! :nod:

The Reaper Man@Cult Labs 23rd June 2021 10:45 AM

Aye it’s no bad....the Kino/Code Red disc was it?


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