Rezension von EVOL666

I actually really dug the sh!t out of this one. The character of Coffin Joe is just such an all-around dick, that ya just gotta love him. He just don't give a f!ck - he'll whip ya, poke your eyes out, rape your girl - it just don't matter to him, cuz like ol' Joe'll tell you himself - when he wants something, he gets it...

Coffin Joe is the local undertaker and a pretty creepy cat with his black suit, cape, top-hat, and long and pointy fingernails. He goes around bullying and beating up the locals whenever he sees fit and nobody does anything about it. Seems that Joe's pimp-hand is pretty strong around his parts. When his barren wife can't produce him a child, he decides to kill her. He thinks his best friend's fiancée is hot, so he kills him too. When the fiancée won't have anything to do with him, he rapes her. She ends up killing herself out of shame. Now if this all sounds real morbid - it kinda is (in a "funny" sort of way...), but don't fret - ol' Joe will get his too...

Definitely dated but what can you say for a zero-budget Brazilian flick from 1964? I think the subject matter and the way it is handled must have been pretty racy for the time, and I got a real kick out of Joe's "don't-give-a-damn" attitude. Not a true "masterpiece" by any means, but a strange and quirky early horror entry from an area that wasn't real well-known for their horror film contributions. Also the film doesn't really drag so it's pretty easy to get through. I'd say to have a few drinks and give this one a shot - I really enjoyed it..8.5/10