Coventry
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After a series of successful Dracula-movies starring the almighty Christopher Lee, the legendary British Hammer Studios experimented with goth-horror featuring FEMALE vampires, and they all instantly scored bigtime. "The Vampire Lovers", "Twins of Evil", "Lust for a Vampire", and notably the Elizabeth Bathory saga "Countess Dracula" are all genre classics of the early 1970s; - no discussion. "Surely, we can do this better!" is what the Italians must have thought, ... and the result is "Full Moon of the Virgins".
The names of the director and uncredited co-director already betray this movie was never meant to be scary, significant, or artsy... Just smutty and sleazy! Luigi Batzella directed some of the sleaziest Italian flicks of the 70s, like "Nude for Satan" and "The Beast in Heat", and Joe d'Amato... well, practically 90% of the films he was ever involved in were X-rated.
In "Full Moons of the Virgins", A handsome young professor (Mark Damon, not to be confused with Matt Damon) goes on a quest to search Dracula's legendary ring in his castle in Transylvania. The ring is indeed there, but it is in the possession of Countess Dollingen DeVries who uses it to lure indescribably beautiful virgins from the neighboring village to the castle and then bathe in their blood to preserve her beauty and youth. The professor's twin brother traveled after him, but will he make it in time to rescue him from the seductive arms of the countess? And, oh yes, the countess also has a busty zombie, a bodybuilder vampire, and a mysterious freak walking around her castle.
It all sounds pretty familiar, and there isn't the least bit of continuity or logic, but don't let this spoil the fun. With the exception of a few boring and overly silly parts (like the psychedelic laughter scene), "Full Moon of the Virgins" is a fun and unpretentious exploitation fest with ginormous amounts of blood (the exaggeratedly thick and red kind of goo) and more nudity than any normal heterosexual man can handle. Rosalba Neri, a genuine Italian beauty, strips out of her clothes to bathe in blood, but especially the five random and nameless virgins who are summoned via hypnosis to come to the castle to be stripped and slaughtered are all dazzling beauties (without and with clothes on).
The names of the director and uncredited co-director already betray this movie was never meant to be scary, significant, or artsy... Just smutty and sleazy! Luigi Batzella directed some of the sleaziest Italian flicks of the 70s, like "Nude for Satan" and "The Beast in Heat", and Joe d'Amato... well, practically 90% of the films he was ever involved in were X-rated.
In "Full Moons of the Virgins", A handsome young professor (Mark Damon, not to be confused with Matt Damon) goes on a quest to search Dracula's legendary ring in his castle in Transylvania. The ring is indeed there, but it is in the possession of Countess Dollingen DeVries who uses it to lure indescribably beautiful virgins from the neighboring village to the castle and then bathe in their blood to preserve her beauty and youth. The professor's twin brother traveled after him, but will he make it in time to rescue him from the seductive arms of the countess? And, oh yes, the countess also has a busty zombie, a bodybuilder vampire, and a mysterious freak walking around her castle.
It all sounds pretty familiar, and there isn't the least bit of continuity or logic, but don't let this spoil the fun. With the exception of a few boring and overly silly parts (like the psychedelic laughter scene), "Full Moon of the Virgins" is a fun and unpretentious exploitation fest with ginormous amounts of blood (the exaggeratedly thick and red kind of goo) and more nudity than any normal heterosexual man can handle. Rosalba Neri, a genuine Italian beauty, strips out of her clothes to bathe in blood, but especially the five random and nameless virgins who are summoned via hypnosis to come to the castle to be stripped and slaughtered are all dazzling beauties (without and with clothes on).
My previous experience with Edward Dmytryk was the 1975 "The Human Factor", which was an intense and striking thriller. After seeing "The Sniper", I'm even more convinced he was a multi-gifted and visionary director. What an unforgettable film!
"The Sniper" may seem like an ordinary film-noir/thriller, but it must have been one of the first films brave enough to carefully suggest that sex-offenders and murderers are perhaps ill people committing crimes against their will. And that they ought to be helped professionally rather than put away in prison or executed. Quite remarkable - and controversial - for a 1952 movie, which is also illustrated through the appalled reactions of the public and majority of the police force when the psychiatrist is at word.
For reasons that largely remain vague and unexplained, Edward "Eddie" Miller hates women. Eloquent and bossy brunettes in particular. Eddie often aims his sniper rifle at random women, but tries hard to resist pulling the trigger, even to the point of self-inflicted burn wounds. When Eddie's loud cries for help remain unanswered, he does break and starts a killing spree that immediately puts the entire city of San Franscisco in a blind panic.
The performance of Arthur Franz as Eddie Miller is excellent, and he practically carries the entire film. When you depict a stoic murderer who cowardly kills innocent women from a safe distance, and yet you still manage that the audience does not completely hate you, well... then your role is pure powerhouse.
"The Sniper" may seem like an ordinary film-noir/thriller, but it must have been one of the first films brave enough to carefully suggest that sex-offenders and murderers are perhaps ill people committing crimes against their will. And that they ought to be helped professionally rather than put away in prison or executed. Quite remarkable - and controversial - for a 1952 movie, which is also illustrated through the appalled reactions of the public and majority of the police force when the psychiatrist is at word.
For reasons that largely remain vague and unexplained, Edward "Eddie" Miller hates women. Eloquent and bossy brunettes in particular. Eddie often aims his sniper rifle at random women, but tries hard to resist pulling the trigger, even to the point of self-inflicted burn wounds. When Eddie's loud cries for help remain unanswered, he does break and starts a killing spree that immediately puts the entire city of San Franscisco in a blind panic.
The performance of Arthur Franz as Eddie Miller is excellent, and he practically carries the entire film. When you depict a stoic murderer who cowardly kills innocent women from a safe distance, and yet you still manage that the audience does not completely hate you, well... then your role is pure powerhouse.
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