Yes, a very interesting interview. I was hesitating to watch it fearing that it would be another boring one, but it turned out to be really great.
It is quite long for an interview as well, about 45 minutes. A lot of interesting stuff for Spag fans.
[quote=āBill san Antonio, post:37, topic:997ā]I canāt understand the popularity of this film. Am I the only one who thinkst this was crap?
Thereās loads of action, action, action but like korano said thereās no any suspense. I didnāt like the actors and even my favorite Frank Wolff is unimpressive in this one.[/quote]
Maybe crap would be overstating my sentiments but I do think the film is summed up nicely by Pacificadorās (I think) genius review which simply said āBiff, Bang, Kabloeyā (or somesuch). It has absolutely no depth whatsoever and although it was clearly never meant to be taken seriously I still like a bit of meat with my spaghetti. So Iām afraid it falls into the same category for me as such films as W Django and Apocalypse Joe. Just a bit too brainless for me to really enjoy.
Kill Them All especially fails as an action film. Not to mention again where else it fails ā¦
I was surprised about the Ken Wood interview. I assumed they lifted the one from the ROMULUS & REMUS disc and added subtitles, but was great to see this was seemingly their own work.
Haha, I think it fails as anything BUT an action film but, as an action film (mindless but constant activity), it does ok.
Boy, a lot of antipathy for this film out there in fandom. Itās not like itās Boot Hill or anythingā¦
Heehee, just kidding amigo.
hee hee, Colizzi should have directed Kill Them All.
Maybe he wouldnāt have killed them all, but he would have killed them more stylish.
[quote=āStanton, post:47, topic:997ā]hee hee, Colizzi should have directed Kill Them All.
Maybe he wouldnāt have killed them all, but he would have killed them more stylish.[/quote]
Yeah, and more acrobatic.
Not necessarily, but they are still jumping enough around in Castellariās version.
DellāAqua does that and i love it.
[quote=āRomaine Fielding, post:46, topic:997ā]Haha, I think it fails as anything BUT an action film but, as an action film (mindless but constant activity), it does ok.
Boy, a lot of antipathy for this film out there in fandom. Itās not like itās Boot Hill or anythingā¦
Heehee, just kidding amigo. ;)[/quote]I thin the action is mostly too thrown in. I did find one place where it wasnāt. At the bridge in the beginning. Castellari directs the action with no intensity. Just a bunch of fools hopping around. If Corbucci directed it, he would have music flaring and Franco Nero going fuckinā crazy. Wipinā out every fool he sees. This is just one reason why I loveNero. He is GREAT in action sequences. He really goes all out. Grabbing people, pucnhing emā, grabbing huge machine guns and mowing down those guys. etc.
And yes, I know Nero was not in this one.
Wow, I just looked at the voting.
There IS some love for this one.
I have not seen yet, but just love the title.
I kind of like Castellariās other action spectacle, 7 WINCHESTERS FOR A MASSACRE a little better than this one and I imagine that one doesnāt have much love here, either.
Well it does from me One of my favourite soundtracks too. Not seen KTAACBA yet though, but reading about it i think iād still prefer 7 Winchesters.
I love the score, too. I have a suite of it on a 2 disc compilation CD. KTAACBA follows much the same ground as WINCHESTERS in terms of lots of action.
I have it on a double cd with Killer Adios, and also an extended version on file (22 tracks). Well, sure iāll get to Kill Them All eventually. Donāt know why but i find the thought of Chuck Connors in an SW a bit odd! Iām sure he does a fine job thoughā¦
Iām sure some will disagree with me, but I didnāt care for Conners at all in this. Not that Iāve ever seen him in a lot of things outside of THE RIFLEMAN and his scant excursions into the horror genre, but he just seemed a bit out of place here.
Hahaā¦thatās the same for meā¦Rifleman and a few horrors. Maybe thatās why i find it hard to picture him in an SW. Actually, i mainly remember him from the āTin Can Alleyā tv adverts he did when i was a kid!
Wow. I didnāt realize there was a single release for that title. I donāt think Iāve heard of KILLER, ADIOS.