That’s the problem for me, I felt there was hardly any action in it really, for a Castellari movie it’s seriously lacking action imo.
A bit odd, I thought there was quite a lot of action, and that it was the script that let Enzo down a bit. Let me explain this:
The first half of the movie is about a group of deserters, trying to reach the Swiss border
Not a bad idea when you’re a deserter, but usually these kind of war movies have a bit more story; halfway I seriously considered I had missed something. Was this all there was, a group trying to get to the border? Well, they were bloodbathing there way, shooting every German in sight, so at least something happened. But it just wasn’t enough, it didn’t grab my attention.
But then they accidently kill a group of there own people, dressed as Germans, and trained for a special mission. To redeem themselves, they take the place of the dead soldiers.
Now that’s what I call a story (for this type of movies): five men, a leader, and a mission
And like Stanton (l’uomo che odia Enzo) said, this finale is quite good
Forum myths part 46:
I don’t hate Enzo. Really.
I only think he is a not so great director according to his westerns (in fact he has not much sentience for western directing), which was before Bastards all I have seen from him. And the first poorly directed half of Bastards doesn’t made me want to see more of him. But the last 3rd had a certain flair, without making me pissing in my pants. Even the slo mo works (which was often so badly used in Keoma).
He wasn’t a hopeless director like Fidani, but he had problems getting his things together in a structure which made his ideas work. Still, Keoma and Johnny Hamlet are good SWs.
But I like Enzo the person. According to his interviews and some sparse details I have read about him.
[quote=“Stanton, post:223, topic:1923”]Forum myths part 46:
… Still, Keoma and Johnny Hamlet are good SWs.[/quote]
… or brilliant in my book! 
Maybe …
mine as well ;D
Two Carmilla ‘adaptations’.
Crypt Of The Vampire & Blood And Roses (US cut)
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finished watching Thriller last night, and maybe its because we broke it up into 2 halves- i don’t like to do that because it doesn’t have the same effect as watching a film the whole way through- but I thought the revenge sequences were a bit of a let down
my main problem was the over use of the slow motion on every kill… it was cool at first and some of the sequences were cool, like the blood flying from the guy’s mouth… but it was still way too overused for my taste and with the addition of the exact same yelling sound every time, we just found ourselves laughing at it…
reminded me of Guns & Guts, had the same problem with its ending…
still enjoyed the film though and appreciated its uniqueness
From what I read about the movie is the reason the slow mo FX are in the movie is because the quality of the film was/is really poor.
so I’m not sure I understand… they used the slow mo so you could see what was happening better? or is it because all the motion would of blurred the image due to the poor film quality?
How to Kill a Judge
Nice thriller, but I expected a bit more thill and action.
[quote=“Dillinger, post:231, topic:1923”]How to Kill a Judge
Nice thriller, but I expected a bit more thill and action.[/quote]
was this an Instructional How-To Thriller?
[quote=“Stanton, post:223, topic:1923”]Forum myths part 46:
I don’t hate Enzo. Really.
I only think he is a not so great director according to his westerns (in fact he has not much sentience for western directing), which was before Bastards all I have seen from him. And the first poorly directed half of Bastards doesn’t made me want to see more of him. But the last 3rd had a certain flair, without making me pissing in my pants. Even the slo mo works (which was often so badly used in Keoma).
He wasn’t a hopeless director like Fidani, but he had problems getting his things together in a structure which made his ideas work. Still, Keoma and Johnny Hamlet are good SWs.
But I like Enzo the person. According to his interviews and some sparse details I have read about him.[/quote]
I don’t mean to keep banging on about Castellari, but I think you might change your mind (or at leaast get a fuller sense of his abilities) if you see some of his crime thrillers from the early Seventies, such as High Crime, Street Law, Heroin Busters and The Big Racket. His reputation was established on the basis of films like this rather than Westerns (or war films, though he made a couple more of those in the last Sixties too).
Probably prefer more of his crime films than his westerns.
No. I rarely watch that kind of movie 
[quote=“autephex, post:228, topic:1923”]finished watching Thriller last night, and maybe its because we broke it up into 2 halves- i don’t like to do that because it doesn’t have the same effect as watching a film the whole way through- but I thought the revenge sequences were a bit of a let down
my main problem was the over use of the slow motion on every kill… it was cool at first and some of the sequences were cool, like the blood flying from the guy’s mouth… but it was still way too overused for my taste and with the addition of the exact same yelling sound every time, we just found ourselves laughing at it…
reminded me of Guns & Guts, had the same problem with its ending…
still enjoyed the film though and appreciated its uniqueness[/quote]
Vibenius had borrowed a high speed camera from one of his contacts, and he obviously wanted to use it in a number of scenes
I understand what you mean about the yelling, but I think this is part of the weird soundtrack, and it works in my opinion
Yeah, I have heard this before in another discussion about Enzo G.
If I get one of these one day I will try’em.
[quote=“Lindberg, post:236, topic:1923”]Vibenius had borrowed a high speed camera from one of his contacts, and he obviously wanted to use it in a number of scenes
I understand what you mean about the yelling, but I think this is part of the weird soundtrack, and it works in my opinion[/quote]
I also agree that its part of the weird soundtrack and it does work at first, but its just that its used for every single time someone is shot that it gets too redundant… would of been fine with me if they had just applied some weird effects to the sound to slightly change it each time
reminds me of Blackbelt Jones and the sound he makes every time he punches someone “Ayeeeeaa!”
Or the noises Bruce Lee used to make all the time 
A Colt Is My Passport (1967) – Nikkatsu noir is always interesting, no exception here. Incredible film, wonderful tunes with and even a Morriconesque whistling theme…A final showdown in a dust swept wasteland so wise and well paced it’s something from a dream…Beautiful b/w photography, fantastic film…incredible film…