5 DOLLS FOR AN AUGUST MOON
Original Title : 5 bambole per la luna d'agosto Year : 1970 Director : Mario Bava Writer : Mario di Nardo IMDb : http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065553/ Genre : Mystery, Thriller Synopsis: A small group of people come to an island to relax but soon find themselves trapped on the island with a murderer in their midst. Countdownsploitation Number FIVE One thing you hear from many many genre fans is how fantastic Mario Bava is. I will say what little I have seen of his when taking his entire catalogue into account has looked phenomenal, but as overall films they are very hit or miss. This was unfortunately a miss for me. 5 Dolls was a bit of an unconventional giallo. We don't get the standard first person slasher style killings found in gialli, instead getting a slightly claustrophobic tale with a limited group of suspects as well as victims. The film was decently acted and fabulously shot, but some story elements seemed a bit forced in a way, and it all felt a little slow to me over...