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Another oldie/shorty review for you. Original Title : Quelli che contano Year : 1974 Director : Adelchi Bianchi , Andrea Bianchi Writer : Piero Regnoli (screenplay), Sergio Simonetti (story) IMDb : http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0154468/ Genre : Eurocrime "It's a song... a vibration in the air..." synopsis: An assassin is employed by the mafia to take care of a couple southern gangs who are smuggling drugs in the corpses of young children. He plots to have the two gangs work against one another, working his way into both, and becomes more and more personally involved. What we have here might be the first assassin to ever drive a VW bug! Henry Silva plays the stone faced assassin Tony Aniante in this gritty mafia crime film. He's sweaty, mean, and very quiet throughout the entire story... a role perfect for Mr. Silva! Forget police involvement here... this one is all gangsters and nastiness (except for a brief autopsy scene at the intro). You'll probably notice that...

Original Title : Il cittadino si ribella Year : 1974 Director : Enzo G. Castellari Writer : Massimo De Rita (story), Arduino Maiuri (screenplay) IMDB : http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071330/ Genre : Eurocrime imdb synopsis: Carlo Antonelli, an engineer from Genoa, gets mugged and decides to take justice into his own hands. At first the muggers seem to get the upper hand, but then he's helped by Tommy, a young robber who takes his side. I went into Street Law not knowing what to expect. It started off with a bang, then moved to a slow simmer for the rest of the first half. But it certainly picked up in the second half and actually kind of turned into something I was not quite expecting. The opening sequence in the film is just simply awesome. I tihnk it may be one of my favorite genre film openings I have seen since I started writing these reviews. It starts off showing some men break into and vandalize an apartment while the music builds. We then see a smashed document on the floor...

Original Title : Milano Calibro 9 Year : 1972 Director : Fernando Di Leo Writer : Fernando Di Leo (story), Giorgio Scerbanenco (book) IMDB : http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067429/ Genre : Eurocrime imdb synopsis: Just out of prison, ex-con Ugo Piazza meets his former employer, a psychopathic gangster Rocco who enjoys sick violence and torture. Both the gangsters and the police believe Ugo has hidden $300,000 that should have gone to an American drug syndicate boss. I will start right off and say I thought this movie was fantastic. Moody, gritty, thought-provoking. It had strong performances from essentially all the major characters, the story was interesting, it was tight, had a good soundtrack… I could go on. This is a great crime movie with a message. Ugo is a pretty stoic character… rarely does he show any emotion outside of the occasional punch thrown. This is important in keeping us guessing about his actions throughout the film. Gastone Moschin plays Ugo very nicely I felt. His a...

Well, finally as promised I will start some film reviews here. For those of you that do not know, thanks to podcasts such as The Gentlemen's Guide to Midnite Cinema , Outside the Cinema , and Cinema Diabolica , I started watching genre films with a lot more intent and enthusiasm than previously. (These are all really cool shows that you should check out... also check out the magazine Paracinema and website Radiation Sickness !) Well, I wrote this review awhile back, but here is it on my blog for the first time! I give you..................... (If anyone knows where to find a better image of this poster, please let me know!) Original Title : La mala ordina Year : 1972 Director : Fernando Di Leo Writer : Fernando Di Leo (story, dialogue, and screenplay), Augusto Finocchi (screenplay), Ingo Hermes (screenplay) IMDB : http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068902/ Genre : Eurocrime imdb synopsis: When a shipment of heroin disappears between Italy and New York, a small-time pimp in Milan is...