tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post4076805616078226139..comments2024-01-16T03:55:13.051-05:00Comments on MONDO 70: A Wild World of Cinema: A BULLET FOR SANDOVAL (Los Desperados, 1969)Samuel Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-60373917592777870212011-03-01T21:34:19.368-05:002011-03-01T21:34:19.368-05:00Samuel, I own both HOUSE and THE BEYOND, the latte...Samuel, I own both HOUSE and THE BEYOND, the latter in that Anchor Bay tin limited edition. The opening of THE BEYOND is horrifying, but then it settles into the formulaic arc. LOL on what you say about ZOMBIE there!!!Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-9815716056004510492011-03-01T18:56:10.013-05:002011-03-01T18:56:10.013-05:00Don't be mean to Zombie, Sam J. That film tick...Don't be mean to <i>Zombie,</i> Sam J. That film tickles me. There's a certain kind of viewer for whom a fight between a zombie and a shark is some kind of epiphany. Fulci also directed at least one decent western, <i>Massacre Time,</i> while I've yet to see his later <i>Four of the Apocalypse</i>. Among his horror films, <i>The House by the Cemetery</i> is potently horrific, but his much-vaunted <i>The Beyond</i> left me cold.Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-81892599865244226132011-03-01T18:16:49.612-05:002011-03-01T18:16:49.612-05:00I'm glad to read in the comment section here t...I'm glad to read in the comment section here that the implied association with that master hack Fulci is questionable. Don't get me wrong, I did think DUCKLINGS was a very good giallo, but with garbage like ZOMBIE, it's clear he's no better than Jess Franco. Your excllently written review here (ex. -"The movies share a paradoxical endorsement of revenge as the nearest substitute for justice in unjust times, yet can't help deploring the seemingly inevitable collateral damage that results.") brings another rarity under the microscope, and a further exploration of the Euro-western. It's good to see that there's a fine VCI DVD of it out there; I'll have to check that out.Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-72293307259537352062011-02-27T20:28:38.531-05:002011-02-27T20:28:38.531-05:00This is one of my favorite Euro westerns. I posted...This is one of my favorite Euro westerns. I posted a review of it last June. Hilton's best performance in my opinion, especially in light of all the comedic westerns, or less serious performances he ended up doing. The films ending reminded me a lot of the type of thing Chang Cheh had been doing (and continued doing) in his films a few years prior.<br /><br />I think the Fulci association is just a rumor. I recall an interview (I don't recall who it was) that stated he had zero involvement with the film and there's no mention of it in Steven Thrower's exhaustive 300+ page book 'Beyond Terror-the Films of Lucio Fulci'. There's an index of his directed efforts and an index of films he did other duties and aside from the film being mentioned in the actors index under George Hilton, sole director credit is given to Buchs.<br /><br />Although I refused to buy it, I wouldn't doubt it if Fulci's alleged involvement wasn't spread by one of the MANY falsehoods from Thomas Weisser's much maligned spaghetti westerns book.<br /><br />Great review as always, Sam, and it's good to hear you enjoyed the film. A great cast of Euro genre regulars, too.venoms5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.com