tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14575780.post978530834146411621..comments2024-01-31T18:37:07.424+00:00Comments on The Agitation of the Mind: ITALIAN HORROR BLOGATHON: What Have They Done to Your Daughters?Neil Fulwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14686296295535235988noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14575780.post-459002572091467092013-10-29T20:08:34.726+00:002013-10-29T20:08:34.726+00:00I first saw 'Five Dolls' after a session d...I first saw 'Five Dolls' after a session down the pub and had to switch it off, I was getting that disoriented! My old Redemption video copy got lost in a house move a few years ago, but if I can get my hands on a DVD copy in the next few weeks, I might just feature it in my November/December "Winter of Discontent" retrospective.Neil Fulwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14686296295535235988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14575780.post-36422024496625551402013-10-28T17:25:21.801+00:002013-10-28T17:25:21.801+00:00I think it's Five Dolls for an August Moon, bu...I think it's <i>Five Dolls for an August Moon</i>, but my God the set design on that was bordering on distracting. You're right, it's as if they hired LSD users to design it! Hehe. And, yes, the music...funk-ay. <br /><br />Kevin J. Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17275402809912728035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14575780.post-54563292438858590752013-10-28T17:20:26.862+00:002013-10-28T17:20:26.862+00:00Thanks for the comment, Kevin. Completely agreed: ...Thanks for the comment, Kevin. Completely agreed: the "sameness" of a lot of these films hardly matters when you've got so many incidental pleasures: lunatic set design (did everyone in Italy in the 70s hire LSD users as interior decorators?), protracted chases or murder scenes, groovy and often utterly inappropriate soundtracks (hey, folks, we're shooting a brutal killing, let's put some lounge jazz on!)<br /><br />I like the idea of a <i>polizia</i> blogathon. Consider me on board if you decide to do it.Neil Fulwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14686296295535235988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14575780.post-78534488668816308212013-10-28T17:15:33.698+00:002013-10-28T17:15:33.698+00:00Brilliant piece here, Neil. I'm really looking...Brilliant piece here, Neil. I'm really looking forward to watching this one, considering I loved its unofficial predecessor, <i>What Have You Done to Solange?</i>, so much.<br /><br />It's sad that Dallamano died in that unfortunate car accident. I would have loved to see what he could have done during the 1980's boom period. <br /><br />I find myself having the same reaction to a lot of these <i>polizia</i>/<i>giallo</i> hybrids: seen one you've pretty much seen them all. But there's some little gem of a moment here or there that makes the whole discovery worth while. There are just so many of these types of films in Italian horror that I'm not quite sure I'll ever get to them all, but it's fun trying. <br /><br />I've watched more of these hybrid type films than any other year I've done this blogathon, and it got me thinking about a possible blogathon idea for later this year that would focus on <i>polizia</i> films. I don't know how many would be interested, but it could be fun. Kevin J. Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17275402809912728035noreply@blogger.com