...randomness surrounding Guided by Voices, Robert Pollard, and other great indie rock bands; a quasi objective look at "my" sporting teams; the random horror film; plus other crap as we see fit...all with a Pittsburgh based feel.

Monday, May 17, 2010

Lizard In a Woman's Skin


aka: Schizoid. Y'all know my affection for 70's and 80's horror, and especially Italian horror. Some of those films may appear "cheesy" to some. This one, is not. On the contrary, a beautifully done thriller / mystery by one of the greats, Lucio Fulci (Zombi 2). Masterfully shot hallucination scenes, acid dropping hippies, hair-pulling bats, suspenseful chase scenes, great performances including Florinda Bolkan (plus other Italian babes), and a well written who-dunnit story line make this one of the better Italian giallo films I've ever seen.

I've heard some refer to this as Fulci's "masterpiece." It may be...

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