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Green Inferno  (1987)

First things first… Many have called this a cannibal film. Well, there is no cannibalism, there are no cannibals, and there are no such references in the entire length of the movie. Generalized comparisons to that genre hold no water either. As an example, early in the proceedings our heroes are distracted from their goals by an animal in trouble and go out of their way to save its life! The worst you’ll endure is the non-gratuitous death of a boar and a bunch of monkey’s that are manhandled while being captured alive so they can be donated to a center that uses its proceeds to help those in need! The central plot involves a lost professor and the obsessive reporter who believes he is still alive somewhere in the Amazon. With the help of an aspiring anthropologist, a pilot, an all-purpose water-skiing tough guy, and even the occasional completely mad loner, our endlessly driven heroine sets out to locate and/or save the missing researcher. Along the way they encounter all manner of nasty individuals; pirates that drug and box up native children for shipping to other countries so their organs can be sold (!), treasure hunting bandits whose greed knows no limits, and vengeful natives who don’t appreciate their monkey’s being stolen! Those treasure hunters believe our heroes can lead them to tremendous riches and as a method of torture (to get information) break out an incredibly large snake to castrate one of the leads with. This movie is filled with such set pieces (The flesh-eating fish is crawling into his what?!) and, although not often over-the-top, there is a little gore (F/X courtesy of Paolo Ricci) and plenty of violence on display. In the end, Green Inferno is a rousing and competent adventure featuring a very, very, cool soundtrack by Maurizio Dami! Entertaining and even a little surprising (especially considering the previous work of the semi-infamous director).

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The Blue-Eyed Bandit  (1982)

Nero is fantastic in this exceptional Italian crime/heist thriller as a man drowning in his own desperation and mediocrity. Now, though, now he has a plan. He shows up at his job every day as an older, semi-crippled man with dark eyes and a fairly quiet disposition. Eventually, he finds an opportunity to rob the company of a tremendous amount of money and arranges it so that his glasses slip off so all the witnesses can see his blue eyes! It’s a brilliant plan that seems to go off without a hitch and there is even a low-key escape to Panama planned for the near future. However, people see things… start to notice things and suspicions arise. Eventually these circumstances lead to an escalation of violence, tension and no small amount of sneaky backstabbing! This man’s problems have only just begun! An outstanding score provided by Ennio Morricone certainly doesn’t hurt either!

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Sensi  (1986)

Lavia portrays a man with a lot of secrets and a lot of past chasing close behind him. He makes his living by ending the lives of others; he is a professional killer. The ‘organization’ that employs him has expressed through their actions, very clearly I might add, that they would like to see Lavia dead. He goes on the run and hides out at his girlfriend’s high profile brothel. During his stay there he meets, and becomes increasingly obsessed with, a part-time whore named Victoria who has some secrets of her own! This is an erotic and intense giallo with lots of nudity, some splattery murders and an exceptionally moody score by Fabio Frizzi! Dardano Sacchetti was among the four writers who helped to create Evil Senses!