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Watched two of today's arrivals:
WAVES OF LUST -- I was pleasantly surprised by this one. It's leisurely paced, to say the least, but its a decent little thriller. I may be partial to it because I dig the whole "hanging out at sea" vibe of this kind of movie: lots of lounging around on a boat, scuba-diving, etc. Took me awhile to warm to it, but in the end I definitely enjoyed it. I'd also point out to anyone else who picks up the new Raro DVD that the "Erotic Tsunami" feature is well worth watching. It's compiled from interviews with Deodato and his son, Lamberto Bava (who wrote the story, but not the final script) and Al Cliver. It's pretty entertaining; I love seeing interviews with Deodato in that kind of thing because he tends to be amusingly blunt. On Al Cliver "[On set] they named him after a kind of rock. He looks good..but he's not an actor." Also reveals that his wife wouldn't let him make the film unless he cast her in the lead role (he did). Not because she needed the part (she didn't) but because she wanted to brag to Ornella Muti about having done an erotic film with her husband (?!?).
BLACK MAGIC RITES -- I'm not a big fan of Polselli (although I'll still watch this and Delirium for Calderoni). I think if this one were half an hour shorter it would be an absolute blast. But at 100 minutes, all the manic energy and batshit insanity just gets exhausting. The blu-ray looks *amazing* though. Kino/Redemption really knocked that one out of the park. The blu-ray also contains a trailer for Hatchet for the Honeymoon; if the trailer is any indication all the previous DVD editions of that one are about to become very, very obsolete.
WAVES OF LUST -- I was pleasantly surprised by this one. It's leisurely paced, to say the least, but its a decent little thriller. I may be partial to it because I dig the whole "hanging out at sea" vibe of this kind of movie: lots of lounging around on a boat, scuba-diving, etc. Took me awhile to warm to it, but in the end I definitely enjoyed it. I'd also point out to anyone else who picks up the new Raro DVD that the "Erotic Tsunami" feature is well worth watching. It's compiled from interviews with Deodato and his son, Lamberto Bava (who wrote the story, but not the final script) and Al Cliver. It's pretty entertaining; I love seeing interviews with Deodato in that kind of thing because he tends to be amusingly blunt. On Al Cliver "[On set] they named him after a kind of rock. He looks good..but he's not an actor." Also reveals that his wife wouldn't let him make the film unless he cast her in the lead role (he did). Not because she needed the part (she didn't) but because she wanted to brag to Ornella Muti about having done an erotic film with her husband (?!?).
BLACK MAGIC RITES -- I'm not a big fan of Polselli (although I'll still watch this and Delirium for Calderoni). I think if this one were half an hour shorter it would be an absolute blast. But at 100 minutes, all the manic energy and batshit insanity just gets exhausting. The blu-ray looks *amazing* though. Kino/Redemption really knocked that one out of the park. The blu-ray also contains a trailer for Hatchet for the Honeymoon; if the trailer is any indication all the previous DVD editions of that one are about to become very, very obsolete.
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