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Title: Great Bava, lousy sound
Review: I don't really consider myself a really big fan of Italian horror, seeing as how, for an example, I feel Lucio Fulci is supremely overrated. But this one has a special place in my heart simply because it's so different plot-wise. Sure, everyone dies a grisly death (it's gory even by today's standards, and this was 1971!), but it's all driven by greed, as people knock others off to try to get the rights to a bayside mansion. We get to learn about each character and why they might be a killer (save for the prerequisite doomed teens) and Bava peppers the film with neat cut-aways and lead-ins that intersperse perfectly with the next scene. Very fun, and very different. Too bad we can't get any decent sound on the DVD, and the picture isn't that good either. Pick it up anyway!!
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