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Title: deadly boring
Review: This ancient VHS relic collecting dust at my local video store caught my attention for one reason and one reason only: Klaus Kinski. Well, the worst part of this movie, aside from the lousy transfer, the lethargic pace, and dull action, is the way it completely wastes Klaus Kinski (as the imprisoned Marquis De Sade); he has no dialogue (well, maybe that dubbed voice-over is suppoed to be him) and isn't given a chance to wig out in trademark 'Kinski style.' Anyway, he provides the framework for a tale of two pure-hearted girls who get enmeshed in prostitution, are imprisoned, and eventually fall in with some creepy royals and an odd religious sect (headed by an overacting, overdubbed Jack Palance). "Deadly Sanctuary" is far less exciting than it sounds, and given the roots of De Sade's work, downright pedestrian. The film is more soft-core skin and lesbianism than hard-core violence. Rent "Crawlspace"--an underrated starring vehicle for Kinski--instead.
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