Absurd is definitely a word I’d use to describe this.

Absurd is definitely a word I’d use to describe this.

meia estrela a mais pela cena final, pq o resto foi uma bosta

meia estrela a mais pela cena final, pq o resto foi uma bosta

esse poster é mo propaganda enganosa

esse filme é uma mistura de dead of night com halloween

esse poster é mo propaganda enganosa

esse filme é uma mistura de dead of night com halloween

Liked this more then halloween

Liked this more then halloween

1981 | Joe D'Amato | George Eastman | Italian Horror | Slasher

"Rosso sangue" confused me a bit beforehand. The confusion came because of the many different titles of the film. As is typical for italian films of this kind, this one also has a bunch of titles that could hardly be more different and sometimes connect the film to other series with which it has nothing to do. I was confused because I always knew the film as "Absurd" and the letterboxd page and the poster also used to have this title, but if you look for "Absurd" you will find "Monster Hunter", same film, completely different title and poster. More confusion arose when the IMDB site named the film "Antropophagus 2". Well, the confusion cleared up pretty quickly. Nevertheless it is amusing that the film, besides the already mentioned ones, also has titles like "Zombie 6: Monster Hunter" which for whatever reason connects it to a series with which it has even less to do than the other films of said series.

But now to the film itself. "Rosso sangue" is another collaboration between Joe D’Amato and George Eastman, hence the connection to "Antropophagus", and is basically a copy of Carpenter's "Halloween". We have a priest doctor who teams up with local law enforcement and pursues an escaped maniac who is supernatural and wanders through a small town and focuses on a babysitter and the kid thinks he is the boogeyman. Rings a bell? Even the score reminded me of "Halloween" in places and there are so many similar plot points and I also think there might be a little “Halloween 2” in the finale. Of course, this film is nowhere near as good as its role model.

I really liked the first act as it sets up the killer quite promising, but the film gets more boring and unspectacular the longer it runs. There are a few nice kills and good effects, a small appearance by Michele Soavi and Eastman's killer is also menacing and a bit scary due to his appearance, his size and his eyes, but the film does not manage to build up tension and is partly lost in boring and unimportant things and therefore lost me more and more. In addition, the child is so extremely annoying and I found the finale very slow and unspectacular and only the last shot of the film can convince.

Unfortunately, "Rosso sangue" was a disappointment, especially since "Antropophagus" showed that the D’Amato/Eastman combination can make for a good and atmospheric film. Ultimately, this one is not much more than a weak slasher that wants to feel like his American role models, but is not successful at it.

1981 | Joe D'Amato | George Eastman | Italian Horror | Slasher

"Rosso sangue" confused me a bit beforehand. The confusion came because of the many different titles of the film. As is typical for italian films of this kind, this one also has a bunch of titles that could hardly be more different and sometimes connect the film to other series with which it has nothing to do. I was confused because I always knew the film as "Absurd" and the letterboxd page and the poster also used to have this title, but if you look for "Absurd" you will find "Monster Hunter", same film, completely different title and poster. More confusion arose when the IMDB site named the film "Antropophagus 2". Well, the confusion cleared up pretty quickly. Nevertheless it is amusing that the film, besides the already mentioned ones, also has titles like "Zombie 6: Monster Hunter" which for whatever reason connects it to a series with which it has even less to do than the other films of said series.

But now to the film itself. "Rosso sangue" is another collaboration between Joe D’Amato and George Eastman, hence the connection to "Antropophagus", and is basically a copy of Carpenter's "Halloween". We have a priest doctor who teams up with local law enforcement and pursues an escaped maniac who is supernatural and wanders through a small town and focuses on a babysitter and the kid thinks he is the boogeyman. Rings a bell? Even the score reminded me of "Halloween" in places and there are so many similar plot points and I also think there might be a little “Halloween 2” in the finale. Of course, this film is nowhere near as good as its role model.

I really liked the first act as it sets up the killer quite promising, but the film gets more boring and unspectacular the longer it runs. There are a few nice kills and good effects, a small appearance by Michele Soavi and Eastman's killer is also menacing and a bit scary due to his appearance, his size and his eyes, but the film does not manage to build up tension and is partly lost in boring and unimportant things and therefore lost me more and more. In addition, the child is so extremely annoying and I found the finale very slow and unspectacular and only the last shot of the film can convince.

Unfortunately, "Rosso sangue" was a disappointment, especially since "Antropophagus" showed that the D’Amato/Eastman combination can make for a good and atmospheric film. Ultimately, this one is not much more than a weak slasher that wants to feel like his American role models, but is not successful at it.