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The dynamic vintage slasher, 'Rings of Fear' aka 'Enigma Rosso' (1978) is a deliciously lurid Giallo treat, starring Euro-cult legend, and all round swarthy dreamboat, Fabio Testi. And in this specific instance, the ubiquitous, and not just a little bit fabulous, Testi, excels once more in his boisterous portrayal of the prototypically hard-nosed, libidinous detective, Gianni di salvo. In this briskly-paced, blood-thirsty thriller, di salvo stoically attempts to unravel the enigmatic motives behind an especially brutal and sinister series of sexually motivated killings with a laudable excess of gritty, inebriate resolve! Ably scripted by Massimo Dallamano it is, perhaps, inevitably similar in downbeat tone to his equally exploitative and profoundly exhilarating 'What Have They Done to Your Daughters'. 'Rings of Fear' is thankfully another wild, wickedly entertaining entry in the gleefully gaudy cannon of sensationalist 70s Italian sinema. Giallo/Euro-cult fans old and new should find this zesty, prurient mélange of garish misogyny and gratuitous nudity a sleazily disturbing diversion; while director, Alberto Negrin's 'Rings of Fear' cannot be said to be an especially innovative, or especially stylish slasher, it nonetheless remains an entirely worthwhile example of the increasingly popular genre, and is therefore highly recommended to mustard-keen Gialli fans, old and new!
score 8/10
Weirdling_Wolf 23 January 2014
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