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| this poster way oversells the movie |
Watched: 10/25/2024
Format: Full Moon on Amazon
Viewing: First
Director: Rino Di Silvestro
Well, I accidentally watched an Italian sexploitation movie thinking I was watching a werewolf movie.
This is what Amazon pitched to me/ possibly rolled over into after Castle Freak, and I was like "sure, why not? I haven't watched much straight-trash yet this year for Halloween. Let's watch a 1976 Italian werewolf film."
To my credit - it IS called "Legend of the Wolf Woman" (1976) and the first scene had a werewolf in it.
After that, it's about a lady (the lovely Annik Borel) with some serious issues who goes on a killing spree, *thinking* she's a werewolf, getting naked occasionally, and sometimes having sex.
Major content warning: It also has a really grim sexual assault scene I wasn't expecting and was super unpleasant and unnecessary.
Is the movie good? No. Did I keep thinking maybe she'd turn into a werewolf and redeem my use of time? Yes. Was I wrong and zero werewolves appeared after the first scene? Also: yes.
The poster says it's based on a true story, and the movie suggests so at the end, but... who knows?
Anyway, I'm calling this one a mulligan.
If anyone knows of anything with Annik Borel that isn't... bad. Let me know.
Well darn! Thank you from saving me from this stinker. Ginger Snaps is a werewolf movie with women and werewolves if you are looking for one.
ReplyDeleteyeah, CB - I couldn't in good conscience - say you should watch this. I've seen Ginger Snaps and really liked it! I did go in thinking this might be a 1970's take on something similar (through an Italian horror lens), but... not so much. Not enough female-forward werewolf movies, imho
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