The new Beyond Naschy episode brings us another giallo and
our first chance to talk about director Umbeto Lenzi. If you are only familiar
with Lenzi's work through his horror movies EYEBALL might come as a shock. We
discuss the amazing number of highly entertaining (and competently made!) films
from this under-sung Italian genius (?) and speak about his skill at crafting
fun tales.
EYEBALL is a very fast and witty murder mystery that has a
number of pluses and very few minuses. One of the best elements is the
energetic, exciting score by maestro Bruno Nicolai which is peppered throughout
the show. Of course, the main, reoccurring theme will be familiar to longtime
NaschyCast listeners but there are several other melodious tracks. The
discussion ranges all over the film with each of us finding it amusing that the
cast of American tourists in Spain
are very much like a group of typical stereotypes from an Irwin Allen disaster
epic - TOWERING EYEBALL INFERNO, perhaps? And Troy comes another step down the path of
accepting that a Giallo is always going to screw you by withholding vital
need-to-know information - Guessing the murderer's identity is the only chance
you have because empirical evidence is useless in one of these thrillers. You
just gotta enjoy the ride!
I have to give a nod to the excellent plot synopsis by Nick
Thomson from his great blog DeadShed Productions. His clever way with words
helped us dive into this film and give its due. I recommend checking his site. if you have any feedback for us please
write to naschycast@gmail.com or visit us over on the Book of Faces NaschyCast
page. And, thank you downloading and listening!
