Umberto Lenzi's Poliziotteschi / Eurocrime Ranked
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- Опубликовано: 17 сен 2024
- This episode I give my rankings of all ten of Umberto Lenzi's Italian crime movies. Lenzi did most of his work during the genre's golden years and helmed some of the most notable films in the genre.
Films featured:
Gang War in Milan (1973)
Almost Human (1974)
Manhunt in the City (1975)
Syndicate Sadists (1975)
Violent Naples (1976)
Free Hand for a Tough Cop (1976)
Rome, Armed to the Teeth (1976)
The Cynic, The Rat, & The Fist (1977)
Brothers Till We Die (1977)
From Corleone to Brooklyn (1979)
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Cool video. I need more great poliziotteschi films in my life (I think, I am for now over Shaw Bros, haha, I broke the spell).
I would say for me it is something like:
Rome, Armed to the Teeth
The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist
Violent Naples
Almost Human
Gang War in Milan
Free Hand for a Tough Cop
Syndicate Sadists
Brothers Till We Die
Manhunt in the City
From Corleone to Brooklyn
Yeah!! I saw on letterboxd you were hitting a lot of Chor Yuen.
Thanks for sharing. In some ways our tastes line up, in others a bit different.
@@italianpoliziotteschigialli Yes. Would be boring if everyone had the same opinion. :-) And a lot depends on the day I am watching a film. I am afraid I have seen all or most of Chor Yuen good ones now. Looking for a substitute ...
@@the3rdpillblog934 I saw you saw Intimate Confessions, which is by far my favorite. I think I got tired of all the Gu Long adaptations at a certain point. His early Shaw stuff like Duel for Gold or The Bastard might be of some interest if you want more variety.
@@italianpoliziotteschigialli I liked the more "dream logic" / strange ones a lot. Confessions was good - I was a little bit reminded on Teruo Ishii (in a weird way). I guess my fav is Death Duel, Thanks for the recommendadtion will check them out when I have the chance.
@@the3rdpillblog934 Yeah I can see the Ishii comparison, same era as his most well known films too. Death Duel is a good one for sure.
I agree on Almost Human being in a league of its own but Rome Armed to the Teeth and Brothers till we die have to be top tier for me. Milian's monologue before he force feeds laxatives to the rich people in the club is an absolute classic. Not sure how well it translate in English though. There are quotes from a popular roman song in dialect that are instrumental to the meaning.
You know I haven't watched those in a few years so maybe I should've. I'm also a little less attracted to the comedy in the genre than others, so it could definitely be what you mentioned as far as a combination of English and cultural translation.
Cheers!
Just subscribed!! love all the poliziotteschi Ive seen which not as many as I would like to but most of Lenzi's Ive seen..Wouldn't mind having you on the channel in the future if you're interested..We cover a ton of Gialli Eurocult type films and other cult films..Gr8 job on explaining the genre!
Thanks for the sub! Much appreciated.
Sure, just shoot me a message. If we can work out the times, it's always more fun to talk Italian genre films with others.
I definitely will!!probably sometime maybe mid to late May?Weekends are best for me but we can schedule for what works for everyone