'Death game', which I saw more appropriately titled as 'The seducers', is a pretty crazy, yet stylish, revenge flick. And it's not even totally a revenge flick, as the avengers do not actually kill their intended victim - even if they are easily prepared to off the grocery delivery man, whom one the two girls invited herself. Oh, well.
"Where were we?" Storywise, the film is not all that sound or logical, or even suspenseful. Some scenes simply represent more of the same, even it is all quite atmospheric, thoughtful and inventive on some level. And if you can take an obvious hint, the merry opening song readily reveals what the heck will be going down soon. The song is a bit over-used as well, but the third time around we get a few glimpses of Colleen Camp's amazing bosom to make up for it. And Sondra Locke (I confused her with Lesley Ann Warren) isn't shy, either.
"Men always take the bait, don't they?" Seymour Cassel's role is a strange one. At first, he seems to be a nice, gentle guy, but before you know it, he is seduced within seconds by the rambunctious pair and the whole almost descends into rated x sleaze territory. If the opening song hadn't told you anything, this scene will, and so will other hints and sheer allegations throughout the film.
What makes 'The seducers' particularly good, is the two leading ladies, Colleen Camp and Sondra Locke; their performance of two unnaturally devious girls comes so naturally to them that I had no trouble believing that their mission was at least justified in part, however nice a guy that George Manning tried to be. The rest of it is up to the great atmosphere and some inventive bits, such as the voice-over of Cassel combined with great sights of San Francisco. The very end was a bit unnecessary to me, they could have left room for a sequel...
Quite the twisted little gem, this, even if I'll be looking out for a better quality version. A big 8 out of 10.
Next up: the remakes from 1980 ('Viciosas al desnudo') and 2015 ('Knock knock'), and the one other film by director Peter S. Traynor (with three other directors), 'Evil town'. I can't hardly wait.
"Where were we?" Storywise, the film is not all that sound or logical, or even suspenseful. Some scenes simply represent more of the same, even it is all quite atmospheric, thoughtful and inventive on some level. And if you can take an obvious hint, the merry opening song readily reveals what the heck will be going down soon. The song is a bit over-used as well, but the third time around we get a few glimpses of Colleen Camp's amazing bosom to make up for it. And Sondra Locke (I confused her with Lesley Ann Warren) isn't shy, either.
"Men always take the bait, don't they?" Seymour Cassel's role is a strange one. At first, he seems to be a nice, gentle guy, but before you know it, he is seduced within seconds by the rambunctious pair and the whole almost descends into rated x sleaze territory. If the opening song hadn't told you anything, this scene will, and so will other hints and sheer allegations throughout the film.
What makes 'The seducers' particularly good, is the two leading ladies, Colleen Camp and Sondra Locke; their performance of two unnaturally devious girls comes so naturally to them that I had no trouble believing that their mission was at least justified in part, however nice a guy that George Manning tried to be. The rest of it is up to the great atmosphere and some inventive bits, such as the voice-over of Cassel combined with great sights of San Francisco. The very end was a bit unnecessary to me, they could have left room for a sequel...
Quite the twisted little gem, this, even if I'll be looking out for a better quality version. A big 8 out of 10.
Next up: the remakes from 1980 ('Viciosas al desnudo') and 2015 ('Knock knock'), and the one other film by director Peter S. Traynor (with three other directors), 'Evil town'. I can't hardly wait.