The
Greek Collection: Volumes 1 & 2: Tango of Perversion
(1974) + The
Wife Killer... (1976/Mondo
Macabro DVDs)
Picture:
B- Sound: B- Extras: C+ Films: C
The
1974 Greek cult classic, Tango
of Perversion,
is now on DVD along with The
Wife Killer...
now available in cool packaging and a new transfer thanks to Mondo
Macabro. If you are a fan of Jess Franco films or sleaze, then I
highly suggest you check out these two films. They are full of sex,
nudity, perversion, violence, and everything that a cult movie fan
craves!
The
Tango Club is the place for Swingers... the Moulin Rogue of 1974
sleaze town. A group of swingers including a lesbian named Rosita
seduces a young woman named Joanna by giving her dope. Stathis,
Joanna's boyfriend, catches the two women together and immediately
explodes, killing Rosita. This brutal killing happens in a different
place - the house of Joachim who is a rich playboy who ends up
getting in on with Rosita's corpse and filming Stathis having sexual
acts with other women in his club. Things get messy and weird in
this offbeat C grade movie.
Tango
of Perversion
is presented in standard definition in a brand new transfer restored
from the original film's negative. Sporting a full-screen anamorphic
aspect ratio of 1.37:1 and a lossy Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono track,
which sounds about as good as the film can be for the DVD format and
the film's age. There are also subtitles in Greek and English on the
disc.
Extras
include an Uncut Version of the film, Trailers, Interviews with the
Cast and Crew, Extensive Production Notes, Newly Created Optional
Subtitles, and previews for other Mando Macabro films.
The
Wife Killer...
(1976) is an exceptional Giallo thriller from the 1970s and aside
from having a black gloved killer, the film is an intense and
provocative study of a demented male psyche. If you are a fan of
Giallo or some of the Italian slashers by Dario Argento, then I would
definitely suggest checking this film out. This is the first time
that the film has been available uncut in the states so this is
definitely the release hardcore horror fans will want.
The
film follows the plot of a marriage gone wrong when a broke playboy
named Captain Jim is under the tense glare of his older rich wife,
Helen. She's given him everything under the sun, including a yacht
with his name on it, but that's not enough. Committing adultery on
the side, Jim wants to marry his lover named Laura and soon pays a
psychopath to kill his wife. The only problem is that the Psychopath
has his own agenda and has created a fail-safe plan to be the one on
top of his scheme...
Much
like Tango
Perversion,
this film has been digitally restored in a new transfer from the
original film negative in a Full Frame 1.37 X 1 aspect ratio and a
lossy 2.0 Dolby Mono track. Also on the disc are subtitles in Greek
and English.
Extras
here include Extensive Production Notes, an Interview with the
Producer, a cool Documentary on Greek Cult Cinema, trailers, and
other previews for releases by Mondo Macabro.
-
James Harland Lockhart V
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