tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post5271998203238698560..comments2024-01-28T19:45:11.660-08:00Comments on At the Mansion of Madness: Asylum Erotica / Slaughter Hotel (1971)Giovanni Susinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03253382939348997303noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-57127336346990930812014-08-05T02:13:07.612-07:002014-08-05T02:13:07.612-07:00Thanks Jonny! Much appreciated. I knew this movie ...Thanks Jonny! Much appreciated. I knew this movie under Slaughter Hotel for a long time, but I ended up liking Asylum Erotica better, though both titles work. The translation of the Italian title is The Beast Kills in Cold Blood. It’s definitely become an issue with me with international cinema and hearing new titles only to find out I’ve already seem them under a different name, but the editing can be significantly altered, as is the case with The Obscene Mirror / The Other Side of the Mirror. <br /><br />Asylum Erotica makes for a good rewatch. I had rewatched it a couple times, about 2 years apart, and each time I couldn’t remember who the killer was, although like I said in the review, the murder mystery itself isn’t particularly this film’s strength. <br />Giovanni Susinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03253382939348997303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-22605786610629948462014-08-04T14:55:43.737-07:002014-08-04T14:55:43.737-07:00Excellent review, love the Corn Flakes intro. Chan...Excellent review, love the Corn Flakes intro. Chances are I would have never learned that otherwise. I loved this movie when I watched it awhile back, mainly because of Klaus Kinski's role. Only seen it once, but now your writeup has inspired me to get a hold of it again for a second watch.<br /><br />On a random note, for the longest time I thought Asylum Erotica and Slaughter Hotel were two different movies. I'd seen the Asylum Erotica DVD at a local trading store but not picked it up, and then watched that Slaughter Hotel Shriek Show DVD, and it took me way too long to realize they were one and the same.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10950229310120282493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-14692098328699582502014-08-01T20:22:20.208-07:002014-08-01T20:22:20.208-07:00I suppose I took offense because the movie adaptat...I suppose I took offense because the movie adaptation - more so than is usually the case with movie adaptations - is considerably less than the source material. One of those rare instances wherein I read the book first. lol I expected (hoped for) a lot more from the movie of what I thought was a fine, smart, and funny novel.Brandon Earlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04428583919973903171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-74465921394927895902014-08-01T03:24:22.975-07:002014-08-01T03:24:22.975-07:00Thanks, Brandon! I really must have had a sheltere...Thanks, Brandon! I really must have had a sheltered life, because I hadn’t the slightest hint about the eccentric Dr. Kellogg. This cereal history is like some kind of fascinating revelation for me, and I honestly can’t see why.<br /><br />I hope you can forgive me, but your earnest warning for me to stay away from the film adaptation of The Road to Wellville ended up processing as total reverse psychology on me. I couldn’t resist when I googled it and found the full movie on YouTube staring me in the face (and Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Kellogg made it even more tempting). I honestly thought it was a fun time, albeit a ridiculous one. It really was interesting to see all that stuff I read about Dr. Kellogg adapted to a fictionalized comedy. Don’t know where I was when this came out. Probably watching Forrest Gump or The Lion King.<br />Giovanni Susinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03253382939348997303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-1975733984864245962014-07-31T21:48:04.233-07:002014-07-31T21:48:04.233-07:00I recommend the 1993 novel The Road To Wellville b...I recommend the 1993 novel The Road To Wellville by T. Coraghessan Boyle. It's an historical fictionalization about John Harvey Kellogg. For the love of all that is holy, do NOT seek out the 1994 film adaptation.<br /><br />Great post, of course. Loved that cornflake tangent!Brandon Earlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04428583919973903171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-24887606752964151112014-07-27T20:25:13.645-07:002014-07-27T20:25:13.645-07:00In the review, I assumed the weird audio sync prob...In the review, I assumed the weird audio sync problem where Mara is killed with the crossbow was deliberate, but it makes more sense that it was a defect, because I couldn’t make a whole lot out of it. Thanks for the interview link. I really need to start making use of video references more often.Giovanni Susinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03253382939348997303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-51714507242801125362014-07-27T16:36:41.659-07:002014-07-27T16:36:41.659-07:00You can see Rosalba's appendectomy scar disapp...You can see Rosalba's appendectomy scar disappear in some of the shots (OK - I admit I've watched this way too much !). The Shriek Show disc also has some weird audio sync problems at a couple of points. I have the Italian Raro DVD and its beautiful, so I have high hopes for their upcoming blu ray.<br /><br />Your right its an odd bird of a film and not a good one for the uninitiated. I actually saw it at some fleabag theatre in Detroit back in the 70's on a double bill (I think with LOVE TRAIN FOR THE S.S. or something of that ilk)<br /><br />There's also a really good interview with Rosalba on the Raro disc that covers her entire career. It's up on You Tube with subtitles:<br /> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lqX44oXM7MDick https://www.blogger.com/profile/00409849079342411514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-66270638202748235772014-07-27T15:51:34.395-07:002014-07-27T15:51:34.395-07:00Hi Dick, thanks for the compliment/comment and for...Hi Dick, thanks for the compliment/comment and for reading. I’ve had a soft spot for this movie for a while, but it’s always been a little hard to recommend outside of the giallo/exploitation/Neri fan base. I loved the medieval weaponry decorating the asylum, and it’s just as wonderful that it’s left out even after people start getting killed.<br /><br />Yes, the version I reviewed is the Shriek Show DVD from my personal collection. It looks fair enough, but it could use some improvements. There’s a strange fringing effect that is easily noticeable any time there’s motion, and it’s more noticeable while pausing, and it made getting screen grabs a little difficult. I didn’t know there was more Rosalba Neri goodness in the greenhouse; I’ll be looking out for Raro’s release.<br /><br />I had mentioned that it was probably a “stand-in” for the up-close shots with Neri, in an earlier draft, as the legs look a bit skinnier, the skin tone is lighter, and the hand looks different. I had a hard time confirming it and was a little worried I might be wrong, so I omitted it, but I’m glad you were able to confirm it. Thanks again :) <br />Giovanni Susinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03253382939348997303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-90874753299251148132014-07-27T10:34:01.219-07:002014-07-27T10:34:01.219-07:00Really excellent write up ! I love this movie. Ros... Really excellent write up ! I love this movie. Rosalba looks absolutely drop dead gorgeous here and I think its wonderful how an asylum for mentally disturbed people has walls full of easily accessible weapons. It's suppose to be coming out on blu-ray from Raro later this year. <br /> Although its pretty well edited there's a body double used in the the REALLY up close and personal scenes of Rosalba's masturbation sequence and I've always thought her stroll through the greenhouse is one of the true highlights of Italian exploitation cinema. Although while oddly the Shriek Show disc contains the full on masturbation sequence, its missing a few frames of some full frontal stuff of her in her greenhouse stroll,striptease. Great Stuff ! <br /><br /><br />DickDick https://www.blogger.com/profile/00409849079342411514noreply@blogger.com