Mario Bava directed a number of masterpieces of European horror. "Black Sunday" is probably his best known, and "Black Sabbath" is another good one. "Gli orrori del castello di Norimberga" ("Baron Blood" in English) isn't any horror masterpiece. Its strength isn't in horror. In addition to the fine scenery, Elke Sommer wears some sexy outfits. That's how it is with most of her movies. I don't watch them for plot or acting. I just want to stare at her and develop lewd fantasies. Interpret the movie like that and you're sure to have a great time watching it. Bava went on to cast Sommer in "Lisa and the Devil" (also called "The House of Exorcism"). Good times.
Review of Baron Blood
Baron Blood
(1972)
masterpiece this isn't, but there are some things about it that you gotta love
23 December 2012