Armaguedon (1977)
8/10
Delonaguedon.
5 March 2017
Warning: Spoilers
Getting home after a night out,I watched Alain Delon's Three Men To Kill,and found it to be a slick,easy-going Action flick. Whilst dealing with a hangover the next day,I started checking a DVD sellers page,and I spotted a wonderful sounding Delon title,which led to me getting set for armaguedon.

The plot:

Inheriting lots of cash, repairman Louis Carrier decides that he should make a name for himself,and become a master criminal. Teaming up with a henchmen he keeps switching from calling either Albert or Einstein,Carrier gives himself the name Armaguedon,and begins sending threatening messages to world leaders. Trying to get Carrier to calm down, Dr. Michel Ambrose starts coming up with ways for the world to survive Armaguedon.

View on the film:

Only available as an English dub, (with some non-Sub Titles scenes with a naked women spliced in!) the limitation actually helps to emphasis writer/director Alain Jessua deliciously bonkers atmosphere. Popping Armaguedon's attempt at a mythical image with his adaptation of David Lippincott book,Jessua glazes the screen with peculiar dialogue,which bounces along on off-the wall situation that includes a kinky slice of S&M and Ambrose struggling to meet Armaguedon's demands for a Eurovision break.

On the road to meeting Armaguedon,director Jessua and cinematographer Jacques Robin crack a hard-nose Italian Crime mood that whips up a dingy hideout with scatter-gun whip-pans locating those facing their end from Armaguedon. Up against Jean Yanne's great,calculating slime ball Armaguedon, Alain Delon give a terrific calm and super-smooth performance as Ambrose,who sets his sights on stopping Armaguedon.
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