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  • Strip Nude For Your Killer (Blu-ray)



    Released by: Blue Underground
    Released on: March 27, 2012.
    Director: Andrea Bianchi
    Cast: Edwige Fenech, Nino Castelnuovo, Femi Benussi, Solvi Stubing, Franco Diogene, Erna Schuer
    Year: 1975
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    The Movie:

    If the title of the film doesn't alert you to the sleaze factor contained in Strip Nude For Your Killer (directed by Andrea 'This cloth smells like death' Bianchi), the opening scene where a woman dies during an abortion procedure will.

    From here we follow the lives of a group of people who are all intertwined through their work at a modeling/fashion photography studio. One by one these people are hunted down and sliced and diced by a maniac in a leather suit and a motorcycle helmet. But what is the motive? Why is the killer after these people? Carlo (Nino Castelnuovo), the top photographer at the agency, and his lady friend Magda (the always lovely Edwige Fenech) are intent on finding out just who is behind the rash of murders, and hopefully why - but will they do that before everyone winds up dead?

    While the film lacks the intensity or sophisticated visual flair of a Dario Argento giallo or the artistic murder set pieces of some of Mario Bava's work, Strip Nude For Your Killer is still an entertaining film, even if it rests somewhere approximating the bottom of the barrel. The title of the film certainly implies a lot of sex and violence and it isn't misleading, in fact, the plot seems to exist for the sole reason of stringing along the voyeuristic viewer bold enough to sit down with the film from one naked dead corpse to the next - though you've got to give Bianchi credit for assembling a veritable bevy of beauties to lay down and die this time around. While the plot isn't exactly an engrossing affair, Bianchi seems to know this and makes up for it by piling on the sex, blood, and sleaze. If it isn't high art, who cares - it works and it works well.

    The film does have some style, however, and while it isn't as slick looking as the best that the genre has to offer, it's not a bad looking film and it does make nice use of some interesting sets (the dark room of the photography studio) and copious amounts of bright colors. Edwige Fenech, who is frequently seen parading around in nothing but her birthday suit, looks great here with her pixie cut hairdo. If leading man Nino Castelnuovo probably isn't going to be an A-lister in Hollywood anytime soon, he proves capable of carrying the film and is up to the admittedly less than challenging dialogue and characterizations presented to him in the film.

    Don't turn to this one for an intelligent movie or for a particularly well made movie. Turn to this one if you want a dumbed down slasher with lots of pretty naked ladies and some good kill scenes. If you expect much more from it you'll likely find yourself disappointed but going into the movie with proper expectations finds that it's an entertaining diversion and a bit of a guilty pleasure.

    Video/Audio/Extras:

    The AVC encoded 2.35.1 widescreen 1080p high definition transfer on this 25GB Blu-ray disc is a noticeable improvement over previous DVD issues of the film but those who have taken issue with the odd grain structures on past Blue Underground releases will likely notice the same issues here (and with that being said, those who haven't will be perfectly happy). Detail is improved, colors are more natural looking and black levels are stronger - there are no issues with compression artifacts to note, nor is there much in the way of shimmer but some minor edge enhancement can be spotted here and there. Overall, the good outweighs the bad and this is a nice upgrade but it's probably a lot softer than a lot of people are going to like.

    Audio options are handled by way of DTS-HD Mono tracks provided in English and Italian (note that the Italian option was not provided on the previous DVD release) with optional subtitles provided in English SDH, French and Spanish. While this still sounds like an older Mono track, as it should, clarity and depth are improved over the standard definition versions that have been made available over the years. You'll notice this not just in the clarity of the dialogue but in the way that the track handles the score as well, there's just a bit more power behind it without making thing sound forced or unnatural. Interestingly enough, there are some noteworthy differences between the two tracks, with the Italian language option playing out with a bit more serious intent than the English dubbed version.

    The extras are identical to the old DVD release, meaning beneath the menu screens you'll find a couple of extras starting with a twelve minute on camera video interview with actress Solvi Stubing and co-writer Massimo Felisatti entitled Strip Nude For Your Giallo. Felisatti has more to say than his cohort, covering some of director Bianchi's strange tendencies and the direction that Italian genre cinema was moving at the time that this film was made. Solvi gives us some insight into her work on the film and how her star was on the rise around the same time that this movie was playing theatrically.

    Rounding out the extra features are two theatrical trailers for the film, a still gallery, chapter stops, and animated menus.

    The Final Word:

    While not the best example of what the genre has to offer, Strip Nude For Your Killer is a sleazy and mindlessly entertaining movie with a couple of standout moments. Blue Underground gives the film a decent high definition upgrade and carries over the existing extras, though sadly, offers no new ones.

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