The Black Belly of the Tarantula
by Paolo Cavara
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Actor: Barbara Bouchet, Claudine Auger, Giancarlo Giannini, Rossella Falk, Silvano TranquilliDirector: Paolo Cavara
Brand: WEA DES Moines Video
Cinematographer: Marcello Gatti
Editor: Mario Morra
Producer: Marcello Danon
Writer: Marcello Danon
Writer: Lucile Laks
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; Italian (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 89 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-03-28
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Blue Underground
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- A deranged killer is injecting beautiful women with the poison of a rare wasp, paralyzing them and forcing them to witness their own brutal murders. Academy Award(r) nominee Giancarlo Giannini (SEVEN BEAUTIES, HANNIBAL) stars as the dogged detective who takes the case only to find himself trapped in a web of immorality and murder. From the tantalizingly erotic opening to its vicious stunner of an
DVD Reviews of The Black Belly of the Tarantula
DVD Review: Now this is what I call a classic "giallo" Horror film!
Summary: 4 Stars
To those of you who are expecting the buckets of blood and gore found in some other Italian Horror movies (DEEP RED, HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY and SUSPIRIA just to name a few), might I suggest renting or buying one of those listed titles instead. If you're hoping for the visceral carnage and grisly violence that makes this genre so notorious, prepare to be disappointed. THE BLACK BELLY OF THE TARANTULA relys more on mood and classically paced atmosphere, rather than shocking death and explicit gore. In a lot of ways, this is a much smarter and methodical Horror movie than the rest.
Now, don't get me wrong. I love "slasher" movies too! There's something to be said about a guy wearing a hockey mask, chopping and hacking his way through a Summer camp full of idiotic teenagers! I also enjoy the more well known "masters" of the Italian Horror Giallo scene as well. Directors such as Lucio Fulci and Dario Argento have made some of the best Horror movies of all time! Films such as INFERNO and THE BEYOND have a good reputation for a reason. They're classics, plain and simple. In terms of directors from that inparticular scene, they're the best of the best!
Yet, as a Horror fan, sometimes we feel the need to hunt down the more obscure movies to add into our collection. That's where films like THE BLACK BELLY OF THE TARANTULA come in. I had never heard of this movie until a couple of years ago and I still hadn't seen it until recently this year. After watching it, I can safely say it's one of the best Italian "giallo" Horror films I've ever seen. Yet, it's not perfect. Let's get into the details here.
The movie is basically about this killer who uses a potent type of wasp poison that paralyzes it's victims (mainly women), while keeping them alive and aware of what's happening to them the whole time. After the victims have been properly subdued, the killer then uses a large knife to cut open the stomachs of these women! There seems to be no evidence at each crime scene outside of the disemboweled bodies of the girls and the fact the killer used some type of paralyzing serum. The rest of the movie plays out like a typical "who done it", leading up to a rather intense conclusion.
All of this sounds horrifying (and for the most part, it is) but like I said earlier in my review, this movie 'aint no blood bath! All of the death scenes have the punch of an explicit "giallo" Horror movie, yet none of the bite. There is genuine suspense in this movie, but none of the shocking pay offs we've come to expect from this genre. Whenever the time comes to show the killer disemboweling a girl, all the audience see's is the knife making the cut (bloody as it is) and then nothing more.
Really though, these are small problems considering the movie on the whole is so well done! THE BLACK BELLY OF THE TARANTULA is more about style, sex appeal, atmosphere and mood. The music also has this rather sleazy and slow quality to it, giving the viewer a good sense of the intended vibe here. Some how, this is more of a "classy" Horror movie than the rest. It's sleazy, it's horrifying and it's definitely "giallo." Oh', did I forget to mention that three of the leading ladies in this movie are BOND (007) girls!?! This movie seems to have something for everyone.
Gore Hounds, better luck next time! Despite it's not all that gory, there's enough menace, nudity and Horror to keep even the most hardened "cult" movie fan glued to the TV set! This is also the perfect "giallo" Horror film to show people who aren't that accustomed to the rather bloody and shocking genre. Start with BLACK BELLY OF THE TARANTULA and then move on to DEEP RED. After that, you'll have a pretty good idea if this type of Horror is for you or not. I personally think this is a great movie!
I also recommended this film to passing fans of Horror in general. If you're the type that only watches Horror movies every now and again, this movie is perfect for you! You could do a "double feature" showing of this movie and HALLOWEEN (an example of a general Horror film) at your next party, and I'm sure everyone would be satisfied with both movies. THE BLACK BELLY OF THE TARANTULA is intense and scary, without all the blood and guts of something like DEAD ALIVE or HELLRAISER. In that retrospect, this movie is perfect!
Over and out.
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