Review of Four of the Apocalypse (1975) by Jason G — 13 Feb 2008
The thing that bothered me MOST about this film was how it looked like it was shot on VIDEO.
Seems minor, right?
Well... fine! But It seemed to be missing the granduer that shooting on FILM gives a movie...and when you compound that with the rest of the films' shortcomings, it kind of makes it difficult to give the film a higher mark.
It feels like Fulci just threw something together to meet a contractorial obligation or something... Having said that... I thought it was well acted and the main players did well with the story they were given.
The soundtrack was as horrible as you can imagine...(another strike against the production).
The score was far too modern for a "western" and modern only as far as the mid-seventies would allow. Bad soundtracks in a western always strike me as both strange and unforgivable... How hard is it to write music that "sounds" like it belongs in a western... and not a bad 70's porno?
Tomas Milan steals the show (as has come to be expected in anything he's in...) in the role of Chaco.
Enjoyable... but for me, lacks the "re-watchability" of other Spaghetti westerns of the day.
Worth at least one viewing for fans of the genre...
This review of Four of the Apocalypse (1975) was written by Jason G on 13 Feb 2008.
Four of the Apocalypse has generally received positive reviews.
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