Review of Knives of the Avenger (1966) by Ryan V — 14 Nov 2014
Knives of the Avenger (AKA I Coletelli del Vendicatore, AKA Bladestorm, AKA Viking Massacre) is one of Mario Bava's lesser works and probably hasn't been seen by too many genre fans. Mario Bava was a director that liked to do a lot of different things.
He did horror films and spy spoofs, but for this one, he did an action/period piece. To be honest, I found it to be mostly boring and uninteresting for the majority of its running time. It does feature a young Cameron Mitchell as the hero, but not the kind of Cameron Mitchell that I'm used to; the one that is a terrible but fun actor to watch.
I'll certainly give the movie credit for its costume design and look of everything. It got that right, but it didn't really light a fire under me in any other way. Mario Bava aficionados may enjoy it the most, I suppose, but I personally didn't care all that much for it.
This review of Knives of the Avenger (1966) was written by Ryan V on 14 Nov 2014.
Knives of the Avenger has generally received mixed reviews.
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