Aquarius

[izombie]

As I stated in an earlier post I rented a few movies late last week on of which was:

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Aquarius (1987): AKA as, Stage Fright or Deliria. Directed by Michele Soavin and among the writing credits George Eastman (Damato fans should know who he is...)

The Plot: A group of has been or never will be dancers are doing a musical number called The Night Owl, which is about a murder/rapist who where an owl mask. Once of the dancers hurts her ankle and her friend takes her to the nearest hospital which happens to be holding a psycho killer.
The killer escapes his cell and hides in the dancer's car when she returns to the sound studio, he proceeds to dice them up.

Comments/Opinion: I don't know if I would consider this a standard Slasher or giallo, there is never any doubt who the killer is, like in most giallos.

I loved this movie I had a strange sense of deja vu the whole time I was watching it and near the end when our heroine is looking at the stage I realized that I saw this movie many years ago.

The killer uses a nice array of weapons: knife, axe, chainsaw, power drill.

I think my only complaint about the movie is most of the characters seemed a little weak.

I'd rate this movie 7/10

[Dehydrator]

I think this is definitely one of the best slashers/giallos I've ever seen. Suspense and Gore are equally. I didn't mind the weak characters since they are only there to get butchered. My favorite scene has to be where the heroin tries to get to key from under the stage and the killer relaxes just a few steps away from here. Definitely edge of your seat material. I highly recommend this movie! 9/10

[Jason13thh]

I would give 9 out of 10 for this oustanding slasher/giallo from Soavi.
You can feel that there is an atmosphere, the music is also great with saxophones.
very colourful, good light work, too.
it is very very gory !! and the scene with the key is outstanding and unforgetable!!
a must - see film !!!!

[malaria]

This ranks up there with the best of them. The bit with the key: classic.
The bit with the pregnant girl falling through the floorboards: woah!

[andy13]

I'd say 10/10....
The deaths are so cool, particularly the girl hanging through the floorboards. The bit with the death of the supposed killer (a trap by the real killer) is great, as well as the key scene.
It is also full of great images, such as the killer asleep on a chair, a cat on his lap, surrounded by all the dead people, with feathers blowing around him.........GREAT.

[MICHAELvoorhees]

I love this movie! I own it under the title Stage Fright. I loved the death scenes, especially the girl hanging through the floorboards while the killer is below her with a chainsaw.

[izombie]

Bump, and sending this over to Past Horror.

[The Arrow]

I agree, great fucking flick...review up very soon!

[AlienClown]

Yeah I rented it, about a month or so ago, based on the praise, I didn't like it that much, it was alright.