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I watched #Torso (by #SergioMartino) on #Tubi recently, and if there's one #Giallo #trope that should DIE in a FIRE, and STAY DEAD, it's focusing most of the story on one character, JUST to kill her off.

The #finalgirl in Torso is named Jane, BUT for most of the movie, we're following her friend, Daniela.

Daniela's who we see fighting off a man who won't respect her boundaries. Daniela's who we see in shock after the murder of two friends. Daniela's who we see getting threats by phone.

Another particularly silly #DoubleFeature: all together it was 2½ hours of very early SF cinema.

The science in the first film was awful, and the plot involved every ‘females are sneaky and evil’ cliché in the book. The production values were bad as well.

The story of the second — written by Ray Bradbury — was much better and spoke to how Authority reacts to new things from outside [SPOILER: badly]. No 3D, it was colourized.

Okay: ★★☆☆☆ and
Pretty good: ★★★☆☆

A very silly #DoubleFeature for this evening, and both pictures I’ve had on my ‘wish to watch’ list.

The first was “Rodan,” possibly the first Kaiju film in colour (certainly that I know of). Thin plot as excuse for volcanoes, æroplanes, & explosions.

The second was “The Assassination Bureau.” A thin plot as excuse for European travel, Edwardian clothing, & explosions. Also, a zeppelin.

While entertaining and fun, neither are necessary viewing.

★★★★☆ for both

An excellent tonic after a tough day distracting myself from That Piece Of News.

If you only know Mr Papa from “Wait! Wait!…” you’ll find he’s every bit as funny here as on that show. Possibly more [YMMV].

Watch if you have parents, or have kids, or your friends have kids, or if you’ve ever met someone who has kids, or were a child yourself at one time. It also helps if you’ve ever had a long-term relationship with someone.

Highly recommended.

★★★★☆