|
 GOD
TOLD ME TO (Blue
Underground) 1976. 92 minutes. Not Rated, violence. After a sudden
rash of bizarre murders, a repressed Catholic cop (Tony Lo Bianco) dives
headfirst into the investigation and discovers way more than what he
bargained for.
As you may gather from all the energy and time I put into the plot
synopsis, I wasn’t all that impressed with this movie. There were a few
scenes that I thoroughly enjoyed: the sniper atop the water tower picking
off people left and right with a high powered rifle, a cool scene
featuring Andy Kaufman (yes, that Andy Kaufman), and a pivotal Black pool
hall scene. Mind you, I didn’t dig the pool hall scene due to it’s
major hintage as to what the hell is going on, but simply because I love
the way movies depict a 1970’s pool hall frequented by Black clientele.
Although the movie didn’t do it for me, the commentary by director Larry
Cohen is funny, informative, and loaded with all sorts of entertaining
junk. You will recognize Tony
Lo Bianco from The French Connection, and movie fans will be surprised to
see a young Richard Lynch. Lynch has been in about 137 gazillion movie,
and he’s one ugly bahstud. So, I can’t honestly recommend the movie,
but I sure as hell do recommend Cohen’s commentary! Other DVD extras
include trailers, stills, etc. – Denis Sheehan
|
