'La Mala Ordina' aka ‘The Italian Connection’ (1972) - Fernando Di Leo.

Iconic italian director, Fernando Di Leo once more successfully mines Euro-crime gold with his outstanding poliziotteschi masterclass, 'La Mala Ordina' (1972), which excitingly proves to be yet another breakneck paced, wholly satisfying, deeply immersive, knuckle sandwich-packed, Berretta blasting, Mafia mashing actioner with everyone's favourite concrete-haired heavy, Henry Silva, dynamically teaming up with the toweringly charismatic, Woody Strode, as two quick-fisted, slow-witted NY hoods, whose demonstratively aggressive presence amongst the Italian underworld swiftly engenders a deadly schism betwixt the two rival factions; the equally bellicose Italian contingent bristling in vociferous indignation as the arrogant, Silva and Strode persistently throw their not inconsiderable cumulative weight around in a body-bag stuffing series of zestfully rendered beatdowns! Fernando Di Leo's truly exemplary poliziotteschi, 'La Mala Ordina' remains an audaciously adrenalized, balletically blood-spattered Euro-crime gem! It simply CANNOT be overstated just how groovy, serially scintillating sound master, Armando Trovajoli's score is; Travajoli unleashes a propulsive, rump-rockingly righteous, grittier than gunpowder, break-heavy, crime-funk delight! A veritable phat bass’d mother lode for rabid beat-seeking junkies, and slick Rick audiophiles alike!

 

  

 

 

 

 

'I never leave home without my good luck Goombah!'

'Where does it say in the script that I have to look at your junk, Henry?'