Giallo in Venice (1979) – Mario Landi.

An amiably foofy haired, voraciously boiled egg-scoffing detective (Jeff Blynne) is initially frustrated by an elusive, exceedingly sadistic maniac in Mario Landi's exquisitely perverse Grindhouse splatter serenade Giallo in Venice. A boggling panorama of full-frontal nudity, an equally generous portion of sex, plus an exhilarating largess of graphic gore, Landi's riotously ribald, gore-drenched Giallo in Venice has something for everyone! If there had been some additional necrophilia, barnyard bacchanalia, and an especially gruesome Aztec fertility rite, it could be considered the greatest exploitation feature ever made! While I wouldn't claim that Landi's scurrilous, and splendidly sleazy slasher is especially edifying for the soul, maestro Berto Pisano's ferociously funky score will do much to elevate your booty's well-being!!! This gorgeously grisly giallo has its detractors, but I remain an unapologetic champion of this deliriously demented, exquisitely exploitative, fearlessly filthy femme slayer! Perhaps, referencing the killer's choice of weapon, some suggest it is little more than a sordid, cut-price giallo, but I believe that it is no mean feat producing a thrilling genre feature that engages both your intellect, and actively stimulates your loins. Experienced on HD, Giallo a Venezia proved revelatory, unashamedly lurid, with voluptuously appealing flesh-tones and livid splashes of crimson gore, this tantalizingly visceral Giallo remains a molto bene sleaze-ball Italian classic.