 Thanks for checking out this movie review video. So this is for the 1971 Italian giallo film death walks on high heels I watched it on this blue ray that I got through aero video You can see it's region B based off this thing, but I happen to have a region free player Thankfully so I can see stuff like this You know going into this I didn't know a whole lot. I had heard a little bit about death walks on high heels specifically I'd heard Eli Roth talk about it on a in an interview and I was like Oh, it must be at least decent, but I wasn't prepared for how much I was going to really enjoy this film I thought it's great It's jumped up into my top 10 geolos that I've seen and I'm now seeing I think 38 giallo films at this point, but I'm still going and on that note if you are big into giallo I have a whole playlist of movie review videos on giallo films just giallo films on my Channel, so just know that so anyway death walks on high heels directed by Luciano Ercoli this is this is my first Ercoli film He also did film such as the forbidden photos of a lady above suspicion, which I think I ordered I think I purchased that I just haven't gotten it yet and Death walks at midnight, which I almost purchased but didn't but it's still on my list Gotta limit myself when I make these purchases, you know, this was written by Ernesto Gestaldi now. This is a very recognizable name if you've seen a lot of Giallo films and you've looked into who's written the scripts now Listen to all the scripts he's worked on the vampire in the ballerina werewolf in a girl's dormitory the whip in the body Your butt your vice is a locked room and only I have the key all the colors of the dark the case of the bloody iris The strange vice of mrs. Ward torso the suspicious death of a minor the scorpion with two tails the case of the scorpions tail That's a lot and it's a lot of giallo It's not all giallo that I solicited and it's a lot of giallo, but he has a lot more writing credits You can look on IMDb. This was also written by monahen Velasco Who also wrote the forbidden photos of a lady above suspicion and death walks at midnight So worked with Gestaldi on those so anyway This film is also known as death stocks on high heels and nights of love and terror Um Sure, whatever There's always multiple title streets things so the character of captain Lenny Some people may have watched this film have been like man that guy captain Lenny or the guy who's playing captain Lenny He looks so familiar and that immediately clicked with me as soon as I saw captain Lenny, which by the way great character Especially because like let's give it up for captain Lenny for the fact that he Tells police like he admits to being a peeping Tom to being a thief stealing money from someone's house and To a witnessing a murder and saying absolutely nothing about it And then basically assumes that he's not gonna end up being arrested because he was trying to keep from being arrested For the murder by saying all these things and then he's just like oh, yeah glad I got that off my chest And they're like yeah You're going to jail Right so anyway the guy who plays captain Lenny is George were God who also was in the films other Giala films a Lizard in a woman's skin all the colors of the dark knife of ice the case of the bloody iris and eyeball Which I've seen and reviewed all those on my channel Except eyeball. I still need to get the eyeball. That's on my list to get as well There are a lot of jealous on my list to get and more coming in So you get the idea that the guy who's ends up being killed immediately in this film is not really a good guy They do a good job of kind of telegraphing that by showing, you know, the one-eye patch that indicates not necessarily a good person Not today. I'm saying back then that was one of those indicators Also, the fact that he has like a gun tucked in his belt in his waistline in the very beginning So when he gets killed you're just kind of like Bad guy, I don't know bad guy killing bad guy. Who knows, you know, obviously in the end we find out that that was Nicole's father Who had pulled off a diamond heist with Some other people who were involved and then he gets murdered by Dr. Matthews as we know They introduce a diamond heist into the mix then the suspect is Nicole's father Who was the first victim and the killer was looking for the diamonds, too I do like that twist to the whole story because it kind of ups the stakes It's not just the typical giallo of oh, we're looking for the the black gloved killer. Who is it? It's there's a diamond heist thrown into the mix So I just think it makes for a more rich story more intriguing story in my opinion and in general I just think the writing on this one was quite good. I really did enjoy it I did guess in the end that it would end up being dr. Matthews unfortunately And the reason I guess that is because his interest that he took in Nicole very early on and how persistent he was didn't It felt over the top. I was gonna say it didn't feel natural It felt over the top and it just really telegraphed to me as a viewer Okay, you know, they're they're trying too hard to insert this guy into the narrative He's got to end up being the killer for that reason and I ended up being right So the cabaret dance in this early on with Nicole very long scene Obviously, they got throw the sex appeal in there once again I know I've said this on other giallo reviews But they tried to put a lot of nudity into the films because apparently they could it was easier for them to get Into the Japanese market that way because they really wanted nudity back then just saying what I read So the cabaret dance was long and then there was that sex scene between Nicole and Michelle And then it's followed by another dance scene So it kind of seemed for quite a while that that was kind of like the focal point of the film And I was like, okay, we had the death. We heard about the diamond heist. Why are we spending so much time now at this cabaret? sex appeal obviously Michelle is a douche the fact that he like throws that knife at Nicole and I think he'd been drinking it kind of seemed like he had been drinking. He's always actually he's always drinking in this Basically, he's like a drunken idiot for the most part But it makes him seem kind of like aggressive and unhinged at that point and that's supposed to be, you know He's the red herring. You're supposed to think oh my gosh This this is the guy and then especially when Nicole finds the blue contacts Which are obviously found at the very end to make you think that he did it and that's why Nicole initially flees but goes to Dr. Matthews to be like get me out of here which I Guess like at first my response was like would she really run into the arms of this person who she doesn't really know But I guess she kind of got the idea that he had a lot of money So that would be like a quick easy way to get out of there Plus she might assume that since he has money and since he's a guy because this was the 70s That she would be protected, you know But she was running in the arms of the enemy the person who would end up killing her. Yes, and then put her on ice literally It's funny the attack on Nicole is real weird Showing her the knife ripping her dress and tying it around her head. That was the initial attack Before she goes and finds the contacts in Michelle's bathroom Real weird attack like he doesn't like try to cut her anything He just like shows her the knife and then he like rips up her clothes and like puts it up and like ties it around Her head so she like can't see him. I don't understand She already saw him though. Like it's so weird But that's the thing like there are those little weird kind of quirky things in the film that Indeer it to me even more like I love those aspects of this film. I really really do The reveal the blue contacts at Michelle's are just too early to make Michelle Michelle the killer Also, he's a drunken idiot. Like I said, yeah, just introduced way too early for me to believe He was actually gonna be the killer But at the end when the inspectors then find those contacts on him I was like, are they really gonna do this? Like are they really gonna make it that stupid and simple and I was like, I really hope not because I still think it's Dr. Matthews and they still went there. I was like, okay good. So they should have done So I like how Dr. Matthews Introduces Nicole to people at the villa and they are just that they just like stare at her like weirdos Like every single person he's introduced her to it's just like staring at her and they all kind of look like Not your best-looking people. They all kind of look like Circus folk, maybe is that bad to say like old-school circus folk Just saying They show the hidden gun in this so it has to get used That's that whole old thing where like if you see a gun in film it will be used later So I took note of that because that's always in my mind where Dr. Matthews showed her that kind of secret compartment where the Fireplace was basically with the gun in it and then later on when he was saying the diamonds were there I was like, oh, he's going to pull the gun because that's where the guns kept and sure enough If you see a gun in a film, it's gonna get used. They don't just show it to you for no reason All the time spent looking at Nicole through the telescope really does create a voyeuristic feeling So I like that aspect of it You know, you're looking through this little hole and you're kind of following the events of what's going on It feels cool. It works really well now. We find out later. That's obvious Obviously captain Lenny getting his jollies, which he admits to the police later like an idiot So, yeah, interesting The procedure on the eyeball had me clenching up and basically holding my breath those types of things Like there are certain body related things if they're shot in a certain way like it really makes me like And that one did like he's like doing the the little metal thing around like the corny or around the iris and then like pulling that Piece off. I was like, oh, that's that was something. I Wasn't expecting Nicole to end up being found dead I actually kind of thought that Nicole would make it through the entire film. So when she turned up dead I was pretty surprised. I was like, oh, they went there. So like, okay, that's good Michelle really does try to make himself look bad Like when he went to Vanessa's house and started smacking her around Which led me to believe even more that there's no way he's actually the killer because obviously in these Jialo films They try to lead you as far away From the actual suspect or the actual person who did it as possible They try to introduce tons of red herrings and they didn't okay job with this one With Jialo films if someone says they'll tell you later News flash they won't because they're gonna end up dead like Vanessa did as soon as she said that because I've seen that so many times In Jialo films like I'll tell you tomorrow or I'll tell you later. Nope They never will they never will because they'll be dead and so as soon as Vanessa had said that I was like She's gonna be dead. She's gonna be dead and she was I do like the shot of the Made seeing of Vanessa through the keyhole when she was dead That was really cool was like the the shape of the keyhole and you just see like her bloody head laying down on the bed I thought that looked really good and They really do take their time in this film like following the inspector around as he's doing his inspection of You know trying to figure out this this case so I do think for that reason it would be nice if it was kind of cut a little bit to kind of You know get it down because it's almost so it's like I think an hour and 47 minutes is what I remember and Yeah, it could be cut down, but you know, this was from the 70s like they kept the films longer back then People have more patience The twist of the ice being used to preserve Nicole's body I thought was a really cool introduction also when they show you how the ice is made like that ice plant like it was this gigantic Square like this Rectangle this huge rectangle of ice and apparently got three of those doctor Matthews got three of those to like put On her body and then like lowered it down into the water to keep her preserved to mess with the time of death For the coroner. I thought that was a cool aspect to it I think that's really like putting a lot into the details and I haven't seen it done before so I thought that was cool. I Like the dueling investigations, especially when Michelle ends up stealing the inspector's car Michelle Early on just was like this bumbling drunken idiot to me But he I mean he obviously kind of like tries to endear himself to everyone As a character, I mean and he does you know, like he's doing his investigation He's trying to get justice for Nicole because he actually did like her Meanwhile the investigators doing his job and then they're crossing paths And then it all kind of culminates to a degree when Michelle steals the car So I quite like that. It was funny, you know comedic moments to it It should be no surprise to Captain Lenny that he gets arrested Since he admitted to being a thief being a peeping Tom and witnessing a murder and not saying anything about it I like Captain Lenny as a character. He was such like this nutty weird dude plus his house. His house was really cool I really enjoyed seeing the inside of that house Cool scene The scene where the alarm during the heist that kind of like flashback of what was going on with the Heist with the guy who had been blinded with the blowtorch that whole scene where it's Revealed how he got blinded with the blowtorch was really funny. I mean the fact that he was like I don't know It's just it's the way they shot it. It's the way it was acted It's really funny like the alarm happens the guy like turns around real quick with the blowtorch Just like right in his eyes. It was comedic. It was comedic to me. It really was I also laughed when the fish merchant gave Matthews away in front of the police Like it's such a dumb way for the killer to go down by the fish merchant is coming by and being like Oh, hey, how about those three blocks of ice that you ordered the other day and then the inspector's like oh killer It was just such a weird kind of like oh by the way way of Catching the killer. I think they could have done a better job with that but once again, it's quirky. It's funny I kind of think that adds to the experience of the film for me And in the end I guess right my suspicion was Matthews because he was so aggressive and trying to get with Nicole like I said I don't know if anyone else out there guessed it, but yeah By the time Michelle ended up tackling Matthews because they have the whole thing in the end where Matthews is getting away Michelle goes after him now When he had left the house Matthews had left the house He shot someone and then kept running, but then by the time Michelle gets to him and tackles him He doesn't have the gun anymore for some reason He would still have the gun most likely because you don't like fall or anything at that point Although I mean he did when he was tackled But I think he may have still had the gun and he could have even shot him before he got tackled My point being Michelle should have been shot at that point Matthews should have gotten away in my opinion Just saying I do love the scene of Michelle just bitch slapping The hell out of Matthews when he gets him on the ground He's like whack whack whack whack whack and then he almost goes too far because then he like picks up a rock And I was like I was laughing because of the smacking and then he picks up the rock and I was like oh But then he was stopped by the police and he was just you know Kind of brought his anger into check and that's actually just another aspect of who he was who Michelle was You know, he was an aggressive dude. He went over the top He was smacking around Vanessa like he had a tendency to just go over the top and when he was first found to be in the area He had been getting into bar fights, you know getting drunk and getting into bar fights The man is a really aggressive cannot stop himself. So Just saying anyway, so this was a good one and I will say I'd showed you this already But this this arrow release like the way it looks the way they clean this up. It looks really good It looks really clean and if you like this film and you've been thinking about getting this version this arrow version of it Definitely do it's a nice blu-ray. It looks really great. I'm gonna need to check out some of the extra features though So anyway out of five stars with half stars in play I'm gonna give this a very solid three and a half star rating like I said It's one of the better giallo films. I've seen so it makes me even more interested in getting death walks at midnight, too You know, I'm not assuming it will necessarily be as good because you know sequels or sequel-esque type films aren't necessarily as good, but I'm just intrigued now, but great one I really enjoyed this. I'd love to hear your comments on this if you've seen it Did you love it? Did you hate it? Was it in between go ahead and put it in the comments And we'll get nerdy about it But do me a quick favor and hit that subscribe button if you can and you can because it literally takes you a second painless free That is your way to let me know that you like this video or any video you have ever watched of mine And that's a great way to repay me because it keeps me going it keeps me motivated when I see people joining this kind of Nerdy horror community. 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