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Ænigma (1987)

Directed by Lucio Fulci

Horror | Supernatural | Thriller

Most recently watched by archstanton43, sleestakk

Overview

The spirit of a comatose teenage girl possesses the body of a newcomer to her girls’ boarding school in order to enact bloody revenge against the elitist, lingerie-clad coeds responsible for her condition.

Rated NR | Length 90 minutes

Actors

Jared Martin | Lara Lamberti | Ulli Reinthaler | Sophie d'Aulan | Jennifer Naud | Riccardo Acerbi | Kathi Wise | Milijana Zirojevic | Dragan Bjelogrlić | Ljiljana Blagojević | Franciska Spahic | Dušica Žegarac | Zorica Lesic | Zoran Lesic | Rade Čolović | Lucio Fulci | Sabrina Siani

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
12/01/2020Home TheaterBlu-rayOwned4.5 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Pretty tepid outing from Fulci here. The story isn’t bad even if it is derivative, but the film is obviously trying to pull off more than its meager budget will allow.

Still, it’s Fulci, and there’s enough to make it mildly entertaining at least. I loved the overly long, slightly goofy, suffocation-by-snails scene, the awkward nude sex scene shot from above that (probably unintentionally) reveals a little too much, and the practical effects, even if they are too few and far between.

Definitely the kind of hot mess you’d have expected to see at a 42nd street grindhouse theater, so a perfect way to kick off Deucember.

Comments

avatarsleestakk
3 years ago

Looks like this was removed from TMDb. Here’s a link to the entry I logged:
https://movielogr.com/overview/movie_detail/38482

avatarsensoria
3 years ago

Oh damn! I’ll update this.