I recently watched the Spanish giallo 🇪🇸 Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll (1974) on Tubi. The storyline follows a former soldier, now a civilian, who grapples with nightmares of strangling women. He takes a new job watching over an estate, but shortly after, a serial killer emerges, leaving his victims' eyes in a bowl of water. Is the new guy responsible, or is he being framed?
This picture is directed by Carlos Aured (Curse of the Devil) and stars Paul Naschy (The Night of the Werewolf), Diana Lorys (The Texican), and Eva León (Mansion of the Living Dead).
This is one of those movies with all the ingredients for a masterpiece that just falls short. The torn main character with his visions is fascinating and mysterious. The settings are well-selected, isolated, and realistic for the premise. The storyline has some great twists and turns, and just when you think it's predictable, it surprises you. The kill scenes definitely could have been better, but there are some solid corpses and good use of maggots. There's also a brutal use of a pig and a "where'd that bear trap come from" moment that had me cracking up.
In conclusion, Eyes of the Broken Doll is an above-average addition to the giallo genre that had the potential to be so much more. I would score this a 5.5-6/10 and recommend it to genre fans.
This picture is directed by Carlos Aured (Curse of the Devil) and stars Paul Naschy (The Night of the Werewolf), Diana Lorys (The Texican), and Eva León (Mansion of the Living Dead).
This is one of those movies with all the ingredients for a masterpiece that just falls short. The torn main character with his visions is fascinating and mysterious. The settings are well-selected, isolated, and realistic for the premise. The storyline has some great twists and turns, and just when you think it's predictable, it surprises you. The kill scenes definitely could have been better, but there are some solid corpses and good use of maggots. There's also a brutal use of a pig and a "where'd that bear trap come from" moment that had me cracking up.
In conclusion, Eyes of the Broken Doll is an above-average addition to the giallo genre that had the potential to be so much more. I would score this a 5.5-6/10 and recommend it to genre fans.