Jan 23, 2009
Danger: Diabolik
With a quick carnal purr and a cackle that’ll curdle the cream in your coffee, the titular hero/terrorist played by the late John Phillip Law (of “Barbarella” fame; a cinematic cousin also released in 1968 by the same producer, the zeitgeist-tapping Dino De Laurentiis) dives through gunfire and rainbow-smoke into a physical camera rotation while the English version of the theme “Deep Down,” as sung by Christy, enthralls.
What remains is ‘gramophonic’ spin art that only director Mario Bava would think to employ, putting terrific emphasis on a groove that doesn’t let up.
Italy/France | 1968 | Color | 1.85:1 | English | DVD
Direct Link: 480p SD (QuickTime, 848×480, 32.7 MB, 02:23)
Danger: Diabolik high-res poster art
The Beastie Boys – Body Movin’ Music Video
USA | 1998 | Color | 1.33:1 | English | DVD
Direct Link: 480p SD (QuickTime, 624×400, 66.9 MB, 05:32)
Commentary on “Body Movin’” by director Adam Yauch (aka MCA aka Nathaniel Hörnblowér)
A Mite of Morricone – Samples of Ennio Morricone’s unreleased soundtrack to Danger: Diabolik
Diabolik’s Hideout
Valmont’s GoGo Pad
Under Wah-Wah
