简介：BodycountisclearlyveryderivativeofsuccessfulAmericanslasherssuchasFridaythe13th,asittakesplaceinabackwaterlocationandfeaturesaseeminglyunstoppablemadmanmurderinghiswaythroughaloadofuselessteenagers.However,RuggeroDeodato'sfilmelevatesitselfabovethebarrageofrip-offswithsomegreatscenesofslaughterandafittingmusicscorecourtesyofformerGoblin,ClaudioSimonetti.Thefilmtakesinthecommonsupernaturalslasherthemes,andfocusesonalegendofanoldIndianshamanthatusedtoliveinthewoodswhereallthescreamingtakesplace.Naturally,mostofourmaincharactersaredumb,hornyteensthathavemadethesillydecisionofgoingcampinginavan.It'snotlongbeforetheymeetayoungkidfromthearmy,andtheydecidetogostayoverathisparent'shouse;acouplewhoarehavingmaritalproblems.Oh,andthere'sthesmallproblemofamaniacinthewoods...coulditbethesameIndianshaman? RuggeroDeodatoisn'tadirectorthatlikestoleaveyouwonderingwhathisfilmsareabout,andprettysoonafterthefilmhasstarted,wearetreatedtoadeliciousdoublemurderscene.Fromthere,themurderscenesareallmemorableandalthoughthey'remostlycommittedwithaknife,Deodatomakesgooduseoftheweaponandscenesthatseeayounggirlcomingthroughadoorwithaknifeinherheadensurethatthisisslightlymorethantheusualeightiesslasher.Myonlyrealcomplaintwhereweaponsareconcernedisthefactthatthere'sachainsawinthefilm,whichisn'tputtobestuse.BodyCountbenefitsfromagreatcastofEurohorrorregulars,includingDavidHess;whoisn'tputtobestuse,MimseyFarmerwhohasworkedpreviouslywithItalianmastersDarioArgentoandLucioFulci,andcultluminaryIvanRassimovasthesheriff.It'struethatnoneofthestarsaregivenrolesthatallowthemtoshine;DavidHess'roleevenseemstobeaparodyofhisusualstrongperformances.BodyCountwon'tbeamustseefilmforfansofItalianhorror,butslasherfansshouldn'tbedisappointedandIratethisasasuccessfortheoverpopulatedslashersub-genreonthewhole.…