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Sent to a small Italian village to look into an extortion case, officer Nico Palmieri (Fabio Testi) finds the townsfolk -- bullied by drug lords and thugs -- reluctant to talk. Things really heat up w...( read more 
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MCT:September 5, 2008Incredibly stylish Poliziotteschi from Enzo Castellari. The ever reliable Fabio Testi is once again playing ultra cool against a group of sleazy extortionists.
Castellari style is fucking incredible. His action sequences are top notch. Unlike todays action films, 'cough' Bourne and Dark Knight 'cough', you get stylish fight sequences were you can actually see what the fuck is going on and what makes a badass a badass! Castellari's action should be studied by these guys. Todays action sucks balls. I love the Bourne series and Nolans Batman films but those guys have no clue what so ever when it comes to filming a fight scene!! Castellari's 'the man!'
The Big Racket is one of the finest examples of good Italian exploitation crime thrillers. The sequence were Testi and his car get dumped over the side of a hill is jaw dropping. The sleaze factor is at a 10 and the bloody squibs are aplenty! And the climax with Testis band of vengence seekers is awsome.
Highly recomended! This is one of the best place's to start if your looking to get into this genre of film. -
MCT:September 1, 2008Violent Euro-Actioner that barely spares a moment when someone isn't being filled full of lead, punched out, getting their teeth kicked in, their car pushed over a cliff or raped..a lot of fun
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MCT:August 1, 2007As this was my first Italian crime film I didn't quite know what to expect. My first thoughts is that it might suffer from being a little cheesy. Boy was I wrong. This is probably one of the best crime films I've seen. Though I've not seen many, this is easily the most fun I have ever had watching a movie for a while.
Our plot involves Inspector Nico Palmieri (Fabio Testi from Contraband) who is the toughest cop in town. He's on the trail of a gang running a protection racket. As things get more violent when they start to add rape and murder to their repertoire, Nico really starts to feel the pressure and no-one in town is talking as they are too frightened.
Eventually after too many 'slip ups' Nico loses his position as a police man and wants revenge. So he goes about gather people to form a band of misfits who all want to take down this 'Big Racket'. He recruits people from the town who have had their lives ruined by this gang. This all comes together at the end as a concerto of gunfire and bloody squib effects. As for other characters I'm a little stuck, as I cannot put names to faces. There is also a sort of twist at the end, though I will not spoil that for you!
The music in this movie is slick, really suiting what is on screen. It's got that real 70's vibe which gives off such a buzz to someone like me.
Enzo, you've set the bar for Italian crime. I am now going to be in pursuit of many more Italian crime films thanks to you!
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