Aska Susayanlar: Seks ve Cinayet

THIRSTY FOR LOVE, SEX AND MURDER is a Turkish film about a man in black who hunts down young women, and does what the title suggests. This is an extremely low-low budget affair. At one point, early on, while the killer is supposedly approaching through some trees, the full arm of someone holding out one of the branches is clearly visible!

This is an attempt at a giallo / exploitation film, and on that level it -sort of- works. There are scenes intended to be "shocking" that might have been so during the early 1970's, but won't cause much of a jolt for today's audiences.

Some scenes, like the swinging dance party, are bust-a-gut hilarious! Then, there are the guys sporting the world's biggest sideburns! The fashions of the era are always a hoot, and here we even get tear-away, paper dresses!

Still, there are moments of near creepiness, and there are times when it becomes almost suspenseful. To be fair, the killer is menacing. The worst parts occur whenever no one is being murdered. That's when we're treated to mindless blather, pointless "romance", and / or soft core cheeeze.

EXTRA POINTS FOR: #1- The man who not only has those titanic sideburns, but also has hair that looks as though it belongs on a much larger man's head! #2- The shamefully inept, utterly rib-tickling shootout / karate finale!