Linbeymusol
Wonderful character development!
Steinesongo
Too many fans seem to be blown away
Ensofter
Overrated and overhyped
Teddie Blake
The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.
Michael Ledo
When Angela washes up on the beach, a detective (Fabio Testi) investigates a girl's school with a lack of social graces. The plot wasn't half bad, what there was of it. The film had that same wonderful substandard dubbing we have come to accept with questionable restoration. On the plus side the film boasts ample gratuitous teen full frontal nudity. Available on 50 DVD packs.
Michael_Elliott
Enigma rosso (1978) * 1/2 (out of 4) Inspector Gianni Di Salvo (Fabio Testi) is called to a location where the mutilated body of a teenage girl has been discovered. There aren't too many clues but the girl's young sister tells the inspector of some of her sister's girlfriends who were a part of some sort of pact.ENIGMA ROSSO is the third and final film in the unofficial "schoolgirls in peril" series, which also featured WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO SOLANGE? and WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO YOUR DAUGHTERS? Both of those films were much better than this final entry, which is a pretty good showcase as to why the giallo was drying up around this period. Unlike the previous two films, this one here is just a flat mess that really doesn't have too much going for it.Like the previous two movies this one here deals with a rather dark and perverted storyline but very little is actually done with it. There's some nudity scattered throughout the picture but for the most part the death scenes are extremely awful and not very memorable. The plot is also rather confusing and is just never interesting enough to grab your attention. The one saving grace is the performance of Testi who at least offers up a nice laid back character.
Rainey Dawn
Yet another film in the Drive-in 50-pack collection. This film is known as Trauma, Rings of Fear and Enigma rosso (Virgin Killer). It's really just meh in my book. It's not a good film... really on the awful side but there is a so-so story that is tolerable to watch.As with a lot of these types of B and Z rated 1970s films, you will see a bit of soft-core porn. It's there just as a time filler and to get viewers I believe - otherwise its not necessary to have in the film. This film does have quite a bit of it.Really not a good film but, again, there is a barely tolerable story that's so-so that might be of interest to some.2/10
gridoon
This rather obscure giallo is relatively tame in terms of gore, but gets its creepiness from certain plot elements, like the young age of some important characters. The plot has too many suspects to keep track of and is difficult to follow at times, but that's not surprising considering that SIX (!) people worked on the script. Add some high-grade nudity from some VERY beautiful schoolgirls, a bizarre method of interrogation (choking the suspect while on a wild roller-coaster ride!), and a perfectly functional Fabio Testi performance in the lead and you have an uneven but creepy giallo. Too bad I only saw a badly cropped version of it, called "Trauma". (**1/2)
