Just watched with great interest this film Fratter of Bergamo, one of the few good (and alas unjustly underrated by many) indie directors of the Italian circuit that exalts competently the so-called genre films. As I said already said elsewhere the 90 were very bland films in the production of films of this type and you have to wait until the mid-2000s to finally seeing a real proliferation, Fratter in my opinion for years that you were it was one of the precursors, or rather a continuing of what was being built at the turn of the sixties, seventies and eighties, bringing out competently the so-called genre films. One year after the release of "Thirst vampire" Fratter achieves this "Anabolyzer" also distributed to the movies, but not directly on home video, very different films and more bloody than the last, and no exaggeration to say (maybe) one with more gore and his entire film. This movie I liked above all the original setting of which everything revolves ie the gym, while about the plot than its first work is more customized and more direct, finally has a story, maybe not original but HAS a history and actors in recitative level in general I found them very valuable. The aforementioned film director is to be considered as unclassifiable, because they are mixed (wisely) various things, "Anabolyzer" we mainly: EROTISMO: let's start from this, one of the main ingredients of the film, the actresses are winking and succinct on several occasions, can infuse the viewer a good sex-appeal and soft-core scenes without exceeding are effective ... in short, an eroticism well represented , Irene Jordan, the actress fetish of Fratter cinematography, is really in part, but also the others are not far behind, Samantha Jameson I found it very "hot" (especially in running seal), a brunette as well as beautiful, if required, also he knows his stuff, while the male actors about the best is undoubtedly Mike Hudson aka Maurizio Quarta, who speaks little but acts much, by the way is also responsible for the special effects. THRILLER / DETECTIVE: In the film heinous crimes take place and how the tradition despite the viewer sees in the face of those who kill, there is actually a real manager who is behind it all ... but in this case also add "something "which highlights a lot. Violent scenes are accompanied by a fairly tight music and the pathos is present! There is a police-splash, we have a commissioner and a police inspector who try to understand more and to deal with them about the murky affair. Honestly this side of the film I found it uncared for, in short, you could characterize more, in fact, the viewer may close: what sense does it implement the figure of the policeman if he has only one role (too) marginal? HORROR: The film is not scary, but it is stunning, to be a low budget film manages to hold his own against most renowned film primarily about the special effects ... really very well integrated and that are not only the result also impact effect. Violent scenes are very strong, such as a victim's vagina is drilled (but without making too explicit scene) or the acid that eats away at Alfio face, the effect is very good indeed. Indeed, in a sense we can say that this horror film, in the end becomes almost a kind of zombie movie, always citing the character Alfio including acid in the face, stretch with the machine and side effects of anabolic, become a kind of non dead…. Well we turn now to the negative notes. The film like all other good Fratter are not perfect, have oversights, mistakes and questionable choices to savvy certainly will not escape, I quote four 1) A woman biting a man's nipple, scene done well for heaven's sake ... but the scene ends there, we do not see that the "end" does what his occasional man. 2) Monica and Sandro discuss their diabolical plan without making sure of being alone, in fact, one of the gym athletes can hear them talking ... I was treated this scene a little superficial. 3) The film presents the forcing, and those who kill are too easily the tools for their nefarious deeds. 4) Alfio is hit at high speed from the machine by his wife Monica, ... .and can not only survive but even to get up ... about Anabolic that made him stronger? Scene too unlikely. 5) The finish is mocking (and here I make a compliment) but at the same time suspended. Imitation American cinema? Well I think I can stay here, do a half past seven in this film, I recommend watching more than anything to be a bold attempt (quite successful in the end) to make a movie maybe they cheap, but pleasant and at the same delicious, with its originality. To be reported as the last thing, that there are two versions of the film, which is the director's cut of the length of two hours, and the DVD version which lasts one hour and 35 minutes. I hold (unfortunately) the second version, and in truth I would have liked to see the director's cut that do not consider myself a broth lengthening rather an inclusion of other interesting scenes. For example, some gore scenes do not show too much detail or explicitly, or the occasional lesbian relationship between Monica and Lorna is shown in a sober ... .the director's cut for those who have been lucky enough to see it I like to imagine that overcomes these shortcomings and further delight the viewer. Patience, but already the DVD version there and then goes very well. In conclusion I liked it despite the imperfections due.

In my research I came beware that there were other gorefests around not coming out of Germany/Japan or the good old Us of A. Italy it came. So I suspected that it would be an extreme bloody one knowing already the Italian classics in the genre. Let me say that it is extremely hard to find this Italian spoken flick, lucky as I am I found a copy with subtitles. The plot is simple, a man married and having a gym falls in love with a girl in the gym. That girl's man has been given analyzers to start killing, but there is also an other killer running around. The first killer that appears is believable, the second to say the least is laughable. Let me be straight, Anabolyzer was advertise as gore, well, there isn't any gore involved. There is eye poking, and some acid thrown on a face but the effects are extremely low budget. The cutting is bad too, when the blood flows they always cuts to fast away to a next scene. The only gory shot that appears is at the last 3 minutes. The rest of the movie is all about posers and girls showing their hooters. I watched it in one take, and was still waiting for the gory moments that never came, be warned, take some analyzers to watch this more soft erotic flick than gorefest.