I am wondering what was up with all the good reviews of this film. It wasn't that good, the pacing was slow, the acting dull, and it took 2/3rds of the movie to get into the plot - mad scientists killing women to keep a girl alive and then turning them into wax statues.
In terms of flavor, it looked a lot like a Hammer Film of the same era. Gorgeous colors, lots of blood and breasts, great Atmosphere. What it didn't do is have the same level of characterization on the screen. This movie could have used an Italian analog to Peter Cushing or Christopher Lee....
Also, it doesn't help when your protagonists are only slightly smarter than the wax dummies in the film. Did no one notice all these women were disappearing? What happens when they start rotting?
In terms of flavor, it looked a lot like a Hammer Film of the same era. Gorgeous colors, lots of blood and breasts, great Atmosphere. What it didn't do is have the same level of characterization on the screen. This movie could have used an Italian analog to Peter Cushing or Christopher Lee....
Also, it doesn't help when your protagonists are only slightly smarter than the wax dummies in the film. Did no one notice all these women were disappearing? What happens when they start rotting?