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Sunday, January 6, 2019

Superargo And The Faceless Giants (1968)

Starring Giovanni Cianfriglia, Guy Madison, Luisa Baratto, Diana Lorys, Aldo Sambrell
Directed by Paolo Bianchini
(actor & director credits courtesy IMDB.com)

The government calls in the costumed agent Superargo when star athletes across the nation are abducted by a group of blank-faced robots.

The second Superargo film brings back Cianfriglia in the title role, a former wrestler whose fighting prowess and unusual abilities make him a valuable freelance agent.  Accompanied by Sambrell's mind-reading mystic, they battle the robots and trace the disappearing athletes to American guest-star Madison.  I thought it was an okay movie, with some cool theme music, glamorous women, and well-choreographed fights, but the villain's motives are never really sufficiently explained, and the characters are paper-thin, with little development or backstory.  The movie's a diverting enough watch, but there have been far better superhero films.

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