Dario Argento Week at the Hell Plaza Oktoberfest!

Adam Jahnke's Hell Plaza Oktoberfest!: The Cat O'Nine Tails: "This was Argento's second film and in its best moments, you can see him experimenting with the subjective angles and roving camera that would become a trademark. There is fun to be had with The Cat O' Nine Tails. The best death scenes, including one involving a train, are extreme and, if not exactly shocking, at least surprising. There are several fun set-pieces and the meandering story offers a number of quirky, off-beat character moments. This meandering story also suggests that Argento was already becoming bored with the giallo formula. Franciscus isn't bad in the lead and Malden is fun to watch although both of them occasionally seem to be phoning it in."