{"id":38949,"date":"2014-06-05T14:23:19","date_gmt":"2014-06-05T18:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=38949"},"modified":"2023-02-19T14:28:10","modified_gmt":"2023-02-19T19:28:10","slug":"massacre-mafia-style-1974-blu-ray-dvd-combo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/05\/massacre-mafia-style-1974-blu-ray-dvd-combo\/","title":{"rendered":"Massacre Mafia Style (1974) [Blu-Ray\/DVD Combo]"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>One thing you can say about \u201cMassacre Mafia Style,\u201d Duke Mitchell\u2019s shameless attempt to cash in on \u201cThe Godfather,\u201d is that it\u2019s never boring. Even when it\u2019s brutally silly it really is also a compelling bit of exploitation that tries desperately to out Godfather \u201cThe Godfather.\u201d It does so to the point where the film\u2019s anti-hero bawls about the end of the Italian crime organization and hints at \u201cThe Godfather\u201d as a goofy portrayal of the Italian crime legacy in tears. It\u2019s a valiant attempt to set itself apart, but it surely won\u2019t be confused for the aforementioned crime drama any time soon.<\/p>\n

Duke Mitchell gives an odd performance as aspiring crime boss Mimi Miceli, who wants to garner approval by his ex crime boss father by becoming a crime boss in his own right. Leaving behind his young son in Sicily, the widowed Mimi enters the streets of Los Angeles and ropes in his old friend Jolly for his impending operation. He intends to strong arm every crime ring in the city, from the African American pimps, the \u201cSons of Sicily Defense League,\u201d and he does so with a little manipulation and a ton of gun fire.<\/p>\n

\u201cMassacre Mafia Style\u201d doesn\u2019t revolve around a lot of story and complex characters, as Duke Mitchell paints Mimi as something of a lunk head who manages to get by on luck and quick gun fire. Half the time Mitchell looks confused on screen, and even seems to be reading from a script when delivering long monologues. Much of \u201cMassacre Mafia Style\u201d is based solely around the ironic climax that\u2019s foreshadowed clumsily in the opening scenes. Mimi explains that crime is a vicious circle where the sons inherit the sins of the father, surely enough we know what will happen by the time the film comes to a close. That said, \u201cMassacre Mafia Style\u201d is charming in its obviously low budget, and poor production qualities.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also the narrative that seems to be rides the line of predictable and completely surreal erratically, leaving the audience guessing. An African American pimp is crucified, there\u2019s an abrupt appearance of a Japanese body guard who can smash tables with his fists, and of course the bread gag that always ensures a surprise. \u201cMassacre Mafia Style\u201d is a silly and entertaining attempt to bank on \u201cThe Godfather.\u201d While it\u2019s not in the same arena of quality and depth, Duke Mitchell\u2019s exploitation classic oddly enough stands alone as an outside the box, demented parade of mafia violence, and desperate attempts at irony.<\/p>\n