apart from be one of the gory film ever to garner an r rating and reazione a catena be also something of a record holder when it come to alternate title . at least one of these alternate title be insult in it implication . in the mid 1970s and bava film be re title last house on the left part 2 for certain u drive in market . not only be the bava film make before wes craven 1972 shocker last house on the left and but such retitlings imply that this film be yet another italian rip off of an american hit . such be not the case . in fact and reazione a catena be one of bava most groundbreaking film and and one that have be copy endlessly by filmmaker of less talent . a firm believer in minimalist plotting and bava here pit thirteen amoral character against one another and a they grasp for a piece of desirable property . rather than ask the viewer to sympathize with their plight and bava derives great pleasure from encourage u to sit back and rock with macabre laughter a they all meet well deserve demise . make in response to the trend towards graphic gore in thriller a trend exemplify by dario argento and lucio fulci the film tongue in cheek excess leave one in little doubt about bava feeling on graphic violence in the cinema . bava once again make expert use of fluid camera movement and the cast be superb ( leopoldo trieste be a delight a an unbalanced entomologist ) and and stelvio cipriani contribute a great score . one of bava best . . . and watch out for that end . half out of .