Inclubabu Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

Tacticalin An absolute waste of money

CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

Quiet Muffin This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

christopher-underwood I am aware that when I see a Leon Klimovsky film, it will be at the same time, that little bit different from the norm but just a little lacking in expertise, or funding, or both. I also tend to expect to see the likable if unreliable, Paul Naschy. Great title and great pre credit sequence and we seem destined for a great little film, despite my reservations, but soon, despite a rapid sequence of sexy killings, things are become somewhat leaden. Scenes do not flow into one another as they should, stark dialogue seems unfitting and a level of predictability builds. But never mind, Naschy does well enough as the chief investigator, I'll hear nothing said against Erika Blanc who plays his wife (and gets changed into another wonderful 70s outfit every other scene) and in truth acts the rest of the cast off the film. All in all, not a very fine film but colourful and all action with just too many of those so bad its good moments.

morrison-dylan-fan Despite having seen his name be connected to Spanish Gialli titles for a number of years,I've somehow have never got round to taking a look at the work of Paul Naschy.With the October Challenge coming up on the IMDb Horror board,I decided that it would be the perfect time to witness Naschy pick up a dragonfly from each corpse.The plot:Investigating the recent killing of a drug addict, Inspector Paolo Scaporella discovers that the murderer has left a small dragonfly statue on the victim's body,which leads to Scaporella fearing that a serial killer may be on the loose.Hitting nothing but dead ends over the addicts death, Scaporella soon discovers that a spree of killings is taking place,with each of the victims being left with a 'dragonfly.'Looking for a link among the victims, Scaporella finds out that each of them had a low-level connection to the city's underworld.Realizing that the killer is attempting to 'clean up' the city's underworld, Scaporella begins to tread deep into the underbelly of the city,in the hope that he will catch the murderer before the city is completely 'cleaned.'View on the film:For the screenplay of the film,co-writer/ (along with Ricardo Muñoz Suay) lead actor Paul Naschy takes an extremely distinctive approach to this Giallo,by showing Scaporella to be only half-interested in catching the killer,thanks to the murderer doing all of Scaporella's work for him!Taking a deeply cynical view in Scaporella's investigation,the writer's give this Giallo a firm Film Noir heart,with the trash which the killer is pulling out of the city's gutter being matched by Scaporella finding out that all the power players in the city are set to go any distance,in order to keep their habits hidden underground.Along with its Film Noir heart,Naschy and Suay also give the title a delightful jet-black comedic streak,with Scaporella openly saying that he is happy that someone is doing the police's job for them,whilst the mysterious killer sends a letter which states that he really respects Scaporella.Opening with an eye-catching, stylish murder scene,director León Klimovsky soaks the film up in a wonderful Film Noir atmosphere thanks to using worn,washed out colours to show the overflow of the underworld,which has got to the point where a Neo-Nazi can openly walk around in public!Along with the gritty Film Noir mood, Klimovsky also delivers wild lashings of Giallo,as Kimovsky's gives each of the murderer's blood splattered killings a mesmerising poetic quality.Giving the film's cast (nothing personal guys!) an unexpected sense of glamour,the beautiful Erica Blanc (who in the uncut edition also appears naked) gives a terrific performance as Silvana Scaporella,thanks to Blanc showing Silvana determination to track down the killer to grow to the point where she ends up leaving her husband completely in the dust.Attacking on a delightfully stern note,Paul Naschy gives an excellent,brash performance as Paolo Scaporella,with Naschy tearing anyone who gets in his sight apart as he takes on the murky underworld,whilst hunting the mysterious killer,which helps to make this title a great nasty bite of Naschy.

HumanoidOfFlesh "A Dragonfly for Each Corpse" along with "Blue Eyes of a Broken Doll" is unquestionably the best Spanish giallo of early 70's.Paul Naschy plays Inspector Scaporella,who investigates a series of brutal murders committed by mysterious Dragonfly Killer.He or she kills various degenerates,drug users and prostitutes in Milan.The killer is particularly merciless as he axes to death one man and two women during one episode of mass murder.His or her trademark is to leave dragonfly or a high-fashion button on the bodies of freshly slaughtered victims.It seems that he killer's modus operandi is reminiscent of the ancient sect of the Caldeans...Trashy and campy giallo with several sadistic killings and a healthy dose of sleaze.Naschy performance is pretty over-the-top and it's nice to see Eurohorror regular Erica Blanc in her another outrageous role.8 out of 10.

bfan83 A "vigilante" of sorts is killing the corrupt citizens of Manila because he feels he has to clean up the city. Pimps, drug addicts, prostitutes. and homosexuals become his prime targets.Paul Naschy plays a hard-shelled, tough detective assigned to the case. He soon realizes the killer may be closer to him than he thinks.A DRAGONFLY FOR EACH CORPSE is a surprisingly well-made giallo that is filled with red herrings! You never really guess who the killer is until the last frame, and even then you may be wrong. Paul Naschy delivers a wonderful performance as the detective. It's a far cry from his "Waldemar Daninsky" films. He manages to pull it off successfully. Although his character may seem corrupt, he really isn't. He just wants to make the city a safe place. The way he pulls of a hard-nosed role while displaying empathy at the same time only further cements his capability as an actor. Erika Blanc (Devil's Nightmare, Kill Baby Kill!) is equally good in her role as Naschy's girlfriend. Typically, she portrays characters with a lot of sensuality. She still does this in this film, but also shows her fans that she is quite capable of playing a more serious, mature role this time around.A few of the death scenes were very well-done, and are quite unsettling. The ending is suspense-packed up until the final frame. A DRAGONFLY FOR EACH CORPSE is a wonderful attention to any Naschy fans library. It's rather difficult to track down, though. However, you can acquire a legitimate bootleg copy from horrortheatervideo.com. Check it out if you are a huge fan of Naschy (like myself).