It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

Passable Spanish/French co-production dealing with a gang of young people (Chris Mitchum , Antonio del Real ,David Carpenter ) with gaudy hulls and riding in a sport car , determined to wipe out the entire families , and executing panic and ravage at homes where assault , rape and mistreat inhabitants . Meanwhile , a notorious surgeon (Jean Sorel) undergoes a peculiar therapy on delinquents (Clockwork Orange similar style) and falls for a beautiful nurse called Ana Vernia (Sue Lyon ) . But things don't always go the way you expect . This interesting story contains suspense , grisly killlings by stabbing with scalpel , noisy action-packed , motorbike racing and lots of violence , if not much continuity . Thrilling and exciting screenplay by expert Antonio Fos , Antonio Artero , Eloy De La Iglesia himself , and the traditional writer/director José Luis Garci . The film pays tribute to ¨Clockwork orange¨ (1971) by Stanley Kubrick , at the time this Kubrick film was prohibited in Spain and ¨Una gota de sangre para morir amando¨ (1973) was nicknamed the ¨Clockwork mandarine¨ . There is also a homage to ¨Lolita¨ based on novel by Navokov and played by Sue Lyon and directed by Kubrick . It results to be a surprisingly solid little film , including some action scenes very skillfully staged . Agreeable all action seventies Euro-nostalgia trip , being fast paced and rightly developed . An action filled European nail-biting flick in which the suspect protagonist, who is executing a criminal spree , falls in love for youth and there are some moving car/motorcycle pursuits along the way before the final takes a slight twist . This motorcycle chase bears remarkable resemblance to ¨Un verano para matar¨ directed by Antonio Isasi and also starred by Chris Mitchum . Successful crime thriller that follows Clockwork Orange as well as Giallo style . It's certainly violent and exciting , though the morality may be questionable , even in this time . Mid-seventies Madrid comes across as an ordinary European location and serves as an excellent backdrop for most of the action . The plot was a satisfying mix of set pieces and unexpected plot twists . A fun and romantic snapshot in time and place in which a doctor falls in love with his nurse , but problems emerge and things go awry . It stars Sue Lyon giving an average acting as the suspicious nurse whose identity is a mystery and she may not be quite what she seems , as she results to be a killer who makes love with good-looking boys . Chris Mitchum with his usual stoic acting -similarly his father Robert- pulls off a lousy performance . The picture is full of Spanish secondaries usually playing the typical co-productions of the 60s and 70s as Euro Westerns , terror , Euro-spy genre , thrillers , such as : Fernando Hilbeck , Charly Bravo , Saturno Cerra , David Carpenter , Eduardo Calvo , Fernando Sánchez Polack , Luis Gaspar , Alfredo Alba , Fabian Conde and future director Antonio del Real. Colorful and glimmer cinematography in color-scope and Technicolor by Francisco Fraile . Even by today's standards, it would be good, provided someone cared to restore it's brightly colour , perfect editing, and natural sound . Moving and stirring musical score Georges Garvarentz in the 70s style . Well and lavishly produced by José Frade , whose name shows up on the credit titles greatest than the filmmaker himself . This sensationalistic film "Murder in a Blue World ¨ (international title) was regularly directed by Eloy De La Iglesia , being his only Sci-Fi movie and his biggest budget . The director was defending his name and career , but also his money in more ways than one , as he was one of the producers investing in the project . Most his films dealt with sex including shots of nude males , homosexuality , politics and forbidden lovers . De La Iglesia was a notorious communist militant , drug addict and homosexual , these personal characteristics were widely shown in his films . Eloy was a talented Spanish movies director , he began working in cinema in 1966 , at his 22 years old , he debuted in a kiddies production , ¨Fantasy 3¨(66) . Following a sordid melodrama ¨Algo Amargo En La Boca¨ (67) and a boxing story , ¨Cuadrilatero¨(69) . De La Iglesia realizes a lot of thrilling pictures with erotic background as ¨Techo Cristal¨(70) , ¨Nadie Oyó Gritar¨ (72) , ¨Gota Sangre Para Seguir Amando¨ (73) , and scabrous tales as ¨Juegos Amor Prohibido¨(75) , ¨Otra Alcoba¨ (76) . And concerning youthful gay : ¨Placeres Ocultos¨(76) , ¨El Sacerdote¨(78) and politicians : ¨The Deputy ¨, ¨Mujer Del Ministro¨ . Although he became notorious in the years of the Spanish transition to democracy with shocking and polemic films as ¨El Pico 1¨ and 2¨ , ¨Cólegas¨ , ¨Navajeros¨, ¨La Estanquera De Vallecas¨ (87) . All of them dealt with druggies , dope sellers , delinquency , terrorism , underworld suburban and generational problems are the habitual subjects in his films , and specially dedicated to the underworld of heroin ; as well as the gay world . Passing of time hasn't had mercy with most of those movies , but they represented a time and a way of life in the history of Spain ; and now they may seem a little bit naive . His last films were an academic rendition based on Henry James' novel : ¨The turn of the screw¨ and ¨Los Novios Búlgaros¨. This film also titled : Murder in a Blue World , or La clinique des horreurs , Clockwork Terror , or To Love, Perhaps to Die has a rating : 6/10 . This is a movie that both entertaining and enlightening . Certainly worth watching if you're in the mood for something other than typical exploitation fare.

Very watchable and stylish if somewhat lacking of a coherent plot. But hey, French Spanish co-production this may be but there is just a whiff of giallo about it, so be prepared for anything. At first this looks as if it is going to be a rip off of the Kubrick classic. A bunch of orange helmeted youths invade a chic dwelling and start to smash it up whilst one of their number asks the lady of the house to lead him to the bedroom. Then just as soon as we reckon we know where this is going, another of their number takes hold of hubby and without so much a lisp asks him to similarly accompany him to the same room. Stylish, as I say, some humour, a rather wasted Jean Sorel and a much over used Sue Lyon. Nevertheless the director does not miss the opportunity of alluding to another Kubrick classic with the aforementioned lass. Fun and frolics with some precise violence and a delirious ending.

If there's one thing Spanish and Italian filmmakers in the seventies loved, it was making their own versions of popular American classics. Rip-offs of films such as Jaws, Dirty Harry and The Exorcist almost became genres in their own rights as so many films were made. Perhaps a less obvious to rip-off is Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece 'A Clockwork Orange', but director Eloy de la Iglesia obviously thought it was a good idea. It wasn't though as this exploitation/sci-fi garbage has little in the way of interest and doesn't manage to create anything worthy of the great ideas brought forward in the superior Kubrick film. The film appears to be trying to make some sort of social commentary and although similar ideas worked well in the 1971 film, here they're portrayed with the use of a daft looking biker gang and it doesn't really have the same impact. I was surprised to see Jean Sorel among the cast members; as one of the better known European actors at the time, I'd have expected him to have a bit more sense. God knows what the scriptwriters were thinking; sometimes you can see glimmers of a good idea in there somewhere but clearly the film is just a load of nonsense and I wouldn't recommend anyone sees it.

When I picked up "Una gota de sangre para morir amando" (called "Murder in a Blue World" in English), I think that the box loosely said something about it being a Spanish "Clockwork Orange". It turns out that the movie is a total rip-off of "A Clockwork Orange" (to the point where they even mention "ACO" in a scene right before a motorcycle gang attacks). The main plot has young nurse Sue Lyon luring men to their dooms...just for the hell of it, apparently. What makes this world so blue?! Aside from the plot, the other Kubrick connection is "Lolita". There's of course the ex-nymphet Sue Lyon, but one scene even shows a person holding Vladimir Nabokov's novel! For the most part, it wouldn't be fair to compare this movie to any of Kubrick's movies. It's an OK way to pass time. The only real downside is that Sue Lyon doesn't do any full frontal nude scenes (in this sort of movie, she should have). Also starring Chris Mitchum (Robert's son).