Liberi armati pericolosi (1976) or Young, Violent, and Desperate (United States title) turns out to be interesting enough and with plenty of vivid action , suspense and violence . In this violent thriller , three youth men (Stefano Patrizi , Benjamin , Max Delys) embark a criminal spree by killing here and there , while engaging in bank robbery , crossfire , and thrilling car chases . They're pursued by a tough , hard-nosed commissioner (Tomas Milian) who will stop at nothing to detain them , however , failing in his purports , while the whole police force mobilizes throughout highways by means of roadblocks to track down the nasty delinquents carrying out a relentless manhunt. As the punks make a fast stop to pick up a girlfriend (Eleonora Giorgi) and then in high speed towards Switzerland . More blood will be shed and more violence will be executed before this sinister saga ends in an unpredictable final.
A criminal fiction with suspense , intrigue , frantic action , turns , a lot of twisted incidents , at the same time charged with tension and high level staging which the viewer could really enjoy . Formula thriller with plenty of action , crisply edition , tension , intrigue , suspenseful , skin bared and lots of violence in exploitation style . It belongs to Italian Poliziesco sub-genre , including ordinary trappings , being essentially developed in the Seventies , titles like Milano odia: la polizia non può sparare (1974), Free Hand For a Tough Cop (1976) , Brothers Till We Die (1978) , From Corleone to Brooklyn (1979) were the most popular and brutal of his thrillers . Compellingly directed by Romolo Guerrieri , after directing his successful Spaghetti Westerns : 10.000 dollars for a massacre , Johnny Yuma , Seven guns for Timothy ; in the late 1970s , Romolo turned to the police thrillers or polizieschi , which rejuvenated his confidence and his popularity , directing this Liberi armati pericolosi (1976) in which some youngsters carrying out upon a terrifying series of bloody crimes . Stars Tomas Milian giving a nice performance as a two-fisted Inspector , but he isn't the typical Italian cop , the Dirty Harryesque police detective
acting as a judge , jury and executioner , but a methodical commissario who even gives advices to malefactors' parents . Unknown main and support cast providing decent , tough exaggerated interpretations , exception for some familar faces as the gorgeous Eleonora Giorgi , Stefano Patrizi and brief appearances from Venantino Venatini , Peter Berling , Tom Felleghy , and a young Diego Abatantuono . Resulting in a fascinating Italian exploitation thriller that is interesting enough , though it has several flaws , shortcomings, gaps and failures . It has some characteristic elements from Poliziesco sub-genre , including exploitation , brief nudism in charge of the beautiful young Eleonora Giorgi , grisly violence, murders in cold blood with special mention for the supermarket slaughter , along with the necessary seasonings as the typical car pursuits with crashes and falls.
The motion picture was professionally directed by Romolo Guerrieri , though with no originality , being pretty predictable and extremely violent . Romolo is a good craftsman who has directed all type of genres such as post-nuke Sci-fi as ¨ The last warrior¨, Italian crime or Poliziottesco as "Young, Violent, Dangerous" , ¨City under siege¨ , "Ring of Death" and western as ¨10.000 Dollari per un massacre¨ , Johnny Yuma¨ and ¨Seven guns for Timothy¨. Rating : 6.5/10 . Passable and acceptable , it will appeal to Poliziottesco enthusiasts.
