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Read December 12, 2008, 07:38:49 PM #15
Nosferatu
Re: Giallo Madness

Argento is my favorite followed by Fulci. I like a lot of those on Psycho-C's list (great list by the way). My faves:

"Deep Red"
"Opera"
"Tenebrae"
"New York Ripper"
"Phenomena"
"Don't Torture A Duckling"

Solid list. I just finished watching DEATH WALKS AT MIDNIGHT and THE FIFTH CORD and they were both really
great. Lenzi's EYEBALL is fun and better than his SEVEN BLOODSTAINED ORCHIDS.

Luckily NoShame, Blue Underground, and others are making these easier to come by.

"Death Walks At Midnight" and "The Fifth Chord?" I'll have to check those out. One I still haven't seen, which I've heard nothing but good things about is "Torso?" Seen it? If so, is it as good as advertised?

Also I know Giallos are an Italian thing, but I can't help to bring up the only film I can think of as an American Giallo: "Alice, Sweet Alice." Which is a really good film and also one of my faves. You've had to have seen it, right? If so, what'd you think?

I loved TORSO too - but Cannibal's right, it may take some warming to.. I was that way with Gialli in general - it took
me a while to really embrace them.

American Gialli? Forget about it! DRESSED TO KILL, SISTERS, BASIC INSTINCT, etc., etc. There's lots.

Btw, it's THE FIFTH CORD, not CHORD..  A good, dark giallo - more serious than most. Great music too.
 
Read December 12, 2008, 07:42:31 PM #16
Nosferatu
Re: Giallo Madness

Torso is definitely great. if you aren't feeling it the first time i'm sure you'll warm up to it slowly and one or two more times you'll be there.

a few of my favorite are The Killer Must Kill Again, The Bird With The Crystal Plumage, and What Have You Done To Solange?...those are the ones i took to most upon first viewing so they are the best to me. just because some have to grow on you don't mean they are bad. i appreciate those in a whole different way.

I'm ready to rewatch some Fenech/Hilton tagteam efforts!


Oh man - Edwige is soooooo fine.. I'd die if she showed up at a Fango convention.

Good call on KILLER MUST KILL -- that is such an awesome thriller! Great story and twists.. Too bad Cozzi never
made another good film(!) Well, CONTAMINATION is okay.
 
Read December 12, 2008, 08:39:26 PM #17
Beyond
Re: Giallo Madness

Favourites outside Argento etc...

The Red Queen Kills Seven Times - A host of Euro Babes and a neat premise makes it great escapist material.
Torso - So mean-spirited and the last suspenseful 20 minutes or so are top draw.
The Killer Must Kill again - Antoine Saint-John has the perfect face for a killer!
Perfume of the Lady in Black - A Beautiful, dream like and ultimately sombre little film.
The Strange Vice of Mrs Wardh - The Lovely Edwige Fenech coupled with a haunting Nora Orlandi score, make some scenes absolutely mesmerizing.


Still loads more I need to see, but I went through a period of watching nothing but gialli, so I've been taking a break from them for a bit.
 
Read December 16, 2008, 02:29:42 AM #18
MichaelMyersBrother
Re: Giallo Madness

Sergio Martino is the master of the giallo. His best, and, in my opinion, THE best giallo of them all is 'The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh.' As Beyond said, the score is haunting and beautiful, and the movie was truly an innovator to the gialli sub-genre. The combination of gratuitous sex and violence had never been done before Martino's first effort.

Argento's 'Deep Red' and 'Tenebre' are my next two favorite gialli.

Other good/great gialli include:

Torso
Case of the Scorpion's Tail
Your Vice is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key
All the Colors of the Dark
New York Ripper
Lizard in a Woman's Skin
The Fifth Cord
The Bloodstained Shadow
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
Opera
Phenomena
Seven Bloodstained Orchids
Black Belly of the Tarantula
Blood and Black Lace
The Red Queen Kills Seven Times
House with the Laughing Windows

There's a ton more that I'm forgetting
 
Read December 16, 2008, 09:21:45 AM #19
CANNIBALSPIDER
Re: Giallo Madness

hey Nos, i was wondering your opinion on a few if you have seen them

I think i am going to buy Perfume Of A Lady In Black and was going to pick a few others.

you ever seen any of these? any bad?
Perversion Story
Evil Eye
The Killers Are Our Guests
Death Smiled At Murder
Sleepless
The Devil With Seven Faces
The Sisters Of Ursula


"help me find something sharp" Virginia

a thousand lips a thousand tongues
a thousand throats a thousand lungs
a thousand ways to make it true
i want to do terrible things to you

________________________________
http://deadwater513.dvdaf.com
http://www.myspace.com/apologETicdeAtH
 
Read December 16, 2008, 12:39:02 PM #20
Nosferatu
Re: Giallo Madness

hey Nos, i was wondering your opinion on a few if you have seen them

I think i am going to buy Perfume Of A Lady In Black and was going to pick a few others.

you ever seen any of these? any bad?
Perversion Story
Evil Eye
The Killers Are Our Guests
Death Smiled At Murder
Sleepless
The Devil With Seven Faces
The Sisters Of Ursula


Hey man.

PERFUME is one I ordered and should have soon..
PERVERSION STORY is one I have in my Netflix queue..haven't seen yet.
THE EVIL EYE aka THE GIRL WHO KNEW TOO MUCH is the grandaddy of all Gialli. Mario Bava made it BEFORE
   BLOOD AND BLACK LACE making it the first true giallo. Great, suspenseful stuff if you ask me. It's in one of
   my Bava boxed sets. I lucked out this week and won the original 11"x14" lobby card set on eBay - for a
   surprisingly low price..!
KILLERS/GUESTS is one I can't find.
DEATH SMILED AT MURDER is another I can't find (let me know if you do - please)
SLEEPLESS is Argento's comeback giallo from a few years back. Good stuff, and it feels fresh..
DEVIL/FACES is available from my source but I haven't gotten it yet.
SISTERS OF URSULA is a later giallo, and pretty bad. It's got lots of sex but not much else. Boring and not
very suspenseful.

Can.- when I get the bunch I've sent for I'll post info. about them and recommend the cool ones.. I've got a few
coming that are supposed to rock. Rare ones too.
 
Read December 16, 2008, 12:45:03 PM #21
Nosferatu
Re: Giallo Madness

Cannibal,

Coming this week from Netflix..

PERVERSION STORY
COLD EYES OF FEAR
THE PYJAMA GIRL CASE
MY DEAR KILLER

Can't wait..!
 
Read December 16, 2008, 01:19:47 PM #22
TheDevilWorshipsMe
Re: Giallo Madness

hey Nos, i was wondering your opinion on a few if you have seen them

I think i am going to buy Perfume Of A Lady In Black and was going to pick a few others.

you ever seen any of these? any bad?
Perversion Story
Evil Eye
The Killers Are Our Guests
Death Smiled At Murder
Sleepless
The Devil With Seven Faces
The Sisters Of Ursula


Hey man.

PERFUME is one I ordered and should have soon..
PERVERSION STORY is one I have in my Netflix queue..haven't seen yet.
THE EVIL EYE aka THE GIRL WHO KNEW TOO MUCH is the grandaddy of all Gialli. Mario Bava made it BEFORE
   BLOOD AND BLACK LACE making it the first true giallo. Great, suspenseful stuff if you ask me. It's in one of
   my Bava boxed sets. I lucked out this week and won the original 11"x14" lobby card set on eBay - for a
   surprisingly low price..!
KILLERS/GUESTS is one I can't find.
DEATH SMILED AT MURDER is another I can't find (let me know if you do - please)
SLEEPLESS is Argento's comeback giallo from a few years back. Good stuff, and it feels fresh..
DEVIL/FACES is available from my source but I haven't gotten it yet.
SISTERS OF URSULA is a later giallo, and pretty bad. It's got lots of sex but not much else. Boring and not
very suspenseful.

Can.- when I get the bunch I've sent for I'll post info. about them and recommend the cool ones.. I've got a few
coming that are supposed to rock. Rare ones too.


Funny, I thought I was the only one that liked "Sleepless." While it's not "Deep Red" or "Opera" I still enjoyed it.


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Read December 16, 2008, 01:23:37 PM #23
CANNIBALSPIDER
Re: Giallo Madness

thanks for all the help. much appreciated

check this link. decent price on The Killers Are Our Guests

http://xploitedcinema.com/catalog/killers-guests-p-7144.html

they have the x-rated kult dvd of Death Smiled At Murder too but it is German audio only Sad

not sure if you blind buy but i do on most everything especially these cause there isn't much for other options. i forgot about those Bava sets as i usually do. really gotta just order them NOW.
very cool about that lobby card set. bet that artwork is unbelievable.
« Last Edit: December 16, 2008, 01:30:47 PM by CANNIBALSPIDER »

"help me find something sharp" Virginia

a thousand lips a thousand tongues
a thousand throats a thousand lungs
a thousand ways to make it true
i want to do terrible things to you

________________________________
http://deadwater513.dvdaf.com
http://www.myspace.com/apologETicdeAtH
 
Read December 16, 2008, 03:59:42 PM #24
Nosferatu
Re: Giallo Madness

thanks for all the help. much appreciated

check this link. decent price on The Killers Are Our Guests

http://xploitedcinema.com/catalog/killers-guests-p-7144.html

they have the x-rated kult dvd of Death Smiled At Murder too but it is German audio only Sad

not sure if you blind buy but i do on most everything especially these cause there isn't much for other options. i forgot about those Bava sets as i usually do. really gotta just order them NOW.
very cool about that lobby card set. bet that artwork is unbelievable.



Yeah, those Bava cards look amazing (the film is b&w, but the set is blazing color). Really, really lucked out there
(I stumbled across the set about an hour before the auction ended(!))

..and those Bava dvd sets are another story! I found both of them on eBay, new & sealed, for $17 each(!!) That's
like a dozen uncut Bava films for under $40!

SLEEPLESS is pretty good if you ask me. I'll watch anything w/ Max Von Sydow, so seeing him work w/ Argento
was a bonus. Cool score in that one too.

Like I said, let me know what gialli you pick up and I'll do the same for u. I've checked out XPloited and found
that most of the ones I wanted were PAL format (I don't have a multi-region player).
 
Read December 16, 2008, 04:25:49 PM #25
CANNIBALSPIDER
Re: Giallo Madness

just picked these up. was going to buy shirts but i am not anymore Grin

Perfume of the Lady in Black DVD (PAL Region 2)
Sleepless - 2 Disc Set w/ An Eye For Horror' documentary (60 mins). Features clips from various Argento films and includes interviews with the likes of John Carpenter and George Romero.(PAL All Region)   
The Psychic
Don't Look Now (Reg. 2)
The Killers Are Our Guests


did you ever try to look for a hack for your dvd player? i found one and it was easy to make it all region.

yeah, those Bava sets are 25 each on amazon and that's a hell of deal but the deal you got is insane!


"help me find something sharp" Virginia

a thousand lips a thousand tongues
a thousand throats a thousand lungs
a thousand ways to make it true
i want to do terrible things to you

________________________________
http://deadwater513.dvdaf.com
http://www.myspace.com/apologETicdeAtH
 
Read December 16, 2008, 05:47:17 PM #26
Nosferatu
Re: Giallo Madness

just picked these up. was going to buy shirts but i am not anymore Grin

Perfume of the Lady in Black DVD (PAL Region 2)
Sleepless - 2 Disc Set w/ An Eye For Horror' documentary (60 mins). Features clips from various Argento films and includes interviews with the likes of John Carpenter and George Romero.(PAL All Region)   
The Psychic
Don't Look Now (Reg. 2)
The Killers Are Our Guests


did you ever try to look for a hack for your dvd player? i found one and it was easy to make it all region.

yeah, those Bava sets are 25 each on amazon and that's a hell of deal but the deal you got is insane!


Right?!

No, I'm no techie. I'll just look for NTSC stuff. No biggie.

Looks like you got a nice bunch there..let me know what u think of PERFUME & KILLERS..  I have that Argento doc.
and love it -- really good. The other one on him is WORLD OF HORROR (which is great too). I found PSYCHIC
boring but a lot of peeps seem to like it. DON'T LOOK NOW is the shiz -- ever see it?
 
Read December 16, 2008, 05:58:13 PM #27
CANNIBALSPIDER
Re: Giallo Madness

i'm not really either. there was just a dvd i bought and couldn't watch it for a while cause i didn't have one. i started looking into buying an all region player but then i came across this site...and boom a free all region player.
actually my player before i switched it to all region used to play all region PAL and Reg. 2 PAL dvds but it was selective about titles.

yeah i'll definitely let you know what i think of those. no i have never seen Don't Look Now. i have this book from a few years ago and the scene they pictured in it just looks odd so i have been wanting that for quite a while. glad it's on its way


"help me find something sharp" Virginia

a thousand lips a thousand tongues
a thousand throats a thousand lungs
a thousand ways to make it true
i want to do terrible things to you

________________________________
http://deadwater513.dvdaf.com
http://www.myspace.com/apologETicdeAtH
 
Read December 17, 2008, 07:52:16 PM #28
TheDevilWorshipsMe
Re: Giallo Madness

Argento is my favorite followed by Fulci. I like a lot of those on Psycho-C's list (great list by the way). My faves:

"Deep Red"
"Opera"
"Tenebrae"
"New York Ripper"
"Phenomena"
"Don't Torture A Duckling"

Solid list. I just finished watching DEATH WALKS AT MIDNIGHT and THE FIFTH CORD and they were both really
great. Lenzi's EYEBALL is fun and better than his SEVEN BLOODSTAINED ORCHIDS.

Luckily NoShame, Blue Underground, and others are making these easier to come by.

"Death Walks At Midnight" and "The Fifth Chord?" I'll have to check those out. One I still haven't seen, which I've heard nothing but good things about is "Torso?" Seen it? If so, is it as good as advertised?

Also I know Giallos are an Italian thing, but I can't help to bring up the only film I can think of as an American Giallo: "Alice, Sweet Alice." Which is a really good film and also one of my faves. You've had to have seen it, right? If so, what'd you think?

I loved TORSO too - but Cannibal's right, it may take some warming to.. I was that way with Gialli in general - it took
me a while to really embrace them.

American Gialli? Forget about it! DRESSED TO KILL, SISTERS, BASIC INSTINCT, etc., etc. There's lots.

Btw, it's THE FIFTH CORD, not CHORD..  A good, dark giallo - more serious than most. Great music too.

I completely blanked out and forgot about "Dressed To Kill" and "Sisters." Good call.


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Read December 17, 2008, 07:55:36 PM #29
Nosferatu
Re: Giallo Madness

Yeah, if you ask me they are definitely influenced by the Italian stuff..
 
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