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el rey de terror	favorite giallo?	Lead	[-]
Posts: 205 (05/04/08 19:10:48) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Tags : None Okay, people...listen up! What is your favorite Giallo, and why? I'm picking 'what have you done to Solange'..... because it's got it all, murder, vaginal stabbings, abortion, a pervert peeping on school girls in the shower, a twist ending that actually makes sense.....what else does a movie need?
frankie marino		#1	[-]
Posts: 666 (05/04/08 22:19:01) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	the first one to spring to mind is Strip Nude For Your Killer. it's great stuff-good music, Edwidge, black gloved killers, and a fat guy with a blow-up doll. but, my all time fave is Martino's Strange Vice Of Signora Wardh. i first saw it via Saturn video's VHS-by far the worst looking VHS, legit or not, i've ever seen. it's got miles of atmosphere, a convoluted plot, a neat ice cube trick, Edwidge, George Hilton AND Ivan Rassimov!
The Real Belfagor		#2	[-]
Posts: 370 (05/04/08 23:24:13) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I love STRIP NUDE FOR YOUR KILLER too, but my favourite giallo is BLOOD AND BLACK LACE because of its nastiness and luxurious visual reproduction of the old paperback covers - even more impressive when you think of the budget. THE CASE OF THE BLOODY IRIS comes a close second, however: the archetypal '70s giallo as far as I'm concerned! Last Edited By: The Real Belfagor 05/05/08 23:26:03. Edited 1 times.
Squonkamatic		#3	[-]
Posts: 3376 (05/05/08 00:06:25) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave; I like the yellow gardening gloves the killer wears and Anthony Steffen is Anthony Steffen.
KlimovskyKat		#4	[-]
Posts: 90 (05/05/08 03:45:35) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I like my gialli with a little gothic flavoring so when you add these two it's hard to beat Miraglia. I'll go with THE RED QUEEN KILLS SEVEN TIMES followed up closely in second place with Squonk's pick THE NIGHT EVELYN CAME OUT OF THE GRAVE. Both have fantastic gothic atmosphere and I love the inside of the castle in both films. RED QUEEN has a great killer decked out complete with red cape and I really enjoy that surrealistic dream (Red Queen coming down the hall-knife in hand!). RED QUEEN is like a horror comic book giallo! And as for EVELYN, it has one of the most fantastic openings I have ever seen in a giallo, immediately drawing in the viewer right off the bat and the conclusion easily ranks with the best in the giallo sub genre. Hell, I may have to go with EVELYN first, RED QUEEN second-ha ha. I guess I'll settle with a tie. Last Edited By: KlimovskyKat 05/05/08 03:49:03. Edited 1 times.
Jojo Lapin X		#5	[-]
Posts: 2059 (05/05/08 04:01:06) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Although I think the use of the term giallo in this context is silly and should be avoided, I do know what you mean. I think THE CASE OF THE BLOODY IRIS is a particularly entertaining film. Umberto Lenzi's films with Carroll Baker ORGASMO, PARANOIA, KNIFE OF ICE, and SO SWEET . . . SO PERVERSE), are great, as is SPASMO. I also enjoy all of Sergio Martino's thrillers, in particular ALL THE COLORS OF THE DARK and TORSO.
Latarnia		#6	[-]
Posts: 11158 (05/05/08 04:30:15) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE, the first giallo I saw, stylish and scintilating with a semial Morricone score. TENEBRE has everything: style (again!), music, a couple of unexpected shocks at the end, and an intense Tony Franciosa. That scene at night with the traveling camera outside, then inside the house, accompanied by Goblin's pulsating music, has to be one of the coolest moods of advancing death presented in film. Other gialli: A few with Fenech, like MRS. WARDH, are also standouts, but if I had only a couple to choose from in my giallo home, I'd be the Argentos. Mirek
Eurotika1955	Blood and Black Lace	#7	[-]
Posts: 140 (05/05/08 05:02:43) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	My favorite, bar none, is "Blood and Black Lace." Everything works for me - the actors, the colors, the music (I LOVE the music), everything. Any film with Cameron Mitchell, Eva Bartok AND Harriet White does it for me. "Drama is life with the dull bits cut out." Alfred Hitchcock
Howling Beast		#8	[-]
Posts: 1946 (05/05/08 08:26:48) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	My absolute favorite would have to be PROFONDO ROSSO, which was one of the first ones I ever saw. I love the Goblin music, the splashy gore and the all around mood of the film. My other favorites would be TENEBRE and BLOOD AND BLACK LACE, but PROFONDO ROSSO is tops for me. Brant
evilskippy		#9	[-]
Posts: 788 (05/05/08 11:48:13) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	1) Blood And Black Lace 2) The Night Evelyn Came Out Of The Grave 3) Tenebre 4) Deep Red "Some days its not worth the effort of chewing through the restraints".
Koukol 5		#10	[-]
Posts: 1706 (05/05/08 13:43:09) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	BLOOD AND BLACK LACE all the way! As Eurotika said...great musical score, magnificent directing, hell just beautiful to look at. How about SUSPIRIA...arguably(sp?) giallo.
Latarnia		#11	[-]
Posts: 11179 (05/05/08 14:39:00) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I consider SUSPIRIA a film of the supernatural, not a giallo. Mirek
bgart13		#12	[-]
Posts: 1261 (05/05/08 15:39:37) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Supernatural giallo? I haven't watched a ton of giallos, but I think it's a toss up between BLOOD & BLACK LACE, LIZARD IN A WOMAN'S SKIN and DEEP RED. I've only seen LIZARD once, as I got it a couple of months ago, but it's one of the rare films I almost started again when it ended -- been a while since I felt like that. One of the first films of Lucio Fulci's that really made me notice his artistic abilities -- and wonder how he ended up making stuff like ZOMBIE (which I do enjoy, but for different reasons than LIZARD). But, BLOOD & BLACK LACE is really close to being my fave giallo. One of the best Bava films from top to bottom, nearly perfect in fact. A moment in time when everything involved gelled together perfectly, magic was certainly caught when B&BL was made. Ben
Jojo Lapin X		#13	[-]
Posts: 2066 (05/05/08 15:52:00) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	bgart13 wrote: One of the first films of Lucio Fulci's that really made me notice his artistic abilities -- and wonder how he ended up making stuff like ZOMBIE That is easily explained. In the 1980s, the market for Italian films, for various reasons, shrunk dramatically, and very few productions were able to get major financing. People like Fulci, who had previously been solid midrange directors, found themselves not only with drastically reduced budgets, but also with severe restrictions on the types of projects they were able to undertake. I had completely forgotten about Fulci, so thanks for reminding me. In addition to A LIZARD IN A WOMAN'S SKIN and SEVEN NOTES IN BLACK I am very fond of ONE ON TOP OF THE OTHER, which actually manages to be suspenseful.
el rey de terror		#14	[-]
Posts: 206 (05/05/08 16:06:24) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I'm also a big fan of Fulci's giallos.....i frickin love 'Don't Torture a Ducking'.....i really like 'lizard'.... especially the dog scene....and 'seven notes in black' aka 'the psychic' is a great flick as well. as far as Argento, i think 'Profondo Rosso' is his best.... but i also really dig 'Opera' and 'Bird with the Crystal Plumage',.....it's sad that Argento lost his groove as far as subtlety is concerned.
Jojo Lapin X		#15	[-]
Posts: 2067 (05/05/08 16:36:03) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Also, whatshername, the square-jawed German woman, is in ONE ON TOP OF THE OTHER. A perfect match for Jean Sorel.
Koukol 5		#16	[-]
Posts: 1711 (05/05/08 17:05:57) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Latarnia wrote: I consider SUSPIRIA a film of the supernatural, not a giallo. Mirek I did say arguably. For some reason Argento put black gloves on the killer in a few scenes. Habits are hard to break I guess.
Jeffrey Allen Rydell		#17	[-]
Posts: 525 (05/05/08 17:59:33) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Koukol 5 wrote: Latarnia wrote: I consider SUSPIRIA a film of the supernatural, not a giallo. Mirek I did say arguably. For some reason Argento put black gloves on the killer in a few scenes. Habits are hard to break I guess. I dunno. I brought this up in another thread and got nothing but a single 'No! Nu uh! You lie!', but I think you need some serious footwork to get around any of Dario's films not being rather overtly driven by Giallo tropes. Except 5 DAYS IN MILAN, I can only assume - but it wouldn't surprise me!
frankie marino		#18	[-]
Posts: 670 (05/05/08 19:28:28) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Jojo Lapin X wrote: bgart13 wrote: One of the first films of Lucio Fulci's that really made me notice his artistic abilities -- and wonder how he ended up making stuff like ZOMBIE That is easily explained. In the 1980s, the market for Italian films, for various reasons, shrunk dramatically, and very few productions were able to get major financing. People like Fulci, who had previously been solid midrange directors, found themselves not only with drastically reduced budgets, but also with severe restrictions on the types of projects they were able to undertake. . oh come on guys, Fulci's zombie films are pretty much it when it comes to artistic ambition. aside from Dellamorte, Dellamore of course.
Ag087		#19	[-]
Posts: 36 (05/06/08 09:15:04) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	BLOOD AND BLACK LACE would be first. Superb on every level(acting,direction,lighting,music,etc).Francesca Ungaro(Isabella)is one of the most gorgeous actresses I've ever seen,and this is perhaps her only film.Other faves would be HATCHET FOR THE HONEYMOON,THE NIGHT EVELYN CAME OUT OF THE GRAVE,TWITCH OF THE DEATH NERVE(maybe not even a giallo,but a great movie)and all of Dario Argento's efforts.
KlimovskyKat		#20	[-]
Posts: 94 (05/10/08 07:31:11) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	frankie marino wrote: oh come on guys, Fulci's zombie films are pretty much it when it comes to artistic ambition. aside from Dellamorte, Dellamore of course. THE BEYOND and DELLAMORTE, DELLAMORE run neck-n-neck with me. Both are amazing european zombie flicks. I do quite enjoy Fulci's ZOMBI but not on the same level as the above two.

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