Giallo

Liked the movie, and was happy with the seller.

Very very interesting

Not great Argento...not that bad either...the story moves along with Adrien Brody mumbling his way through his role...some nice touches...if you're a fan of his work, like I am, you might be disappointed because, on this disc, there aren't any of those over-the-top, outlandish, gory scenes that he is famous for...the story kept my interest but I wouldn't recommend this as an introduction to Argento's films...Suspiria, Deep Red, and Tenebre are where to start...and for some real craziness, Opera and Mother of Tears...otherwise, eh, enjoy...

Horrible movie. No ending,

I put off watching this film because of the bad reviews. If you're a 70's Italian giallo film fan, don't put off watching it. No, my friend, revel in it. My take on the film is that this is a nearly perfectly updated 70's giallo in the true sense of the the sub-genre term. It's new giallo old-stock and a must see for fans of directors like Argento, Lenzi, Martino, Fulchi, and Bava and the cinematic giallo art of the 60's and 70's. Beautiful camera set-ups, violent death scenes, excellent Italian scenery, great music (but not as good as the Italian classics of old), beautiful women, and Brody is perfectly cast as the brooding detective. It's violent bold chance-taking artsy schlock - just like the giallos of the 60's and 70's. The totally wacked villian is more something out of a Fulchi film, I thought, and adds that dollup of nuttiness required for the genre. Of course, don't expect idiot film critics (who are really frustrated literary critics) who don't understand cinema - and who prefer pretentious film snob bores to artsy-exploitaion, to give it its due - or fans who have never seen a true giallo. All the elements that make a giallo a giallo are there, including the /required/ dose of nuttiness - as is Argento's trademark style. He pulled it off. Bravo! The only thing missing was a bottle of JB scotch, though I might have missed it. I'll need to keep an eye out for it when I watch it again.

you can't always listen to the haters.going in to this movie, i wasn't expecting very much. at best, i figured the title of the film was a cheap cash-in on the director's legendary output. something to get "nerds" like myself to pony up the funds to watch some new argento. i hadn't really dug anything recent from argento, and it certainly seemed like the glory days were long gone.maybe going in with little expectation helped, but this film is a huge improvement over the weak tv-movie vibe of "mother of tears" and certainly a major improvement in the acting department. having adrian brody on board absolutely bumped this film up 10x. granted, he doesn't have TONS of stuff to do in the film, and he plays it straight as the detective with a troubled past who has his "own methods" for catching the psycho killer. typically his character would've been staffed by a no-name or has-been actor who really phones it in. having someone of his caliber on board makes his character stick out, and this film infinitely more watchable. argento keeps brody in the spotlight damn near the entire film, and i daresay his character is more important in the end than the actual killer is.the cinematography alone is a thousand times better than the bland, ho-hum look of latter day argento output. this has warmth and class when zooming around the city and a suitably dank look in the killer's "dungeon" attention to detail in these areas makes a difference. you've also got a more fleshed out story that makes more sense. everyone who follows argento knows it's usually been style over substance. his dream-like images and narratives being the important than the acting and the logic of the story. in my opinion, this film turns that around. we've got a simple story that makes sense with actors who act believably! (as opposed to mother of tears...yikes!)i think alot of argento "fanboys" have a hard time criticizing because love of his earlier films carries them through some not-so-great current work. choking down some banal by-the-numbers thriller just because the director USED to make amazing movies is not something i'm interested in. dario can't make 1001 movies that look and act just like the films his legion of "nerd-fans" (myself included) love. he needs to make movies that regular folk would want to go see. i think this is one of the first films that would work for a wider audience beyond the film student, gore-fan, or argento completist.admittedly, i'm a huge argento fan, and i was going to see this no matter what. there's little sense in denying the maestro's work really has suffered over the last few films. giallo is a MUCH better film than people are giving it credit for online and in reviews. it's NOT suspiria, it's not deep red or cat o nine tails....(it's also NOT the 1970's either) those films had their time and their place. in order to stay relevant, more modern approaches are needed. you can't expect to see a bunch of crazy lighting and wacky camera angles like it's 1970.granted, it's not all roses here. the character of "linda" played by emmanuelle seigner isn't always believable, and the fact that for most of the movie she's tramping around with "inspector enzo" and viewing police scenes and documents like she's his partner is a little far-fetched. a few times she was asked to leave, or stepped out...but she basically just latches onto inspector enzo and just stays there. i know she was supposed to be grief-stricken and desperate to find her sister, but cmon.i also had a little trouble with "giallo" himself. he speaks english with a broken italian accent but the voice is a little humorous the first time you hear it. you DONT want people to chuckle when they hear the killer for the first time! it reminded me of fulci's new york ripper where the killer quacks like a duck. later on though, you get used to it and the broken english "caveman" lines he throws out kinda worked! "i die...she die" anyhow, a little more creepiness in his voice or even effects to make it deeper or more disturbing would've helped there.the classic argento gore was in place for this film....a hammer smashing to the face is shown, for example....but there were cutaways from the violence occasionally when i would've like to see a grittier show-it-all vibe. although that movie sucked, mother of tears went pretty crazy with the gore. argento had some trend-setting violence is his early films, so it's not like he's a stranger to it, and restraint in the gore keeps it classier, as we don't need argento to hop aboard the annoying "hostel, saw..blahblahblah trend" but they cutaway from a lip being cut with a scissors, and show a face pummelling with a hammer?!?!all said, this is a current, well-shot thriller...and there's nothing wrong with that!-eric fredrich"argento nerd"

Dario Argento paints a slightly anaemic Turin which is beautiful both by day and night. Some people, like detectives and taxidrivers, seem to resent not being able to enjoy the highlife others do, and other characters include a butcher and a teenaged boy who are into stalking and voyeurism, and several models. The bloody action is often jolting sudden and prolonged, and gorehounds and Miss Marples will both feel at home with this movie. Various potential female victims look sexy in a desperate or distraught sort of way, but are not quite as scantilly clothed as in some Italian Horror. This therefore has all the main ingredients of a Giallo and because of the first half I would say it is one, but I know many would disagree. The copy I have been watching is a 16/9 regionfree Bluray. I love this and look forward to Dario's Dracula 3D in September.

I only saw it at a recent horror film festival some time ago. I enjoyed it and Argento's is back with the gore galore.Not his best, that one is Tenebre, but Giallo, who a lot of people and so called expert horror writers seem to think, that he's past his best. NOT SO!GIALLO is great horror and great entertainment!