Italian Giallo & Euro Horror Blu Ray.

[Sinthetic]

As long as you have Amer, you're set.

[Mr Kite]

Originally Posted by Sinthetic

As long as you have Amer, you're set.

Not seen Amer yet, is it any good?

[Sinthetic]

Originally Posted by tele1962

Not seen Amer yet, is it any good?

Superb film mate. It's an homage to Giallo, split into three parts. Essential stuff when just getting into the genre.

[dallywhitty]

I've got the majority of the Arrow Video releases, bar some of their most recent stuff which I still need to get. Tenebrae is my favourite giallo, but Inferno is probably my favourite 'Euro horror' film.

[Mr Kite]

Torso is excellent also.

[Mr Kite]

Originally Posted by Sinthetic

Superb film mate. It's an homage to Giallo, split into three parts. Essential stuff when just getting into the genre.

Cheers mate, i will make this my next purchace.

Do you know if there are there any prefered cuts of this on blu?

[Sinthetic]

Originally Posted by tele1962

Cheers mate, i will make this my next purchace.

Do you know if there are there any prefered cuts of this on blu?

Anytime buddy! I think the US and UK both have very good releases and both include the short films. I'm not 100% about differences.

The UK version is under £7 however, whereas the US is about $20!

[alien2010]

I don't own as many as some of the other people on this board. However my favourites are

Deep Red: Not the first Giallo, but probably the best, from what I've seen. A brilliant balance of murder mystery, humour and violence. That keeps the viewer on the edge of the seat, even though the denouncement is not all that surprising. Tenebrae shares the same sentiment. The use of the Lourma crane for the second murder was brilliant and the chic, clean fashionable decor lend themselves perfectly to the suspence and carnage that will take place.

Suspiria: A weak and loose story with the most brilliant operatic set pieces. The first twenty minutes is just pure madness; and the film doesn't get anymore cohearant. The music, the violence and the production design are top notch and it just goes to show to snobbish cycnics what a master craftsman Argento truly was.

A Bay of Blood: In my opinion the grandad of all the stalk and slasher films, although I do admit that Halloween is a marginally better film. Mario Bava, who pretty much also introduced the giallo genre, introduces another genre with this cheap and brilliant film that pretty much inspired Friday the 13th which itself launched the 80s slasher genre. For those of you still hung up on Jason, then I recommend this Euro horror film. You'll be just surprsied how Friday the 13th is so similar to this film.

[Filmbloke]

Originally Posted by Sinthetic

Superb film mate. It's an homage to Giallo, split into three parts. Essential stuff when just getting into the genre.

I never realised this was a giallo homage! Have just ordered. Cheers for the heads up!

[Rocky01542]

Eurohorror:

The Beyond
City of the Living Dead
Demons
Demons 2
The House by the Cemetery
Inferno
Phenomena
Zombie Flesh Eaters

Giallo:

A Bay of Blood
Tenebrae
The Bird With the Crystal Plumage
The Cat o' Nine Tails
Deep Red

[Sinthetic]

Originally Posted by Filmbloke

I never realised this was a giallo homage! Have just ordered. Cheers for the heads up!

Enjoy it mate. Let us know how you like it.

[Filmbloke]

Originally Posted by Sinthetic

Superb film mate. It's an homage to Giallo, split into three parts. Essential stuff when just getting into the genre.

Well I watched Amer last night..... Really need to watch it again! Loved the look and style of it, and the beginning was especially creepy! Not entirely sure what was happening in the final part of the film, hense the re-watch! What are your interpretations (with spoiler tag obviously)!

[Mr Kite]

Just Ordered,

The House By The Cemetery
Horror Express
The Stendhal Syndrome
Dracular Prince Of Darkness
The Reptile
Plague Of Zombies
High Tension (Uncut)
The New York Ripper.
The Wifes Going To Kill Me.

[levcore]

My collection:

Arrow Releases:

A Bay of Blood
The Beyond
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
cat O Nine Tails
City of the Living Dead
Deep Red
The House by the Cemetery
Inferno
Phenomena
Tenebrae

The Rest:

Suspiria

[Mr Kite]

Originally Posted by levcore

My collection:

Arrow Releases:

A Bay of Blood
The Beyond
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
cat O Nine Tails
City of the Living Dead
Deep Red
The House by the Cemetery
Inferno
Phenomena
Tenebrae

The Rest:

Suspiria

Levcore, have you watched The House By The Cemetery yet mate?

[Aristide Massaccesi]

Originally Posted by Sinthetic

As long as you have Amer, you're set.

I don't agree, it's more interesting to see some of the classic gialli such as Deep Red and Bird before you see Amer. That way you can better appreciate the homage aspect.

[Sinthetic]

Originally Posted by Aristide Massaccesi

I don't agree, it's more interesting to see some of the classic gialli such as Deep Red and Bird before you see Amer. That way you can better appreciate the homage aspect.

Makes perfect sense and I agree.

On the flipside, I had never ever seen a Giallo until I stumbled upon Amer one night. After viewing it, I went on a very fun journey of discovery, watched a number of the classic titles and still found that Amer was my favourite.

Sometimes you can do things backwards and it also works out really well.

[ravenus]

Originally Posted by Aristide Massaccesi

I don't agree, it's more interesting to see some of the classic gialli such as Deep Red and Bird before you see Amer. That way you can better appreciate the homage aspect.

I agree. Amer is not an entry point to gialli, a lot of the fun is noticing the homages to the Bava (Blood and Black Lace, Bay of Blood) and Argento style. The film itself is not a traditional giallo, simply inspired by the classics of the genre.

[OAXACA]

I've got the following eurohorror (mainly italo-horror) & gialli on BD:

Bird With the Crystal Plumage
Cat O Nine Tails
Four Flies on Grey Velvet
Deep Red
Tenebrae
Torso
The Beyond
Cemetery Man (Dellamorte Dellamore)
City of the Living Dead
Demons 1 & 2
Horror Express
Living Dead at Manchester Morgue (Let Sleeping Corpses Lie)
The New York Ripper
The Phantom Carriage
Phenomena
Spirits of the Dead
Stendhal Syndrome
Suspiria
Zombie (Zombi 2 / Zombie Flesh Eaters)
Zombie Holocaust

[alien2010]

Originally Posted by ravenus

I agree. Amer is not an entry point to gialli, a lot of the fun is noticing the homages to the Bava (Blood and Black Lace, Bay of Blood) and Argento style. The film itself is not a traditional giallo, simply inspired by the classics of the genre.

Also thanks for the recommendation. Rented it from Lovefilm, can't wait to see it now. I'm so tempted to just buy it and watch it tonight instead of waiting.