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| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| MANUFACTURER: | Anchor Bay Entertain |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Color, Widescreen, Box set |
| TYPE: | Horror |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 4 |
| UPC: | 013131215694 |
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Customer Reviews of Giallo Collection
I'll have a classic "Giallo" (collection) please!! This "giallo" collection, (giallo, meaning "yellow", being the color of the covers of classic Italian, mystery, murder, sleaze, novels, back in the 60's and 70's. My grandfather had many, bringing them back from this great country of Italy, from which he was born.) is a classic, in every sense of the word.Although others that shared their comments on this page, concerning these great movies, may differ a little, in what was the best of the best, in their choice. I'm sure I can speak for most, if not all of them, that we all agree that this is a great package deal. These are all great, classic giallos of the genre. But certainly, not as graphic, or gory, as some fans of this great genre have come to expect, from the likes of The Maestro, Dario Argento, or the great Mario Bava. They all seem to rely more on suspense, and the suspense of the unknown. Which can be just as frightening in it's own right.Take the advice from the other comments you may have read on this page. It's more than worth it.
INDISPENSABLE
In my opinion, this Anchor Bay box set is by far one of the major DVD releases of the year 2002. These DVDs let us rediscover four italian movies directed in the seventies and unfortunately half forgotten nowadays. They belong to a peculiar genre the "giallo", a genre whose prominent figures are or were, until this release came out, Mario Bava and Dario Argento.
Two of these movies are masterpieces, SHORT NIGHT OF THE GLASS DOLLS and WHO SAW HER DIE ?, both directed by Aldo Lado. The first one is more a mystery thriller than a pure giallo with his hero Jean Sorel, left for dead in the pragian morgue and trying to remember what has happened to him while the doctors prepare his autopsy. Really frightening, a movie that creates the same terror in you than another masterpiece of the genre : George Sluizer's THE VANISHING.
WHO SAW HER DIE ? is a movie shot entirely in Venice, Italy with a haunting musical score by Ennio Morricone. The uneasiness you feel during the movie is greatly increased by the fact that the killer's main victim is a child who's the main character of WHO SAW HER DIE ? during the first 20 minutes of the film. Terrifying.
Giuliano Carnimeo's THE CASE OF THE BLOODY IRIS is perhaps the movie of the box set that fits the best in the giallo category. One or two sexy scenes with Edwige Fenech, a madman hidden in the apartment of an old lady, subjective points of view that create the nervous tension, policemen with the I.Q. of an houseplant and knives as the main companion of the killer.
Antonio Bido's THE BLOOD STAINED SHADOW is, in my opinion, the weakest of the movies presented here but still presents excellent scenes in a Venice that isn't Venice (the movie was shot in an island nearby), specially the last scene in the church.
Anchor Bay has had the excellent idea to interview the directors of these movies who, in 10 minutes, manage to create in us the desire to discover their entire filmography. Superb work on the images and the sound too. A must-buy.
A box set that should already be in your library.
Top Notch Italian Murder-Mysteries
If you are not familiar with the giallo genre you are in for a treat. These twisting, sometimes opaque, mysteries enjoy on location filming at well chosen locales in Italy. Also, the 70s in Italy seems to have been made of better fabrics and materials, so you get the ultra mod styles of the time but with better drape. The murder scenes while often quite tense are hardly extreme by contemporary standards, and are always staged by methods other than gunfire. There are also usually at least a couple nude scenes, but done in an artsy fashion. Each of these offerings has its delights including acting by Barbara Bach and George Lazenby (in different movies), and scores by Ennio Morricone and Goblin. Of particular and final note is "The Case of the Bloody Iris" featuring the radiant Algerian actress, Edwige Fenech. Ms. Fenech appeared in a number of key giallos, but to date only Mario Bava's "5 Dolls for an August Moon" is also in print.