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Lovecraft Movies Giallo is a movie directed by the Italian master Dario Argento, a guy whose movies seem to be getting a lot of hate recently. I really can't explain the phenomenon because his movies haven't changed a bit. He still uses the same clichés, the same type of colors, the same type of angles and the same type of nonsensical plots. One can like his style as much as one can hate it. Giallo movies are not for everyone. His recent movies inexplicably seem to be getting a lot of hate. Now, I understand that he shoots films in a pace and in a fashion that reminds us of old movies. And the reason to why he is getting so much hate is because the audience can't adapt to old-fashioned movies, and he too. But the thing is not that. Because people who claim to love his older movies, claim to hate his newer movies. I guess it will always be a mystery in my head. However, let's get the review going... "Giallo", ironically is not a giallo movie. It doesn't feature the mysterious gloved killer, neither the super fake blood, and the non-sensical plot twist. This time Dario Argento decided to make a movie grounded to reality, that is, it doesn't feature an absurd plot twist. It's a regular crime drama. With blood. Lots and lots of blood. It's an above average crime drama, but a below average giallo film. The movie is really well shot, and the acting (for the most part) is really good. The movie keeps you invested until the finale, which is great by the way. The soundtrack is great too, and it's clearly inspired by the Tintin TV Show Opening Theme. My final grade is a B- or a 7/10

gridoon2018 Dario Argento tries - and fails - to recapture his former glory days as the master of the giallo with this belated entry in the genre. Argento keeps the savage, misogynistic violence which is one of the trademarks of gialli, but ignores the other trademarks such as visual style, a memorable music score, and mystery / plot twists. Here the audience gets a clear view of the killer early on, and he looks like one of Peter Sellers' disguises as Inspector Clouseau! The two leads are unconvincing in these roles (Elsa Pataky is better), as is the fact that English seems to be the primary language in Torino! Not everything Argento touches turns to gold, and this film is proof. *1/2 out of 4.

Giallo Fanatic Because I like this movie. After all the bad ratings and negative reviews of Argento's latest movies I was very reluctant to watch Dario's movies from 'Opera' and on wards; but after I watched 'La Terza Madre' and 'Il Cartaio' I decided to start ignoring all the bad reviews and all the comments on how "the once great Italian Horror director has declined". Indeed, it appears the only movies people wanna compare Dario Argento movies is to the other Dario Argento movies. I've grown weary of all this bitching about how he doesn't make his movies as exotic, artistic or otherworldly as he used to make them in the mid 70's to late 80's. People don't seem to want to move on and have an open mind to how a director can make movies. Sure, it is a basic plot for a Giallo movie but it is still an original story, with compelling and interesting characters. The story is thought provoking and chilling, it tells the story of an ugly man who murders beautiful women. Beautiful because he likes to destroy what he lacks: beauty. It is reminiscent of Leatherface from 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'. Now, the other half of the story centers around Inspector Enzo Avolfi who is investigating the murders, who by the way, is a murderer himself. That makes for a morally ambiguous story where one wonders whether the protagonist of the movie is any better than the antagonist.Genre: thriller/horror, year of release: 2009, director: Dario Argento, writers: Jim Agnew, Sean Keller and Dario Argento, plot: catch the murderer, themes: childhood trauma, alienation, madness, sexual perversion and moral. Now, childhood trauma has often been explored in Argento's movies but here it is more in focus and gives the narrative thrust. It is in focus since the movie is more driven by the main characters and their childhood traumas. What they are doing in the movie has a lot to do with what they experienced in their childhood. Avolfi's motivation for doing what he is doing is because he witnessed his mother getting killed. Volpe is haunted by his past and in his deteriorated state of mind he is obsessed with beauty and his lack thereof. Leading him to stalk, torture and ultimately murder beautiful women. I admit I cried a little when Volpe's story was shown, an unwanted child by his mother, picked and bullied by his peers and rejected by even the Catholic Church. Volpe is such a tragic character. It appears to me this movie is more or less a character study of two men with childhood traumas. Two murderers each on their side of the Law. It evokes the question: is the man who is a murderer hunting another murderer any better? What are their differences? Volpe's motivation appears to be compulsion and desire to feel better about himself and Avolfi, I don't know, redemption? But it can be argued Avolfi wants to make sure an episode like his mother doesn't happen again.But I think I am getting a little too heavy here, anyway the violence depicted in the movie is depraved, tasteless and downright grim. It seems to be a problem for most people who complains about this solid movie. I don't see any problem with that because, although I like the bravura and operatic violence in his early movies the depravity of the violence shows there is nothing beautiful about violence. Violence is an act of atrocity which can not be justified. Also, I like how 'Giallo' is more driven by characters rather than the plot. Yes the plot is the same. Yes many of the gimmicks he used in the 70's and 80's are still the same (example: people crashing through windows, ultra violence, swooping camera etc). No, it is not as artistic as 'Suspiria' or as dreamlike as 'Opera' but it is still a thought provoking story with sensibilities beyond the typical splatter and slasher films. Come on people, be more open minded. This is a good atmosphere thriller/horror with interesting characters and story. Or just keep hating this movie, so I can love it even more LOL

callanvass (Credit IMDb) In Italy, a woman fears her sister may have been kidnapped. Inspector Enzo Avolfi fears its worse. They team up to rescue her from a sadistic killer known only as Yellow.I saw this a few months ago. I was on a big Argento craze, and this was one of the movies I viewed. Despite the clever title, this is NOT up to Argento's usual standards, not even close. It actually starts off well, with some decent suspense, and some good build-up. I was thinking I may be in for one of those gems, which so many people seem to despise. This turned out to be false as it began to shoot itself in the foot. I don't know why Dario Argento had Adrien Brody play the detective, and the serial killer, but it wasn't a wise choice. It got a bit annoying and confusing for me. Couldn't they have found someone else to play the serial killer, or vice versa? Brody is actually solid as the detective, but he's far too OTT as the killer. The mumbling grated me a lot. This doesn't seem to fully know what it desires to be, and the result is a jumbled mess. It also lacks a true hero we can all relate too. Yes. Brody is solid, but his character isn't that sympathetic, and I didn't care about any of the dames either. The gore delivers, though. A syringe in the face and fun with lips are just a couple of the highlights in this one. The gore is probably the best thing in the filmFinal Thoughts: Has Dario lost his touch? I don't wanna believe it. I've yet to see Dracula 3D, but people claim it's awful. I'm waiting for that day when Dario puts out something that is worthy of his one of a kind talent. Come on Dario, enough with the mediocrity!4.6/10