well? which do u pick?
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Martialhorror — 17 years ago(May 19, 2008 04:37 PM)
I've only seen one Bava film(Bay of Blood)
From that, I'd say he is the best technical director.
Argento is pretty stylish, but he occasionally has crummy dialogue and actors to work with.
Fulci can range from brilliant to crappy.
I like Fulci and Argento for different reasons. I think Fulci is atmosphere and Argento is style.
Bava..not sure. I thought "Bay" was well-done, and I've heard thats not one of his best movies(but not his worst either)
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Beyond72 — 17 years ago(December 30, 2008 06:01 AM)
Personally Fulci is my favourite simply because of Zombie and The Beyond.
I love Argento too, but he had much more freedom, time and money for his stuff compared to Bava and Fulci.
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jayt_26 — 17 years ago(September 14, 2008 05:29 PM)
It's so hard; I think it changes a lot, just like my fave Lynch film, or Doors album, ya know?
I've got almost everything (horror-wise) by each of them, so I feel that I have a pretty fair opinion. Here goes:
ARGENTO was my intro into Italian Horror. His visuals and directing style overwhelm me, although the dubbing is always weak.
LUCIO was the next director that I began collecting, and although his stories seldom make much sense, his use of "dream-logic" and gore make for more than a pleasurable viewing experience.
BAVA is my most recent that I've gotten into. I'd have to say that technically, he is obviously the best, and without him, the other two wouldn't exist. His color pallete and use of atmosphere and shadow are what the other two borrowed the most, and are the main reasons I love to watch these fil2000ms.
But still, if I was to select an order, I'd have to say- Dario
- Lucio
- Bava
I love all three!
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bilttd_biscoi — 17 years ago(October 04, 2008 07:09 AM)
It's pretty hard. But I agree that Bava and Fulci had more range in this area.
I think Argento is the most superior director of them all. But if you're talking about just the gory movies I think Argento did his best movies during the 70s but before that time and after his movies were not as good as his best. His other movies outside of horror were kinda always on the same level. But his horror films were defiently at the best in the 70s.
Bava is really good. You know, I really liked Shock more than most of his other movies made during the 70s. I think Shock was a great finale for Bava. And what differs Bava from Argento & Fulci is that kinda all of his movies were successful. Of all Argento & Fulci movies that were made, almost half of them were kinda bad and got bad reception. Bava mostly never had any films that were "ignored" by the audience and his fans.
Fulci was not the best visual director but it's something indescribable unique about him and his directing. Argento, Bava and Fulci are experts in how to use gore and to scare the audience with it, but I always find Fulci to have been the one with most unlimited range in how to use the gore in front of the camera. He did some bad movies, he's infamous for his countless numbers of plot holes. But he's got such brutal dark and gothic atmosphere in his films. He was of course most famous for his gore flicks with Zombi 2 and Gates of Hell trilogy being the most prominent example. But I guess the way he uses gore and atmosphere is what is I'm most impressed by. Gates of Hell trilogy and Zombi 2 being the most prominent example. But what makes me sad is that some general horror fans have seen The Beyond, but they haven't seen Don't Torture a Duckling which he deserves just as much credit and recognition for. And he was more multi-dimensional in plots, areas, concepts and directing skills.
I hope I didn't sound like I was bashing Argento too much cause I really like him and most of his films but I tried to be as constuctive in critic as possible.
All right if ya want a list I'll give you a list.- Lucio Fulci
- Mario Bava
- Dario Argento
Take in consideration that this list is based on their splatter films. I would probably put Dario Argento above as the best director overall but I find Bava and Fulci to be more unique in this area. Argento had much more successful films with better story and not so much plot holes as Fulci. But Fulci and Bava are way more unique in the gore area.
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GrigoryGirl — 17 years ago(October 16, 2008 08:01 PM)
I've seen City of the Living Dead, Don't Torture a Duckling, Cat in the Brain, New York Ripper, The Beyond, and Zombie, and only Zombie is decent, which means it's not as bad as the others. Cat in the Brain is especially awful.
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bilttd_biscoi — 17 years ago(October 20, 2008 03:38 AM)
I agree. I love Don't Torture a Duckling.
And going back to horror, I prefer Dario Argento as movie director. But Fulci is better with the gore.
Best Horror Movies (from movie perspective)- Dario Argento
- Fulci/Bava (can't decide)
Best Giallo Movies - Lucio Fulci
- Mario Bava
- Dario Argento
Best Gore Scenes - Lucio Fulci
- Mario Bava
- Dario Argento
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Tex_Willer1987 — 16 years ago(October 01, 2009 04:29 AM)
GrigoryGirl said:
Argento and Bava.
Ignore Fulci, his films suck.
I've seen TOO many of them.
No they don't!
Fulci's made a lot of movies - sure some of them are bad. But there are some true gems in his filmography.
For example,
'Lizard In Woman's Skin'
is my favorite Fulci movie. Great Giallo with great atmosphere and great style. Every horror/mystery fan should check it out.
I also love
'The Beyond'
for being creepy and surrealistic (for some reason, I don't find
'City of the Living Dead'
to be that good, though).
'Zombi 2'
is simply put an extremely entertaining zombie movie with some very memorable scenes, a wonderful musical score and in my humble opinion, it has the best zombie design ever. Those dead bastards looked scary!!!
And
'Don't Torture a Duckling'
is a classic. Because of its very controversial story it almost ended Fulci's career. But let me tell you - if that would have been Lucio's final movie ever - he would've gone out with a bang!
So there - at least 4 movies that any movie fan should have in his/her collection. And I'm sure there's more - I just love exploring European cinematography.
But ON TOPIC:- Dario Argento - i just love that guy. He stuck with pretty much one and the same story and yet he did and amazing job for over two decades.
- Mario Bava - a pioneer and a very diverse director
- Lucio Fulci
