well? which do u pick?
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goodfella999 — 16 years ago(August 27, 2009 05:16 AM)
I like Argento and Bava for different reasons.
Bava has made the best films however Argento's movies resonate more with me and nothing Bava has done has the same impact on me as Suspiria. Still, the two are hard to seperate but I'll put Argento on top.
As for Fulci, he clearly lacks the skill and class of the other two. His films contain excessive, poorly timed gore and like many horror directors, struggles with creating an engaging plot and characters, even though many argue this is not what he intendes to do in his films. Even The Beyond, which I feel is Fulci's strongest attempt at creating a visually powerful film, falls short compared to Suspira, Deep Red, Black Sunday or Kill Baby Kill. In fact, I could name a host of films by Argento and Bava that are surperior to any of Fulci's films, and I have seen all his good ones.
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Trioxin_Zombie — 16 years ago(January 26, 2010 05:38 PM)
I like some of Lucio's movies and some of Lamberto Bava's movies. But I can't stand that over rated spaghetti slurping cretin Argento. I wouldn't squirt piss in his dire16d0ction if he was on fire!.
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Gloede_The_Saint — 16 years ago(September 21, 2009 02:38 PM)
Bava is the obvious winner. Seen 16 of his films so far and most of them are great. Rabid Dogs is one of my favorite films and The Whip and the Body and Blood and Black Lace as long with many others are brilliant.
Fulci comes second. He goes for the gore. At times a bit cliced and I don't get the ending of City of the Living Dead but of the 7 films I have seen from him this far he is AWESOME. Pervasion Story is a masterpiece and The Beyond is one of the greatest horror films ever made. For not to mention the thriller Contraband.
Argento gets third place. Loads of great film. Inferno is pretty close to a 10 but then he also have a few I'm not too crazy about. Overall good/great films that suffer from an extreme amount of clices and "cheese". Still a great director though. Seen 9 of his films this far.
I would like to add that Sergio Martino is unfairly left out. Just as great as the rest of them with films like The Black Belly of the Tarantula, The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardth and Torso.
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BrianCTyler — 15 years ago(April 13, 2010 03:21 PM)
I also love Michele Soavi, who directed STAGE FRIGHT, THE CHURCH, and CEMETERY MAN. All three films have amazing style and I'm upset he didn't direct more movies.
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Steamboy — 10 years ago(November 09, 2015 03:24 PM)
Dario Argento, because he made the best movies, but Mario Bava for the entire career because unlike Argento and Fulci, he still made good movies in his later years. It's ironic how Argento's decline resembles Fulci's.
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kvnbhovis — 9 years ago(September 08, 2016 05:24 PM)
No brainer for me. Mario Bava was clearly the best director and I love his films the best. Fulci is hit and miss but I've enjoyed his crime films and Zombie. Argento has the chops but sometimes he misses badly. Did anybody see his latest take on Dracula? Simply the worst film that I've ever seen by any of these directors. What the beep was the deal with the praying mantis? So for me.
- Bava
- Fulci
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