DVD movies you would like others to see!!
I just wanted to start this thread. I am always looking for movies I might have missed, but are loved by others. Try to think of movies that over half of the people here probably have not seen. Something along the lines of "Rififi" or "M" would be good choices. Also, only movies on DVD and available to buy.
The First movie I want to talk about is the brilliant Dario Argento movie, “Deep Red.” Dario Argento is an Italian director, best known for his horror movies. While his films have huge cult followings, he still has not received the attention I feel he deserves.
Deep Red, among many Dario fans, is considered his best work, and I agree. It came out in 1975, and was the inspiration for movies like Halloween, which borrows many of the story elements, tension building scenes, and even music score. When you first here the rock group “Goblins” 70ish score begin, you will understand what I am talking about.
The story starts with a woman who is a master of telepathy, showing off her skill in an auditorium, picking up the evil thoughts of a killer. She freaks out, points to the killer, and says something along the lines of “You have killed, and will kill again.” She later is killed, and a witness to the crime is soon tied up in a mystery of who the killer is, while trying to stay alive himself.
Deep Red is a masterpiece in every sense of the word but one. Some of the actors leave a little to be desired, but still are able to step above the typical acting in a horror movie. The movie is brilliantly written and of course there is the direction. Dario has been inspired by the master, Hitchcock, and his camera floats about as if it was a person spying on the action. The only director working today, who has his flair with the camera is Brian De Palma, but Dario surpasses him, and even his inspiration, Hitchcock. The movie is dark, tension filled, and just plain brilliant.
The DVD is an easy purchase. You can find it for 16 bucks at bestprices.com. One side note, though the DVD has both the English and Italian language, I have to recommend the Italian track. I always prefer the original language, but anyone familiar with Italian movies know they loved to import English speaking actors for most of the main parts, and it is obvious that is what they are speaking in the movie, while the supporting cast speaks Italian. So why the Italian track over the English? Well the movie is missing 40 minutes or so of the English track, and during those parts, it switches back to Italian. These transitions happen mid sentence, over and over again, and will drive you crazy. It is best to just listen to it in Italian, and in truth, the Italian voice work is better then the English track anyway.
I highly recommend this movie, as it is probably my favorite horror movie of all time, surpassing movies like The Exorcist, Psycho or the sci-fi side of horror like Alien/Aliens.
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