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2nd October 2009, 06:43 PM
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 The Mario Bava Thread
Who likes Mario Bava? What are your favorites? What do you like most about his films? What do you think about Bava the fx man? etc...  |
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#2
2nd October 2009, 09:10 PM
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I love Bava's films.His films are like paintings,all that deep colour.They're also brimming with atmosphere. I love the following; BAY OF BLOOD BLACK SUNDAY BLACK SABBATH SHOCK RABID DOGS BLOOD AND BLACK LACE PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES The following I like; THE GIRL WHO KNEW TOO MUCH LISA AND THE DEVIL HOUSE OF EXORCISM WHIP AND THE BODY KILL BABY KILL BARON BLOOD FIVE DOLLS FOR AN AUGUST MOON Okayish; HATCHET FOR THE HONEYMOON DANGER DIABOLIK I VAMPIRI Some of the posters below sum up his films perfectly.  Cap. Vic RobotPants M.D. likes this.
__________________  Teddy, I'm a Scotch drinker - you know that. I just have the occasional brandy when I'm not drinking. |
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2nd October 2009, 09:51 PM
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Bava senior's films are something special no doubt, and his work helped me get into, appreciate, and love Italian horror cinema. My favourite is probably Bay of Blood (which is possibly my favourite ever slasher too), but I also have strong love for Baron Blood, Black Sunday, Blood and Black Lace, and Kill Baby Kill. He seemed to bring something special that was lacking to the genre at the time, and as a result his work has been emulated throughout the decades.  |
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#4
3rd October 2009, 09:39 AM
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I Vampiri is actually a Riccardo Freda film,but Bava's influence is pretty big in this one. Same for Caltiki btw. Last edited by bdc; 3rd October 2009 at 08:06 PM. |
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3rd October 2009, 03:37 PM
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I've got about 25 films he either directed or worked on. He was a genius! |
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3rd October 2009, 06:46 PM
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Is it not also debatable how much of SHOCK,Bava Snr directed?
__________________ Teddy, I'm a Scotch drinker - you know that. I just have the occasional brandy when I'm not drinking. |
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3rd October 2009, 08:09 PM
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Ah yes...  |
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#8
4th October 2009, 10:24 AM
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My personal faves: Shock Baron Blood Black Sunday Black Sabbath Kill, Baby Kill Blood And Black Lace and Planet Of The Vampires The above all worthy of repeated viewings! Bava titles i enjoy: Rabid Dogs House Of Exorcism Lisa And The Devil The Whip And The Body and The Girl Who Knew Too Much Certainly not time wasted watching these aforementioned efforts! Imo average Bava below: Bay Of Blood Danger Diabolik Hatchet For The Honeymoon and Five Dolls For An August Moon The above definitely viewable more than once but not umpteen times over! Never seen I Vampiri yet and i've noticed how nobody has mentioned Roy Colt And Winchester Jack, Four Times That Night and Dr. Goldfoot And The Girl Bombs (didn't Bava direct this one?). Let's face it we generally only associate Bava with horror and nothing else!  |
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#9
4th October 2009, 11:27 AM
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I liked Roy Colt And Winchester Jack,funny Spaghetti. I haven"t seen the other two yet. I just started watching Le spie vengono dal semifreddo (Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs). Apparently Bava didn't like doing this one but he was under contract to do it? The first Dr. Goldfoot,directed by Norman Taurog,wasn't that great either btw... Who has seen Caltiki - il mostro immortale (1959) btw (which Bava made together with Freda)? I think it's a lot better than The Blob (1958). It's incredible what Bava (who was fx man,cinematographer and director here) did with the small budget. According to Imdb: "Riccardo Freda would later claim that he abandoned this project so that Mario Bava, who he knew could be a good director,would have a chance to direct." Here's some caps.   Last edited by bdc; 4th October 2009 at 11:41 AM. |
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11th October 2009, 10:53 AM
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I've fancied seeing Caltiki:The Immortal Monster for years but i've never been aware of any DVD release. |
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