Giallo

Not great Argento...not that bad either...the story moves along with Adrien Brody mumbling his way through his role...some nice touches...if you're a fan of his work, like I am, you might be disappointed because, on this disc, there aren't any of those over-the-top, outlandish, gory scenes that he is famous for...the story kept my interest but I wouldn't recommend this as an introduction to Argento's films...Suspiria, Deep Red, and Tenebre are where to start...and for some real craziness, Opera and Mother of Tears...otherwise, eh, enjoy...

huge dario fan and i had heard/read alot of negative things about this movie....unfortunately for me i bought into them so i never checked this out.first of all...how wonderful to have him behind the camera again. his directing style can never be matched. that said....the script of this movie certainly is lacking BUT it kinda is in all Giallo movies and if you are new to them it might be hard to get used to the wackiness....his direction is stunning, the story line is a typical Giallo and good or bad...its def. entertaining. the bad guy was truly disgusting and the kills were over the top gross which is great. the leading lady was, of course, stunning and Adrien Brody was.....ummm....Adrien Brody. the true star of the show was Argento here and he did MUCH better than The Card Player or Hitchcock....all told i think it is a perfectly legit update on old Giallo movies.there are weak parts to the movie. the script could of used some work and the acting was....ummm....strained?!?! but i can honestly say as a true Argento fan that i enjoyed this movie alot.go into this movie with a open mind and a open bottle of red wine....the movie is really not that bad but im just truly happy to see Mr. Argento back at it....five bucks delivered or free on netflix. ill take it. absolutely.old fan of Argento you MUST see this...new fan id prob. start out with Suspiria or Bird with the Crystal Plummage.although the movie prob. deserves only three stars, truly, i gave it four because it is a great first step for him to modernize the Giallo movie genre, a very tall order....and i believe he achieved success...well done.

This was the first film by Dario Argento I have ever seen, so I didn't really know what to expect. However, I have seen just about every film Adrien Brody has been in, and I enjoy watching him bring these characters to life. This is a very dark thriller which probably is not a general audience type of movie. It is disturbing in many ways, but I also found it to be realistic. We live in a world a serial killers and people who enjoy sadistic behavior towards others. This movie shows that but also shows you a possible explanation of where/how it starts for the killer as well as the detective (Adrien Brody). The ending is not at all what I expected. This wasn't the best thriller I ever saw, and by no means the worse. It did keep my interest and at times had me sitting on the edge of my seat which is what thrillers and mysteries are suppose to do. that being said, I will probably check out other films by Dario Argento now that I've gotten a taste.

I put off seeing this film because of all the negativity involving the critics and also actor Adrian Brody in the controversy of money for services rendered. I'm glad I finally got to see it and yes, it's no 'SUSPIRIA'-1977 but then again, we are not in the seventies anymore either. At that time, there were no reality TV shows showing actual autopsies or histories of serial killers or Showtime's 'DEXTER' to measure up against. Since Director Dario Argento never started out as a Horror Director per se, its fitting that he went back to his roots and you can look at the title 'GIALLO' as the name of the killer in the film or as the genre that Argento basically made famous with 'THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE'-1969 aka 'L'UCCELLO DALLE PIUME DI CRISTALLO'. All the critics seem to be looking at is a career slump but isn't it fitting that after Director Alfred Hitchcock made many masterpieces back to back that his career did the same thing? You cannot say that 'TORN CURTAIN'-1966 and 'TOPAZ'-1969 are up to par with his best. Yes, Argento did the MASTERS OF HORROR series which had his best work in years ('JENNIFER" still haunts me to this day) and then unleashed 'MOTHER OF TEARS'-2007, a flawed but still outrageous piece of filmmaking. 'GIALLO' is his best thriller since 'SLEEPLESS'- aka 'NON HO SONNO'- 2001 and has all the Argento qualities we know and love: beautifully edited and photographed sequences, strong women figures and jolting surprises. Brody is joined by Emmanuelle Seigner ( Mrs. Roman Polanski) and Elsa Pataky giving our killer a run for his money. You'll also see the credit of Roy Bava as a technician on the film joining other family members such as Lamberto and the master Mario Bava to remind us of the golden age of Italian Horrors. It also harkens back to his days without rock musicians doing the soundtracks, here the score by Marco Werba is a nicely orchestrated work and reminds us of his soundtracks with Ennio Morricone. Unfortunately, Argento went back to the Horror genre with his new 3D version of the DRACULA legend and the critics do not seem to be kind to it either. I recommend this film to lovers of Argento's work and also to thriller fans. Having met Mr. Argento and his woman of that time ,Daria Nicolodi, at the premier screening of 'SUSPIRIA' in New York all those years ago and seeing his energy and love for film, its great to see he is still creating excellent work, something that is lacking in the Horror hacks that are bombarding us with inferior product these days.

I don't know why this film has such a terrible rep, it is actually the best thing Argento has done in ages. Other films like The Card Player and Do You Like Hitchcock are quite wobbly, whereas here the script and direction are well in hand. My main gripe would be that at times the pacing and actions of characters seem to be a little off, but nothing as bad as in 'Hitchcock'. And once again he manages to find the best looking women - the lady playing Brody's mother is ridiculous. This is easily worth a watch, but more as a conventional cop movie with the occasional over the top bit of gore.

Ok, let me start with a disclaimer. This is nowhere near as good as Argento's "Suspiria", "Deep Red", "Inferno", or the majority of his earlier works.But is it as bad as some of the reviews on Amazon are making out.I don't think so.Personally I actually quite enjoyed it. Yes it's true that there are plot holes big enough to drive a bus through but then you could say exactly the same about some of Argento's best work.Adrien Brody portrays a personable character with some seriously deep flaws and does a very good job of it.Some of the photography around the seedier parts of Rome are superb as is the decision to film large parts of the film at sun rise and sunset given the film a slightly yellow hue (Giallo in Italian means yellow) which I thought was clever.So whilst I agree that it's not Argento's greatest work it's by no means his worst either.

this is a decent giallo film from Dario argento, it's not horrible as many have said. It's just so average that you can forget that it was made by a real horror veteran. Who made some real classic films in his day. The cast is good in this one as well. The blu ray looks very good as you would expect this being a newer film. For some reason we didn't the blu ray in the u.s and that's insane as this director is very popular there. Giallos always had a strong market on the American grindhouse scene of the seventies , although 'deep red' and ;suspirira' were released to major theater chains back in the day as well.

So many people bash this movie. No, it isn't anywhere near as good Argento's classics but I personally thought it was a good watch. It has a thin but easy to follow plot, good cast, makes use of some nice Italian locations & has some typically brutal gore.

Excellent A+++

The basic story..A killer known as "Yellow" is stalking the streets of Turin kidnapping and then killing foreign women. He picks them up in his taxi and takes them back to his hideout and subjects them to torture and mutilation before killing and dumping their bodies. An obsessive homicide detective (Adrien Brody) is attempting to find the killer...We all know the great Dario Argento is well past his peak, but us fans still want to check out any new film he does even though you can never go in with your hopes high. This latest effort of course is no where near the quality of any of his best work, but it's still definitely worth a look. Sadly there is none of the stylish stalking sequences that Argento is so famous for and despite the title it doesn't have the twists and turns, red herrings etc you normally get in the genre. So what we have really is just a standard thriller that does contains some good moments at times but is also quite forgettable. Although more gory than "The Card Player" it's still restrained by Argento standards with only a few bloody moments. Argento's direction for the most part is unrecognisable with little flair although there are some good moments including a flashback sequence that was nicely shot. As hard as it tries to give Brody a back story i thought in general the characters were not too interesting and Emmanuelle Seigner seemed a bit too old for her role. In all this is not a bad film but don't expect too much or you will surely be disappointed.This DVD is a totally bare bones release with no extras at all.