tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post7145169910168171525..comments2024-02-04T20:47:06.984-05:00Comments on Junta Juleil's Culture Shock: Film Review: BUIO OMEGA (1979, Joe D'Amato)Sean Gillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00537515557596273876noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post-4532129343721414232010-12-03T18:04:07.867-05:002010-12-03T18:04:07.867-05:00Alphaboy,
Sometimes I can get a bit facetious whe...Alphaboy,<br /><br />Sometimes I can get a bit facetious when it comes to Italian directors, joking about missing brain components and all that. It comes down to, for me, the fact that Italo-horror directors generally favor aesthetics over comprehensibility- and I think that's a good thing- it's refreshing, and it makes for a fun Saturday movie night.<br /><br />D'Amato is certainly more of an artist than most would give him credit for, but I still have to say that he's on a level far below the likes of Bava, Argento, or Fulci. You are right that it's unfair to bring up his blue pictures in the context of BUIO OMEGA, but I guess I just couldn't resist mentioning the existence of an erotic remake of HIGHLANDER! <br /><br />Thanks for stopping by- I appreciate your comments!Sean Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00537515557596273876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post-494689580376232872010-11-19T10:47:47.262-05:002010-11-19T10:47:47.262-05:00I like your review a lot, though I don't share...I like your review a lot, though I don't share it's critique of D'Amato's thoughtfulness or brain cells. He knew what he was doing alright. I think "Buio Omega" can be understood as a modern take on Hitchcock's "Psycho" and is best understood as a love story. Granted it is exploitational, but it also can be seen on an emotional level, which is largely due to the 'earnest' approach to the depiction of the events (which you mention).<br />Mixing a critique of the late Joe D'Amato's porn rip-offs of famous movies with a discussion of "Buio Omega", however, is no good idea IMO. Joe had done mostly softcore erotica at the time at very high quality-standards (considering the genre).alphaboynoreply@blogger.com