Back at QT’s 4th Annual Film Fest he screened “The Psychic” aka 7 notes of Death.
During his intro for the movie he mentioned it as being one of his favorite giallo movies… and that he screened the movie recently for Bridget Fonda (whose favorite type of movie is a giallo)… telling her he wanted to remake the movie with her as the lead. QT really seemed to like the visual style of the movie and the way it was edited… and just how cinematically the story twists and turns as it unfolds right to the very end.
I thought the movie was good… I dug it… but I didn’t get just blown away by it… but it is a very cool giallo. Definitely worth checking out (a must see for movie fans). It has all the usual twists and turns of a giallo… but the Fulci touches to the movie are what make it special… Also the ending of the movie was very well done… though it seems to confuse and throw some people off that see the movie… but I thought its ending was perfect.
At the QT fest last year he screened the giallo movie “What have they done to Solange?” (note the movie is under many different names/titles). QT in the intro of it said he screened the movie for Michael Madsen and his wife… and that Michael Madsen’s wife was trully disgusted by the way the murder weapon in the movie is used and shown… whereas Michael thought it was pretty cool.
What have they done to Solange?.. is a great giallo. The way the murder weapon is shown and used in the movie is probably going to be way too much for some to handle… but if you can stick with the movie to the end its very damn good.
So if you want to see two QT approved giallo’s then The Psychic and What have they done to Solange? are ones to seek out and buy/rent.
At his next fest QT said he is gonna screen the giallo “WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO YOUR DAUGHTERS?”… which is sequel of some sorts to “What have they done to Solange?”
