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Originally Posted by slayer666
When one considers Italian giallo films, I'm not sure how original the American slashers were. Personally, I'll take Bava and Argento films over most of the American slashers.
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i think the italian slashers owe a lot to the american ones.
the italians (technically) did it first but never had the critical acclaim and exposure that the americans had ('halloween' blew 'bay of blood' out of the water for the impact it had worldwide)
There several italian ripoffs of Halloween, and The Exorcist, and Escape from New York.
It wasnt until years after seeing the inferior rip offs of american films that i began to realize that a lot of other films origionated in Italy ... notuntil i began to delve into the genre a lot deeper.
the casual viewer has no idea the italian films exist.
I'm willing to bet the more people in italy know Halloween than they do Bay of Blood. Everyone wants the american product.
i'm not saying this is the ideal situation - but it's reality