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Originally Posted by urgeok
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)
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In addition to doing it first, I'd argue that the Italians (and Canadians - Black Christmas) did it better. I don't judge the value of a film solely on the basis of box office returns. Halloween was certainly more popular but wouldn't have been possible without Black Christmas, Twitch of the Death Nerve, and some others.
I agree completely that the American films have done a great service by getting people interested in the genre, leading them to experience foreign films. It certainly worked that way for me.
Remakes do tend to piss me off, however, I suppose I could try to view all the American remakes of Asian horror as flattery rather than just exploitation.