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Originally Posted by slayer666
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.
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so really what you are saying is that american films are good only as warm up films so you can be lead on to bigger and better foreign films. If so i would have to disagree entirely. Black Christmas was one of my all time favorites, so you cant call me bias, but Halloween was better in every way shape and form in my perspective.