Match Cut Director Consensus - Mario Bava

[Ezee E]

http://blogs.amctv.com/monsterfest/2008/02/27/bava.jpg

1-10
In order of release.

You know the drill.

[Boner M]

Black Sunday - 8
Black Sabbath - 6.5
Planet of the Vampires - 5
Kill Baby, Kill - 6
Danger: Diabolik! - 7.5
Hatchet for the Honeymoon - 7
Bay of Blood - 6
Schock - 5

He's alright.

[Kurious Jorge v3.1]

Black Sunday - 5.5

[dreamdead]

Danger: Diabolik! - 6

[Spinal]

Black Sabbath - 5

[Ezee E]

I've seen nothing from him. He's got a few on the "Watch Now" feature. But in MadMan tradition, I'll probably not get to them.

[MacGuffin]

Black Sunday (1960) 10.0
Black Sabbath (1963) 6.5
The Whip and the Body (1963) 3.5
Blood and Black Lace (1964) 7.0
Kill, Baby... Kill! (1966) 7.5
Danger: Diabolik! (1968) 8.0

I will probably catch something else by the end of this week.

[Dead & Messed Up]

Black Sunday - 9
Kill Baby Kill - 8
Black Sabbath - 8
Planet of the Vampires - 5

[Rowland]

I'll use this as an excuse to delve deeper into the Mario Bava sets I own this week. I'll wait until I've seen a few more to post my list.

[Raiders]

Black Sunday (1960) 8.0
Black Sabbath (1963) 6.5
The Whip and the Body (1963) 8.0
Blood and Black Lace (1964) 8.5
Planet of the Vampires (1965) 5.5
Kill, Baby... Kill! (1966) 9.5
Danger: Diabolik (1968) 7.0
Bay of Blood (1971) 5.0

[Sven]

The Whip and the Body (1963) 8.0

You're fooling yourself.

[Raiders]

You're fooling yourself.

Whatever.

[soitgoes...]

Black Sunday (1960) - 8.0
Erik the Conqueror (1961) - 5.0
Hercules in the Haunted World (1961) - 4.5
The Whip and the Body (1963) - 7.0
Blood and Black Lace (1964) - 8.0
Planet of the Vampires (1965) - 7.0
Kill, Baby... Kill! (1966) - 7.0
Danger: Diabolik (1968) - 8.5
Five Dolls for an August Moon (1970) - 3.0
Bay of Blood (1971) - 8.5

I still have 8-10 more of his films. I might watch some of them before this ends, but honestly I kinda think I hit my Bava-wall this past week. It might be awhile.

[Yxklyx]

I Vampiri - 7
Black Sunday - 5
Black Sabbath - 7
The Whip and the Body - 1
Blood and Black Lace - 7
Kill Baby, Kill - 5

[MacGuffin]

You're fooling yourself.

Clearly he would've only been kidding himself had he given it a ten. ;)

[eternity]

Black Sabbath- 8

[Russ]

http://blogs.amctv.com/monsterfest/2008/02/27/bava.jpg

Doesn't Bava look a little like Salvador Dali?

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/812/280pxsalvadordalinywtsgu4.jpg

[MadMan]

I've seen nothing from him. He's got a few on the "Watch Now" feature. But in MadMan tradition, I'll probably not get to them.:| :P :lol:

Planet of the Vampires-7.0
Kill Baby....Kill!-7.5

I have much to see from the man. I'll probably have to use Netflix though to view anymore of his movies.

[B-side]

Blood and Black Lace (1964) 7.0

Same goes for me.

[Morris Schæffer]

Black Sunday - 6.5

[soitgoes...]

Edited original post to include Five Dolls for an August Moon. It sucked. Apparently Bava did it for the money.

[Philosophe_rouge]

Kill, Baby, Kill (1966) 9

[Boner M]

I really need to see KBK again.

[soitgoes...]

Added Blood and Black Lace to original post.

[Odile v.2]

I Vampiri-8
Black Sunday-10
Hercules in the Haunted World-5
The Girl Who Knew Too Much-9
Black Sabbath-8
The Whip and the Body-7
Blood and Black Lace-9
Planet of the Vampires-6
Kill, Baby... Kill!-10
Danger: Diabolik-6
Five Dolls for an August Moon-5
Hatchet for the Honeymoon-9
Twitch of the Death Nerve(AKA Bay of Blood)-9
Rabid Dogs-10
Shock-6

[Raiders]

I Vampiri-8
Black Sunday-10
Hercules in the Haunted World-5
The Girl Who Knew Too Much-9
Black Sabbath-8
The Whip and the Body-7
Blood and Black Lace-9
Planet of the Vampires-6
Kill, Baby... Kill!-10
Danger: Diabolik-6
Five Dolls for an August Moon-5
Hatchet for the Honeymoon-9
Twitch of the Death Nerve(AKA Bay of Blood)-9
Rabid Dogs-10
Shock-6

...

Was Bava a required director for your junior high film class?

[Odile v.2]

...

Was Bava a required director for your junior high film class?
No, one I have an obsession with. I'm glad the boxsets are more widely available.

[MadMan]

Oh and I think I might have seen some of Hatchet for the Honeymoon, but I'm not sure if I did or not. It was some time ago though. I did watch Danger: Diabolik thanks to MSTK (it was their last episode), but that was a decade ago. I vaguely recall only a few moments.

[soitgoes...]

I can see that others are kinda meh on Planet of the Vampires, but I have to say that it was pleasantly surprising. Obviously budgetary restrictions played a part in some of the negativity to be found (cheesy sets, poor acting), but Bava handles what he was given quite well. With limited sets he creates a claustrophobic feel. His great use of colors is obviously in full force, as well as a plot that is said to be an inspiration for Alien (certain aspects definitely can be seen as being evident in both films.) Also, bad choice for American titles. I was surprised to find nothing remotely close to vampires appear in the film.

Original post is updated yet again. :)

[Boner M]

Added Bay of Blood. Movie = decent proto-slasher. Ending = one of the most hilariously insane things I've seen in a while.

[MacGuffin]

Added Danger: Diabolik!.

[Rowland]

Black Sunday - 6.5
The Girl Who Knew Too Much - 7.0
The Body and the Whip - 5.5
Blood and Black Lace - 8.0
Kill Baby Kill - 8.5
Danger: Diabolik - 8.0
Hatchet for the Honeymoon - 7.5
A Bay of Blood - 8.0

[Ezee E]

RESULTS:
1. Blood and Black Lace - 7.92 (6)
2. Kill, Baby... Kill - 7.8 (10)
3. Black Sunday - 7.65 (10)
4. Bay of Blood - 7.3 (5)
5. Danger: Diabolik - 7.29 (7)
6. Planet of the Vampires - 7.1 (5)
7. Black Sabbath - 6.94 (8)
8. The Whip and the Body - 5.33 (6)

= 7.24

DID NOT QUALIFY:
I Vampiri - 7.5 (2)
The Girl Who Knew Too Much - 8 (2)
Erik the Conqueror - 5 (1)
Hercules in the Haunted World - 4.75 (2)
Five Dolls for an August Moon - 4 (2)
Hatchet for the Honeymoon - 7.83 (3)
Rabid Dogs - 10 (1)
Schock - 5.5 (2)

[Dillard]

Making my way through Bavas filmography. I noticed no one rated a favorite of mine of Bava's: Lisa and the Devil. A later masterpiece. The film plays on Bava's obsession with Dolls, their human doubles, and the horror of their interchangeability.

[Rowland]

Making my way through Bavas filmography. I noticed no one rated a favorite of mine of Bava's: Lisa and the Devil. A later masterpiece. The film plays on Bava's obsession with Dolls, their human doubles, and the horror of their interchangeability.I have seen it as well since this poll, it is indeed one of his best.

[MadMan]

Huh since this consensus I've viewed Blood And Black Lace (near great/good), and I think its his best film (so far). I've also seen The Girl Who Knew Too Much (decent), Black Sunday (solid), and the first segment of Black Sabbath, which I loved a lot. My public library has Kill Baby....Kill (which I might revisit again), The Knives of the Avenger, and Black Sabbath. Netflix Instant Viewing has a small amount of the man's work currently available, I believe.