tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post2810332592625498808..comments2024-02-18T08:45:16.295-08:00Comments on The Film Connoisseur: Italian Rip Offs Poster GalleryFranco Macabrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-5701564048551680242014-05-22T07:45:07.093-07:002014-05-22T07:45:07.093-07:00You're absolutely right, I've taken it off...You're absolutely right, I've taken it off the list, but it does star Hugo Stiglitz and Susan George, both of which starred in many Italian Rip Offs, so there is a connection! But you're right, Tintorera while still a rip off, is actually a Mexican film. Thanks for pointing it out. Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-20509583720452952792014-05-22T07:14:01.159-07:002014-05-22T07:14:01.159-07:00Great post!
A observation, Tintorera is not an i...Great post! <br /><br />A observation, Tintorera is not an italian film..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-83473758442755525352011-05-01T14:37:16.518-07:002011-05-01T14:37:16.518-07:00Thanks Direct to Video Connoisseur, I thought you ...Thanks Direct to Video Connoisseur, I thought you might enjoy this one since most of these were direct to video released in the U.S. I saw your review for RoboWar, enjoyed it. Dont know how you get a hold of some of these, they are pretty damn hard to come by! But I guess thats why your the Direct to Video Connoisseur!Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-6519375065014416582011-03-11T04:42:47.725-08:002011-03-11T04:42:47.725-08:00One thing I've always loved about the Italian ...One thing I've always loved about the Italian rip-off-- beyond how silly they often were!-- is how these directors come from a lot of the same Italian film making traditions that masters like Rossellini and Fellini did. It's fun to see the similarities in films that are so different in quality. Great post.Direct to Video Connoisseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310858965138247572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-66959727836744626832010-12-14T10:19:02.069-08:002010-12-14T10:19:02.069-08:00Oh yeah Carl, no doubts about that man. Its with t...Oh yeah Carl, no doubts about that man. Its with the posters that they grabbed your attention. Problem is that the movie seldom lived up to the images we see on the posters. The artwork made the films look better then they were. But for sure, some of these would make excellent collectors items. <br /><br />My favorite one is the one for ENDGAME. Pretty awesome looking.Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-58253161167370708432010-12-13T15:31:20.190-08:002010-12-13T15:31:20.190-08:00Dude you have to love that grade-A scamming, even ...Dude you have to love that grade-A scamming, even with the plagiarism there are some sweet ass posters in there!I Like Horror Movieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15851268002582984544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-52492186663171535242010-12-09T04:28:24.702-08:002010-12-09T04:28:24.702-08:00@Cal(YB):Yeah, Tentacles, I need to add that one t...@Cal(YB):Yeah, Tentacles, I need to add that one to the gallery, I actually had the image ready to post it, but I overlooked it. <br /><br />Agree, a good Italian rip off can be a fun thing. For example Star Crash is pure b-movie fun!! Im also enjoyed CONTAMINATION, which also came from the same director. <br /><br />@venom5: I'll see if I can add those you mentioned, it's just that for some of these movies, finding the original poster (or simply a good looking one) is a difficult task. They have so many versions in so many languages! <br /><br />Looking forward to your ATOR review! <br /><br />@Tom: Yeah, he got paid for three days of work, and only did one I think. I believe it was 30,000 for the one day he did! His character by the way has some of the funniest lines! Like when he orders the flow of time to be stopped! Hilarious!Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-35070260475556587772010-12-08T22:58:11.028-08:002010-12-08T22:58:11.028-08:00Ha ha ha. "Star Crash". Christopher Plum...Ha ha ha. "Star Crash". Christopher Plummer needed the money there.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212743923364795680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-11446249779427168842010-12-08T15:18:32.617-08:002010-12-08T15:18:32.617-08:00Some great bad movies here, Fran! Some various oth...Some great bad movies here, Fran! Some various others are MASSACRE IN DINOSAUR VALLEY, ALIEN 2: ON EARTH, TOP LINE, ALIEN FROM THE DEEP, KILLER CROCODILE 1 and 2, and the ATOR series.<br /><br />Actually, speaking of ATOR, I got a review of the first ATOR in the pipeline.<br /><br />Great stuff here, Fran!venoms5https://www.blogger.com/profile/13655919099947763891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-49755629999958381572010-12-08T14:25:42.474-08:002010-12-08T14:25:42.474-08:00you just can't beat a "good" italian...you just can't beat a "good" italian rip-off! still don't know why it never occured to me to put great white in my list of sea monster movies i did the other day? Mind you I always thought of tentacles as the best italian jaws rip offCalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14520881675725514554noreply@blogger.com