The Editor [Blu-ray]

I appreciate anyone spending the time to make a serious Giallo film, or even trying to send the genre up, but sadly this film didn't do either for me. Neither and most importantly (if you're to make a spoof of the genre) you should understand what the essence of the genre actually is. A genre that already has OTT and implausible storylines and scripts is a tough one to spoof. Like the Spaghetti Western, eventually Giallos started to spoof themselves. So why bother?When a film fails to miss such an obvious joke as the dubbed voices we hear in these movies, I was dearly disappointed. Dubbed voices are often funny when the voice-over actors are obviously not the same age or appropriate class as the actors on-screen. Plus the ever present need to fill in every open mouth onscreen leads to many inappropriate or oddly timed grunts, sighs or gasps.The film at times looked gorgeous and obviously this had a decent indie budget, so it wasn't all bad. It just missed its mark by a very wide margin. And I did get bored and had to fast forward a little.Fans of Giallo should stay away, and watch the real thing.

Sorry not sure who all the 4/5 star reviewers are but being a fan of 80's horror and very familair with Itialian Gialli I just found this a poor effort despite wanting to like it.I got all the nods, in particular to Fulci's The Beyond and House By The Cemetery, Argento's Three Mothers trilogy and nearly every Giallo with the black gloved killer. But unfortunately I just wish Astron 6 would have decided to either play it straight or just do an outright spoof. When it was funny it was ridiculous and then we'd get a really serious horror scene like the one at the end with Paz Del La Huerta. It just didn't work for me; one extreme to another.Major gripes: Let's start with the actual sound. I kept having to turn the volume up to max on my TV during most of the film to hear what was being said onscreen and I even had to turn on the subtitles as I couldn't understand a word coming out of the 'Editors' mouth at one point.Then we had the nudity. Yes we had plenty and some of it we could actually see to appreciate, but it was when it was in the background or even blurred and nothing could be seen that really got my goat. It's a pet hate. Why film a nude scene when the viewer won't actually see it? It really ticks me off. I've seen a lot of films lately where that happens, Virginia Madsen in Number 23, Tiffany Shepis flasher scene in Deviants. Why bother?There was a scene in the film where a girl comes down the stairs at the old producers(?) house and we can't see a thing because she is blurred for some reason. It looks like she is naked but then we get a rear shot and she is in fact wearing a fetish outfit, but why couldn't we see that from the front view? We get a good close up of the producer but she, in the background is blurred, just like Tristan Risk in the scene where she and Claudio are watching a film. She was blurred as well when she got out of her seat to stand in front of him, why bother even filming it? And the opening credits! A burlesque dancer with tassels performing whilst the credits are rolling obscuring the action! Really? I give up...……...To be honest I have never heard of Astron 6 but if this is their average output I won't bother looking for anything else they've made.

Fans of the Golden Age of Italian horror will find utter glee and cry from laughter at this brilliant Canadian spoof. The filmmakers and actors definitely did their work on this film, which hilariously nods at all the greats - Dario Argento, Mario Bava, Lucio Fulci and the not-so-great Umberto Lenzi. From the moment you see the opening credits, you have a good idea of what you're getting into: the all-caps sanserif fonts, the odd camera zooms, the oh-so-obvious dubbing, blood-spattered murder scenes, horrible film props, and the eyes - from big, brown eyes to glowing blind eyes. Oh, the eyes! Look for nods at The Beyond, Suspiria, The Cat O' Nine Tails, and even Nightmare City in this gem.While this film has a nod to the earlier Giallo and Italian horror films, this storyline has a brilliant blend-in of the films that deal in the Supernatural that, along with Zombi films, dominated the Italian horror circuit in the late 70s and early 80s.Also keep an eye out for references in the background: The mock Giallo posters in the Editor's room are priceless. One had me in tears.If nothing I've referenced means anything to you, this film probably isn't the one for you. Those who consider themselves die-hard horror fans should first check out the Mario Bava collection on Amazon Prime Instant, and also rent some Lucio Fulci films before truly enjoying this masterpiece.Italian horror has just been begging to be spoofed for way too long. It's great to finally see this done in such a brilliantly hilarious way.I'm going to watch it again. What a hoot.

The crew from Astron-6 create another film that I love to revisit. As a big fan of 1970s/1980s Argento and Fulci film, The Editor was just something I was just bound to love. Its a great homage/ spoof of those great Italian films I love. The Editor might be my favorite Astron-6 release so far, even though I love Father's Day and Manborg. I can't wait to see what they come up with next.The Scream Factory Blu Ray looks and sounds great. The cover art is fantastic for this film. As always the Scream Factory release as a good amount of entertaining extras.

dvd turned up and was good

Great Movie! Super Giallo! Best of the Best!

A classic retro homage, spooky and funny

There are no subtitles on this

Fantastic film from the greatest filmmakers working today. Highly recommended for anyone who enjoys Italian Giallo cinema, as it is a wonderful, playful homage to the genre.