Just Got Kidnapped/Rabid Dogs and The Case of the Bloody Iris

03-23-2008, 01:38 AM

I was in a Best Buy today in a town I don't visit often and they actually had a decent Euro selection...for once! I got the Anchor Bay Kidnapped/Rabid Dogs that is packaged in the sleeve as one of their "Cult Favorites" (The Wicker Man has also received this treatment). I watched Rabid Dogs and it's now my favorite Bava. I watched some of the Lucas commentary but I got bored (he seems more tired than usual).

I'll try to watch The Case of the Bloody Iris tonight because I love Edwige Fenech. This is the new Blue Underground release. It came with an extensive BU "Winter 2008" catalog and I was going through, checking off all the films I have, and I DO have a bunch of them--but mostly on older Anchor Bay releases. Halfway through I thought, "Geez, BU is just re-releasing Anchor Bay's stuff from the late 1990s and early 2000s."

BloodMan · 03-23-2008, 03:38 AM

Rabid Dogs is a GREAT movie... watched it a couple weeks ago... holy shit...

Crystal Plumage · 03-23-2008, 09:04 AM

Both are great!

03-23-2008, 01:52 PM

Rabid Dogs is indeed awesome, but The Case of The Bloody Iris was just an average giallo. Not as good as prime Argento/Fulci/Bava/Martino gialli, but better than stuff like Black Belly of the Tarantula. Still, glad to have it in the collection I guess.

rhett · 03-23-2008, 06:13 PM

Rabid Dogs all the way, Kidnapped has none of the edge, it's a completely different experience. I've never really cared for Iris much, other than a few set pieces and a beautiful Fenech. Still, if I need to see her in a giallo, it has to be a Martino.

03-23-2008, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by rhett

Rabid Dogs all the way, Kidnapped has none of the edge, it's a completely different experience. I've never really cared for Iris much, other than a few set pieces and a beautiful Fenech. Still, if I need to see her in a giallo, it has to be a Martino.

Not only that, but the Martino gialli have better nude shots of her as well!

rhett · 03-23-2008, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Coverdale

Not only that, but the Martino gialli have better nude shots of her as well!

Nude?! I thought people liked her for her eyes.

03-24-2008, 04:01 AM

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Originally Posted by rhett

Nude?! I thought people liked her for her eyes.

What are these "eyes" you speak of?

03-26-2008, 06:52 PM

Cover I loved Annabella Incontrera in Bloody Iris. too bad she had no nude scenes in the film.

HAEMORRHAGE · 03-27-2008, 04:29 PM

I've had Kidnapped/Rabid Dogs sitting on my shelf for months. I think I need to watch it soon after reading this thread.

Crystal Plumage · 03-27-2008, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by HAEMORRHAGE

I think I need to watch it soon after reading this thread.

Yes you do!

Crystal Plumage · 04-02-2008, 07:17 PM

How about just another DVD of Kidnapped/Rabid Dogs?

http://www.amazon.com/Cult-Fiction-K...7160060&sr=1-6

$$tarz Entertainment again...

04-06-2008, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Crystal Plumage

How about just another DVD of Kidnapped/Rabid Dogs?

http://www.amazon.com/Cult-Fiction-K...7160060&sr=1-6

$$tarz Entertainment again...

Yeah, that's the one I picked up. Under the slipcase is the "regular" black, red cover with the stiletto. The Wicker Man is also part of this series, along with one or two others that have been released and re-released to death by AB. I'm sure Army of Darkness got this treatment too. If not I'm disappointed in them.

04-06-2008, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by blood vamp

Cover I loved Annabella Incontrera in Bloody Iris. too bad she had no nude scenes in the film.

I'll have to rewatch it to see which chick she was. I haven't re-watched it at all since I thought it was so average, overall.

04-07-2008, 01:06 AM

Cover She was Sheila, the brunette who wore the floppy hat and was the violin playing professors lesbian daughter.

03-23-2008, 01:38 AM	#1
Coverdale Guest Posts: n/a	Just Got Kidnapped/Rabid Dogs and The Case of the Bloody Iris I was in a Best Buy today in a town I don't visit often and they actually had a decent Euro selection...for once! I got the Anchor Bay Kidnapped/Rabid Dogs that is packaged in the sleeve as one of their "Cult Favorites" (The Wicker Man has also received this treatment). I watched Rabid Dogs and it's now my favorite Bava. I watched some of the Lucas commentary but I got bored (he seems more tired than usual). I'll try to watch The Case of the Bloody Iris tonight because I love Edwige Fenech. This is the new Blue Underground release. It came with an extensive BU "Winter 2008" catalog and I was going through, checking off all the films I have, and I DO have a bunch of them--but mostly on older Anchor Bay releases. Halfway through I thought, "Geez, BU is just re-releasing Anchor Bay's stuff from the late 1990s and early 2000s." Last edited by Coverdale; 03-23-2008 at 01:39 AM. Reason: left out the words BU

03-23-2008, 03:38 AM	#2
BloodMan Kill Time B4 It Kills You Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 4,432	Rabid Dogs is a GREAT movie... watched it a couple weeks ago... holy shit... __________________ We Are Never Very Far From Those We Hate, For This Very Reason, We Shall Never Be Truly Close To Those We Love If I Don't Have The Right To Torture You, Why Then Do You Have The Right To Torture Me By Taking Away The Pleasure That I Could Get From Torturing You? Remember, one cannot make footprints in the sands of time by sitting on their butt, and who wants to leave butt prints in the sands of time?

03-23-2008, 06:13 PM	#5
rhett Moderator Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Canada Posts: 8,874	Rabid Dogs all the way, Kidnapped has none of the edge, it's a completely different experience. I've never really cared for Iris much, other than a few set pieces and a beautiful Fenech. Still, if I need to see her in a giallo, it has to be a Martino. __________________ "It's a good scream...it's a good scream..."

03-27-2008, 04:29 PM	#10
HAEMORRHAGE If he dies, he dies Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The Westcoast Amityville AKA Vegas Posts: 1,591	I've had Kidnapped/Rabid Dogs sitting on my shelf for months. I think I need to watch it soon after reading this thread. __________________ Guttural Secrete / My DVD's

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03-23-2008, 01:52 PM	#4
Coverdale Guest Posts: n/a	Rabid Dogs is indeed awesome, but The Case of The Bloody Iris was just an average giallo. Not as good as prime Argento/Fulci/Bava/Martino gialli, but better than stuff like Black Belly of the Tarantula. Still, glad to have it in the collection I guess.

03-26-2008, 06:52 PM	#9
blood vamp Guest Posts: n/a	Cover I loved Annabella Incontrera in Bloody Iris. too bad she had no nude scenes in the film.

04-07-2008, 01:06 AM	#15
blood vamp Guest Posts: n/a	Cover She was Sheila, the brunette who wore the floppy hat and was the violin playing professors lesbian daughter.