Best European Films

[RCMerchant]

 Lets not forget Spain...and the great PAUL NASCHY!

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxZAm_wXvpg

[BoyScoutKevin]

As an appetizer may I suggest something from . . .

Hammer Film Productions or Amicus Productions

Then for your entree, may I suggest a film that is reviewed at this website, such as . . .

Abominable Dr. Phibes
Cemetery Man
The Crawling Eye
Devil Girl from Mars
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
Krull
Lair of the White Worm
Reptilicus
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Slugs
or Zardoz

And for your dessert make I recommend something French, such as "Brotherhood of the Wolf," or something English such as "Dog Soldiers."

[Neville]

No spaghetti westerns yet?

Alright, I'd add all Sergio Leone films save "A fistfull of dollars", plus a few from Sergio Corbucci (The mercenary, The great silence, Django) a couple from Sergio Sollima (Face to face, The big gundown) a couple more from Tonino Valerii (Day of anger, My name is nobody) and one from Giulio Petroni, "Tepepa". And "Django, kill!". It's so weird that you'll forgive them for using the Django name without any valid reason.

As for Spanish movies, there are many good ones, but they may be hard to find for you Americans. Almost everything by Vicente Aranda is worth watching, but specially "Fanny pelopaja", "Amantes" and "Celos". Also check out early films by Carlos Saura, such as "La caza" or recent films like "La caja 507", "Azul oscuro casi negro" or "La flaqueza del bolchevique".

[peter johnson]

Well, it sure was fun to read my thoughts from 7 years ago(!?!?) --
How did this thread suddenly get revived again?
Not a horror/B movie, but sure as damn is a great new foreign film:  "In Bruges"(from Ireland).  See it before Oscar time so you may join me in bemoaning when it doesn't win anything as it's too obscure . . .
peter johnson/denny shaking his head

[JJ80]

A couple of French, semi-horror movies that aren't bad are "Harry un ami qui vous veut du bien/Harry, He's Here To Help" and "Feux Rouges/Red Lights".
The British sci-fi flick "Strange World OF Planet X" is a reasonable example of the 1950's b-movie.

[Neville]

I just saw Costa-Gavras' "Z", a political thriller about the murder of a Greek leftwing polititian. It's easily on of the best films I've seen in my entire life, it's THAT good. And don't expect the usual conspiracy stuff, it has a really weird humour vibe going on, I've had more laughs with this one than with many comedies, even if the subject matter is actually quite tragic.