RIP Ruggero Deodato

[agent999 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close agent999]

Can't say I'm surprised by this, he looked awful in the new 88 release Cannibal Holocaust extras. That film is a classic which elevates him above most Italian genre directors, he did some good films but also a lot of average to poor ones. Certainly a complex character who liked to change his mind a lot depending on the audience and changing times. There aren't many key figures of that era around these days. RIP.

[The Silly Swede Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close The Silly Swede]

He was such a strange personality. I loved his arrogance and quite a few of his films. RIP.

[f.ramses Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close f.ramses]

Sorry to hear that another great has passed, RIP.

[Matt H. Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Matt H.]

Sad news. I like most of his films, obviously CH, but I've watched CUT AND RUN numerous times and I've really warmed up to RAIDERS OF ATLANTIS since the Severin Blu-ray came out. LIVE LIKE A COP, DIE LIKE A MAN is one of the great poliziotteschi films of the 70s. RIP to an intersting filmmaker who had a nicely varied filmography.

[Andrew Monroe Pallid Hands Find all posts View Profile Close Andrew Monroe]

I'm sorry to hear this. A very complex character to say the least, but he made some amazing films. RIP

[Newt Cox Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Newt Cox]

Was trying to think of a second film from him she would know,Finally realized years ago after I warned her she watched House on the Edge of the Park off the old Brentwood dvd. Which I think was a laserdisc rip.

But dude put out some entertaining movies. Sucks he passed.

[Randy G Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Randy G]

My personal favourite of his films is The Barbarians. RIP.

[James Reed Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close James Reed]

I'm a fan of "Phantom of Death". YouTube has the UK DVD rip, which is time-compressed, and I'll be waiting forever for an upgrade shown at the correct speed. RIP.

[BW Haggar Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close BW Haggar]

Unlike most posters here (I'm assuming), Deodato's most (in)famous movies aren't really my cup of tea, but I love 'Raiders of Atlantis' and 'Cut & Run', and all of his films are united by a sense of simply not giving a fuck what anyone thinks, which is a rare and valuable thing in a filmmaker - RIP.

[mjeon Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close mjeon]

It's a shame that he had so few opportunities to make movies after the Italian film industry collapsed. Ballad in Blood (2019) is excellent and The Washing Machine (1993) is a favorite of mine.

[Andrew Monroe Pallid Hands Find all posts View Profile Close Andrew Monroe]

It's a shame that he had so few opportunities to make movies after the Italian film industry collapsed. Ballad in Blood (2019) is excellent and The Washing Machine (1993) is a favorite of mine.

Agreed about THE WASHING MACHINE. Haven't seen BALLAD IN BLOOD...will have to remedy that.

[Andrew Monroe Pallid Hands Find all posts View Profile Close Andrew Monroe]

MSN actually covered this. Did not see that coming.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/new...cE?ocid=msedgn

[Lorne Marshall Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Lorne Marshall]

Haven't seen BALLAD IN BLOOD...will have to remedy that.

If nothing has changed, avoid the version on Amazon Prime Video, as it's pretty cut up. The print I watched on Tubi TV had lots of additional stuff and seemed to be much more complete. (Of course, it's also available on disc, so you may choose to just buy it outright.)

[Andrew Monroe Pallid Hands Find all posts View Profile Close Andrew Monroe]

If nothing has changed, avoid the version on Amazon Prime Video, as it's pretty cut up. The print I watched on Tubi TV had lots of additional stuff and seemed to be much more complete. (Of course, it's also available on disc, so you may choose to just buy it outright.)

Thanks Lorne!