A mysterious diver hiding in Amsterdam's canal system embarks on a rampage of gruesome murders, terrifying city officials and leaving few clues for the city's best detective, who doesn't suspect that both his new girlfriend and twelve-year-old daughter may be closer than he is to finding the killer.
Huub Stapel Monique van de Ven Serge-Henri Valcke Lou Landré Tatum Dagelet Jaap Stobbe Bert Haanstra Tanneke Hartzuiker Wim Zomer Hidde Maas Edwin Bakker Barbara Martijn Leontine Borsato Jules Croiset Gerard van Essen Helmert Woudenberg Pieter Lutz Paul van Soest Lettie Oosthoek Roelant Radier Hans Dagelet Don Duyns Hans Beijer Door van Boeckel Jeroen Bosma Freark Smink Mira de Vries Bert Luppes Simone Ettekoven Show All…
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This is some off the wall bonkers Dutch crazy giallo shit where a guy in scuba gear starts murder stabbing people on the water... it’s fast paced, loaded with great characters/dialogue, low key Argento/Fulci vibes via color/sleaze, motorcycle chases, one of the best opening murder scenes I’ve ever seen followed by a slew of less gory but effective kills, a few neat twists to keep you in your toes, and one hell of an intense high speed boat chase through Amsterdam that was so over the top with how many obstacles were thrown in the way (and dangerous... they were going FAST)
Only a guy named Dick Maas would make such a bonkers canal lurking predator giallo slasher jam filled…
Amsterdamned remains wildly entertaining, even with the less than stellar English dub. For this, Maas obviously drew inspiration from Italian gialli, but he put a distinctly Dutch spin on it. Having a homicidal maniac use the Amsterdam canal system to move around was an inspired choice. So many fun sequences revolve around those canals (the wreck diving scene, the speedboat chase, etc.) It's great!
I am glad Michelle thought so too.
This movie has been on my radar thanks to numerous Letterboxd users, and the poster is so cool that I've been intrigued by it all this time.
And, while the film itself was not as great as I had hoped, it was enjoyable enough. For one, the murders are as brutal as advertised, but not as much in their execution as in the final outcome when the victims are found. There's also some cheesy 80s fun that makes the film a little comical at times, such as when one of the victims is pulled into the water and murdered. The mystery itself isn't amazing, but it's engaging enough to hold my attention. Huub Stapel, as the suave and conflicted detective,…
This was amazing and not just because it’s directed by a guy named Dick Maas...although I’d be straight up lying if I said that name didn’t help in literally every way.
This was the most Italian non-Italian giallo I’ve ever seen, with hardcore Argento lighting and Fulci sleaze vibes like nobody’s business. A cast that legit included a Zora Kerova lookalike and a brief appearance by Al Cliver and Lara Wendel lookalikes! Plus, as if you needed more, it takes place on the canal waterways of Amsterdam and has some serious Jaws 4 vibes?! How have I not seen this before???
Watched with Ian and it’s exactly our kind of sublime ridiculousness which means I need to get the blu for my collection ASAP. Dick Maas is my new hero............................and honestly always has been if you know what I’m saying here ohkaaaaaaaaayyyyyy
What a wild ride! This was everything I hoped it would be. An ambitious and unique film that has many interesting ideas at play. A film that blends crime thrillers, action movies and gialli into one original work of madness. Killer scubadivers, intense action sequences, a bomb score and a slowly unraveling mystery make this a highly engaging experience.
Beautiful scenery, lavish visuals and great performances also enhance this highly original movie. And that boat chase scene was nuts! I was on the edge of my freakin seat I tells ya.
Do you think anyone would know who I was if I dressed as the killer scubadiver this Halloween?? Can't imagine walking around easy in flippers though...may have to ditch those.
#SlasherSaturday
Sorry. Way behind on my film logs because of Sundance, prepping my Oscar Pool (which is launched, btw), and Super Bowl (sorry, Matt 😬)—among other things.
This was fun premise, with a scuba killer stalking the murky canals of Amsterdam. Best part is easily that boat chase and epic boat jump. Don’t get many great chase scenes on #slashersaturday and this is one for the books. Also liked some of the dialogue exchanges:
Woman: Okay fine, Pick me up at home.
Detective: Where do you live?
Woman: I thought you were a detective.
Felt plucked right out of a Billy Wilder movie. Drags for a stretch, as a lot of these seem to do, and didn’t do much for…
You could look at a slasher film involving a scuba diver who stalks his prey within the canals of Amsterdam a gimmick, or you could look at it as a fresh premise to a trope-prone genre.
In the brilliant setup of the “anti-trope” feast that is Amsterdamned, the first victim is hung up over a bridge, and wouldn’t you know it - a glass-covered tour boat packed with boy scouts drifts right into it, dragging the bloody body slowly across its clear roof! This is the kind of creativity that sets this movie apart from the myriad slasher films of its time.
Light on violence and heavy on character, the characters here are very likable and the banter is clever, especially…
What I did not expect this giallo-inspired Dutch thriller to excel most at was chase scenes. And yet I found myself cheering over two solidly rad vehicular pursuits, one involving a motorcycle and a completely irresponsibly driven police car* through the narrow cobblestoned streets, and another absolutely gold standard speedboat chase through the canals that alternates between extreme high speed boat stunt driving and utterly over-the-top classic James Bond style excess.
On the draggy side, I found almost all of its characters pretty boring, and after an outstanding reveal of the first murder victim’s body it turns awfully tame and by the numbers.
On the fresh side, the movie makes excellent use of the Amsterdam location; has a cool scuba…
Well then. I didn’t know I needed an action/Giallo movie hybrid in my life, but apparently I did. Amsterdamned is a fun watch and benefits greatly from its unique location, its genuinely funny script*, and its distinctive killer, a scuba diver who prowls the canals of Amsterdam.
The action set pieces are well done and thrilling, featuring great sound editing and a willingness to cut the score out entirely in intense moments, letting the explosive gunfire and reving of speedboat engines take center stage. And yes, the often-hyped speedboat chase is expertly crafted, featuring stunt work which looks so dangerous and life-threatening, it wouldn’t be out of place in a Hong Kong action movie.
Alas, Amsterdamned’s script meanders and its…
The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs - Season 5 - Episode 6 - Film 2
A menace lurks in the canals of Amsterdam. A cold blooded killer who strikes his victims and returns to the murky depths after the deed is done.
From the first kill and following result of it I knew I was gonna like this film. Considering it's episode on The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs clocks in at a whopping two hours and forty-six minutes, I was hoping so.
Terrible dubbing and cringe dialogue rule the land. The premise is both unique and not at the same time. Sure it's another masked killer in a slasher flick, but his method is something I've never…
"I don't like anything that comes out of the water" -Loverboy guy,
This would have been the perfect case for Knight Boat, the boat that solves crimes.
So it's like Jaws but in Amsterdam and instead it's a serial killer in canals. I know that seems like a lot of differences but the movies are bizarrely similar in some ways. This film is charming but super long at almost 2 hours. The gore was fun, especially the opening scene which for me unfortunately was never fully topped.
There is an English language theme-song with a chorus that uses the name Amsterdam a lot...and it's horribly fun.
Answers the unasked film nerd question regarding what it might look like if Paul Verhoeven were allowed to direct a straight ahead giallo, complete with cute, Shane Black style buddy movie beats (including an adorable moppet), a scuba diving killer prowling the canals of Amsterdam, and an extended boat chase two-thirds of the way through that boasts legitimate "how the fuck did nobody die while shooting this?" Hong Kong level stuntwork. Real "ya gotta see this shit" insanity for true heads.
