I must admit I quit watching Argento's movies after Phenomena ('84). At that point, his style was no more very appealing, but I've always considered him a great director anyway, basing my judgement on his '70s movies, in particular Profondo Rosso ('75), Suspiria ('77) and the slightly weaker (but still powerful) Inferno ('80).
When I heard this movie was soon to be released, I was excited at what it could be, after 30 years. Also I heard him talking about this movie, saying that it was his original plan to film all three chapters of the story about the three mothers from the book "Suspiria de Profundis" (1845), but that he got somewhat taken away by other projects. He also said that he never abandoned the idea, thinking about it in the last 30 -or at least 27- years. Well, this is the end result?
I'll never say "save your money", because I think everyone has the right to judge by her or himself, but I bet you'll regret spending your hard earned cash on this movie, I did for sure. What an inconsistent parade of "said,seen&done" stuff. If the idea at the base of the story was nothing new but intriguing anyway, the filming is, in a word, bad. Very, very bad.
Is Argento a soft-core director, a B,C,D...Z movie director or simply a guy who can't do his work in a decent way anymore? Where are all those touches that really were scaring? - and I'm not talking about gore here, but those disturbing traces that you didn't notice at first but somewhat got creeping their way into your head while you watched. Even the gore scenes were conventional. Some naked girls, bad acting, a pretentious plot and already-seen-before everything else. You got this movie.
Unbelievable. ...And if I only remember when, in the summer of 2005, I met Argento in person for Profondo Rosso's 30th birthday. He looked (and IS) so competent and imaginative. But, don't ask me why, all this doesn't show in this movie. After the first five or ten minutes, you start looking at your watch, wondering if the next scene will be more disappointing than the one you just survived. Even the characters are so conventional that only a child can find them interesting. Only Asia Argento proves, after all, to be a capable performer and her appearance is the only reason I haven't rated this movie at the minimum. Please, Dario, stop making this kind of trash, you'll pollute all of your great past works in this way, just like those once famous rock&roll bands that don't understand when it's time to disband. Or, go on and switch to soft porn, there is still some market for in on cable TV...
Sorry to sound so harsh, I liked this director's style so much. It simply isn't there anymore. I wish I hadn't seen this one.
When I heard this movie was soon to be released, I was excited at what it could be, after 30 years. Also I heard him talking about this movie, saying that it was his original plan to film all three chapters of the story about the three mothers from the book "Suspiria de Profundis" (1845), but that he got somewhat taken away by other projects. He also said that he never abandoned the idea, thinking about it in the last 30 -or at least 27- years. Well, this is the end result?
I'll never say "save your money", because I think everyone has the right to judge by her or himself, but I bet you'll regret spending your hard earned cash on this movie, I did for sure. What an inconsistent parade of "said,seen&done" stuff. If the idea at the base of the story was nothing new but intriguing anyway, the filming is, in a word, bad. Very, very bad.
Is Argento a soft-core director, a B,C,D...Z movie director or simply a guy who can't do his work in a decent way anymore? Where are all those touches that really were scaring? - and I'm not talking about gore here, but those disturbing traces that you didn't notice at first but somewhat got creeping their way into your head while you watched. Even the gore scenes were conventional. Some naked girls, bad acting, a pretentious plot and already-seen-before everything else. You got this movie.
Unbelievable. ...And if I only remember when, in the summer of 2005, I met Argento in person for Profondo Rosso's 30th birthday. He looked (and IS) so competent and imaginative. But, don't ask me why, all this doesn't show in this movie. After the first five or ten minutes, you start looking at your watch, wondering if the next scene will be more disappointing than the one you just survived. Even the characters are so conventional that only a child can find them interesting. Only Asia Argento proves, after all, to be a capable performer and her appearance is the only reason I haven't rated this movie at the minimum. Please, Dario, stop making this kind of trash, you'll pollute all of your great past works in this way, just like those once famous rock&roll bands that don't understand when it's time to disband. Or, go on and switch to soft porn, there is still some market for in on cable TV...
Sorry to sound so harsh, I liked this director's style so much. It simply isn't there anymore. I wish I hadn't seen this one.