AKA..."CREEPERS"
Horror/Gallio Director Argento was on a Decade-Long-Roll with "Deep Red" (1975)..."Suspiria" (1977)..."Inferno" (1980)..."Tenebrae" (1982)...
Then Came "Phenomena/Creepers".... A Similar Horror-Gore-Fest, but Decidedly a Rougher-Ride with Jarring Montage, a Confusing Story-LIne, a Genuinely Perplexing, Bizarre (even for Argento) Tale of a Teenage-Girl (Jennifer Connelley) who has a Telepathic Connection to Insects and Finds Herself in the Trauma of an On-the-Loose Serial Killer.
With the Help of a Wheel-Chair Bound Entomologist (Donald Pleasence) and His Pet-Chimp, try to Avoid and Discover the Killer.
The Movie, Filled with Frequently Frightening and Very Gory and Violent Scenes, It Somehow Manages to Fray at the Edges and Unravels, Never Maintaining that Slick Cohesiveness of Those Other, Better Argento Movies.
Jennifer Connelley, at 15 Years, Performs Beyond Her Years and is Solidly Believable and Watchable Amidst the Maggots, Insects, Rotting Corpses and Blood-Bathing.
The Music is Jacked-Up Beyond the Typical "Goblin' Score, with Stuff From Bill Wyman, Iron Maiden, and More.
It's a Fascination Film and Sets Itself Apart from the Trends of the Era, but Not Always in a Good Way. The Maestro is too Self-Indulgent and Unrestrained for this to be Among His Best Work...Like His Follow-Up "Opera" (1987).
It's Got Plenty to Admire and to Dismiss as Foolish Folly. For Horror-Fans, it's a...
Must-See
For Others...
Maybe Not.
Horror/Gallio Director Argento was on a Decade-Long-Roll with "Deep Red" (1975)..."Suspiria" (1977)..."Inferno" (1980)..."Tenebrae" (1982)...
Then Came "Phenomena/Creepers".... A Similar Horror-Gore-Fest, but Decidedly a Rougher-Ride with Jarring Montage, a Confusing Story-LIne, a Genuinely Perplexing, Bizarre (even for Argento) Tale of a Teenage-Girl (Jennifer Connelley) who has a Telepathic Connection to Insects and Finds Herself in the Trauma of an On-the-Loose Serial Killer.
With the Help of a Wheel-Chair Bound Entomologist (Donald Pleasence) and His Pet-Chimp, try to Avoid and Discover the Killer.
The Movie, Filled with Frequently Frightening and Very Gory and Violent Scenes, It Somehow Manages to Fray at the Edges and Unravels, Never Maintaining that Slick Cohesiveness of Those Other, Better Argento Movies.
Jennifer Connelley, at 15 Years, Performs Beyond Her Years and is Solidly Believable and Watchable Amidst the Maggots, Insects, Rotting Corpses and Blood-Bathing.
The Music is Jacked-Up Beyond the Typical "Goblin' Score, with Stuff From Bill Wyman, Iron Maiden, and More.
It's a Fascination Film and Sets Itself Apart from the Trends of the Era, but Not Always in a Good Way. The Maestro is too Self-Indulgent and Unrestrained for this to be Among His Best Work...Like His Follow-Up "Opera" (1987).
It's Got Plenty to Admire and to Dismiss as Foolish Folly. For Horror-Fans, it's a...
Must-See
For Others...
Maybe Not.