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jimi d2	Suspiria	Lead	[-]
Jul 18 06 12:52 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I sat down with the Anchor Bay W/S print of Suspiria last night. It was the first time I'd seen the film in at least ten years - I had a PD print I'd picked up cheap but only watched the first five or ten minutes of it before giving up in disgust... Anyway, I remember running out and buying Goblin's soundtrack album after first seeing the film in the '70s, and the music again struck me as a real high point in the production. Jessica Harper's wide-eyed innocence is compelling as well. Argento's direction has some really neat touches and there's some great cinematography, though some might find the odd camera trick a little distracting... Over all, it wasn't quite as good as I remembered it - some of the dubbing was pretty second rate, and there are plot holes aplenty - but it is still a worthwhile ride.
borisandbelarule	Re: Suspiria	#1	[-]
Jul 18 06 1:48 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Good choice you made. This is easily my favorite Argento movie. The maggots in the hairbrush and all over the room scene really gets you in the mood. There really is something about Jessica Harper, too, that gets you, well, not in the same kind of mood that maggots do, but you know what I mean... She certainly is arresting, put it that way.
Omega Man	Re: Suspiria	#2	[-]
Jul 18 06 2:15 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	IMO, it's quite possibly the greatest horror film ever made in color. "Smile... only for awhile, my tiny crocodile... and let your lips caress your teeth." www.eccentric-cinema.com
Koukol 5	Re: Suspiria	#3	[-]
Jul 18 06 11:23 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Funny, this movie didn't do much for me when i saw it long ago, but now it's one of my favourites, i don't know where my head was before. I think one reason why i love the film now may be that i'm much more forgiving for any plot holes, which imo is a must to enjoy Italian horror. But i sometimes judge a film on whether there are any scenes i would change, and i wouldn't change a scene in this film, i believe this film has one of the BEST climaxes ever. What style. Edit And yes, the dubbing does suck
Mark Redfield	Re: Suspiria	#4	[-]
Jul 18 06 11:51 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Jessica Harper---I'm a fan. That's all I have to say about that. SUSPIRIA, PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE... she's just a winning presence. Mark Redfield www.thedeathofpoe.com www.redfieldarts.com
CAPTAINCOMPANY	Re: Suspiria	#5	[-]
Jul 19 06 1:54 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	And it also has one of the creepiest trailers ever made ( "Roses are red... ) At least it scared me to death back in '76 at the age of eight!! Bryan
skelton knaggs	Re: Suspiria	#6	[-]
Jul 20 06 1:06 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Suspiria was a turning point for how I would view horror...I can still remember how shook up I felt watching this in the theater.Im also one of these odd-balls who prefers Inferno to part one...but thats discussion for another day.Ahh yes Jessica Harper!! she certainly won me over(something very sexy bout' her).But did ya catch her in Minority Report...she certainly aged a bit...That shook me up too!
borisandbelarule	suspiria	#7	[-]
Jul 20 06 1:27 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Holy smokes, Skelton, you sent me on a chase. And while I didn't find any photos of her in Minority Report, I did do some googling on her in general. My goodness, she's almost 60 years old! When I said she was "arresting," I was thinking tongue-in-cheek that that's exactly what would have happened to you if you were salivating too much over her in Suspiria. But now it's apparent to me that she was almost 30 when she made that flick. I also didn't know that she was in a lot of films and TV. Her filmography, in fact, was pretty stellar. I didn't know she had appeared in an episode of Tales From The Crypt (My Brother's Keeper) and was in Phantom of the Paradise. She also had (and still has) some strange skin disorder called PXE, and she does work toward getting people help for it. The thing I love best about this message board is that there are so many informed folks that help lead you toward learning more about the movies and their stars. Makes it more fun to watch.
skelton knaggs	Re: suspiria	#8	[-]
Jul 20 06 4:11 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Well borisandbelarule,you too put me on a chase for Jessica Harper.....And....I did find she will be making an appearence at a "SUSPIRIA" screening on October 13th The Carolina Theatre. Durham, North Carolina. go seek www.carolinatheatre.org if one is interested....sounds very cool to me that she looks at this film as one of her high points...I assume......
Monsterpal	Re: suspiria	#9	[-]
Jul 21 06 11:18 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	SUSPIRIA is another film my sister has never forgiven me for taking her to see. Back in the day, her revulsion level was my way of telling if a horror movie really worked.
opticalguy	Re: suspiria	#10	[-]
Jul 21 06 1:00 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Talk about films that divide fans. I never appreciated Suspiria although I should give it a chance now that there is a good, uncut DVD on the market. One of my friends loves telling about how when he saw it at the old World Theater in Hollywood (the closest thing to a 42nd Street grindhouse in the L.A. area and noted for the scariest audiences in L.A.) and the opening murder practically cleared the theater. opticalguy1954@yahoo.com (Spencer Gill)
skelton knaggs	Re: suspiria	#11	[-]
Jul 21 06 4:02 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Ya know the more I dig into research about Suspiria,the more I am impressed with this film.When Dario Argento steps off the "giallo" line,and walks into the supernatural.....Well few directors do it better.In the slasher dominated 70's and beyond it's really refreshing to delve into his world of mysticism and mayhem....So what if the logic is missing...the mood and the visuals are incredible..and they really are!
jimi d2	Re: suspiria	#12	[-]
Jul 21 06 5:35 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	*Quote:* So what if the logic is missing...the mood and the visuals are incredible..and they really are! So true! "Do you hear that snoring?" Hard to believe a shadow cast on a sheet could be that oppressive and sinister!!
TidesOfWerewolves	Re: suspiria	#13	[-]
Jul 21 06 5:52 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The scene with the girls talking and the Directress emitting that weird death rattle is scary beyond belief. Despite appearing to be in their late teens or twenties, the girls (and young men) in this movie are all essentially treated as children by the administators. They're either scolded as naughty or coddled like pet pupils and even their teasing of each other is markedly juvenile. It would seem silly in just about any other movie, but here the idea of young adults being reduced to children in fear works beautifully. I remember Harper also appearing in an episode of Tales From The Darkside in which she played a lonely hearts woman whose tears were collected by a charismatic stranger. Tell me where the Blood Red River runs/ From my back door to the rising sun/ On again away till dawn/ Never straight and way too long
Koukol 5	Re: suspiria	#14	[-]
Jul 21 06 8:55 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	On the special edition they talk about how Argento wanted to make the film with young children, but had to settle for young women, so he chose Jessica for her youthful looks. Things like door handles were placed very high to play with our minds. One thing that comes to mind, that i would have prefered, is the explanation for the rain of maggotts, i wouldn't have explained it, i would have left it as a supernatural phenomenom. Edited for spelling...sorry
Joe Karlosi	Re: suspiria	#15	[-]
Jul 23 06 5:38 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I really like SUSPIRIA. It's very surreal and the colors and atmosphere are very impressive. I have to admit I was one of those who didn't "get" it the first time I watched, but what really opened my eyes was relishing the artsy cinematography on a big screen at New York's Film Forum. Now I'm a big fan. ---------------------- "It's MORE ... than a hobby!"
Mark Redfield	Re: suspiria	#16	[-]
Jul 24 06 10:07 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	*Quote:* she will be making an appearence Jessica Harper will also be promoting her childrens books at events and bookstores on the east coast this fall. Check out www.jessicaharper.com for info. Mark Redfield www.thedeathofpoe.com www.redfieldarts.com
Tim Lucas VW	Re: suspiria	#17	[-]
Jul 24 06 6:30 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	*Quote:* One of my friends loves telling about how when he saw it at the old World Theater in Hollywood (the closest thing to a 42nd Street grindhouse in the L.A. area and noted for the scariest audiences in L.A.) and the opening murder practically cleared the theater. The opening murder had great impact -- if truth be told, it eclipses everything else in the picture -- and, strong as it was, it was first shown here with that sequence cut to ribbons. It wasn't till a Japanese laserdisc hit the market that I got to see it uncut. In no other picture is Argento's imagination this extreme or this hellish. The movie has all kinds of logic and construction flaws, but I forgive them all because it's so beautiful and imaginative... in the same way I can sometimes forgive (and even find interesting) beautiful women who turn out to be raving psychos.
blackbiped	Re: suspiria	#18	[-]
Jul 24 06 9:58 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I still have my bootleg video from the Japanese laserdisc! (With Japanese subtitles.) It was the first time I got to see the movie uncut. But the 3-disc DVD was an astounding re-introduction to the movie. Legend, oh legend, the third wheel legend...always in the way.
skelton knaggs	Re: suspiria	#19	[-]
May 28 07 4:54 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Ok, so minus the beautiful color scheme, this is a very cool shot.
Hollywood Gothique		#20	[-]
Jun 9 08 3:37 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I have a remeniscence of seeing the film back in the day, at the rundown Cameo Theatre in Los Angeles, here: http://cinefantastiqueonline.com/2008/06/09/nostalgia-suspiria-1977/ Cinefantastique Online: The Review of Horror, Fantasy, & Science Fiction Films

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