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Director: Dario Argento
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
From his stylish, atmosphere-laden opening - young American ballet student arriving in Europe during a storm - Argento relentlessly assaults his audience: his own rock score (all dissonance and heavy-breathing) blasts out in stereo, while Jessica Harper gets threatened by location, cast, weather and camera. Thunderstorms and extraordinarily grotesque murders pile up as Argento happily abandons plot mechanics to provide a bravura display of his technical skill. With his sharp eye for the bizarre and for vulgar over-decoration, it's always fascinating to watch; the thrills and spills are so classy and fast that the movie becomes in effect what horror movies seemed like when you were too young to get in to see them. Don't think, just panic.Author: SM
User reviews of this film
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Posted on Dec 01 2008 12:50
The Best art horror to ever grace the screen.
Surrealistic and colorful visuals and a thick fairytale atmosphere give this movie a unique touch that really gets your imagination going.
Extreme violence is a nice spice and Argentos exceptional camera work is moody and creepy ......as always.
The movie also contains some interesting details that make it fun to watch more than once.
I guess i do not have to tell you how great Goblins music is but i can say that it is among their very best.
The movie does however have some flaws and if you feel that you are not ready to watch beyond these minor problems then i guess it is not your kind of movie and you should watch something by Michael Bay. If you are open minded and want a psychedelic horror movie with fantastic fairytale atmosphere and dreamy visuals then this is for you. - Report as inappropriate
Cast & crew
Director: Dario Argento
Producer: Claudio Argento
Cast: Jessica Harper, Stefania Casini, Flavio Bucci, Miguel Bosé, Udo Kier, Rudolf Schöndler, Alida Valli, Joan Bennett full cast
Duration: 97 mins
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