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Summary: Argento's best, and a must have!
Review: Dario Argento directed this movie twenty years ago, and today it still remains as his ultimate masterpiece. Regardless of genre, in my opinion this is the most beautiful movie ever made. The sound, the colors, the directing, the sets, the incredible scenes -- all lead to a truly remarkable cinematic achievement! I love this film.
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Summary: A long time coming
Review: It's been a long time coming for this to hit DVD and the wait has been worth it .My first recollection of the film is sneaking downstairs late at night to watch it and being really creeped out by it .Many words have been written about the lighting and the soundtrack so I won't bore you with that . It's the overall feeling of the film that gets to people. The extras are fantastic,too many special editions that are put out aren't so special.
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Summary: Stylish and superbly edited, but it's hardly great.
Review: Strange events are occurring at a German dance school and new American student Jessica Harper suspects they have something to do with the teachers. Dario Argento's proclaimed masterpiece leaves me feeling indifferent. Stylish, atmospheric, with a memorable score by Goblin, but ultimately, there's very little story, which becomes a major hindrance when the bloody murders and the suspenseful build-up to them aren't present. Acting's subpar, too, but it seems a bit frivolous to mention that. Only recommended to horror fans seeking a stylish, but not particularly frightening affair.
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Summary: Kinda Stupid!
Review: This film was not terrible it just wasn't good. And the plot was convulted to point of absurdity. I mean the end when she killed the old bedridden witch was kinda cool and the upstairs attic floor covered with maggots was original but other than that you had this invisible killer going around slashing up girls, I mean you can at least see Jason or the Candyman but this killer in the movie just seems like the keygrip guy or the studio janitor being called into be that "deranged but unseen killer dude" and imitate I guess the evil unseen spirit force of the witches. This movie was and I mean this STUPID!... I tried to like this movie but I just couldn't hang.
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Summary: Practically unwatchable
Review: The idea of a ballet school hiding a coven of witches sounds like rich fodder for an atmospheric horror film (I imagined it as a cross between Rosemary's Baby and Don't Look Now), but Suspiria is a terrible movie. I admit that some of the imagery is moderately unsettling, and the first twenty minutes had me alarmed, but Dario Argento wastes all his energy on gaudy, day-glow sets (not at all frightening, just tacky) and loopy, labored death sequences that are never effective. The excessive, fake-ish gore is neither harrowing nor gleefully exuberant, it's just tedious and stupid. The plot is incoherent, and not in a good way--I have no problem with movies that follow dream logic or sacrifice common sense for cinematic effect, but this one is just a cluttered, sloppy mess that stumbles forward in fits and starts. The terrible dubbing was irritating; I don't know whether there were multiple dialogue tracks recorded for this film but the one presented on this DVD is awful. I like Jessica Harper very much, but she's wasted (except for the googly eyes, which are put to good effect). Lots of potential in the premise, but terribly executed; all of Argento's over-the-top-and-off-the-cliff pyrotechnics are just distracting, not scary. The final sequence is hysterically funny, an orgy of cheap gross-out horror effects that doesn't make any sense or build upon the "story" up to that point. And then that's it--it just ends. Avoid.
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Summary: An Strong Stylish Supernatural Thriller.
Review: An young american dancer (Jessica Harper) got accepted in the most Famous School of Ballet in Rome. When she arrives in Rome, everything in her life is about to Change. When she sees, a scared young woman, who was later Murder by a mysterious Person. Then it`s goes down-hill from there until she nears strange noises and is troubled by a Bizarre Occurrences. She discovers that the School is merely on the front of the problem and she`s in is more far inexplained sinsiter events from the Unseen Organisation.Directed by Dario Argento (Deep Red, Phenomena, Opera) gives an terrific entertaining film, which the director`s best movie. Written by Argento and Daria Nicolodi brings an Scary Dark edge to the film, also thanks by a Perfect Cinematography by Luciano Tovoli (Single White Female) and Moody Excellent Score by the Golbins (Dawn of the Dead). This 3-Disc Set is Great, it`s has an strong anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1) transfer and an surprising excellent digitally remastered soundtrack on the DTS 6.1 Expanded Surround Sound and the Dolby Digital 5.1 Expanded Surround Sound. The DVD has Music Videos, Trailers, Bios, Interview, An Documentary, Hidden Feautre, An CD Soundtrack and More. This is Argento`s Dark Masterpiece, which is Unique and Brilliant in it`s own way. This Film is Digitally Remastered in THX for Picture Quality and Sound. Don`t miss this Instant Cult Classic. Technovision. Grade:A.
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Summary: Tons o' atmosphere
Review: Most people usually claim this as Argento's greatest work and if one understands the contruct in which he works, Suspiria is basically mission accomplished. Part mystery, part hallucinigenic trip, Suspiria really has no point other than to create a dark and nonsensical atmosphere and give the audience a front seat into this macabre look at witches. When I first saw this film around 15 years ago, I didn't appreciate it as much as I do now that I bought the 3 disc set. Now that I think about it, Suspiria was probably one of the great COLLABORATIVE efforts in horror film to be ranked up there with DOTD. Basically, if you take away any of the aspects of the film...something is lost. Try watching it with no volume and you will see what I mean.
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Summary: BORING!... I DON'T KNOW HOW ANYONE COULD...
Review: ...POSSIBLY WRITE SUCH A THING. THIS IS A MASTERPIECE. MAYBE SOME OF YOU SHOULD OPEN YOUR MIND AS WELL AS YOUR EYES. IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN SUSPIRIA GO OUT RIGHT NOW AND BUY THE LIMITED EDITION DVD. TRUST ME.
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Summary: It's a shame I can't give this movie 6 stars...
Review: Turn the lights off, put this movie on and beware of the witches. There are many things to say about this movie, but I guess that the previous reviews pretty much sum everything up. Just buy it and enjoy one of the best horror films ever!
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Summary: Slow moving and ugly.
Review: I first read about this movie saying it was one of the best horror films ever and then a good friend of mine,Rich, told me he had it and I watched it. What a dumb film.
The story is about an American dance student who attends a European ballet school only to find it is a witches coven. As with all Argnto's films there is a good deal of unneeded blood and graphic scene's to keep you woundering why the hell you are watching this. The story developes very slowly so by the climax you really have lost intrest and you watch it to see what happens almost out of obligation.
Over rated and dim witted this film leaves a bad taste and an even worse memory.
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