Review of Phenomena (1985) by Ben C — 04 May 2013

This is surely one of the weirdest horror movies I've ever watched.

Just watching all of this crazy imagery and tricked-out lighting really plays around with your psyche.

But Dario Argento is still the man when it comes to classic horror.

He still relies heavily on atmosphere; all the dark shadows, eerie music and gothic-like surroundings.

The plot is just another typical killer-on-the-loose scenario.

And a very young Jennifer Connelly as the main lead discovering she has insect telepathy and with the help of Pleasance as an entromologist try to track down the killer.

The bad: the music is so out of place particularly when they blast the soundtrack constantly during serious and scary scenes which is uneeded, the editing is all over the place shifting from reality to fantasy and only 3 murders take place total.

But I really love that chimpanzee, he's a lovable ally and Connelly is never boring.

There's creepiness, blood and twists and turns at every corner which makes the whole thing unsettling.