Review of Suspiria (1977) by Eytan D — 09 Jun 2014
Forgive the choppy English dubbing of all the Italian actors. "Suspiria" is easily in my top 10 list as one of the scariest horror movies I've ever seen, foreign or American. With some help from his wife Daria Nicolodi, Italian horror maestro Dario Argento has crafted a beautiful, gory, disturbing, eerie, colorful nightmare of a movie.
The story has a hard time making sense, but it's undeniable how moody and frightening the film's tone is. Plus, the film comes jam-packed with unbelievably violent deaths (the first 20 minutes are unshakeable), filmed in various colors of lighting and all of them glorious.
Jessica Harper makes for a sympathetic, doe-eyed heroine, but if it's not the movie's deaths that pull you in or its creepy tone, it's Goblin's freaky music score. Once you hear the main theme, it rivals Carpenter's score for "Halloween" in that it gives you the worst case of the chills.
"Suspiria" plays just as well now as it did in 1977.
This review of Suspiria (1977) was written by Eytan D on 09 Jun 2014.
Suspiria has generally received very positive reviews.
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