Review of Suspiria (1977) by Katrina G — 03 Aug 2010
Well, this is not your standard horror film. I kinda liked it though. It had the right feel to it helped along by a fantastic score and amazing visuals. I liked how you were sort of sure what was going to happen but they would add things to surprise you. I liked the characters of the film as well. As I understand is a normalcy with this particular director (Dario Argento) There is a high blood and gore factor. However, the blood and gore wasn't so overdone that it was ridiculous. It had the ideal amount. I would highly suggest this film to any horror fans. Even if you aren't, I would add it to your list anyway. It is a very fun and well crafted horror film.
TRIVIA TIME: 1. Argento had cinematographer Luciano Tovoli watch Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to have him model the color scheme of that film for Suspiria.
2. Director Dario Argento composed the creepy music with the band Goblin and played it at full blast on set to unnerve the actors and elicit a truly scared performance. Also, The voice heard whispering on the bizarre soundtrack by Goblin is that of Goblin band member Claudio Simonetti. Simonetti stated in interviews that much of what he whispers on the music score is just gibberish.
3. The woman playing Helna Markos is not credited. According to Jessica Harper, the woman was a 90 year old ex-hooker Argento found on the streets of Rome.
This review of Suspiria (1977) was written by Katrina G on 03 Aug 2010.
Suspiria has generally received very positive reviews.
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