Deep Red
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matheusmarchetti — 15 years ago(April 07, 2011 06:22 PM)
Suspiria (1977)
Deep Red (1975)
Inferno (1980)
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)
Opera (1987)
Phenomena (1985)
Tenebre (1982)
The Phantom of the Opera (1998)
The Stendhal Syndrome (1996)
Sleepless (2002)
The Cat ONine Tails (1971)
Trauma (1993)
Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971)
Do You Like Hitchcock? (2005)
The Card Player (2003)
Giallo (2009)
Mother of Tears (2007) -
Super_Movie_Expert — 14 years ago(May 31, 2011 06:43 AM)
Suspiria
Deep Red
Inferno
Opera
Phenomena
Tenebre
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
Sleepless
Trauma
The Cat o' Nine Tails
Mother of Tears
The Phantom of The Opera
The Stendhal Syndrb68ome
The Card Player
I remember watching Four Flies on Grey Velvet once when i was very young but i can't remember what it was about , i guess i should watch it again some day.
I've never watched:
The Five Days Of Milan
Do You Like Hitchcock?
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thenakedeye — 11 years ago(December 29, 2014 10:05 AM)
So it would seem to be the consensuses that "Sleepless" is his finest since 2000? I disliked it and probably would not have sat through the whole thing if not aware of his previous brilliance. I thought MOT his was recent best story and atmosphere wise, with it's few (and sadly far between) haunting/creepy moments.
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ChocolateFrankenstein — 14 years ago(June 14, 2011 10:55 AM)
I haven't seen many of his films but I guess I can still pitch in.
- Opera
- Tenebre
- Suspiria
- Inferno
- Phenomena
- Sleepless
- Giallo
- Mother of Tears
It should be noted that I really hated the last two movies listed.
"Beauty is the means which we use to measure our own vanity."
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PoppyTransfusion — 14 years ago(August 01, 2011 01:39 AM)
Of those I've seen:
Phenomena
Opera
Suspiria
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
Deep Red
Sleepless
Inferno
The Stendhal Syndrome
The Cat o' Nine Tails
Tenebrae
Mother of Tears
Edit: Changed my rankings.
I'm a fountain of blood
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Itochaco — 14 years ago(December 31, 2011 03:42 AM)
Phenomena
Tenebre
Suspiria
Deep Red
Inferno
Opera
Four flies on grey velvet
The bird with the crystal plumage
Sleepless
The Stendhal syndrome
Cat o' nine tails
Two evil eyes
Do you like Hitchcock?
Mother of tears
The card player
Trauma
The five days of Milan
Giallo
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Protozoid — 13 years ago(April 22, 2012 01:48 PM)
Best>Suspiria
Deep Red
Phenomena
Opera
Tenebre
Inferno
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
Jenifer
Four Flies on Grey Velvet
Trauma
The Pb68hantom of the Opera
Cat o' Nine Tails
The Mother of Tears
Two Evil Eyes
Do You Like Hitchcock?
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BrianCTyler — 13 years ago(February 06, 2013 05:15 PM)
I'm not counting his Masters of Horror episodes, I find them hard to rank with the others
SUSPIRIA (1977)
DEEP RED (1975)
OPERA (1987)
PHENOMENA (1985)
TENEBRE (1982)
INFERNO (1980)
TRAUMA (1993)
THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE (1970)
FOUR FLIES ON GREY VELVET (1971)
THE STENDHAL SYNDROME (1996)
SLEEPLESS (2001)
TWO EVIL EYES (1990)
THE CAT O' NINE TAILS (1971)
THE CARD PLAYER (2004)
MOTHER OF TEARS (2007)
DO YOU LIKE HITCHCOCK? (2005)
GIALLO (2009)
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1998)
"Cinema is everything to me. I live and breathe films I even eat them!"- Lucio1c84 Fulci
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BJ-Bobinatz — 13 years ago(February 09, 2013 10:29 AM)
- SUSPIRIA -
10/10 - DEEP RED -
9/10 - INFERNO -
9/10 - TENEBRE -
8/10 - THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTALE PLUMAGE -
8/10 - PHENOMENA -
8/10 - CAT O' NINE TAILS -
7.5/10 - FOUR FLIES ON GREY VELVET -
7.5/10 - SLEEPLESS -
7/10 - CARD PLAYER -
6.5/10 - OPERA -
6.5/10 - MOTHER OF TEARS -
3/10
My Top 100 Movies -
http://www.imdb.com/list/GVJBWy62K3Q/
- SUSPIRIA -
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guigui-paul — 13 years ago(February 09, 2013 12:02 PM)
Great films (8-9/10):
PHENOMENA
THE STENDHAL SYNDROME
DEEP RED
OPERA
THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE
Very good:
4 FLIES ON GREY VELVET
TENEBRE
SUSPIRIA
JENIFER (tv)
THE CARD PLAYER
INFERNO
Good:
TRAUMA
CAT'O'NINE TAILS
MOTHER OF TEARS
DO YOU LIKE HITCHCOCK? (tv)
DRACULA 3D (need to rewatch this one but i quite enjoyed it the first time on the big screen)
Ok:
GIALLO
PELTS (tv)
THE BLACK CAT
THE FIVE DAYS OF MILAN
Weak (4-4,5/10):
SLEEPLESS (i love the opening train scene and Goblin's soundtrack, though)
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
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xPrestonx — 13 years ago(March 11, 2013 09:07 PM)
Suspiria
Phenomena
Tenebre
Deep Red
Inferno
Opera
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
Four Flies on Grey Velvet
The Cat o Nine Tails
The Stendhal Syndrome
Trauma
Mother of Tears
Sleepless
Do You Like Hitchcock
Giallo
Pelts (one of the worst movies I have ever seenhated it)
Never seen
Jenifer
The Card Player
The Five Days of Milan
The Phantom of the Opera
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buddypatrick — 12 years ago(April 11, 2013 12:20 AM)
Deep Red (1975) 10/10
Suspiria (1977) 10/10
Tenebrae (1982) 10/10
Phenomena (1985) 10/10
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970) 9/10
Inferno (1980) 8/10
Masters of Horror: Pelts (2006) 8/10
The Stendhal Syndrome (1996) 7/10
Sleepless (2001) 7/10
Do You Like Hitchcock? (2005) 7/10
Two Evil Eyes: The Black Cat (1990) 7/10
The Cat O Nine Tales (1971) 7/10
Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971) 6/10
Opera (1987) 6/10
The Third Mother (2007) 6/10
Giallo (2009) 5/10
Trauma (1993) 5/10
Masters of Horror: Jenifer (2005) 4/10
The Card Player (2004) 3/10
Phantom of the Opera (1998) 2/10
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phenlandia — 12 years ago(April 12, 2013 01:22 PM)
The Good Ones- (By order of how strong I think they are as overall films, not which are my personal favorites)
Suspiria
Profondo Rosso
Inferno
Opera
Phenomena
Stendhal Syndrome
Tenebre
Trauma
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (this mesmerized me the first time I saw it, but on repeat viewings it just bores me - it lacks character depth)
Nonhosonno
Two Evil Eyes (Romero's segment is overlong and drags the whole thing down)
The Awful Ones - (By order of how willingly I would subject myself to them again)
Phantom of the Opera (it's not nearly as bad as people say, but it is bad)
The Card Player - (great ideas wrecked by time/money issues)
Mother of Tears - (Only enjoyable for its "Italian Horror Redux" factor)
Do You Like Hitchcock? - ("Or Do You Prefer Being Bored?")
Four Flies on Grey Velvet (cute naked guy, though)
Giallo - (I don't believe Argento wrote it or had any real control.)
Cat O'Nine Tails (I have no idea what people see it this movie. Even Argento admits he's embarrassed by it, which at this point in his career is saying something.)
Dracula 3D (Looks like a CD-ROM game from 1995 - Intensely saddening) -
Kurtz9791 — 12 years ago(December 04, 2013 08:43 AM)
- The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970) **** out of ****
- Deep Red (1975) ***1/2 out of ****
- Suspiria (1977) ***1/2 out of ****
- Opera (1987) ***1/2 out of ****
- Tenebrae (1982) *** out of ****
- Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971) *** out of ****
- Trauma (1993) **1/2 out of ****
- Inferno (1980) **1/2 out of ****
- The Card Player (2004) **1/2 out of ****
- Phenomena (1985) ** out of ****
- The Stendhal Syndrome (1996) ** out of ****
- Do You Like Hitchcock? (2005) ** out of ****
- Giallo (2009) ** out of ****
- Sleepless (2001) ** out of ****
- Mother of Tears (2007) *1/2 out of ****
- Masters of Horror: Jenifer (2005) ZERO out of ****
- Masters of Horror: Pelts (2006) ZERO out of ****
- The Phantom of the Opera (1998) ZERO out of ****
Mario Bava may have helped invent the giallo film genre, but it was Argento who mastered it with "The Bird with the Crystal Plumage", which I think is still his best work. Heavily influenced by Antonioni's "Blowup" as well as Bava's giallo films (in particular "Blood and Black Lace"), the film is advanced by some amazing set pieces, excellent cinematography by Vittorio Storaro ("Apocalypse Now") and music by the legendary Ennio Morricone. Everything from the pacing to the eccentric side characters is just right, and would help define his style for the rest of his career. "Four Flies on Grey Velvet" starts off just as good as his debut feature, but begins to drag a lot toward the end, though it still offers some amazing visual techniques that the director became known for. "Deep Red" is another master example of the giallo, using David Hemmings from "Blowup" to similar effect. He does here what he does best, and with Argento's films, it is best to leave logic and rational thinking behind in exchange for the ultimate dose of style over substance. "Suspiria", his first venture into horror, might just be his most well known film. Even though I was a little underwhelmed by it, finally seeing it after years of recommendations, the opening 10 minutes make it totally deserving of its classic status. And that score by Goblin is something else!
"Inferno" is an interesting followup to "Suspiria" that gets lost in itself somewhere along the way, becoming kind of a chore to watch. "Tenebrae" is a delightful return to form, with some astonishing camerawork and some rare self reflection in his work. "Phenomena" is the beginning of the end for me, and while it does have a lot going for it (the Alps setting, the cinematography, some great moody set pieces), the film is all over the place and gets pretty laughable at times. "Opera" is his last great work. The opening POV shot and the 'crow vision' camera work are some of the best of Argento's career, even though the film pretty much falls apart at the end (like most of Argento's films).
Even though the theatrics and plot points in "Trauma" reach a new level of stupidity for Argento's filmography, it's production quality is more slick and the film itself is more entertaining than a lot of his later efforts. Despite being an American production, his usual trademarks are abound. "The Stendhal Syndrome" has a lot going for it, and feels more like a Roman Polanski film than another routine thriller by Argento. However, the multiple rape scenes almost come off as glorified, and the second half really slows down to a snail's pace. The fact that he is using his daughter for these horrifying sequences brings the work to an all new uncomfortable level of WTF? And "The Phantom of the Opera" is not only his worst film, but one of the worst I have ever seen. It is below the quality of a Syfy channel original movie.
"Sleepless" is almost a return to his giallo roots, propelled slightly by the presence of Max von Sydow and a score by Goblin, but like Argento's later work, it comes off as sloppy and amateurish. "The Card Player" is probably the best of his post-2000 films. It features actual suspense, a couple memorable set pieces (a night chase through the back alleys of Rome), and actual good performances by the two leads. "Do You Like Hitchcock?" feels more like a Brian De Palma ripoff, but at least film fans have some superficial references thrown in. But his next venture into television, his two entries in the "Masters of Horror" show, depend on gore and nudity to drive them, and present a disgusting vision by a filmmaker out of touch. "Mother of Tears" bears no stylistic resemblance to "Suspiria" or "Inferno", the films it supposedly follows to form a trilogy, and gets more laughable as it goes on. "Giallo" is a well meaning effort that gets a little help from Adrien Brody and Emmanuelle Seigner, but ends up like a lot of his later films: an embarrassment.
I saw on this message board a thread for the top 5 best Argento films. That makes sense, because if one were to make a top 10 list of Argento films, it would easily reveal his decline in quality. The man should have stopped directing 10 years ago. His current films c