Which movies of his do you recomend?
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Dario Argento
RaoulGonzo — 13 years ago(July 23, 2012 05:48 AM)
Have not seen any of his movies, the only one i have recognition of is Suspiria which is probably the first one i will watch but what films do you recomend to a newcommer of italian horror? thanks
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guigui-paul — 13 years ago(July 26, 2012 12:30 PM)
PHENOMENA, OPERA, TENEBRE, DEEP RED, THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE and THE STENDHAL SYNDROME are very recommended!
Argento is one of my very favourite directors and i tend to like even his lesser works but the titles i've recommended to you above are a solid start for a newcomer of italian horror, i guess!
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SmakethDown638 — 13 years ago(August 02, 2012 02:29 PM)
Essential Argento movie viewing:
- Suspiria
- Deep Red
- Inferno
- Tenebre
- Opera
- Bird with the Crystal Plumage
- Phenomena
- Two Evil Eyes
- Stendhal Syndrome
- Four Flies on Grey Velvet
The Rest: - Mother of Tears (probably rank it higher if you want to complete Three Mothers Trilogy)
- Cat O Nine Tails
- Trauma
- Sleepless
- Door Into Darkness
- Jenifer
- Pelts
- Do You Like Hitchcock?
- Giallo
- The Card Player
- Phantom of the Opera (forgot all about this one earlier, his WORST film in my opinion)
Never seen Five Days in Milan. I'd say the top 10, and even Mother of Tears are the ones to see. I love Italian horror films, I have 145-150 Italian horror movies on dvd haha.
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RaoulGonzo — 13 years ago(August 02, 2012 11:58 PM)
Thanks for that buddy now it's just a matter of finding the time and finding the movies haha, Ive been wanting to see suspiria for a long time got the dvd at home but never watched it before i left for australia (hopefully worth the wait haha) also havn't come across any place that sells it or rents it here. I will keep a look out for the others aswell.
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Rvrgm — 13 years ago(October 04, 2012 08:27 AM)
What's already been said is pretty much accurate - except, I liked SLEEPLESS - I thought it was pretty good for a late era Argento.
Some things to expect:
Not sure how much experience you have with Italian horror, but know that the dubbing is pretty laughable, but you'll get used to it.
Know that the music is HORRIBLE! Argento in particular had/has a horrendous taste in music, and time and time again he will build up to what should be a strongly disturbing murder sequence, and will then drown it out with 70s/80s death metal music that will leave you reeling with laughter rather than horror.
Also, expect that each movie will completely implode on itself in the last five minutes when the killer and their ridiculous motivation is revealed (usually that they saw a murder as a child and therefore became a psychopathic murderer as adults)
Ones I'd save for last TENEBRE, DEEP RED, and SUSPIRIA. I think SUSPIRIA is always going to be his master work - one of the few where the music really aids the movie rather than distracting from it - and just oh-so-beautifully shot every last scene is a painting in motion.
Oh, one other thing - if it has his daughter in it, don't watch it