OMG! And we just got an HD recorder, woooooot!

Just got back from Suspria.

Worst movie I've seen at the cemetery. Oh sure, there were some visually stunning shots, a small handful of good moments, and one good piece of music. But as a whole, it was a completely pointless piece of cinema. Entirely uninteresting.

On the plus side, the crowd was well behaved.

Oh good - I'm not the only one who thinks it wasn't a particularly good movie.

That's too bad, though I guess I can feel better about missing this one

I'm up for His Girl Friday next weekend. At least cinematic quality is assured.

I'm sorry that you didn't like Suspria. Suspiria, on the other hand, is a classic. You should check it out sometime. It's a great movie.

Awwww man, I am so sorry I wasn't able to make it. My (semi-date) friend who was supposed to be here at 6 got held up at work and didn't even make it here till 8:45, too late to make it to the screening. I'll make it up to you guys another time.

As far as the movie is concerned, it really is Dario Argento's masterpiece -- tho as I said before you do NOT watch Italian cinema for the plot. You watch it for the visuals, and in that regard Suspiria is quite a stunning movie. It is atmospheric and creepy, but like most Italian horror movies (from which Suspiria practically spawned a whole genre) the plots and the acting (and the ending) are not ever strong points.

The first 10 or so minutes of the movie, in particular, are amazingly well done IMHO. The death scene with the guy and his dog are pretty intense. The girl jumping into the room of barbed wire is way messed up (I'm like.... wtf is up with the barbed wire room, lol!) And the music is creeeeeeeeeepy. (and did you notice Joan Bennett of "Dark Shadows" fame as the headmistress?)

I guess some people are into the Italian horror flick and some people aren't (hey look on the bright side, at least now you can avoid some other films out there, lol). It is a different way of presenting the subject matter that for me, having seen thousands of horror movies, is visually and emotionally interesting. I think Suspiria is miles above any of the recent "torture porn" movies that have come out (or the generic "dead teenager movie"), but people seem to love those too (the "splat pack" movies are not my bucket of blood).

Of course, the other thing is that I am not sure what print they showed at the screening -- the version on DVD, or the hacked up "the small semblance plot COMPLETELY makes no sense here" version. Or perhaps my view of the movie is clouded since I first saw it alone in a darkened apartment on an overcast day. ("Night of the Living Dead" is another of those movies that I first saw alone and was freaked out by, but watching it with friends it isn't nearly the same experience). What was the reaction of other people there?

I hope you guys aren't too :mad: at me, I know you probably went on my recommendation and then I couldn't make it at the last second. :(

Rent it on DVD (or you can borrow it from me if you'd like). It's way more interesting than mimes playing tennis ;)

I'm not sure if the background explanation of the movie detracts from the show though (i.e. high expectations etc.) It does have a 91% on the tomato meter tho...

The print was gorgeous, no idea if it was an edited down version or not (though I doubt Cinespia would do that). And like I said, it was visually amazing (loved the lobby in the girl's friend's place at the beginning so I was all set to really enjoy the film), with a few good moments (stabbing the heart, hanging, dog attack, barbed wire). But that handful of shots was entirely not worth sitting through the other 90 minutes of nothing happening for me.

Oh. I'd love to see it some day. It just wasn't in the cards for us last night. Maybe I'll borrow your copy, Cherney - or invite myself over to see it on your big-ass TV. ;)

I wanna see it, too. Let's have Susperia be a general BigAssTV showing!!



(sorry, but after Holy Moutain, Ghoulish Delight's negative review is nothing but a glowing recommendation to me!)




And I totally wanna see it with Cherny .... I'm glad I didn't experience the disappointment of his no-show at the Cemetary.