Loved Suspiria, but I didn't care much for this second installment in the Three Mothers trilogy. Inferno is pleasingly stylized, but not in the same manner as Suspiria; though the gore is definitely ramped up in comparison. And, sadly, Goblin is missing from the musical score--a major let down. On its own (i.e. without comparison to Suspiria), the movie just doesn't do it for me. As soon as a scene has my attention it fades into a quirky, below average story, with tidbits seemingly thrown in for good measure.Hopefully Mother of Tears will be better.
Mother of Tears probably has more plot, but Inferno is the more visually inetresting. I love the unexplainable pit of water on the front end of this one. Neither of the sequels comes close to the original, however.
ReplyDeleteAnd I can't say it enough. See The House of the Devil soon. I believe it hits DVD in the next week or so.
I've added The House of the Devil to my queue. http://videoeta.com has it down for a 2/2/2010 DVD release. Looking forward to it!
ReplyDeleteIt's chock full of early '80s horror goodness. I'm a big, big fan, and it's giving Trick 'r Treat a run for its money for my favorite of the year.
ReplyDeleteWhoa! I really enjoyed Trick 'r Treat myself. My interest is piqued!
ReplyDeleteI wasnt a fan originally either after SUSPIRIA rocked my socks off, but it is pure Argento at heart and does offer interesting concepts of alchemy mixed with more nightmarish visuals
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