Amazon.com: Outside of devoted cult audiences, many Americans have yet to discover the extremely stylish, relentlessly terrifying Italian horror genre, or the films of its talented virtuoso, Dario Argento. Suspiria, part one of a still-uncompleted trilogy (the luminously empty Inferno was the second), is considered his masterpiece by Argento devotees but also doubles as a perfect starting point for those unfamiliar with the director or his genre. The convoluted plot follows an American dancer (Jessica Harper) from her arrival at a European ballet school to her discovery that it's actually a witches coven; but, really, don't worry about that too much. Argento makes narrative subservient to technique, preferring instead to assault the senses and nervous system with mood, atmosphere, illusory gore, garish set production, a menacing camera, and perhaps the creepiest score ever created for a movie. It's essentially a series of effectively unsettling set pieces--a raging storm that Harper should have taken for an omen, and a blind man attacked by his own dog are just two examples--strung together on a skeleton structure. But once you've seen it, you'll never forget it. --Dave McCoy
Description: The Definitive Version of Dario Argento's Horror Masterpiece...Uncut, Uncensored And Remastered From The Original Negative!
Jessica Harper stars as Suzy Banyon, a young American ballet dancer who arrives at a prestigious European dance academy run by the mysterious Madame Blanc (Joan Bennett) and Miss Tanner (Alida Valli). But when a series of bizarre incidents and horrific crimes (including what Entertainment Weekly calls "the most vicious murder scene ever filmed") turn the school into a waking nightmare of the damned, Suzy must escape the academy's unspeakable secret of supernatural evil.
Experience the most shocking and hallucinatory horror movie in history as you've never seen or heard it before, now featuring the fully remastered landmark score by Goblin and a heart-stopping new film transfer supervised by director Dario Argento and cinematographer Luciano Tovoli. This is the definitive version of SUSPIRIA, an aria of terror beyond imagination and one of the most extraordinary horror films ever made.
This is a Limited Edition 3 Disc Set (60,000 Only) that contains an exclusive 52 Minute Documentary with all new cast & crew interviews, and the Original CD Soundtrack by Goblin.
Includes a 32 Page Booklet with photos and an interview with star Jessica Harper, and nine 5x7 lobby card reproductions.
Top class horror!! One of the best horror movies I ever watched. The background score is amazing and very original. The 2-disc special edition rocks. It comes in a regular keep case. Disc one has the movie in widescreen format with DTS ES 6.1 audio, trailers, Music video etc. Disc two has cast & crew interviews. This is one worthy purchase for any horror movie fan.
DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU GUYS, BUT I THINK THIS MOVIE ROCKS! All right, I know that some people aren't going to like this movie, but as of me: I LOVE SUSPIRIA!!!!! Just wanted to make that clear, heh. -Now, I will admit that in between the murders, the pace can slow down a bit. But if you're a horror lover or a gorehound, you NEED to see this movie, if only for the kills! Watch in the first where the girl that runs away from the ballet school gets absolutely SAVAGED! It's no wonder Entertainment Weekly referred to it as "the most vicious murder in a horror movie". -The supernatural feel, surreal images and tone, amazing color and unfamiliar setting are absolutely beautiful. This has got to be the most beautiful and mesmerizing display of shocking horror cinematography ever. The foreign setting definitely helps, and captivates the viewer, especially if they're looking for a movie that's just as atmospheric and supernatural as it is bone-chillingly terrifying. So surreal and astounding...LOVE IT! -I found the two-disc version at a very reasonable price, and this is, of course, after I saw it four times before owning it!
SUMMARY: THIS MOVIE MAY NOT BE FOR EVERYONE. IT ISN'T THE MOST FAST-PACED MOVIE EVER AND IT MAY SEEM TO RUN A LITTLE LONG. BUT IF YOU HAVE PATIENCE, WANT SOMETHNG HORRIFYING, VICIOUS, BEAUTIFUL, SURREAL, GENIUS AND GROUNDBREAKING, SUSPIRIA MAY BE AS GREAT A MOVIE TO YOU AS IT IS TO ME. So as you can tell I think this movie rocks! Just watch it with an open mind, be patient, and expect the hardcore horror mastery via Italian director Dario Argento. Thanks for the time, and peace.
*cringe* Lately I have been craving a good horror movie I have not seen before. When I saw this at the video store, and noticed it was an older movie, made int he late 70's and said it was the 2-disc collectors edition. So I figured it must be a classic movie if it's 2 discs from that time period.
Also on the cover it reads, "the only thing more terrifying then the last 12 minutes of this film... are the first 83"
*BUZZER SOUND* WRONG!
I was bored after the first ten minutes of this movie. The opening seemed OK and looked promising, but once the "actresses" start talking to each other, I had to cringe, it sounded like bad over dubbed voices that you can find better quality from in a porno movie.
There was a couple of scares here and there, but they still left me yawning. The more this movie went on, the more bored I was becoming. And I have seen enough of these kind of movies where I force myself to watch it to the end in hopes it gets better then to bother doing it again with this one. So I switched it off.
I dunno what the fascination with this thing is. It was dull, boring, slow paced, the sound of there voices was *cringe* and I really could not bare to see where it was leading to in the end.
It may have been lit nicely so you can see the rain in dark out side shots nicely, but the color inside the buildings they where in was nauseating to say the least.
I dunno, maybe it got better at the end, or maybe you need a mind set that finds Clockwork Orange to be a great movie and think Napoleon Dynamite is actually funny.
I don't care if I get 1000 replies in disagreement, this was how I saw this film, I gave it it's chance, and it did not appeal to me at all. The editing needed to be cut down to give it a faster pace, and the music, good god, who the hell composed the score? It still gives me a headache thinking about it.
Possibly the best horror movie ever made First of all, I what to say that people who have rated this movie less than 4 stars don't know nothing about horror movie, because after viewing more than 1500+ horror movies, this one is in my top 3 best horror movie of all time. Second of all, Halloween by Carpenter may be one of the best horror movie ever made but it's not the only one. Third of all, Halloween might not have been made if Suspiria did not exist, because it's one of Carpenter favorite movie and it influence him to make horror movies.
So, why it is that praise and that popular? It's simple, the atmosphere, the incredibly creepy music, the great and shoking killing scenes, the ingenious use of color and the slow pacing of the action, are what you need to make a really scary horror movie.
You whant to know what is a great horror movie? Do yourself a favor and buy this, you won't regret your purchase trust me.
What a disappointment! Wow this movie just plain sucked! I bought this movie because of all the great reviews on it saying it was a must see and you haven't seen horror until you've watched this movie, etc. Were these people drunk or high or something? It was a very slow, boring start & middle. I imagine the end was too but I was so bored I fell asleep. My BF thought it was horrible too and was so glad I nodded off so he could turn it off. Do not buy this movie if you care about actual HORROR. This is not scary and the only horrifying thing about it is how horrifyingly horrible it is! Not worth $5 if you ask me.
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