Computer Animation Arts

Suitably trashy. I'm a big fan of Dario Argento and as we've seen, in his full pomp, Argento is unarguably glorious. With Dracula 3D though , I'm debating whether it's intended to be a purposeful 'so bad, it's good' throwback to the 70's trash movie classics Blood for Dracula and Flesh For Frankenstein OR it's just terrible. Argento has been on a long long roll of stinkers since 1987's Opera . It might be ironically bad but where his recent films have been so unironically bad, it becomes hard to tell the difference...

Summary: An American ballet dancer transfers to a prestigious ballet academy. Disturbed by the schools uncomfortable atmosphere and strange occurrences, she gradually realises the staff are a coven of witches. Dario Argento’s Suspiria is a delirious and surreal Horror film that eschews typical Italian Giallo conventions to a meld film that is quite remarkable. Plot and characters become embroiled in the films hallucinogenic use of warped set design, complex aural design and fantastical Technicolor. Analysis: “Suspiria is like a high concept Madchen in Uniform meets The Cabinet of Dr Caligari...Few Horror films have made such bravura use of colored lights (bright blues, oranges, greens) or of such deliriously geometric set design that itself suggests madness and promotes sensory overload” (Derry, 207:2009) Derry, C. (2009) Dark Dreams 2.0: a psychological history of the modern horror film from the 1950s to the 21st Century USA: MacFarland and Company Inc. Release: 1977 Director: Dari...