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And the film is being edited by this board's very own Carl LaFong aka Marshall Harvey!
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Jul 16, 2011 - 1:04 PM
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Dan Azevedo
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I used to enjoy some of Argento's work until 10 or 15 years ago, when his films became devoid of any redeeming features whatsoever. "The Phantom of the Opera", "The Stendhal Syndrome", "The Card Player", "Giallo", "The Third Mother" -- the scores could be interesting, but the films were all so disappointing. I honestly don't think he has anything left to say and wish he would retire already. It is downright embarassing by now. The great cinematography days of "Suspiria", "Inferno" and "Opera" are gone...
And, come on, doing "Dracula"? And in 3D? Who greenlighted this?
I don't mean to be rude, Marshall. I wish you all the best with this project. It's just that I lost my faith in Argento a long while ago. On the other hand, this week I had the opportunity to watch Joe Dante's terrific "Homecoming", which you edited. What a striking piece of horror! There's an example of a director who's still finding new and arresting things to say.
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Aug 18, 2011 - 1:25 PM
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spook
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I don't mean to be rude, Marshall. I wish you all the best with this project. It's just that I lost my faith in Argento a long while ago. On the other hand, this week I had the opportunity to watch Joe Dante's terrific "Homecoming", which you edited. What a striking piece of horror! There's an example of a director who's still finding new and arresting things to say.
Well, I always hope for the best in a new film by Argento (been disappointed lately, but still love his early Giallos and Suspiria, Opera, etc.) but speaking of Dante when the hell will we see The Hole?! IMDb says it's been at a number of festivals in the US, but has only had theatrical and DVD releases in Europe! It's maddening!!
Really? THE HOLE hasn't been out in the US? Saw it ages back and, while it had its faults,really enjoyed it. Really enjoyed the Javier Navarette score as well. Maybe thats why the score never appeared in any form, if it never got a big US release.
Back on topic, like i said i really hope for this project but i can't imagine what Mr Simonetti is going to come up with for this. If it has an authentic gothic period feel i can't see the usual stuff from him ( which i love, by the way!) working. Looking forward to seeing what he comes up with.
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Aug 19, 2011 - 1:48 AM
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spook
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I agree with most of you who prefer Argento's work from the 70's.
That said, I do like some of his post 70's work. He's made 10 films
that I like:
THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE
THE CAT O'NINE TAILS
FOUR FLIES ON GREY VELVET
DEEP RED
SUSPIRIA
INFERNO
TENEBRE
TRAUMA
SLEEPLESS
DO YOU LIKE HITCHCOCK?
I didn't care for the others: PHENOMENA, OPERA, THE STENDHAL SYNDROME,
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, THE CARD PLAYER, MOTHER OF TEARS
I haven't seen GIALLO yet, so I have nothing to say about that one.
Den
You honestly liked DO YOU LIKE HITCHCOCK? I watched this again about a month ago and, apart from the great Pino Donaggio score (PLEASE someone release this!) i think its a wretched mess with flashes of Argento style but hopeless plotting and acting. PHENOMENA was great, if not completely bonkers and STENDHAL i always felt was very underated. Amazing hypnotic Morricone score for STENDHAL.
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