Definitely feels like a lesser Suspiria. I dunno if it's because I watched two other Argento films recently, but this felt at once derivative and not entirely thought out, with "dream logic" only going so far to cover that up.
That said, while it's a bit of a narrative mess with far too many (unresolved and unexplored) threads and an overly hilarious ending, I loved the visuals generally, particularly the bug special effects, and the wonderful music, as well as…
Completely non-descript and formulaic, a bit hard to pay attention to if I'm being honest. Fun at times, but not really for me. It was fine.
Watched because of its connection to the scissorman in Clock Tower, which is pretty explicit (basically plagiarism, really).
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Okay I loved this stupid movie. It's very Star Wars meets barely-pre-revolution France meets theatre kids being theatre kids. Is it high art? Certainly not. Is it fun? Absolutely.
So one thing with me is that I can't stand action sequences. Normally, when the bad guy takes out his gun and starts chasing the good guy around - that's when I pull my phone out and start browsing the internet until it's all over.…
A decidedly 'okay' and 'fun' film that sort of masquerades as more. On the surface, it does not 'feel' like your sort of 'mega blockbuster' or 'popcorn movie,' but that is in part because it mixes together the sort of affective messaging of a children's movie (look at the family being sad due to some internal conflict - would it not be better if they were happy?) with the design sensibilities of a bigger budget film (there are many heavily…
