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06-01-29
12:28:12
Badass. See anything from DARIO ARGENTO, particularly his older stuff like "Suspiria," "Deep Red," and "Tenebrae." His masterpiece, arguably, is "Opera." Argento comes from the Mario Bava school of horror, meaning he's best when he sticks to hyper-violent mystery thrillers. He does supernatural horror very well, but his black-gloved killers hiding in the shadows are more fun for me. His scores are always great, from Ennio Morricone's jazz ensembles in "Bird With the Crystal Plumage" and "Cat O'Nine Tails," to Goblin's wicked witchery in "Suspiria," to Keith Emerson's synth madness in "Inferno." Argento is a huge inspiration to any director worth his salt, from John Carpenter ("Halloween" was directly influenced by Argento's early slashers) to Quentin Tarantino (his guest spot in "Sin City" has Argento all over it).********************** Meanwhile, LUCIO FULCI took the George Romero zombie thing and really made it his own. See "Zombi 2," (aka "Zombi," "Zombie," or "Zombie Flesh-Eaters") and "The Beyond" (aka "Seven Doors of Death") Like Argento's movies, Fulci's have a weird dream logic atmosphere to them. Fulci, however, is less interested in broad camera moves and character motives, than he is in making your stomach churn. The "splinter scene" in "Zombi 2" is as iconic in cult circles as Forrest Gump sitting on a bench, tarding out. ********************************* There is more, but I want to get on to the next thing.
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