I like the authenticity that characterises the "giallo" genre.
"Opera" is a very important film of the genre, emblematic, enterprising and super imaginative. Dario Argento did a great job as a director.
Pros:
* This film contains powerful plot. I like the cliché that many horror films contain opera or generally classical music. Here, opera is not only the main theme of the film, but also the title.
* Very bloody, gory and imaginative deaths scenes, that I found myself to look away. Also, the one killing was not far from the next one. We almost had nonstop the killing spree of the assailant. The effects and blood were very realistic. More realistic than many of the todays ones.
* Beautiful photography that suits in the story of the genre and of course Dario Argento. He didn't disappointed me. It felt so rich. Many ravens, many actors and extras, huge dark opera house, neoclassical flats, beautiful Swiss valley.
* The idea of the needles under the eyes is so scary and prototypical.
* Some hiding and chasing scenes were really creepy and thrilling. I enjoyed them so much.
Cons:
* I hate the dubbing. Just get some Italian actors to do their job. To speak their own language. You don't have to make it in English, as you already have a very beautiful and influential language. You wouldn't have to hire voice actors too. You would save money too.
* Because of the first flaw, I found the acting really poor and this is very sad, because this film has strong positive elements. Almost every actor wasn't good actor. I don't know if I have to blame the dubbing. I'm not sure at all. But as a result, I found the acting poor.
* Tha "marriage" between classical operatic music and metal (in killing and thrilling scenes) was kind of ruining the agony. This film could be easily be way too scarier because of some specific scenes, but the metal music made the film less scary and weird. Certainly something that I wasn't seeking for.
* The killer was kind of predictable.
Overall, we talk about a very nice representation of the giallo genre, a great work of Argento, that needs more recognition because of the aforementioned reasons, with some not-so-big issues.
It's a little different giallo than its predecessors, since the colours were not so bright (as it is usual), but darker, more gothic and spookier. This is really nice antithesis.
Recommended!!
"Opera" is a very important film of the genre, emblematic, enterprising and super imaginative. Dario Argento did a great job as a director.
Pros:
* This film contains powerful plot. I like the cliché that many horror films contain opera or generally classical music. Here, opera is not only the main theme of the film, but also the title.
* Very bloody, gory and imaginative deaths scenes, that I found myself to look away. Also, the one killing was not far from the next one. We almost had nonstop the killing spree of the assailant. The effects and blood were very realistic. More realistic than many of the todays ones.
* Beautiful photography that suits in the story of the genre and of course Dario Argento. He didn't disappointed me. It felt so rich. Many ravens, many actors and extras, huge dark opera house, neoclassical flats, beautiful Swiss valley.
* The idea of the needles under the eyes is so scary and prototypical.
* Some hiding and chasing scenes were really creepy and thrilling. I enjoyed them so much.
Cons:
* I hate the dubbing. Just get some Italian actors to do their job. To speak their own language. You don't have to make it in English, as you already have a very beautiful and influential language. You wouldn't have to hire voice actors too. You would save money too.
* Because of the first flaw, I found the acting really poor and this is very sad, because this film has strong positive elements. Almost every actor wasn't good actor. I don't know if I have to blame the dubbing. I'm not sure at all. But as a result, I found the acting poor.
* Tha "marriage" between classical operatic music and metal (in killing and thrilling scenes) was kind of ruining the agony. This film could be easily be way too scarier because of some specific scenes, but the metal music made the film less scary and weird. Certainly something that I wasn't seeking for.
* The killer was kind of predictable.
Overall, we talk about a very nice representation of the giallo genre, a great work of Argento, that needs more recognition because of the aforementioned reasons, with some not-so-big issues.
It's a little different giallo than its predecessors, since the colours were not so bright (as it is usual), but darker, more gothic and spookier. This is really nice antithesis.
Recommended!!