tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post2713009394307112395..comments2024-03-17T11:29:35.743-04:00Comments on Final Girl: Film Club: SuspiriaStacie Ponderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07784074536271206501noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-2717033798023469472013-10-29T12:10:13.603-04:002013-10-29T12:10:13.603-04:00That's not being a know-it-all jerk, that'...That's not being a know-it-all jerk, that's being awesome!Stacie Ponderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784074536271206501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-1576249752465605652013-10-29T11:56:01.338-04:002013-10-29T11:56:01.338-04:00So I don't want to be a know-it-all jerk but t...So I don't want to be a know-it-all jerk but that is actually the old Munich airport and a lot of the other scenes (the killing of the blind man, the swimming pool scene etc.) were all shot in Munich, which is cool cause I live there and everyday I pass Königsplatz I have a Suspiria flashback (see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6nigsplatz,_Munich). And without wanting to read to much into the film I think it's quite interesting that Argento chose places that are somehow connected to the Nazi-past of Germany and also the stern Mrs. Tanner appears more like a She-Wolf of the SS, which gives the movie a whole other quite unsettling note. But really cool review! Nicholas Maniuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11058535136136663928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-16842928407370658932009-12-29T13:14:25.776-05:002009-12-29T13:14:25.776-05:00Re: Razor Wire
I always just assumed it was there...Re: Razor Wire<br /><br />I always just assumed it was there because everyone who works at the school is evil and witchy.Missy Y. (formerly A Case of You)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00024813150457436868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-25405950217854852452009-01-07T02:00:00.000-05:002009-01-07T02:00:00.000-05:00THE Jessica Harper posted on your site! You can't ...THE Jessica Harper posted on your site! You can't get a better... whatchamacallit... than that.<BR/><BR/>That said, I love that you aligned The Shining and Suspiria!! The Shining is so much more than just a horror film, like Suspiria. They're both works of art and horr(or)ific.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-19137875473385259052008-06-24T10:05:00.000-04:002008-06-24T10:05:00.000-04:00Hi, this is from Jessica Harper...I just stumbled ...Hi, this is from Jessica Harper...I just stumbled upon this site....I love your review of Suspiria...and it makes me happy that this film has such resonance and longevity. If anyone wants to they can visit me at www.jessicaharper.com, send me an email or whatever<BR/>Thanks<BR/>jessicaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-55616781701032377052008-01-17T15:07:00.000-05:002008-01-17T15:07:00.000-05:00I'm just happy I finally saw this movie since I ow...I'm just happy I finally saw this movie since I owned the 3-disc set for like at least three or more years.<BR/>It'll be like seven years before I finally post a review.<BR/><BR/>Alida Valli is totally amazing in her scene where she fucking goes ape-shit all over the blind piano player... although the blind guy is pretty cool and funny getting in a few licks as he leaves.<BR/>"I'm not deaf! Ha! Ah, fresh air!! Etc.""Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-66757088396610708012008-01-16T11:25:00.000-05:002008-01-16T11:25:00.000-05:00Now I'm really going to have to see this...Though ...Now I'm really going to have to see this...<BR/><BR/>Though I always think of Jessica always as the ingenue that goes through this strange place that changes her and then she comes out shaken and wiser in most of her films... (Although I'm thinking in "Shock Treatment", she wasn't in danger of being killed...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-47881003233145612512008-01-16T04:35:00.000-05:002008-01-16T04:35:00.000-05:00Better late than never? No but seriously I have a ...Better late than never? <BR/><BR/>No but seriously I have a good excuse, I lost the weekend to Rock Band at my friends place...and then a dog ate my throat. <BR/><BR/>Click at your own <A HREF="http://pierce81.blogspot.com/2008/01/fgfc-suspiria.html" REL="nofollow">peril</A>FatalPiercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02650173927932329844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-2859649144037886642008-01-15T18:45:00.000-05:002008-01-15T18:45:00.000-05:00Fantastic review Stacie. I think you nailed the fi...Fantastic review Stacie. I think you nailed the film as a whole far better than I did, especially with <I> Suspiria is a bit like taking a big bowl of sticky ribbon candy, tossing in a bit of red paint and LSD, and cramming it directly into your brain.</I> but I kind of expected you too. Thanks for letting me and everyone else be a part of the Final Girl world, its been a fantastic experience. I'm already preparing for next month...Alexander of the Winding Wayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08589324653120206067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-68136141641858541272008-01-15T15:47:00.000-05:002008-01-15T15:47:00.000-05:00More like "my cat decided to lay on my keyboard an...More like "my cat decided to lay on my keyboard and deleted my blog post" - it'll happen one of these days.<BR/><BR/>But thanks for letting me join in. I'm feeling better and went back to work today. <BR/><BR/>I just posted the review up <A HREF="http://thefilmschooldropout.blogspot.com/2008/01/suspiria-final-girl-film-club.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16045762845324520838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-34119610117415038452008-01-15T13:56:00.000-05:002008-01-15T13:56:00.000-05:00Awww... you finally saw Suspiria, I'm so proud of ...Awww... you finally saw Suspiria, I'm so proud of you ... I might even shed a little tear of joy ...Snarfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04469754701354563713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-35175138144119286372008-01-15T13:40:00.000-05:002008-01-15T13:40:00.000-05:00Yeah right, Sarah...what's next? "My dog ate my b...Yeah right, Sarah...what's next? "My dog ate my blog post"?<BR/><BR/>But really, please, post away! I hope you're feeling better.Stacie Ponderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784074536271206501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-49324857689098600222008-01-15T13:28:00.000-05:002008-01-15T13:28:00.000-05:00Hey Stacie, I was going to post my FG Film Club en...Hey Stacie, I was going to post my FG Film Club entry on Suspiria yesterday, but I was out sick with food poisoning. Can I still post it today and link it to the Film Club or is it too late?Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16045762845324520838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-51292009120462836302008-01-15T13:24:00.000-05:002008-01-15T13:24:00.000-05:00I know how you feel, Hayden...I get wicked envious...I know how you feel, Hayden...I get wicked envious whenever someone casually mentions they haven't seen a film I love. <BR/><BR/>You're right cookie- on the surface, the story makes sense. If you dig below the surface, though, things get a bit iffy. I wonder what the POINT of the witches is? They don't really do anything except kill anyone who gets too nosy.Stacie Ponderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784074536271206501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-32816295797640358582008-01-15T12:39:00.000-05:002008-01-15T12:39:00.000-05:00I remember reading how you were going to be watchi...I remember reading how you were going to be watching this for the very first time, and how I envied you for that!Hayden Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12935173328833363346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-38991853187412616272008-01-15T12:08:00.000-05:002008-01-15T12:08:00.000-05:00A lot of the actors in Suspiria 'dub' themselves a...A lot of the actors in Suspiria 'dub' themselves and are well lip-synched! I am never too sure that the film doesn't make sense - it is very logical, admittedly it might play like a dream-stroke-fairy tale, but it makes sense... a lot of the plot appears to resemble Val Lewton's Seventh Victim, for example... and the film is based on Daria Nicolodi (Argento's ex) own experiences as a child: you arrive to study, the study feeds off the young, witches abound, you realise you have unearthed their secret, you could die - you fight back, then end! It's pretty much the most classic protagonist lead type of narrative.<BR/><BR/>Argento makes it look like a dream. Inferno, it's sequel however, is really fucking odd! And truly brilliant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-11973923040514234172008-01-15T12:01:00.000-05:002008-01-15T12:01:00.000-05:00I actually didn't like this movie at all. The dub...I actually didn't like this movie at all. The dubbing; that's generally what kills it for me.<BR/><BR/>P.S. "Rural Juror" is the best name ever.John Barleycornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08138035686166958662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-9816377797284413042008-01-15T00:14:00.000-05:002008-01-15T00:14:00.000-05:00Yes, yes, YES!!…I’m sooo glad you liked this movie...Yes, yes, YES!!…I’m sooo glad you liked this movie. A few years ago, Entertainment Weekly voted this one of the top 25 scariest movies, so I rented it; and at the time I was all into eighties horror, slashers and the like, and so of course my virgin Italian horror eyes were all like…”that was …weird” and quickly forgot about it. But of course a few years later a friend convinced me to buy the three disc set and check it out again. Needless to say, I fell in love with it and watched it over and over again. Within about a month I had collected all of Argento’s films. It totally opened a new door to me…to Italian horror, and to all European horror for that matter. I really wanted to review this film, but like your post on Black Christmas back in October, I just couldn’t tear it apart and do it. Your review, my dear, was brilliant, and I agree with every freaking word. Bravo!!<BR/>ChuckwilsonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-83906270916523589492008-01-14T23:13:00.000-05:002008-01-14T23:13:00.000-05:00Just in time:http://cinevistaramascope.blogspot.co...Just in time:<BR/><BR/>http://cinevistaramascope.blogspot.com/2008/01/sssss.html<BR/><BR/>Can't wait to hear what you think of <I>Inferno</I>, Stacie.Andrew Bemishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06097037829531087694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-43483637874580384902008-01-14T20:18:00.000-05:002008-01-14T20:18:00.000-05:00I was so looking forward to participating but I to...I was so looking forward to participating but I too am going to have to take a rain check - I only barely started my post last month <BR/>http://bloodymarysmovierevue.blogspot.com/2006/01/suspiria.html<BR/>and I can't take the time to finish it properly right now. There's nothing I'd rather be doing, but I have to be a good girl. But I agreed with everything Stacie said today, anyway!<BR/><BR/>I absolutely can't wait to catch up in February!Bloody Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12324062700605282839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-78691085269018582312008-01-14T19:45:00.000-05:002008-01-14T19:45:00.000-05:00I think I went into this KNOWING that I'd have to ...I think I went into this KNOWING that I'd have to throw logic out the window and just kind of <I>experience</I> it, and that's why it worked so well for me. Other times I've tried to make sense of films like this, and then I don't appreciate the beauty of them as much...of course, with <B>Suspiria</B> it's a bit hard to ignore!<BR/><BR/>My favorite scene was the one in the gym, when Suzy and Sarah are whispering and the headmistress is wheezing. It was a simply and completely unscary tale- "The headmistress is here! And she makes weird noises!"- but the shot composition, colors, and sound left me totally floored. I loved it. <BR/><BR/>A close second would be the moment Sarah falls into the razor wire- it's so ridiculous and unexpected...you KNOW she's gonna meet a bad end, but it happens at the moment you almost convince yourself she's gonna get away.<BR/><BR/>Kinder- I think you're right...it's a busty, busty witch!Stacie Ponderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784074536271206501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-44305687279795388202008-01-14T19:43:00.000-05:002008-01-14T19:43:00.000-05:00Oh my crap! I've done gone and effed up rememberin...Oh my crap! I've done gone and effed up remembering when FGFC happens AGAIN. Argh! I'm cursed! I really wanted to participate on Suspiria, too, it's my fave Argento. Sigh. I'm way too blown out at this point in the day, though. Argh take two!<BR/><BR/>Anyway, glad you loved it Stacie! Your review made me want to put it in tonight and get down with the Goblin again. What's weird is, I never really thought about Alice in Wonderland when watching it before, but now that you've said it it totally makes sense. The comparison that is, not the movie; the movie will always, blissfully, not make much sense.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://mynewplaidpants.blogspot.com/2007/09/thursdays-ways-not-to-die.html" REL="nofollow">Here's an old post</A> I did on the movie for my Ways Not To Die series... Yes, cheat. Alas, tis all I got tonight.Jason Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18254334131909339157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-544039585810402292008-01-14T19:36:00.000-05:002008-01-14T19:36:00.000-05:00Y'know, as beautiful as this flick is, I found it ...Y'know, as beautiful as this flick is, I found it to be kind of a slog. There's no arguing with the compositions or the imagery--the sight of the girl running through the woods at the beginning is one of the more blood-freezing things I've seen lately--but honestly, dude, if you're gonna make a movie that's practically a tone-poem and doesn't even try to make narrative sense, howzabout you skip the pace-killing scenes of clunky exposition?<BR/><BR/>Lots to like, though. Goblin, obviously, rules. The seeing-eye dog sequence is friggin' wicked. And Harper's great; such an intelligent performance when she could've gotten away with the ol' scream & flail.<BR/><BR/>And that palette, man--I believe the word is "lurid."<BR/><BR/>I think I was too keyed-up to really let it wash over me. A lot of these flicks from the Italian scaremeisters work better when you're fighting off sleep--they're shot like nightmares, and they really get their hooks into your lizard brain when the conditions are just right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-21336137153409861362008-01-14T19:08:00.000-05:002008-01-14T19:08:00.000-05:00I had trouble turning off the Logic Meter, as usua...I had trouble turning off the Logic Meter, as usual (and am very glad others were perplexed by the presence of razor wire), but have to agree this was gorgeous. Durrr mrrrfff indeed! <BR/><BR/>My longer thoughts are <A HREF="http://emmablackwood.blogspot.com/2008/01/maggots-strange-irises-bat-attack-razor.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>.AEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02961200742501382827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-74204362619629945042008-01-14T18:37:00.000-05:002008-01-14T18:37:00.000-05:00O.K the Rorschach blood splatter on the floor is a...O.K the Rorschach blood splatter on the floor is an image of a witch on a broom right?... So I'm not crazy...you see it too?...right?kindertraumahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07176839856388835793noreply@blogger.com