Inferno
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Movie Reviews of Inferno
Movie Review: Surrealism and Expressionism's Journey to Hell
Summary: 5 Stars
Inferno is the second film of Dario Argento's unfinished "The Three Mothers" trilogy (while Suspiria is the first film). This film is classic Argento with its brilliant cinematography, abrasive yet eerie soundtrack (which seems out of place in certain scenes), brutal/bizarre deaths and sub par acting. Argento has stated that the actors aren't the focus of his films; rather the environment, mood, story and technical aspects are the potent force behind his masterpieces.
One thing about this movie that I found totally surreal and almost fantasy like was the lighting. The illumination in this giallo creates an ambient and nebulous setting, which is very unique. The light gels and/or set design in Inferno paint a mood in just about every scene. These moods vary from precarious (yellow) to foreboding (blue) then tranquil (green) to wrath (red) and back to enigmatic (purple). This type of movie making magic really plays a huge part in the film. I've shown Inferno to people before and they might not have liked the movie, but were impressed with the lighting and cinematography.
As for the plot, well it is somewhat lackluster. Mark, who is schooling in Europe, receives a letter from his sister Rose, who lives in New York. Rose's letter has a sense of bereavement to it, in regards to the apartment she is living. Rose believes that there are some clairvoyant or supernatural forces at work. Therefore, this sends Mark to The Big Apple to console his sister. However, this is the beginning of Mark's disconsolate hardships. He seems to be putting a puzzle together that doesn't want to solved.
Inferno might have to be witnessed more than once to fully digest what has transpired. However, I have seen it about a dozen times and I still don't know if I fully "get it". In other words, the movie can be a bit confusing. There are also some parts of the film that "drag on", but it doesn't take away from the overall effect of the movie. One of the best scenes is the underwater sequence, which is just plain eerie. There is one scene that involves cats. I love cats and having them as pets, might make this scene a bit hard to watch. Nevertheless, many aspects of Argento's films have a "pseudo-fake" quality about them, so you always know in the back of your head that what is happening on the screen isn't real.
As formally noted, Dario Argento's "The Three Mothers" trilogy is currently uncompleted. However, the third film is supposed to be completed and released by October 2007. The name of the movie is "The Third Mother". I do hope this is fact and not a rumor.
Movie Review: Hallucinatory nightmare.
Summary: 5 Stars
Let's face it, when making a follow-up to a perfect film like Suspiria it's going to be hard to live up to those expectation's, but I really think Argento deliver's with this one. Inferno is the second film in the "Three Mother's Trilogy" by Argento (about the mother of darkness), with the first being Suspiria (mother of sigh's), and the last one titled Mother of Tear's, which has just been made now and shown at film festival's as we speak. Argentos' Inferno follow's a lot of the same theme's and imagery as Suspiria did, but instead of dealing on theme of witch-craft, deal's more with the theme of alchemy. It has the same beautiful cinematography, vibrant color's, and attention to detail that Suspiria has (maybe even a little more), and a very dark and beautiful nightmarish quality that only Argento can deliver. Argento film's are usually lumped into two catagorie's: Supernatural thriller's (Suspiria, Inferno) and murder mystery's (Deep Red, Tenebre), and while it's hard for me to choose, I'd have to say I love his supernatural stuff the most. Inferno has a good amount of special effect's, stylistic murder's and good gore scene's (probably a little more than Suspiria in my opinion) that are very well done, and Mario Bava also helped out with some of the the visual effect's for some of the scene's. I'm so sick of hearing people say that Inferno is hard to follow and incoherant. The plot is very simple, you just have to pay attention to it. It make's perfect sense, but you must have an attention-span greater than a five year olds'!!!!! Italian director's do not spell out every little detail of the for the viewer's like American movie's, they try to make you piece together the puzzle through dioluge and character's actions, instead of literally describing the plot in full detail, which I really love about them, and find flattering to my intelligence. The score for Inferno is one of my favorite score's ever for a horror film and is f*****g amazing to say the least, although it is not performed by Goblin (who did all the great Argento score's), it is still f*****g amazing, I can't wait to pick up the soundtrack. Inferno is a very worthy sequel to Suspiria in my opinion, and one of my favourite movie's of all time. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!!!!!
Movie Review: a bit hard to follow when first seen, but thats a very minor complaint
Summary: 5 Stars
the movie is definately argento's most surreal one. along with suspiria and phenomena, this one is among his most bizarre and fun. dare i say that is shares more in common with a less character driven david lynch film over a hitchcock one. if you liked suspiria for the visuals, lighting, and supernatural delving, this is sure to please. hopefully, dario will finish the 3 mothers thing and cover the mater laciorum(sp?) story.
anyways, a lot of underground dvd collectors are probably wondering about this new blue underground version of this movie. i say this. if you have the anchor bay version, never fear. both versions are exactly the same, save for the fact that the newly released one is region zero and the insert is doubled sided along with the clear case. the anchor bay one does come with a nice interview book insert though. if you dont have this movie,id recommend to pick the blue underground version up.(ahem, cheaper!) if you have the anchor bay one (likewise to myself) theres no need to shell out 12 more bucks..i mean unless you plan to visit folks out of the USA or adore the clear see thru cases.
anyways, enough rambling from this dvd nerd.
Movie Review: "Our Very Lives Depend On Dead People."...
Summary: 5 Stars
INFERNO is Argento's bizarre follow-up to his equally strange SUSPIRIA. A perfectly orchestrated nightmare from start to finish, this film takes us through the inter-connected lives and grisly deaths of several poor souls. It's all because of an eeevil book, sought after by an (even more) eeevil alchemist! Meanwhile, a demonoid assassin is killing every human involved, without mercy! I love the way the story unfolds, taking us from one doomed character to the next, revealing their connection to the THREE MOTHERS. We even get Alida Vali back as a tenant who just might have a secret. INFERNO is best when watched immediately after SUSPIRIA...Movie Review: Great follow-up to "Suspiria"
Summary: 5 Stars
I really enjoyed seeing Dario Argento's Inferno. As part of a film festival it really had impact on the big screen. Although not the masterpiece that Susiria invariably is, Inferno is a great second part of his trilogy (the third film released next year).
There are some great set-pieces in this one and who will ever forget the scene with the cats! The audience were laughing their heads of at the stilted dialogue but that all really adds to the experience rather than taking away from it. Better than most of the Hollywood horror's being churned out today, Inferno will thrill, chill and maybe make you laugh.