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Title: Phenomena (2008) |
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Review of Phenomena
- Brace yourself for an all-new look at one of the most wildly original films ever from writer/director Dario Argento an insane epic of terror wonder and jaw-dropping carnage. Jennifer Connelly stars as an outcast student at a Swiss boarding school who discovers both her telepathic power to control insects and the gore-soaked trail of a razor-wielding killer. Can a kindly professor (Donald Pleasence of HALLOWEEN) now harness her gift to stop the bloodbath of a psychopath? Daria Nicolodi (TENEBRE) Dalila Di Lazzaro (FLESH FOR FRANKENSTEIN) and Fiore Argento (DEMONS) co-star along with a pounding soundtrack by Goblin Bill Wyman Iron Maiden and Mot rhead in the shocker that remains a favorite of Argento fans as well as one of the most brutally original horror thrillers of the 80s.System Requirements:Running Time: 110 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: HORROR/SUPERNATURAL UPC: 013131484793 Manufacturer No: DV14847
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Comments for Phenomena
- Posted on 2008-06-28
Not so great
This is not so great movie, but has its own scary moments. If you are looking for some sensible storyline, well, this is not for you. The DVD transfer is very good with enough extra features.
Score: 3
- Posted on 2008-06-27
Phenomena
This movie could have benefited from so many things. Acting, Acoustics and Story line were the major shortcomings. When I read the other review, words like dreamlike and 80's classic horror were used. Maybe a hallucination but not dreamlike, and defiantly no classic. I consider the time watching this movie well wasted.
Score: 1
- Posted on 2008-06-03
Classic 80s Argento!
Perhaps one of Dario Argento's most bizarre films ever, Phenomena is pure 80s horror fun, with brilliant moments and a killer score. Although it is often criticzised for making little or no sense, Phenomena is effective at setting up a dream-like feeling of spookiness, with the required gory pay-offs. While not as polished looking as Suspiria or Inferno, or technically advanced, I find it still holds up with time.
The story of a young girl who can communicate with insects, and her stay at a creepy Swiss boarding school, complete with slasher killer, this one is for horror fans everywhere.
May I add, the Anchor Bay edition is the best looking transfer still, without those annoying Italian language shifts mid-conversation, and with the gore complete.
Score: 5