tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post5076112105109530344..comments2024-03-23T12:33:33.918-04:00Comments on Junta Juleil's Culture Shock: Film Review: DRACULA 3D (2012, Dario Argento)Sean Gillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00537515557596273876noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post-45715854452397495262014-11-02T12:01:05.490-05:002014-11-02T12:01:05.490-05:00J.D.,
Agreed on MOTHER OF TEARS. What it lacks i...J.D.,<br /><br />Agreed on MOTHER OF TEARS. What it lacks in dignity, it makes up for in (intentional? unintentional?) hilarity. I mean, Asia Argento kills the Mother of Tears by disrobing her with a spear. You can't make that stuff up. Whereas DRACULA 3D is just painfully, uncomfortably bad. There are a few good laughs, but mostly you feel embarrassed.Sean Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00537515557596273876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post-85795117588246231842014-11-02T10:30:41.281-05:002014-11-02T10:30:41.281-05:00Wow. This looks REALLY bad. I have to say, though,...Wow. This looks REALLY bad. I have to say, though, I quite enjoyed MOTHER OF TEARS for its batshit crazy, go-for-broke vibe.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164105442273577128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post-73550699593232090882014-10-30T15:05:48.110-04:002014-10-30T15:05:48.110-04:00John,
Heh– I'm glad that when you think bizar...John,<br /><br />Heh– I'm glad that when you think bizarre Argento POV shots, you think of this site– thank you! I've obviously stayed current with the Argento output and survived, though I'm not sure I'd recommend it. I also see he's crowdfunding a new project called THE SANDMAN, with Iggy Pop (?!). <br /><br />Anyway, there's no discounting that in his heyday he couldn't be touched– that string of DEEP RED, SUSPIRIA, INFERNO, TENEBRE, PHENOMENA, OPERA, TWO EVIL EYES, and TRAUMA is possibly the greatest horror streak of all time (though Cronenberg's run from THE BROOD through NAKED LUNCH and Romero's from MARTIN through THE DARK HALF are contenders, too, depending on your definition). But I can always crack out SUSPIRIA or TENEBRE or DEEP RED and be taken aback by the sheer artistry.Sean Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00537515557596273876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post-5749060719476640712014-10-30T14:14:11.666-04:002014-10-30T14:14:11.666-04:00THE STENDHAL SYNDROME was the last true Argento fl...THE STENDHAL SYNDROME was the last true Argento flick imo, although I do recall at least tolerating PHANTOM OF THE OPERA and SLEEPLESS. I never bothered to watch anything after that based on reviews that I read.<br /><br />That being said, I'm not the least bit surprised by your one star review. Funny coincidence though, I've been getting back into Argento this past week. It started with my new DEEP RED Blu-ray and followed up by my old Anchor Bay DVD of INFERNO.<br /><br />The wind POV shot in INFERNO made me think of your reviews, which prompted me to check the blog today and blammo! an Argento review!!John Guedeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16977371064737979240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post-988382296892786352014-10-29T15:26:55.684-04:002014-10-29T15:26:55.684-04:00Francisco,
Yeah, it's been sad to watch the d...Francisco,<br /><br />Yeah, it's been sad to watch the descent. I'd say TRAUMA was the last masterpiece, and SLEEPLESS was probably the last truly "decent" one, though I did get a kick out of his MASTERS OF HORROR episodes. I have seen PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, probably more than a decade ago. I remember it being truly absurd and have toyed with revisiting it for the purposes of a review. I specifically remember three things that pushed it over the edge: 1. Rats, rats, rats, raised by rats! 2. A mode of conveyance that was half-steampunk and half-something from LABYRINTH. and 3. The Phantom himself NOT BEING DISFIGURED. Brilliant. I need to see it again.Sean Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00537515557596273876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post-44963844708658421822014-10-29T15:03:56.983-04:002014-10-29T15:03:56.983-04:00Yeah, this one is "I can't believe what I...Yeah, this one is "I can't believe what I'm watching levels of bad" totally agree. I've totally given up on Argento, the only reason I saw this one was because it was Dracula, and I'll see anything with Dracula. But damn what the hell Argento? <br /><br />By the way, if you haven't seen the craziness that is Argento's Phantom of the Opera, highly recommend watching it. You'll get more or less the same reaction. Wait no, Dracula is worse. Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post-70778379032972822052014-10-29T14:49:10.367-04:002014-10-29T14:49:10.367-04:00Cannon,
I'm on the same page re: Asia, and I ...Cannon,<br /><br />I'm on the same page re: Asia, and I had also been warned against seeing this film. With the full knowledge that curiosity killed the cat and Bluebeard's wives and everybody else who saw this, etc.– I watched it anyway. And it is worse than you can imagine. But I did laugh quite loudly at a few junctures and sometimes cringed on the behalf of those who deserve better (Rutger, Asia). For those hankering for the "mystery meat taco stand," I say stream it on Netflix, but keep your thumb within easy reach of the fast-forward button. This movie runs almost two hours, but I think you can watch all the best/worst parts and get the gist of it in ten minutes or less.Sean Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00537515557596273876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497928641398322495.post-89531898635489646072014-10-29T12:44:05.278-04:002014-10-29T12:44:05.278-04:00Confession time: I am doggedly, brainlessly, debas...Confession time: I am doggedly, brainlessly, debasingly obsessed with all things Asia Argento.<br /><br />I can't help it. I don't <i>want</i> to help it. She brings out the Mr. Hyde in me and...and god save me, I like it. <br /><br />So what I'm experiencing here from your 1-out-of-5 review is a severe case of cognitive dissonance. I believe you when you say this movie is bad, I really do. But, Asia in yet another nude bath scene? My hands are tied. And it doesn't matter that I can source any one of her countless other bodily displays elsewhere from her resume; those ones aren't this one. <br /><br />Also, despite both your forewarning and my own better judgment, I'm looking at those praying mantis pics and thinking, <i>"Holy shit! I need to see this!"</i><br /><br />Once in a cheaply, TV-lit moon, I'll eat from a shady taco stand. Sometimes literally, sometimes figuratively. This movie will be my mystery meat taco.Cannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12886860130286869992noreply@blogger.com