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THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE (1970)
directed by: Dario Argento
starring: Tony Musante, Suzy Kendall, Enrico Maria Salerno, and Eva Renzi
plot: American writer Sam Dalmas (Tony Musante) witnesses an attempt on a woman's life (Eva Renzi) and is able to rescue her from danger. After discovering that she was attacked by the same serial killer slaughtering many beautiful young women in Rome, Sam decides to investigate the crimes along with his girlfriend (Suzy Kendall) and a detective (Enrico Maria Salerno), putting himself and those around him in great danger.
Dario Argento is my favorite director. He may not be great with plot and characterization but he makes up for that in adding to his films everything that makes a horror or thriller film entertaining, suspenseful, beautiful, and scary. His directorial debut is no exception.
He takes the basic premise we see in most of his films - an American hero, an artist, witnessing a crime scene and investigating. We have the black gloved killer, the amazingly executed death sequences, the absorbing and surprising mystery, setting it all in beautiful locations and including his stylish directing.
What's different in this film than we usually see in an Argento film is good acting. Contrary to what most people say, I don't think the actors in most of his films are terrible, they just usually lack great depth and usually have terrible dubbing which makes the actors look very bad. But in this film, actors such as Tony Musante and Suzy Kendall are great at showing their many emotions. I was with Sam all the way in his difficult and dangerous investigation. I too was obsessed with finding out what was behind it all, and every time he came to an obstacle, I felt just as frustrated and scared as he did.
We also have a pretty menacing villain. The trench-coat wearing, black gloved killer was very creepy, even if by now pretty clichéd. In the death scenes, it showed that this psychopath was a perverted, violent freak that loved toying with his victims. The creepy voices during those phone calls also helped a lot in making me fear the killer. Every death and/or stalk scene had me feeling exactly what the victim felt. Argento is amazing at this kind of thing. And yes, throughout the whole film you will be puzzled as to who is behind this trench-coat and why. When you find out, you will not be disappointed.
I'd also like to give special mention to Ennio Morricone's haunting score. We all know that rock band Goblin usually score Argento's films, and we love that. But we can't forget that Morricone was responsible for the haunting scores of this, CAT O' NINE TAILS, FOUR FLIES ON GREY VELVET (which I have yet to see), THE STENDHAL SYNDROME, and the very disappointing PHANTOM OF THE OPERA.
In conclusion, if you are an Argento fan, or a potential fan, this is definitely a film to seek out (I suggest you get Blue Underground's two-disc special edition), so you can see Argento's directorial debut and see how he was on top of the thriller genre from the get-go.
directed by: Dario Argento
starring: Tony Musante, Suzy Kendall, Enrico Maria Salerno, and Eva Renzi
plot: American writer Sam Dalmas (Tony Musante) witnesses an attempt on a woman's life (Eva Renzi) and is able to rescue her from danger. After discovering that she was attacked by the same serial killer slaughtering many beautiful young women in Rome, Sam decides to investigate the crimes along with his girlfriend (Suzy Kendall) and a detective (Enrico Maria Salerno), putting himself and those around him in great danger.
Dario Argento is my favorite director. He may not be great with plot and characterization but he makes up for that in adding to his films everything that makes a horror or thriller film entertaining, suspenseful, beautiful, and scary. His directorial debut is no exception.
He takes the basic premise we see in most of his films - an American hero, an artist, witnessing a crime scene and investigating. We have the black gloved killer, the amazingly executed death sequences, the absorbing and surprising mystery, setting it all in beautiful locations and including his stylish directing.
What's different in this film than we usually see in an Argento film is good acting. Contrary to what most people say, I don't think the actors in most of his films are terrible, they just usually lack great depth and usually have terrible dubbing which makes the actors look very bad. But in this film, actors such as Tony Musante and Suzy Kendall are great at showing their many emotions. I was with Sam all the way in his difficult and dangerous investigation. I too was obsessed with finding out what was behind it all, and every time he came to an obstacle, I felt just as frustrated and scared as he did.
We also have a pretty menacing villain. The trench-coat wearing, black gloved killer was very creepy, even if by now pretty clichéd. In the death scenes, it showed that this psychopath was a perverted, violent freak that loved toying with his victims. The creepy voices during those phone calls also helped a lot in making me fear the killer. Every death and/or stalk scene had me feeling exactly what the victim felt. Argento is amazing at this kind of thing. And yes, throughout the whole film you will be puzzled as to who is behind this trench-coat and why. When you find out, you will not be disappointed.
I'd also like to give special mention to Ennio Morricone's haunting score. We all know that rock band Goblin usually score Argento's films, and we love that. But we can't forget that Morricone was responsible for the haunting scores of this, CAT O' NINE TAILS, FOUR FLIES ON GREY VELVET (which I have yet to see), THE STENDHAL SYNDROME, and the very disappointing PHANTOM OF THE OPERA.
In conclusion, if you are an Argento fan, or a potential fan, this is definitely a film to seek out (I suggest you get Blue Underground's two-disc special edition), so you can see Argento's directorial debut and see how he was on top of the thriller genre from the get-go.
Friday THE 13TH (1980)
directed by: Sean S. Cunningham
starring: Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Jeannine Taylor, and Kevin Bacon
plot: Seven camp councilors head to Camp Crystal Lake to fix it up for the summer. Despite warnings of a dark past and a 'death curse', the teens decide to have a good time anyway, and at night indulge in sex, drugs, and strip poker. Unfortunately for them, a psycho killer is prowling the camp grounds, picking them off one by one. When only one is left, she must discover the identity of the killer and fight for her life.
my thoughts: Ever since I can remember, I've loved this film. When I was a child, it scared the crap out of me. That chilling noise playing in the stalk sequences (which has now become the most famous sound in horror films) haunted my nightmares, and some of the gore scenes were really graphic.
Viewing it now, it is no longer that scary but it is still a lot of fun. I liked how these earlier Friday films ignored the stereotypical teenage characters. There's no slut, no jock, no token anything. Every character felt really natural and for some of them, I cared when they died.
The gore scenes are great, thanks to Tom Savini. We get stabbings, decapitations, and plenty more. Gore hounds will love this. Well since every gore hound has seen this, gore hounds mostly already love this.
And then there's the two key things in making a good horror film. The directing and the music. Sean S. Cunningham is a really good director and establishes the camp setting perfectly. He adds beautiful shots of the wind blowing against the trees, the lake at sunrise, that you wouldn't find in later entries.
The music is also great. Harry Manfredini is one of my favorite composers, because he makes the chase scenes so much more exciting. The music in the final scene also works like a charm.
I forgot to mention that this film has one of the most popular and remembered horror endings of all time. And while it may have stolen from CARRIE, it works just as well here and is the cherry on top of a classic slasher film.
directed by: Sean S. Cunningham
starring: Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Jeannine Taylor, and Kevin Bacon
plot: Seven camp councilors head to Camp Crystal Lake to fix it up for the summer. Despite warnings of a dark past and a 'death curse', the teens decide to have a good time anyway, and at night indulge in sex, drugs, and strip poker. Unfortunately for them, a psycho killer is prowling the camp grounds, picking them off one by one. When only one is left, she must discover the identity of the killer and fight for her life.
my thoughts: Ever since I can remember, I've loved this film. When I was a child, it scared the crap out of me. That chilling noise playing in the stalk sequences (which has now become the most famous sound in horror films) haunted my nightmares, and some of the gore scenes were really graphic.
Viewing it now, it is no longer that scary but it is still a lot of fun. I liked how these earlier Friday films ignored the stereotypical teenage characters. There's no slut, no jock, no token anything. Every character felt really natural and for some of them, I cared when they died.
The gore scenes are great, thanks to Tom Savini. We get stabbings, decapitations, and plenty more. Gore hounds will love this. Well since every gore hound has seen this, gore hounds mostly already love this.
And then there's the two key things in making a good horror film. The directing and the music. Sean S. Cunningham is a really good director and establishes the camp setting perfectly. He adds beautiful shots of the wind blowing against the trees, the lake at sunrise, that you wouldn't find in later entries.
The music is also great. Harry Manfredini is one of my favorite composers, because he makes the chase scenes so much more exciting. The music in the final scene also works like a charm.
I forgot to mention that this film has one of the most popular and remembered horror endings of all time. And while it may have stolen from CARRIE, it works just as well here and is the cherry on top of a classic slasher film.