Horror Movies Forum - Opera(1987)

Re: Opera(1987)

dummy@example.com (divocious) — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 05:02:41 +0000

Talk about contributing to a dead discussion! LOL But I can not help! I absolutely LOVE Opera! When I sat down and watch it for the first time, my jaw dropped. Everything fit well and I could get enough. I think I watched in six times in a row that night. I enjoy the Three Mothers Trilogy a lot, but Opera out shines them. Deep Red come close though!

Re: Opera(1987)

dummy@example.com (fredgarvin) — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 07:13:01 +0000

Check out this vid by Electric Wizard, it has shots from Opera in it...Susperia Deep Red...
http://www.youtube.com/user/myownservan … RQ0GsNKqvQ

Re: Opera(1987)

dummy@example.com (DemonToSome) — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 05:45:09 +0000

I liked Tenebrae more than Opera.

Re: Opera(1987)

dummy@example.com (fredgarvin) — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 05:41:41 +0000

Tenebrae is my favorite as well.
opera is very underrated.

Re: Opera(1987)

dummy@example.com (DemonToSome) — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 05:41:23 +0000

As much as I wanted to love it I thought it was just OK...I know I saw the dubbed version and prob all are that version and it almost makes it laughable at times with english dubbing. Thats most likely the way it was produced but the english words they say at times almost puts this in the where can I put it.. you know I dont need to say I already did.

here I go editing i guess I didnt alreadt did haha
but to me its all the same edit here and edit there

Re: Opera(1987)

dummy@example.com (LoudLon) — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 05:28:55 +0000

Love this flick. My second favorite Argento movie after Tenebre.

Re: Opera(1987)

dummy@example.com (TerrorCorner) — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 05:26:09 +0000

Opera and Profondo Rosso (Deep Red, or The Hatchet Murders) are excellent, artistic films in my opinion- though I prefer Profondo Rosso.

Re: Opera(1987)

dummy@example.com (ChainSaW80) — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 03:28:40 +0000

Opera is my favorite besides Deep Red and Suspiria. Some great gory kills and very suspencefull. And one of his better films as far as art and shot progression goes. Although they didn't really bother me I remember some miner plot holes.

Re: Opera(1987)

dummy@example.com (DemonToSome) — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 02:27:52 +0000

Well I fnally got myself a copy of it and yeah I like. Its weird how I missed that Argento flick, that is a mystery.
Its full of cheesy Argento tho

*edit* I am talking about Opera ha ftf

Re: Opera(1987)

dummy@example.com (rickandroll) — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:19:27 +0000

terrified of dracula 3d, as much as romero doing deep red! can't figure out what's going on here. high hopes, but holding my breath...........and I can hold my breath .........for a long time!

Re: Opera(1987)

dummy@example.com (rickandroll) — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:17:09 +0000

LoudLon wrote:

Dammit, you guys are posting too fast for me to keep up with!
Mother of Tears -- big disappointment. You'd expect his long-unfinished Three Mothers trilogy to go out with a bang, Instead, it goes out with a whimper. He should have pulled out all the stops and let the dam flood, not just keep it bottled up with chewing gum.
Giallo -- despite a Hollywood A-lister and loads of potential -- also fizzles rather than dazzles. I actually have the screenplay and it's even obvious on the page the flick wasn't going to be anything special.

at least giallo feels like an argento film, i liked it ok. i agree that opera seems to be the last of his GREAT films. don't get me worng, he's my fav director. Just he's missing that spark that makes his movies stand out from the crowd, and any of the movies he's done since could have been just as good as the others, just needed that something that screams Argento. Also agree on Asia, incredible!

Re: Opera(1987)

dummy@example.com (LoudLon) — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 05:27:39 +0000

Dammit, you guys are posting too fast for me to keep up with!

Mother of Tears -- big disappointment. You'd expect his long-unfinished Three Mothers trilogy to go out with a bang, Instead, it goes out with a whimper. He should have pulled out all the stops and let the dam flood, not just keep it bottled up with chewing gum.

Giallo -- despite a Hollywood A-lister and loads of potential -- also fizzles rather than dazzles. I actually have the screenplay and it's even obvious on the page the flick wasn't going to be anything special.

Re: Opera(1987)

dummy@example.com (deadhorse13) — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 05:23:13 +0000

I think he was trying to make an "American film" with it if that makes any sense LOL

Re: Opera(1987)

dummy@example.com (LoudLon) — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 05:21:00 +0000

I didn't hate Trauma, but I didn't love it either.

Savini's effects delivered as usual and I'm flat out in love with Asia Argento (she can dip me in syrup and call me Nancy any time). It had some cool moments of Argento's signature quirkiness -- Piper Laurie's head rolling while saying "Nicolas Nicolas Nicolas" was a nicely creepy moment -- but somehow or other Argento had this great, lurid subject matter and somehow or other managed to fumble it with atypical sloppy direction and a clumsy overall production. It almost felt like a job for hire than a genuine Argento film.

Re: Opera(1987)

dummy@example.com (deadhorse13) — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 05:20:08 +0000

perhaps. I was really disappointed in Mother Of Tears - the production looked so cheap.
I was kinda on a high after his Jenifer episode in Masters of Horror and hoped he'd wow me again. Unfortunately that wasn't the case. A few cool set-pieces though.
Giallo I've had in my stack for awhile too, but I haven't gotten to it.