tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post7907665976394933771..comments2024-03-28T10:33:39.051-07:00Comments on Horror Movie A Day: Inferno (1980)BChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06480847497966171794noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-53413509882260051902008-02-14T13:51:00.000-08:002008-02-14T13:51:00.000-08:00I love Inferno, but it took me a while to warm up ...I love Inferno, but it took me a while to warm up to it. The Emerson score is nice, too. I'm glad he didn't use a Goblin sound alike.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-35319973316646224272008-02-14T00:52:00.000-08:002008-02-14T00:52:00.000-08:00Part of the problem Inferno had was of financing. ...Part of the problem Inferno had was of financing. Fox really muddled things up for Argento, and then didn't even give him a proper release. On top of that, they (as crappy distributors of 80s horror often did) Jason Vorhees'd the final cut. <BR/>Despite all of that, the set pieces, while some being a touch random, are impressive. Bava even did some sfx on the film. Its a film that in order to truly enjoy I had to suspend my typically logical narrative urges and enjoy as though it were a dream state. Which it probably was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-64367355316574821192008-02-12T08:24:00.000-08:002008-02-12T08:24:00.000-08:00Correct! My goof. I'll fix it :)Correct! My goof. I'll fix it :)BChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06480847497966171794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-18521816466362700452008-02-12T07:46:00.000-08:002008-02-12T07:46:00.000-08:00One small quibble on your labelling here as well. ...One small quibble on your labelling here as well. Whilst most of Argento's films are pure giallo (Tenebrae, Sleepless, Phenonena, Bird with the crystal plumage, Deep Red, etc.) I don't think Inferno fits into that genre. Like its predecessor Suspiria, it's more of a "straight" horror flick if you ask me. I don't think giallo can be particularly supernatural like the three mothers trilogy. <BR/><BR/>(Though Argento often has a hint of weirdness, like the insects in Phenomena.)pot head pixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04043225264662244387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-49656930083863093892008-02-12T02:51:00.000-08:002008-02-12T02:51:00.000-08:00I thought Keith Emerson's score was pretty good - ...I thought Keith Emerson's score was pretty good - and almost, though not quite, on a par with Goblin.<BR/><BR/>The underwater scene was apparently shot by Mario Bava - and the lighting (red and blue) is also heavily influenced by Bava.<BR/><BR/>While I agree it doesn't add up to the sum of its part, the movie does have some beautifully shot scenes.<BR/><BR/>Can't wait for Mother of Tears!pot head pixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04043225264662244387noreply@blogger.com