Suspiria
Ever since I bought it for $2 on VHS, this has been one of my favourite horror movies. It was the first Italian horror Ive seen, and unfortunatly is still the only Argento film Ive had the pleasure of viewing. If the rest of his film are as brilliant as this however, I'm really missing out!
A little tidbit that Ive always found interesting about this film is that it was originally written to star children. The producers wouldnt allow this, so Argento cast adults, but did not re-write the script. This really enhances the surreal feel of the film, as many of the lines seemed very out of place coming from women in their 20's.
The real strength of the film lies in other ares however. First, the lighting and use of colour. As mentioned, Argento gives the whole film an eerie, dreamlike quality through various devices, but the most obvious and effective is the lighting. Always unnatural and unsettling, it creates a wonderful atmosohere.
Add to this the amazing Goblin score and the wonderfully orchestrated deaths, and you have a movie sure to creep out most anyone. Highly reccomended.
9/10