Review of Suspiria (2018) by Willydee — 05 Feb 2019

After watching and thoroughly enjoying "Call me by Your Name", I was excited to see Luca's remake of Suspiria. I had never seen the original Suspiria, so I watched that first and PERSONALLY was not very impressed. There was definitely a beautiful and unique directorial styling present from Argento, but it just didn't resonate with me. I can see how it is regarded as a classic horror film. Well, just watched the new re-make from Luca the other night - I feel that the setting is important for movies like this one. Dark room, uninterrupted, and paying close attention in order to take in the subtle nuances that legendary directors like Luca weave into their films. 65" 4K Samsung, 5.1.2 Dolby Surround, Etc.

I was deeply affected by this movie in many different ways. I loved the cinematography detail, variances, and creativity such as 6 rapid fire angles of someone simply taking the cap off of a pen. Beautiful and original. It feels like every item in the room is acknowledged by the camera and intended for the audience to be admired. The shapes of the walls, the potted plant on the end table, a reflection from the polished tile floor.. I also love how "extras" in this movie are not always in the background - sometimes they will stroll right through the middle of a shot and give the scene realism and dimension. When Susie enters the front entrance of the dance studio near the end, 3 seconds later you see a car drive off in the background with a drone of the distant engine, giving you a glimpse at how she came to be there, it has backwards motion to it. Love small details like this.

Tilda is unreal.. superb. The entire cast was phenomenal. I was a believer the whole movie. The soundtrack was fantastic, how cool to have Thom Yorke write the score.

Luca is daring, pushing boundaries constantly with his story telling. I also love his hesitation in using CGI - I would avoid it at all costs too. Not that this movie has no CGI, but he avoided it whenever possible. Bravo Luca!! Some may call one particular part in the movie over the top, but I was disgusted and spellbound. It worked on me, one of the many emotional states that this film provokes in you - all different.

I have never understood why people have an emotional reaction to cry because of a movie, just never been there, but this movie gave me that feeling near the end. Just broke my heart.

I was speechless after this movie, big fan! Maybe it helped that right before this movie I watched Harold and Kumar go to White Castle...