FUCK YEAH!

Such a fun and absolutely insane film, with many brilliantly creative shots and sequences. Only hampered by its awkwardly abrupt ending.

The acting is terrible and the script quite bad. The rest is superb. Vibrant colors, skilled directing and a memorable soundtrack.

For me this is the film version of "Double Nickels on the Dime"; I have no idea how to rate it and can't decide if I even like it. Probably deserves another viewing, but I think in a way this is everything I both love and hate about the horror genre. Just hearing the word "Suspiria" gives me synaesthetic fits of color and sound, an experience unmatched by almost any other film, but it's such a painfully stupid movie that I shudder at the thought of sitting through it once more.

Despite the ingrained prejudices against the genre, and it's impediments that always come with it (poor dialogue, acting, silly story), it manages to be rather enjoyable with a rapid pace, great tension and vibrant style.

Naturally, the film is florid and ridiculous and, for all the dread Argento tries to instill into it, almost impossible to take seriously. It's also striking, especially as Argento plays with bold, colorful lighting effects, bathing his images in vivid tones that prove more unsettling than the murkiest shadows. The creepiest element of all is the clamorous soundtrack by the Italian rock band Goblin. It sounds like the kind of thing the devil puts on when he wants to relax in his hammock in Hell.

Such a bizarre and fun film to watch. Argento's use of music and sound in this film create one of the most intriguing moods to any film I have seen.

It's like my eyes and ears were being raped, yet I could neither scream nor laugh.

great directing and soundtrack make this a really enjoyable film. the plot is a little out there, and it moves a bit slower than I'd hoped, but it stays interesting nonetheless. the creative use of color was a big plus, and the soundtrack is unforgettably cool.

One of Argento's best giallos.

I'm sure this would have raped several more of my senses given half the chance. And there aren't enough facepalms in the world for the first 10 minutes.

I give this film the score I did simply for the great set which must have taken the craftsmen time to build and elaborately decorate.Everything else in this monstrosity is dire beyond the imagination.

With a script very idiot, Argento proves his capacity as director, showing that history does not matter, but the way they tell it.

The film looks, and sounds, incredible. Argento treats us to a real vivid and rich colour palette throughout this film in his choice of set and lighting and some very clever and well constructed shots. However even the kindest viewer would have to remark that the plot and dialogue are sketchy and a handful of naff scenes; the bat and Udo Kier's exposition spouting senior colleague spring to mind.

Great camera work and great color made it one of the most visually stimulating films I've seen, but the rest is so bad. I laughed at the gory scenes because the effects were so awful. Weird acting and dubbing is just all over the place. The pace just kind of mills around; it takes too long for anything to happen, and there's way too many establishing shots. Good thing Harper is easy on the eyes since roughly 1/3 of the movie is just her doing mundane crap like combing her hair and hailing a cab.

The first scene is genuinely chilling. The rest isn't bad but it's not even close to as good as the intro.

I enjoyed this movie but at times the music sort of annoyed me. It reminded me of some sort of "Halloween Party Spooky Sounds CD" with the voice in the background of the theme music. Then as I got used to it I realized that the entire level of dramaticism would not be close to the same if the music were absent or, different. It was very unique! Glad to have seen this.

Stylish and memorable.