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.

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

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

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.

It's hard to reconcile the good with the bad in any reasonable way. The performances are often very weak, the script isn't much better, many scenes seem absurd or add nothing to the film (and yeah, the whole murdering thing is never even half resolved)...and yet I can't help but be so completely drawn to it. The combination of the ridiculously colourful, geniusly directed cinematography with Goblin's bonkers score creates something absolutely mesmerising, surreal and so bold you can't look away.

Splendid use of colour and music, attached to a so-so story.

"There are horror films that scare and there are horror films that quake the senses; Suspiria still rattles twenty-five years after its original release." - Ed Gonzalez

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

Good grief, the lighting. Enough to turn a small town into a psychedelic nightmarescape. There's a lot of cheese, but also moments of subtle brilliance, like the perfectly timed disorienting effect of panning across a circular room with an ultra wide angle lens. It didn't scare me, but I'll be damned if I wasn't intrigued. If Wes Anderson ever decides to make a horror film, I hope he watches this first.

Suspiria is a heavily expressionistic film. From meticulously stylised murder set pieces to an insane colourist, Suspiria indeed has a fiercely original visual style. Nevertheless, while triumphant in the style department, it falls embarassingly short on substance. The plot was disappointing to say the very least and for a person who cares little about acting, the acting (and script) here was too atrocious to handle. Perhaps it was due to high expectations that Suspiria disappointed greatly.

Stylish and memorable.

Argento's films are more concerned with tone and horror atmosphere than actual plot and pacing. Suspiria is a classic example of Argento and probably his best film where he hits all the right notes.

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I guess any giallo fan will tell me this is not a genre to be taken at face value. But I can't help it, the lack of suspense and the blood/gore effects in Suspiria are just so laughably mediocre. The story is very unimaginative. It's a shame, the actors were ok and some of the interiors exquisite. When you compare this with a modern witch-based horror like Drag Me To Hell, the lack of scariness plays out worse than amateur. Is that the whole point of giallo or am I missing something?

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.

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

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.

A halloween treat!