Opera

Pros: Good gore, over the top storyline
Cons: weird ending, lousy heavy metal score, weak protagonist

Opera AKA Terror at the Opera: Tiger Cinematografica/ ADC Films
Rating: Finland: Banned/ USA: Unrated

One common recurring thread in almost all of director Dario Argento's (TENEBRE, DEEP RED, SUSPIRIA) films deals with his characters'...

Pros: The direction is fantastic, and the gore is certainly above average.
Cons: Terrible lead character, horrible heavy metal soundtrack, and weak script.

There is an amazing shot in Dario Argento's "Opera." It comes when there is a knock on the door, or more like someone wanting to make a forcible entry. Who could it be? The heroin is afraid it just may well be this killer that is murdering people right ...

Pros: Direction, cinematography, gore
Cons: Weak score and odd ending

Before seeing any films by Italian director Dario Argento, I found myself watching any trailer or reading any review I could about his movies. I was practically bound to be disappointed, but once I finally saw a few (Deep Red, Suspiria, and obviously, ...

Pros: Top-notch direction and cinematography. Many memorable, horror inducing sequences, as the killer claims his victims.
Cons: Shallow characters and plot, with a rather contrived explanation of killer's motive, disappointing final act.

Opera
1987, directed by Dario Argento, released by Anchor Bay

Movie
Opera (a.k.a. Terror at the Opera) gets a Region 1 DVD release courtesy of Anchor Bay, which finally gives us Dario Argento's vision...

Pros: Extremely elaborate and bloody murders.
Cons: Uneven acting. Poor ending.

Dario Argento's Opera was viewed by some as a sort of comeback effort after his 1985 film Phenomena (a.k.a. Creepers) garnered lukewarm reviews and failed to register with a lot of his fans. A lot of fans really looked forward to Opera since it got back...

Pros: Sheer brutality of kill sequences, Melodramatic plot, camera work and lighting
Cons: Blaring Speed Metal guitar riffs during

A relative newcomer to Argento's work - I was drawn to this film by the compelling and shocking image on the cover of the leading girl (Cristina Marsillach) bound, gagged, with needles taped under her eyelids in pure terror while blood trickles down her...

Pros: Scary, horrifying, psychological..everything you might imagine for a great horror experience.
Cons: None, but if you're squeemish against gore, then look elsewhere or watch this.

Imagine yourself, tied up and gagged with a piece of duck tape over your mouth. Needles taped just below your eyelids so that if you blink, the needles will tear into the flesh. This is so you have to watch. Watch your friends and colleagues die...

Pros: Good actors and acting, intense, beautiful
Cons: Often weak editing and "iffy" direction

First of all, Opera has some very good actors and excellent [often overdone, but who cares] acting.

It's the acting ability and interesting characters which kept my interest throughout this film. They made the film much more believable....