Phenomena
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Haven't seen this one for ages and it's still just as friggin' nuts and bizarre as i remember it.
Take a typical giallo killer murdering young girls, add a sleepwalking Jennifer Connelly who can communicate with insects, bung in some discussion of how the forensic study of bodily decomposition can help in criminal investigations.
Stir well.
Then add a Scottish Donald Pleasence, a razor wielding chimp, a deformed kid, marinade overnight in a pit of putrid body parts then top with a dreamy score and some random Heavy Metal interludes and serve it all up with a large slice of cheese.
Somehow despite making hardly any sense it all melts together to form one of Argento's most enjoyable flicks.
Some of it is gentle and dreamy then this is all interspersed with bloody kill scenes and an escalating insanity as the film nears the conclusion.
I really like the body pit scene, pretty damn grim.
One thing you can't say about the film is that it's predictable.
I really enjoyed the film again and i've got a feeling i wont leave it so long before the next viewing of this demented gem.
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8.5/10
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