Product: La Sindrome di Stendhal
Rating: 1.0
an insult to his fans,a total waste to the rest
The problem with becoming a fan of someone or something is that objectivity goes out the window.You force yourself to like it even if deep in your heart you know it's dreck.You'll try to find anything(the soundtrack,a certain actor/actress,special fx)to force yourself to like it.In all honesty,and i do admire Argento's style,this film was uninspired,horrendously dubbed,stiffly acted,and the dvd transfer is probably one of the worst i have ever seen.If i didn't know any better,i would have thought this film was made in the late 70's or early eighties.The colors are flat and the cinematography is dull.There was no risk taking or originality evident here,something Dario prides himself in.A red flag was raised when i discovered that Troma Team handled the dvd transfer.Anchor Bay Ent. wisely took a pass on this film and with good reason.Argento should disassociate himself from them after this horrible effort.Even with a clean transfer the film is still his worst.Forget about extras,they would'nt even be worth a rental.Hopefully this trailblazing director can find his way again,or maybe his time has passed.Phantom of the Opera was a step in the right direction,but it still wasn't on a par with his earlier efforts.Don't say i didn't warn you.