First rule of Horrorthon is: watch horror movies. Second rule of Horrorthon is: write about it. Warn us. Tempt us. The one who watches the most movies in 31 days wins. There is no prize.
Monday, October 17, 2005
Opera
(1987) ***
Argento takes himself pretty damn seriously. That's one reason I love the bastard, but if you're not in the mood to give a movie your undivided attention then the air of pretentiousness can be a turnoff. Fortunately he always delivers the goods in the shock department and is rarely satisfied with simple death sequences. Opera follows Betty, a young understudy who gets a big break after the diva drops out of a production of Macbeth. Before she can get accustomed to being a star, an obsessed serial killing fan begins murdering cast members.
Grossly inappropriate heavy metal music aside, Opera is a worthy, freaky addition to 80's horror. But I must say - tie her up and prop her eyelids open using a barbaric, makeshift Clockwork Orangy device while he brutally murders a friend of hers once, shame on him. When it happens a second time, shame on Betty.
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