title represent opera ( 1987 ) director represent dario argento cast represent cristina masillach and ian charleson and urbano barberini and daria nicolodi review represent the only other argento movie i have see be suspiria and that one blow me away with it style and color and spooky story line . i next decide to go with opera a i have be tell it be one of his best . man and i think i be discover what will ultimately be one of my favorite horror director . opera be about a young opera singer who get her big break when the main star of a creepy modern opera take on mc beth get hit by a car . betty be the understudy so she get to do the part herself . too bad for her there a psycho after her who make her watch the brutal murder of her friend and co worker . wow and id heard good thing about this here flick and but i wasn not prepare for the level of greatness to which this film would take me . yeah the movie have it shortcoming to which ill get to later . but for the most part the movie blow me away . first off and this movie be not a fill with lot of color a suspiria . i be expect it to be a bit like suspiria in that department and but no and to my surprise it have it own look and feel . the film be somehow devoid of color . it do have lot in color in certain scene ( like the masterful kitchen or living room sequence ) where argento fill the screen with lush green and blue and but for the most part the film have a grayish and black tone to it all through out and i like that it have it own distinctive look . the real star of this show be the incredibly well orchestrate death sequence . wow . every death scene be like a work of art . beauty in destruction . these be not just your typical hack and slash death sequence and these death be carefully construct to shock and get the most out of it situation . love every second of them and there plenty of blood and mayhem here and but with style . not gon na spoil em though . then there the direction . man and there some really original and beautiful shot on this one . i love the inventive use of the camera on this one . you think that tarantinos shot in kill bill vol . 1 where we see the bullet come out of the chamber of the gun be original . well this be the movie he lift it from . i honestly believe that tarantino be heavily influence by this specific movie with certain scene in kill bill vol . 1. heck in the making of feature he mention that the whole scene with beatrix in the hospital and elle driver come to kill her be influence by italian giallos and and here my friend be the proof of that . anyhows and tarantino reference aside and this movie have some amazing camera shot and like those scene of the crow fly through the crowd in the opera house . great stuff . and a main reason why argentos become one of my favorite . the act from most of the cast be alright and but the best by far be cristina marsillach a the tortured young opera singer betty . the look in her eye a the murder be be commit be great . the rest of the cast be a little wooden and stiff and but nothing that would deter your enjoyment of the film . there be very few thing i do not like about this movie . first off logic be throw out the window in certain scene . specially those involve bettys reaction after shes see the murder . it seem to me that for the long time and she just go on about her business and not tell anyone about the whole thing . not even the police . i mean if you see someone brutally murder a loved one in front of your eye . you do not just walk away from the murder scene and continue with your life . someone would have connect her to the murder . she might have even become a suspect herself . but no . also the end be a bit anti climactic . you will have to see this to understand and but it seem a bit unnecessary the way the film end and it felt like it could have end earlier . it would not have felt so redundant . but thats about it and not real big problem for me really since i be enjoy the rest of this beautiful film . i have still get a lot of argento territory to cover . but i be devour every step of the way like if i be eat a plate of the most expensive caviar . this guy really good . i think of his film a work of art and and i have only see two of em . cant wait to discover the rest of his film . argento and you the man . rating represent 4 half out of 5 .