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Italian horror maestro Dario Argento made his name by turning homicide into modern art with a cinematic flourish, but with Phenomena he takes his stylish mayhem in new directions. The film opens with the dreamy grace of a fairy tale: a young girl wandering the green meadows of Switzerland and discovering a gingerbread house, wherein lives a monster more modern than mythic, a psychopathic maniac who plunges the picture into a lush nightmare. Jennifer (Jennifer Connelly in her first starring role), a gifted young girl at a Swiss school, has a psychic link to the insect world and develops a connection with the killer through midnight sleepwalks. With the help of a lonely, wheelchair-bound entomologist (genre stalwart Donald Pleasence, who inflects his sonorous tenor with a gentle Scottish burr) she turns telekinetic detective, which only draws her closer to the killer's lair. The densely plotted story becomes muddled at times (this is the busiest film in Argento's oeuvre) but the lyrical cinematography and gorgeous nocturnal imagery--dreamy sleepwalks, nightmarish murders, hideous horrors that emerge in the dark of night--take on a poetic elegance not seen in his previous work, providing the tale with a kind of dream logic. This is a slasher film reborn as an exquisitely grim fantasy: Jennifer in Argentoland. --Sean Axmaker
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Jennifer Connelly stars as Jennifer Corvino, the daughter of an American film star, who enrolls in a prestigious Swiss boarding school under the tutelage of the prudish Mrs. Bruckner (played by frequent Argento collaborator and former beau Daria Nicolodi).
Possessing a unique telepathic gift, Jennifer is capable of communicating with insects on an instinctive level, often while sleepwalking. This trait soon brands her a freak among her snooty classmates but makes her a valuable asset to entomologist Dr. MacGregor (Donald Pleasence), who is currently employing the innate forensic skills of insects to aid police in tracking a serial killer targeting the boarders at Jennifers school.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By Now Zoltan
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
For me this is Dario Argento's most overlooked, underrated film. The plot skeleton - young girl adrift in a foreign school whilst a murderer wreaks havoc - is obviously Suspiria, but, incredibly, this film makes that effort look almost conventional. Some of the scenes in the final 20 minutes are genuinely unbelievable - swarms of insects, homicidal chimpanzees, an unforgettable face, Iron Maiden, extreme violence and a certain young future Oscar winner looking on with unfeigned bewilderment - whats not to love!
The Anchor Bay Region 1 disc is recommended. Check out the Bill Wyman video on the extras - bet he would shudder to see this now!
The Anchor Bay Region 1 disc is recommended. Check out the Bill Wyman video on the extras - bet he would shudder to see this now!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:DVD
Watching this movie again was like meeting an old friend. Ok Dario Argento doesn't make perfect movies but a handful (including this) offer the viewer a rare feast of exceptional imagery and bold soundtrack.
This original version of the film is much more satisfying than the edited version previously available as 'Creepers' and the picture quality is fantastic.
If you are thinking about buying this movie I can happily recommend it as one of Argento's top four.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
By "ethrieltdx"
Format:DVD
First things first......the sleeve displayed above ISNT the sleeve that you get, the one you do get is TERRIBLE...its a plain white with text affair thats a real dissapointment.
The movie is none too bad though it is a 4:3 Pan & Scan print..
On the upside all/most of the deleted stuff from "Creepers" is in this print and the transfer is passable....
What else can you say about Argento movies you either like them or you dont..and this one isnt his best....leaning towards a more supernatural story than the Giallo that the sleeve proclaims.
It wont win Argento any new fans...but thats not the point....more to the point is that it`s available at all....ah well not perfect but an improvement on the version of "Creepers" that was released over here previously.
Worth getting for less than a fiver........
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Bizarre!
Dario Argento's cult horror classic tells the story of Jennifer Corvino (Jennifer Connelly) who is sent to a boarding school in Switzerland. Read more
Published 12 days ago by D Brown
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Jenifer- lady of the flies
As i got Phenomena on DVD, I wasn't sure what to expect or if I would enjoy a film with teenage girl as the main character? Read more
Published 20 days ago by Bobby Klump
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Published 1 month ago by Vid
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Arrow Surpreende!
Um clássico de Argento lançado como merece.
A qualidade de áudio é excelente e contribui com a belíssima trilha sonora que vai de Debussy a... Read more
A qualidade de áudio é excelente e contribui com a belíssima trilha sonora que vai de Debussy a... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Danilo
5.0 out of 5 stars
Phenomena
From the first time that I saw this film originally I was a great fan!
On Blu-ray it seems to have come to life again!!
On Blu-ray it seems to have come to life again!!
Published 2 months ago by C. M. Casmore
5.0 out of 5 stars
Phenomena
I love this film becasue it stars two of my favoiurite actors Jennifer Connely and Donnald Pleasence and the theme music to this film scared me s***less when i first heard it but... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Graham Rawlins
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Fine Presentation Of A Mental Film
The film's bonkers but hugely enjoyable and has been covered by other reviewers on this site so I won't bore you.
The picture quality is excellent. Read more
The picture quality is excellent. Read more
Published 8 months ago by M. Crossman
5.0 out of 5 stars
"..BRILLIANT AND ORIGINAL.."
Yet again this is another awesome film from cult director Dario Argento, following the story of a psychopath who kills young girls and hides the bodies, Jennifer Connelly plays a... Read more
Published 12 months ago by S. Drury
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very good Blu-Ray but with one criticism
I last watched Phenomena as a teenager back in the 80's when it was released on VHS under the title "Creepers" with around 30 minutes of the original film cut out of it, making it... Read more
Published 14 months ago by D. Parsons
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great presentation of one of Argento's weirdest.
This is the third version of the film I've owned and compared to the previous DVD releases, this Arrow Blu-ray release easily blows them out of the water. Read more
Published 15 months ago by grounden1985
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