tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post2763538525948302503..comments2024-01-28T19:45:11.660-08:00Comments on At the Mansion of Madness: Dario Argento's Phenomena (1984), or Connelly in WonderlandGiovanni Susinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03253382939348997303noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-14659342966319071242022-05-19T21:29:22.222-07:002022-05-19T21:29:22.222-07:00Late to the party but enjoyed the entry. Sadly, I ...Late to the party but enjoyed the entry. Sadly, I doubt any sequel will happen, unless it’s sans monkey. <br /><br />While it’s a great closing shot, unfortunately, during filming, at one point the monkey kept turning in a shot and Argento had Connelly turn the monkey herself. <br /><br />That proved to be a huge mistake. According to what I’ve read, the monkey immediately became aggressive and but Connelly. From that moment on, it bore her a grudge through the end of filming. At one point, it apparently bit off a joint of her finger that they had to reattach. <br /><br />While Connelly gives probably the best natural performance ever to grace an Argento film, and while she’s ably supported by Pleasance and Bauchu, and Daria, that drama with the monkey soured her overall experience filming the movie. Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-77723468504026262212013-11-08T23:27:33.918-08:002013-11-08T23:27:33.918-08:00Hi, Thanks for the compliments. It's great to ...Hi, Thanks for the compliments. It's great to meet other fans of Phenomena. I still love this film; it seems like ages ago since I wrote this review. I've since done many many reviews, but I'm glad this one still gets appreciated, and today it remains the third most read page on my blog. Thanks again. I'm glad the effort I put to publicly write about this film is still getting attention a few years later and hopefully turning people on to Phenomena. Giovanni Susinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03253382939348997303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-28476146162320751442013-11-08T04:42:21.055-08:002013-11-08T04:42:21.055-08:00Just discovered this great blog. But thanks for th...Just discovered this great blog. But thanks for the best review so far ever written on this Masterpiece. I'm glad someone loves this movie as much as I do!.. I have watched it numerous times during the past decade and thoughts constantly drifts towards it at any time.. Once it gets under the skin it stays there !<br /><br />Cheers! // R.GeigerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-89263309888568424792012-06-12T16:15:19.463-07:002012-06-12T16:15:19.463-07:00Thanks for the link, Terence! I liked the comparis...Thanks for the link, Terence! I liked the comparisons to Passover that the author derived, which was something I completely overlooked. When calling something “all style no substance” most should consider that symbolism is a big part of substance; not just story. But I honestly dug the story to PHENOMENA, so as far as I’m concerned, there is a lot of both style and substance. The symbolism is not the most obvious at times, but it is there, and it runs deep.<br /><br />I'm happy that you dig Queen of the Dark Horizon, like I said in the review; I heard that song way back (when it was brand new) before I even saw PHENOMENA, and the great music certainly piqued my curiosity.Giovanni Susinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03253382939348997303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-26593818636275337912012-06-12T06:21:01.879-07:002012-06-12T06:21:01.879-07:00There are a lot of people who consider this film &...There are a lot of people who consider this film "all style no substance" while laughing snidely at Argento and calling him a hack. They seem to praise David Lynch (who I also like) for being weird/'dreamlike' but when Argento does it, he gets criticized. After having read Mondo Digital's review of Phenomena, I now realise that there is an abundance of symbolism that can be found in the dialogue, setting and visuals.<br /><br />http://www.mondo-digital.com/italian.html<br /><br />It's surprisingly profound and makes me love this film even more! Queen of the Dark Horizon is also goddamn epic and awesome!Terencenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-88331226915891855892011-10-31T06:35:31.117-07:002011-10-31T06:35:31.117-07:00I found this Argento film wonderful! A great tensi...I found this Argento film wonderful! A great tension, wonderful actors and a film at which one can look once again. I have seen the film of course only into German and never into original Italian language, but also in German landlord the film incredibly good!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10750384332347562905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-78013035671846211592011-07-15T04:04:14.594-07:002011-07-15T04:04:14.594-07:00You're welcome. Happy to have joined your site...You're welcome. Happy to have joined your site too!Tyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06188012325610596179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-48841289651504188682011-07-14T21:58:41.093-07:002011-07-14T21:58:41.093-07:00Thanks for the compliment Ty, and a very cool acti...Thanks for the compliment Ty, and a very cool action film blog you have “Comeuppance Reviews” http://www.comeuppancereviews.com/. Thank you for joining!Giovanni Susinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03253382939348997303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-34261640862916681532011-07-14T19:30:39.425-07:002011-07-14T19:30:39.425-07:00Great site you have here, happy i found it. just s...Great site you have here, happy i found it. just starting following you via blogger\google.<br /><br />Nice write-up on Phenomena. Will have to re-watch this.Tyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06188012325610596179noreply@blogger.com