Boring '70s crapfest with hardly any plot, poor acting, terrible
dialogue and a monotonous soundtrack. If you watch a dubbed version, it
is even more ridiculous and cheesy. I have no idea why people like
this film other than having some weird need to be pretentious about
pseudo-arty nonsense made in Italy. Dario Argento is simply one of the
worst directors ever and every "giallo" he made was a meaningless mess.
This is slightly more watchable than "Tenebrae" or "Inferno" but not by
much. Apart from a few pretty girls and some innovative gore scenes
for the time, there really is nothing outstanding about "Suspiria" at
all. In fact, it will seem very slow and tedious to most people and, of
course, isn't scary in any way. There are attempts at suspense but
there is never any real payoff to any of them. Things just run out of
steam or end up looking badly edited. The best description of this
movie is the often used phrase, "sty le over substance". I've yet to
find any real horror fan who still likes this even though it was hyped
beyond belief in the early days by people who simply didn't know any
better. It's something you'll probably watch once just out of curiousity and then wish you had your life back.