Phenomena (or Creepers) is a 1985 Italian horror gem from legendary director Dario Argento and is available on Shudder and Tubi. The storyline focuses on a girl who knows she has unique powers who is sent from America to Europe to a girls reform school. She quickly doesn't get along with the head mistress and runs away. Meanwhile a serial killer on the loose is killing young girls and the runaway American seems like a perfect target...
As previously referenced this movie is directed by Dario Argento (Suspiria) and stars Jennifer Connelly (Requiem for a Dream), Donald Pleasence (Halloween), Daria Nicolodi (Suspiria), Fiore Argento (Demons), Dalila Di Lazzaro (Killer vs Killers) and Patrick Bauchau (Panic Room).
This a an absolutely amazing movie but I'll be honest, for a large part of the movie this is very average but when you get to the end it is absolutely magnificent. The storyline is a bit uneven. I loved the lead up the school. The head mistress was gorgeously. The other kids and dialogue between them was great as was the powers reveal. However, the first kill with the scissors is very average. The scene with Connelly talking to the mother is very awkward, unnatural and felt poorly executed. Donald Pleasence is great and the monkey was awesome (though from the reports he escaped once and actually bites Connellys finger off in real life in the final scene). The ending of this movie is a 100 out of 10 though. The reveal of the killer is fantastic, the use of the powers, the monkey at the end, the conclusion is just a rollercoaster of awesome.
The majority of this movie is a 6.5/10 but the ending is a 100/10, making this a 9-9.5/10 and an absolute must see.
As previously referenced this movie is directed by Dario Argento (Suspiria) and stars Jennifer Connelly (Requiem for a Dream), Donald Pleasence (Halloween), Daria Nicolodi (Suspiria), Fiore Argento (Demons), Dalila Di Lazzaro (Killer vs Killers) and Patrick Bauchau (Panic Room).
This a an absolutely amazing movie but I'll be honest, for a large part of the movie this is very average but when you get to the end it is absolutely magnificent. The storyline is a bit uneven. I loved the lead up the school. The head mistress was gorgeously. The other kids and dialogue between them was great as was the powers reveal. However, the first kill with the scissors is very average. The scene with Connelly talking to the mother is very awkward, unnatural and felt poorly executed. Donald Pleasence is great and the monkey was awesome (though from the reports he escaped once and actually bites Connellys finger off in real life in the final scene). The ending of this movie is a 100 out of 10 though. The reveal of the killer is fantastic, the use of the powers, the monkey at the end, the conclusion is just a rollercoaster of awesome.
The majority of this movie is a 6.5/10 but the ending is a 100/10, making this a 9-9.5/10 and an absolute must see.