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Originally Posted by atsonicpark
I dunno. Ha. I don't really like Bava that much, though I appreciate his work.
Argento is another story. He seems like an extension of some stuff Hitchcock was doing.. but all of his films feel like a dream.. very surreal and artful. Unlike anything else out there. I can see what you're saying, but only a few of his films feel like set piece films to me... the atmosphere alone usually helps him get by.
Though speaking of plot, the storylines usually suck.. or something is lost in translation... I think Deep Red and Bird with the Crystal Plumage actually have great plots for most of their running time, however.
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I know exactly what you about the dreamlike nature of Argento's films. I was a MASSIVE fan of his about 10-15 years ago, but then really turned against him for some reason. I occasionally watch Suspiria but should really return to his other stuff, much of which I've not looked at for about ten years.
Deep Red always strikes me as his most 'polished' film, but I get the same sense with that as I do with Nic Roeg's Don't Look Now: it seems to be one of those films in which far more is going on beneath the surface than actually is. Once you penetrate it even slightly, it seems quite empty. But again, I should watch it again.