Sub-Genre- Italian Horror/Witches
Cast Members of Note- Asia Argento... mmm..., Daria Nicoldi (Asia's mom), and the ultra creepy Udo Kier!
A girl named
Sarah Mandy (what a stupid name) stumbles upon the evil plot of
Mater Lachrymarum; a
Witch and the last of
The Three Mothers, who is out to destroy
Rome. Subsequently, she spends the entire movie getting random people killed because she can't leave well enough alone!
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| Mater Lachrymarum. |
Eventually, all of
Rome goes ape-shit and people start killing each other because they feel the evil effects of the
Witch's evil, so maybe it isn't all
Sarah Mandy's fault after all. Go ahead and say
Sarah Mandy out loud... silly isn't it? It should be
Sahratzi Mandizio or something... now
that sounds
Italian.
So we're treated to all kinds of death and mayhem, brutal murders, clueless
Cops, naked
Witches, orgies, ghosts, and creepy old men... I won't ruin the ending for you here, but suffice it to say that it's very sudden, and it left me saying "um... ok."
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| Don't ask. |
A fitting end to the
Three Mothers Trilogy started 30 years ago (
Suspiria,
Inferno),
Mother of Tears didn't disappoint me at all. Sure, some of the acting and story elements were weak, but that's to be expected from
Italian Horror, and
Argento in particular. What's also to be expected is a dark, bloody, shocking and atmospheric trip into the world of the macabre, which is something
Argento has seldom gotten wrong. I was actually surprised how graphically gory
MOT was; I'd have to go through and watch most of his films again, but I'm fairly sure that this is one of his bloodiest ventures.
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| See, I told ya. |
I've never really been creeped out by monkeys until now. Also, the acting in
Italy hasn't really gotten much better over the years, has it?
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| Not you, Asia, you're fine. |
What are you doing, little baby? You can't swim, you're a baby! *Also, they suck at protecting their own heads.
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| This little baby is about to get chucked into the Fiume Tevere. |
This movie is a bloody bloodbath full of blood! Seriously, the gore is plentiful, and rather brutal... I'm proud of
Argento for going all out on this one!
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| Stabbed in the chest and eyes gouged-out... and she looked so good naked. |
Boobs and butts galore! I guess that
Witches really like being naked... and having orgies.
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| The Mother of Tears is a freak! |
"We all have one mother now... the
Mother of Tears!"
Argento still has it. Mostly. Also, babies don't float.
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| "I wanna rock!" |
I have to say that
Mother of Tears reminds me of
Argento films of old; bloody, gory, shocking, atmospheric, creepy... it's got all of the classic
Italian Horror elements going for it.
The Three Mothers Trilogy is one of the best Horror trilogies I've seen; make sure you see
Suspiria and
Inferno first, but definitely check this one out.
A
Mother of Tears is available now on
DVD.
Asia Argento and her fine ass is in this!
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I certainly agree that this a strong Argento entry with plenty of gruesome bits, but the ending should have been so much more epic. I actually did a review of this movie for a zine, hopefully they use it.
ReplyDeleteYeah, the ending was definitely a bit of a letdown, but I did love the rest.
ReplyDeleteForget Asia... That chick playing the Mother of Tears should have been called Source of Hard-on, LOL...
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