You know based on what I've seen of the Eurohorror subgenre of horror, there isn't much I think is worth much either. I meant absolutely nothing to do with politics. I'm not sure that would even go far in the Off-topic forums. In fact one of the reasons I praise Argento so much is that he's one in a million Italian/Spanish/German horror filmmakers who can really direct. And I would never say his ambition has anything to do with being "God's gift", I think that's a very unfair labeling. And thinking about the credit he does get from horror fans, it's not cool to judge him by the same standards as the other Italian clone filmmakers. Sure he cares a lot about the very same things that populate all Eurohorror films of the 70s and 80s, but he makes real plots and stories with real characters. People have said this about Fulci, and a few other Italian filmmakers who's names I can't quite think about. But Fulci and most others couldn't direct or tell a story to save their lives. It was all about gore and that's great, but it's not all there is. If horror was only gore, it would stop being interesting to the collective and get really oldhat real fast.
Sure his movies don't always make sense, and I think it's that element that might seem pretentious given how much Argento talks about the plots of his films. But I love that he actually tries to put real substance into his films. And he's certainly a genius compared to most of the other Eurohorror filmmakers. I don't think you really understand the meaning of the word pretentious, because like I've said that's a dangerous label to use in horror films. If that could be said about Suspiria... forget it, than it applies to The Exorcist or Rosemary's Baby or Silence of the Lambs. This is just a filmmaker trying to put some substance into horror, something I think most fans truly appreciate. I know I do. And I've never felt bored during an Argento movie. What did you think was boring about them? And please don't say the dubbing, there's nothing anyone can do, it's just too late to change that.
I'm not going to ask you what Guy Richie has to do with European horror movies, I'd do better to say we're apparently talking about Italian filmmakers. On that note, I should also defend Michele Soavi for the one movie, Cemetery Man, which was an incredible film. His one and only. But about his wife, and mother of one his children, no one would ever say Madonna made him, he had a real cult of fans behind him and they're still there. You'll never hear me say they should have remade Swept Away. I personally feel the film is the bigger waste because there was no new Madonna tune, so why was she even involved honestly? No need to answer that. I love Tarantino, post-Reservoir Dogs that is. And kids movies are going to ruin Rodriguez, you notice how his audience base keeps going younger and younger with every film? Nobody embraces From Dusk Till Dawn like the young indie generation so I count that, then a movie aimed right at the teen market with The Faculty, then Spy Kids which is for families, then Sharkboy & Lavagirl for just kids.
And lastly about John Carpenter, I can't believe anyone would compare any of his films after The Fog, to Halloween in terms of quality. Because you won't hear me say Halloween wasn't a great movie. But after The Fog, he's more miss than hit. Argento truly has accomplished as much as Carpenter, though Suspiria will never be as popular or well-known as Halloween.