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Mother of Tears 
| 60% Recommended by our customers. Studio: Weinstein Company Catalog: DVD Release date: 2008-09-23 Media: DVD released in theatres: 2007 Running time in minutes: 102 Audience Rating: Unrated Format: Color, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC DVD Region code: 1 released in theatres: 2007 Ean: 0796019815277 Upc: 796019815277  Tip: compare prices with similar DVDsDirector:
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 Written on October 14, 2008 Summary: The Awful Truth I, like the other negative reviewers, actually love Argento. I have most of his work on DVD, and watch Suspiria over and over again. But every negative word you've read is, unfortunately, true. The movie starts out ok, but really degenerates into a mind-boggling mess, and not even an entertaining mess at that. The Mother of Tears is a young porno girl, the effects are wretched. A lot of blood and nudity seems like a good combination, but it isn't. It's just lame and as much as I wanted to love this movie, it is a disaster on every level. I can't imagine what Argento was thinking. Written on October 12, 2008 Summary: Has more in common with Howling II than Suspiria or Inferno. A zero stars turd. I have always been a HUGE Dario Argento fan. The only movie he ever made that I didn't like (until now) was his Phantom of the Opera debacle (not Opera, but Phantom of the Opera--it's terrible). In my opinion, Deep Red, Suspiria and Tenebre are three of the greatest horror films ever made. Inferno, part two in the Three Mothers trilogy, is also very good. I even loved his recent films The Card Player, Do You Like Hitchcock and Sleepless. So what happened here? Mother of Tears starts off creepy enough. And then the train derails. Completely. What began as a somewhat satisfying sequel turns into one of the cheesiest horror films I've seen in a long time. First, the music sucks, big time. Viewers will quickly tire of hearing Claudio Simonetti saying "Moooottthhhherrrr" over and over and over again, set to the endlessly cheesy score. The acting is also atrocious, all around. Asia, who is normally not bad, phones in an abysmal performance. She is also starting to look a lot like a junkie; and the older she gets the more she looks like her father--not a good thing. Dario also continues his very disturbing habit of filming his own daughter nude. What begins as an eerie sequence of mounting events in which random crimes wreak havoc on Rome while our hapless protagonists are pursued by creepy-looking punk witches devolves into a really bad film in which a cartoon "good witch" (Asia's mother and Dario's ex wife) appears to dispense magic advice and naked women eat kids under the orders of their leader, the Third Mother. Dario's casting decision regarding the Third Mother was a death blow to his film. First, the woman can't act, plain and simple. Second, she looks like a reject from an Andy Sidaris film. About the only thing we learn about her throughout the entire film is that she has really bad implants. The movie gets so damn corny I started to think I was watching The Howling II and not a sequel to Suspiria. The real killer here is that there is not a single, solitary scene in the whole film that is in any way "Argentoesque." Argento is known for his "cinematographical flourishes." Such ingenious use of the camera is what earned him the reputation of being "The Italian Hitchcock." Here, unfortunately, there is nothing whatsoever to back up this reputation. Opera had the notorious "bullet through the peep hole" sequence. The Card Player had "the man in the ashtray" scene. The Bird with the Crystal Plumage had the man trapped between glass doors. Sleepless had brilliant shots of the inner workings of a lock and of an answering machine, as well as the awesome shot panning along the carpet. Tenebre had the famous scene where the camera travels all the way around the apartment complex before entering a window and capturing a murder. Deep Red had, well, every single solitary scene in Deep Red is an exercise in ingenious cinematography. Here, nothing. Suspiria and Inferno are both famous for their use of rich color. Why did Argento make the terrible choice of filming part three using natural light? He used natural light in The Card Player, and, nobody really liked it. In the end, this film is a real stinker. Its ending is rushed and quite laughable. I was saddened when I heard what the critics had to say about this film. It's even sadder that they were right. This one's a real turd. After some of Argento's recent efforts, many have begun to say that he's lost it. I disagreed entirely, until I saw Pelts. This piece of crap, however, convinces me. Argento has fallen into the same trap that many other horror directors today fall into. He used to know that mood and atmosphere are what is scary, that to scare an audience one needs to sustain a mounting sense of tension and dread, of creepiness and terror. This is done through pacing, flow and build up. Gore is not scary. It can add to a horror film, but it is not by itself in any way scary. To a seasoned viewer in fact, excessive gore and nothing else is actually quite silly. Less is more. Making people jump is also not scary. Today, horror films have been abandoned in favor of "startle films." I thought Argento was too smart to fall into this trap. I guess not.  Written on October 11, 2008 Summary: A Fine Return to Form for Argento In the interest of full disclosure, I must state that I am an Argento fan, and not likely to be entirely objective when reviewing his films. I don't hold him to the same set of standards as other directors. It's a given his stories will have plot holes, and not all the actors will be Oscar-caliber. But the fact is, his genius often shines in so many other areas that the flaws are entirely forgivable. That said, Mother of Tears is Argento's best work since Tenebre. It's pointless to spend too much time comparing this newest installment to either Suspiria or Inferno. There is more than twenty years between Inferno and Mother of Tears, and like most other artists of note, Argento has evolved his style. However, with the continually prowling camera, the mixture of the supernatural with detective work, and violence that is as creative as it is macabre, Mother of Tears strongly identifies with the films from Argento's classic period. On the other hand, it contains more violence and gore than all of his other films combined, which may put some viewers off. I really wanted to give this movie five stars. But there are two detracting elements. First, not only is the actress who plays the eponymous Mother of Tears terribly miscast, but the character itself is weakly drawn and unconvincing. Thankfully, her cheesy scenes don't dominate the movie. Second, the ending itself, which involves a final confrontation with the Third Mother, is slightly ludicrous. Not to spoil the plot, but the supposedly all-powerful witch is fairly easily disposed of. Whatever flaws this movie may have, it's a worthy addition to the Dario Argento catalog, and stands heads above any other horror movie that's been released in the past couple of years. The story is inventive and suspensful, the action fast and furious, and there are genuine shocks along the way. Whether or not you are familiar with Argento's other work, this is a great movie for horror fans who want more than standard fare. Written on October 11, 2008 Summary: Oh well... Atleast the Mother Trilogy is done. Or is it? An old casket is dug up carrying a body with another smaller casket inside. Fearing the worst, a Father ships the casket to Rome to a colleague to be evaluated. Sarah Mandy(Asia Argento) together with a co-worker open the casket and remove the artifacts. They unknowingly unleash an evil that will soon plunge the city into violent chaos. Die hard Argento fans will no doubt see "brilliance". Those like me, who still aren't fully Argentoized and will quickly call a spade a spade. Will see just another horror movie that uses over the top death scenes and nudity. To cover up poor acting(Asia Argento especially), unconvincing characters, lack of character development, poorly used plot devices, a shaky second half, an "is that all ending", and maybe more if I really think about it. The usual in your face style Argento has been known to deliver is toned down alot. The amazing camera angles and the use of lights are practically non existent. I will admit that the music was good to me and fit the moments pretty well. The gore is definitely a gorehounds wet dream. But I do believe there was more to it though. The death scenes are brutal and I think there is some type of ritual stealthly hidden in the pain and suffering. Hence, The Mother of Tears. Whose not going to cry in agony during that? So, I'll give the film a little more credit with its proper use of one character. Or maybe that's just me thinking too deep into it. Overall, The Mother of Tears is a mixed bag for me. It almost feels as if, Argento was aiming to please a new audience. And pretty much forgot his original fanbase. I have to assume this because he took another direction and forsaked the captivating style he has been so well known for. In some ways, I don't blame him for changing with the times. The negative takes on Suspiria is proof that some people just don't have a detailed eye or taste for that type of horror. So the well crafted style would have more than likely either flew over their heads or they just wouldn't care. I am happy to know that the Mother's Trilogy has finally been concluded. I waited long enough for the third mother and finally got it. I recommend this, if you loved or liked Suspiria and Inferno. Then see it just to finish it. The DVD extras are decent but the standout is Dario Argento's interview. It's just under ten minutes and there is a bit of interesting information. It's worth seeing. Written on October 6, 2008 Summary: One "Mother" of an Awful Movie "Mother of Tears" was, without a doubt, one of the most uninspired films I've ever watched. The movie consisted of very little substance and absolutely no style. In fact, the movie never seemed like an actual movie to me. Instead, it just seemed like several independently shot scenes shoestringed together by what was supposed to be a storyline. The trouble is NOTHING seemed to connect. This was director Dario Argento's third installment to his story of the "Three Witches." The first movie (and by far the best) in the trilogy was "Susperia." The second was "Inferno," and this little stinker was the third. Asia Argento who (besides being daddy-director's little girl) cannot act her way out of a wet paper sack, plays Sarah, who works at a local Rome museum. She and a friend accidentally open a cursed urn and all hell is loosed on Rome. Yawn. You then have scene after scene of people killing, maiming, and playing out all sorts of violence against one another--this is city-wide, mind you, but there are never any police--and Sarah manages to stay as wooden as George Washington's false teeth. Characters are introduced long enough to be skewered, sliced, and diced, and that's about it. And when the Mother of Tears--who is supposed to be the most wicked of the three witches--is introduced; well, I won't spoil anything for anybody. The unrated version last 102 minutes and contains some graphic violence and brief nudity. If Argento waited 27 years to finish his trilogy, he should have waited another 27 before he released this mess. P. U. |
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| Catalog | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD |
| Release date | 2008-09-23 | 2007-02-27 | 2008-09-30 | 2008-10-07 | 2007-09-25 | 2008-11-11 |
| Media | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD |
| released in theatres | 2007 | 1980-04-02 | 2008 | 2008 | 1977-08-12 | 2008 |
| Running time in minutes | 102 | 107 | 125 | 97 | 98 | 120 |
| DVD aspect ratio | - | 1.85:1 | 2.35:1 | - | 2.35:1 | 1.85:1 |
| Audience Rating | Unrated | Unrated | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | Unrated | Unrated | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| Format | Color, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC | Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC | AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC | Color, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC | Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, NTSC | AC-3, Box set, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC |
| DVD Region code | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Ean | 0796019815277 | 0827058110396 | 0097363506546 | 0796019815536 | 0827058201391 | 0025195047289 |
| Upc | 796019815277 | 827058110396 | 097363506546 | 796019815536 | 827058201391 | 025195047289 |
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