Mark Kermode reviews Possession (1981) | BFI Player 

ironically the remake of Suspiria has actually far more in common with Possession than the original that it almost feels like the actual inspiration.

Omg that would be such an amazing double feature!!!

Agreed!!

Arrow Films 4K special edition set please :-)

Second Sight in the UK are putting it out next year

That's probably the normal response.

Agreed.

Yeah I absolutely love it, but there's simply no quick way to explain why to someone who doesn't get it. I think the performances are perfect for the film. The only thing I can say to help people get it better is that it is expressionistic and that the viewer not try to make sense of it on first viewing.

@@YodasPapa agreed... it's one of my favourite films - the intensity and hysteria, Mark's love sickness reminds me of when I'm confronted by lost loves in my nightmares and can't articulate my feelings as they blankly explain how easily they abandoned me and moved on and the lovers they've taken since.

Was it beautifully shot? I didnt mind the film but don't remember it being anything special from a directing sense

Or you are just immature.

@@karlkarlos3545, wow, such a mature attempt at convincing me about my wrongful assessment of the movie👶🏻. Thank you so much for the illuminating and useful comment - now I really have something to think about.

@@jesperlykke7864 You know, this response really didn't make a strong case in favour of your maturity.

@@karlkarlos3545, weird, since I started out by justifying my opinion, whereas your only defense of the movie’s quality is rooted in my personal defaults. If you actually had any solid arguments, I could respect that, I even would be able to respect you simply favoring the movie wouthout even justyfing your opinion. However, I find it hard to accept your attack on me as a person. Hope, that was enough maturity for you - I did my best, anyway👼🏻

people say that about any and every horror movie, so thats not surprising to hear, and completely valid. i hear ppl say that about The Exorcist nowadays although I think that movie definitely is time-stamped in terms of how shocking it was for a 70s audience that'd never seen anything like it, and this movie likely has the same. Nowadays the internet is full of literally anything, that horror movies usually disappoint. I don't know I tend to like the over-acting, I'm not pretending like the dead bodies or creatures scare me, its just the insanity of the characters that puts you on edge, and idk any movie about an abusive toxic marriage bother me a lot. I mean I'll always defend The Shining, especially Shelley Duvall, for having easily the most accurate performance of domestic abuse victim. I just find it a bit disappointing a lot of ppl assume horror movies are only good if they traumatise and jumpscare you, i tend to like horror movies for all the other reasons movies are entertaining, if you go in with too much expectation you'll always be disappointed.