10 Exact Moments Awesome Movie Directors Stopped Trying

Dario Argento is unquestionably one of the most iconic horror filmmakers of all time, enjoying a near-unprecedented run of critical acclaim in the genre throughout the '70s and '80s, with over a dozen consecutive movies receiving solid acclaim.

Argento is best known for giallo classics such as The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, Suspiria, and Deep Red, though much like John Carpenter, his output began to lose its lustre in the '90s, with his last well-received film being 1996's The Stendhal Syndrome.

Though he's certainly shown flecks of invention in some of his efforts over the last 25 years, that all came screeching to a halt with his most recent film, 2012's Dracula 3D.

Argento unexpectedly jumped on the nascent 3D bandwagon for his take on the legendary vampire, and while the 3D presentation made it clear the director was desperately straining to be relevant, almost everything in the movie screams "low effort."

From the atrocious, overlit cinematography to the embarrassingly poor CGI and hammy performances, Dracula 3D is only good as an unintentional comedy, while lacking any of the red-blooded terror of his better movies.

It's truly sad to see a great filmmaker fall so spectacularly, and possibly end his career on such a wretched production.