Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.

People are voting emotionally.

Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

There is definitely an excellent idea hidden in the background of the film. Unfortunately, it's difficult to find it.

I put off seeing this movie for the longest time because I've seen far too many mixed reviews. It sat at the bottom of my queue forever until I finally gave it a chance. Naturally, what drew me in was a cast full of some of my favorite horror heroines of yesteryear, figuring if nothing else it would be a fun jaunt down memory lane. Ultimately, while there were things to enjoy in this movie, I should have listened to the reviews.The movie is an odd mix of influences, drawing heavily from the Italian horror masters for its' visual aesthetic and combining that with a plot and style that reminded me greatly of the "hag horror" films of the 60s (suck as WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE). While, at times, the movie feels too derivative to have a big impact on the viewer what ultimately kills it is the acting, which is just horrible all around. It almost pains me to say that due to the love that I have for a lot of these actresses, but to call the acting wooden would be an insult to wood.The plot revolves around a mysterious young girl that the viewer never truly gets to know enough about to give the plot the emphasis that it needed. She is, essentially, an attention whore. The daughter of an actual prostitute, the movie definitely plays with the idea that she is selling herself to a stream of women, as well, though she is being paid for time and attention more than sex. She is preying on the lonely to get the money she needs to live life. This brings her to Barbara Steele, one of the icons of 60s horror. Steele's character is drawn to this girl and develops a strong obsession with her, trying to use her to replace the real daughter that we come to know more about as the movie unfolds. The story does do a good job of developing a duality where we wonder who is the predator and which is the prey. The movie bounces erratically, from present day to flashback, revealing the story of this mysterious girl, her ultimate fate and what that has to do with a new young girl that has come into Steele's life.The most positive thing going for this is the look of the movie. It's obviously highly influenced by the work of Bava and Argento. What the blue tones in the movie. The only thing that could draw me back into this would be to dive into an exploration of the saturation of blues in everything from the backgrounds to costumes as the director is definitely using them to say something or create a feel (sort of like the red in THE SIXTH SENSE, I think). Too much else in this movie fails to work effectively, though. As mentioned, the plot just bounces everywhere. We have a present day story, we bounce continually to the story of Steele and her relationship with the mysterious little Anne and we, also, flash back even further to scenes that we think have to do with Anne, but ultimately end up being even further in the past, giving some explanation to how Steele ended up as she did.It's the acting that just slaughters this movie, though. Steele is steely (sorry, couldn't resist). There is no inflection in her tones and she is far too old to carry off the more physical aspects demanded of this role with any plausibility. Heather Langenkamp is one of the sweetest people I've ever met at a convention and a childhood crush, but she's almost as bad here. Let's face it, folks, she wasn't that great as Nancy in NOES and she lacks nuance here, also. The worst actor in the bunch, though, is Erika Leerhsen, who I remember from BLAIR WITCH 2. I've honestly seen better acting in high school plays. The rest of the actresses, like Adrienne King, PJ Soles, and Camille Keaton are really nothing more than cameos.It's a shame to gather all of these names and waste them, but that's really what this is. Maybe the film makers knew they needed more than what they had and figured some stunt casting couldn't hurt. In any case, there are hundreds of better indie horror films that you could be watching right now.

Butterflies are so delicate, yet so strong to endure their long migrations around the world. In the Butterfly Room, the story hinges on Ann (Barbara Steele) who is a strong, elegant, reclusive and centers her life around her butterfly collection. She captures and mounts them in her "butterfly room". During her days, she has flashbacks to her daughter and all the while she befriends a little girl to fill her empty nest syndrome. The Butterfly Room is a spooky tale where all is not what it seems. This psychological thriller keeps you glued to a shifting dynamics of this gentile collector. It is sure to make you think twice the next time you see a flawless butterfly.

The entomologist Ann (Barbara Steele) is an old lonely woman with bipolar disorder and rejected by her daughter Dorothy (Heather Langenkamp) due to a serious incident when Dorothy was a child. When Ann meets the manipulative girl Alice (Julia Putnam) in a mall, she becomes Ann's companion, receiving an allowance in return. Soon Ann finds that Alice manipulates other old women and she visits her crippled mother Olga (Camille Keaton) and she discovers that she is a prostitute that uses Alice to make money for her. Ann reacts in a violent way against Alice's mother and triggers her madness.In the present days, Ann meets the girl Julie (Ellery Sprayberry) in her building alone in the corridor. Her mother and Ann's neighbor Claudia (Erica Leerhsen) neglects her daughter and Ann takes care of Julie. Ann brings Julie to her apartment and she does not allow her to enter in her butterfly room, where she keeps more sensitive specimens; however Julie tells to her mother that there is a girl inside the room. What is the secret of the butterfly room? "The Butterfly Room" is a creepy non-linear movie with a deranged lead character performed by Barbara Steele. The timeline with many flashbacks seems to be confused to many viewers that apparently did not understand the plot and the movie is underrated in IMDb. My vote is seven.Title (Brazil): "O Segredo da Borboleta" ("The Secret of the Butterfly")

It was a promising film, with loads of Argento-like captures and also in general plot. I really had a good time, although confused by the time-lines, that at some point go berserk.At this moment, you don't know who is who, the what or why or when get all mixed up, messed up, and I can't even describe the last 30 minutes...If anyone even read my comments, they should know I am a total horror/thriller fan, and it's not my business dissing movies, instead I'd love to say good things about this genre.But really, this turns out to be pathetic, pointless, overall confusing, and really with no plot.