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Deep Red (1976): A man witnesses a murder, then gets deeper and deeper involved trying to find the killer. This is a stylish and splattery thriller by Dario Argento, sans the rich colors afforded to Suspiria. Don't get me wrong -- rent this! Argento knows how to use a camera, it's just that his stories are so incoherent. I think it has something to do with deleted scenes. I've heard there is a version that's a half-hour longer than this one. Censorship, MPAA....whatcha gonna do? The music is by Goblin, the LOUDEST band on Earth. Also available as Deep Red Hatchet Murders and the original Italian title Profondo Rosso.
Creepers (1985): A young schoolgirl controls insects. A chimp finds a straight-razor. A mutant child attacks and kills Donald Pleasence in a wheelchair. Huh? Well, this is what I get out of this largely incomprehensible film by the Italian Master of Horror, Dario Argento. Film time says 82 minutes, but I've heard versions going for 101 minutes; maybe the missing scenes explain the film better. Anyway, if you like Argento, you won't be disappointed by another one of his exquisitely filmed "shock machines". This is fun in a brain-damaged way. Music not only by Goblin, but some other bands as well. Also available under the alternate title Phenomena.
Tenebre (1982): Argento returns to the mystery/whodunnit theme as a writer of detective/crime stories visits Italy on a book tour. A psycopath starts to kill people in ways described in his book. This is much, much bloodier than his earlier thrillers. Horribly edited for U.S. release, although the turkeys missed a few spots. Catch it if you can find it, possibly under the alternate title Unsane.
Capsule reviews by Zen Eric.
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