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After several excursions into supernatural horror, Dario Argento returned to the homicidal frenzy that made his reputation with this mystery that plays more like a grown-up slasher movie than a detective thriller. Anthony Franciosa stars as Peter Neal, a bestselling horror novelist whose promotional tour in Italy takes a terrible turn when a mysterious killer re-creates the brutal murders from his book with real-life victims. The first to die are so-called 'deviants,' Neal's own friends, and finally there comes a promise that the author himself is next on the list. Columbo it ain't, but Argento has always been more concerned with style than story and his execution of the crimes is pure cinematic bravura. From the simple beauty of a straight razor shattering a light bulb (the camera catches the red-hot filament slowly blacking out) to an ambitious crane shot that creeps up and over the sides of a house under siege in a voyeuristic survey that would make Hitchcock proud, Argento turns the art of murder into a stylish spectacle. He even lets his kinkier side show with flashbacks of an adolescent boy and a teasing dominatrix in red stiletto heels that become a key motif of the film. The objects of Argento's homicidal tendencies are traditionally lovely, scantily clad Italian beauties, and with self-deprecating humor he even inserts a scene in which Neal is taken to task for the misogynist violence of his stories--an accusation Argento himself has weathered for years. --Sean Axmaker
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Rating: - A crucial Giallo flick.
TENEBRE is genre film directed by Horror icon Dario Argento about a serial killer who is inspired by a murder mystery book called "Tenebrae". When the book's author visits Italy, the killer makes his presence known by slashing women to death with a straight razor. Eventually the police get involved (if there was a list of all time 'Films With the Worst Cops Ever', TENEBRE would be high on that list) and the book's author even tries to take matters into his own hands. At the film's conclusion a twist ... Read More
Rating: - "Any humiliation which stood in his way could be swept aside by the simple act of annihilation. Murder."
I often wonder if when Dario Argento passes a beautiful woman while walking down the street, does he think to himself "I'd love to kill the hell out of her!". The man has both a talent and a fetish for taking the sexiest women he can find and doing abominably brutal things to them on film. Not a complaint, mind you; just an observation. A wise man once proclaimed "death by Argento is heavenly". Indeed, there is no more stylish way for a gorgeous actress to go out then in a torrent of red in one of ... Read More
Rating: - Dario Speedwagon
I can't fight this feeling anymore. Time for another quick Argento review.
This movie rules! A pretty straight forward slasher/giallo from the master. The plot is simple, the kills are unique and well-orchestrated. And bloody. Just some high impact violence that won't leave you any scars. If you liked Bird with the Crystal Plumage, you'll love this.
Dario, I'm gonna keep on loving you. It's the only thing I wanna do. I don't wanna sleep, I just wanna keep on--okay ... Read More
Rating: - I always knew books were bad
When american novelist Peter Neal(Anthony Franciosa) arrives to Rome to promote his newest book. The police meet up with him, to question him about a murder. There happens to be someone imitating the killer in his novel.
Tenebre is one of Argento's better films. He effectively combines style and substance with great results. Tenebre is probably Argento's most coherent story and easy to follow. It doesn't require multiple viewings to get the story or try to see what is really there.
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Rating: - A Slashing We Will Go! A Slashing We Will Go! Hi Ho the Dario, a Slashing We Will Go!!
Boy that's catchy! Here I am back in Europe again. I'm really starting to warm up to these Italian films. I even like their mediocre movies. But mediocre this is not! Amazingly, this is the very first Dario Argento film that I've seen. I was going to dive into "Susperia" but was warned away by advice from my friends the "experts". So I backed off and went for this; a simple little slasher film. Jeez, I can be misleading!!
This isn't complicated, but it's certainly not simple either. I ... Read More
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