Deep Red (1975)

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A musician witnesses the murder of a famous psychic, and then teams up with a fiesty reporter to find the killer while evading attempts on their lives by the unseen killer bent on keeping a dark secret buried.

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Directed By: Dario Argento

Written By: Dario Argento, Bernardino Zapponi

Starring: David Hemmings, Macha Méril, Giuliana Calandra, Daria Nicolodi, Gabriele Lavia, Eros Pagni, Clara Calamai, Vittorio Fanfoni, Piero Mazzinghi, Aldo Bonamano, Glauco Mauri, Liana Del Balzo

Genres: Suspense/Thriller, Horror, Mystery

AKAs: The Hatchet Murders, Profondo rosso

Country: Italy

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9. The Gentlemen's Guide To Midnight Cinema Podcast (collaborative: moderated by Coheed - 9 stars)

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TCI | Percentile | Date Rated | # Stars (Reviews)

Stars	User	Rating
9	BeeDub	85 _63rd
A lot of good mixed with a lot of tedium. I still like Suspiria better.
8	BillyShears	85 _86th
The Paul McCartney Fab Mystery Hour will be back after these messages!
7	Mentaculus	80 _73rd
The gore, when it comes, is glorious and the story is justifiably hokey, because what really works is Argento's use of perspective - how reliable, really, is what we're seeing? It points to the uncertainty and (hidden?) depravity in all of us, which makes it awesome.
7	TimeCapsule	74 _73rd
Beyond the reputation of Dario Argento, I've had very little exposure to his work outside of some clips from "Suspiria"(1977). However, I had gotten enough of a taste of Italian horror to expect a slow/dull/boring, atmospheric visual treat, that's light on the 'plot' and heavy on the, "wait...WTF?", and I pretty much got all of that, but in a uniquely entertaining and engaging way. However, thanks to the band "Goblin", I ended up rocking-out through a lot more murders than I was expecting.
6	TheDenizen	85 _91st
Forget Suspiria, THIS is Dario Argento's masterpiece. It's about a British jazz pianist in Rome who witnesses the brutal cleaver murder of a psychic woman. He ends up as a suspect and teams up with a female journalist to unravel the crime and prove his innocence. Typical of Argento, this is a slow paced two hours of lush visuals (including a few nasty killings) that doesn't make a ton of sense, leading up to the final 5 minutes which explains everything and throws in a nice shocker.
5	Jasongirl67	80 _87th
I had a hard time getting into this one but once I got hooked I couldn't stop watching
4	terrymac	85 _93rd
Predictably very stylish (seriously, some of that camerawork is a treat), and surprisingly coherent. So much to like about this, including some fine Goblin music. It felt more modern than I expected, perhaps it just seemed too thoughtfully composed for a mid-seventies slasher. A great entry in the giallo canon.
4	ribcage	74 _66th
An engaging(until that search of the house) giallo that's not the ultra-classic I was led to believe, but by no means a disappointment to watch. Argento picks the boldest reds to enter, or even fill, the frame and it's awesome. As are his extreme roving close-ups, highlighting desktops and dolls and as floor level POV for the killer's approaching footsteps. The violence strikes fast, the gore done, well, tastefully if that makes sense.
4	backwardsuit	90 _97th
Masterful & defining giallo with all the flair you expect from the genre and less of the narrative confusion. Acting is surprisingly solid & the story even makes sense. Kinda. The visual style with flowing camera & feverish color is unmistakable & score is simply brilliant. It's a rewarding & atmospheric mystery that very creatively digs into the themes of memory & perception. On a broad level it's also about gender and the relationship between art & psyche. Classic Argento but not for everyone.
3	MartinTeller	76 _58th
From disturbing hidden paintings to maniacal robot children, every now and then Argento throws something really exciting at you. The acting is a mixed bag, with some truly horrible comic banter, but for the most part it's okay. The photographic style and visual imagery was impressive. The Goblin score is cheesy, but not in a profoundly detrimental way. Overall I didn't like it as much as Plumage (which this film is awfully similar to) but it hasn't dissuaded me from checking out more Argento.
3	cagedwisdom	75 _65th
Its great moments are a bit too far between, but this is a solid, mostly exciting thriller. At its best fantastic, at its worst just a bit too boring.
3	twincinema	85 _85th
Your enjoyment of this film depends solely on how much you love lush, haunting cinematography over a narrative that makes sense. Argento is a master at creating an emotional reaction from the viewer, which is one of the things that makes films a special medium. It can be a barrage of images that, narratively, make no sense, but it still creates a great work. Did you know that, Criticker user? Bow down to my intelligence.
3	KasperL	90 _97th
I'm a giallo fan, and this ranks right at the top. For me, it's definitely Argento's best. His use of the POV-camera, as well as the audicious way in which he dared to set up the reveal of the killer, blew me away.
3	Luna6ix	65 _23rd
Generally, I'm baffled by what seems like raves all around for Argento's movies, they suck. Period. This one had a whole thirty seconds at the end that were decent.
3	DavidBlast	35 _20th
Giallo sure is different, but then again, compared to the Mona Lisa, so are the stick figures that my nephew can draw.
2	PeaceAnarchy	89 _92nd
Damn fantastic use of the medium. The colour, the camera movement, the score, every aspect of the aesthetic composition is exactly as it should be to inspire a reaction from the audience. The content itself doesn't really merit 2 hours but it's a minor complaint and completely forgivable for such great presentation.
2	nilkynarfy	80 _78th
Argento's thesis and manifesto. I mean, Dario is clearly a leftist, anti-fascist, pro-gay artist; however, his films feature some of the most vicious misogyny ever committed to film. Oddly enough, though it is disgusting, seeing that misogyny expressed hyperrealistically allows us to see it, understand it, and hate it clearly, which is the power of Argento: he chooses to make ugly acts beautiful, so we can both loathe and appreciate him. Whatevs. It's a fucked up movie: best intro to giallo.
2	dsaos	84 _61st
The bombastic soundtrack and use of color make this movie. It's a by-the-numbers type murder mystery, but man can Goblin rock a scene.
2	muutanet	90 _96th
The best Italian giallo slasher. Good mood masterfully created with Goblin's music. Mixes traditional contentions (man/woman). Rescreening did not change the score; maybe a bit ageing story. I did like the building where the killer used to live and wonder was it a set or a real thing. Extra close-up camera pan on toys was still stunning.
2	Obdurate	85 _80th
It took me a little while to see the film on its own terms. I think it can be mildly tedious at times but that isn't enough to seriously hurt this stylish slasher. The gore is effective, and it's most entertaining when death is happening. There are a few legitimately scary scenes but for the most part Argento approaches murder with glee here. Seriously, the ending is a perfect example of that. The music is odd but fits once you get past the hurdle of this being unconventional for the genre.
2	Neonman	86 _83rd
The first Argento film I saw and it's a relatively standard mystery-suspense film (with buckets of stylised blood and gore, of course), but it's still really effective and it does feel like it's been a while since I saw a mystery film that actually had a conclusion (I blame Michael Haneke!)
2	graveyardtan	80 _57th
Lots of visceral satisfaction to be found here, and a few legitimate scares, though nothing as nerve biting as the best Suspiria scenes. Deep Red is seeped in Hitchcock and Freudian lore, for better or for worse, in a way that almost out-Depalma's Depalma.
2	Paxton	70 _63rd
Heresy though it may be, I prefer The Bird with the Crystal Plumage. And I still prefer Suspiria to that.
2	kito1	40 _10th
This lost me somewhere in its garbage story, acting and sound design.
1	Moribunny	58 _48th
Stoops to tedium here and there, and the ending is downright silly, but Argento's style has magic about it, Luigi Kuveiller's photography is great as ever, and even the silly bits have camp allure. Worthwhile.
1	caiman	84 _75th
One of the great giallos and Argento's second best film. It's not as stylish as Suspiria, but the story is superior and it has some equally inspired sequences (the creepy doll, for example), as well as some fantastic, cringe inducing gore effects.
1	hehejaja	90 _91st
Finally I got to see Argento's "masterpiece", and I guess I can remove the apostrophes. Elegant as few. The soundtrack and cinematography are the stars in this one, Argento is like a majestic painter with the camera... Irresistibly tough.
1	Vandelay1	84 _94th
Nice
1	Dean Franz	79 _76th
Easily Argentos' best. Mirrors loads of classic horror and thriller films but has a style all its' own. Hemmings is pure cool.
1	CRAYON	85 _64th
Beautifully shot, great soundtrack, but I was a little bored whenever people weren't getting murdered.
1	wetwillies	90 _80th
"There's somebody in the house, absolutely trying to kill me, ya know?"
1	Prismatic	93 _89th
This movie is just too cool.
1	overrated	40 _33rd
The highlights are the music, the murders, and the random insertion of a Nighthawks backdrop. Everything else is yawn-inducing. From what I've seen Argento films are all about a handful of standout scenes rather than a good whole.
1	britneeee	50 _10th
As much as I love Dario Argento, I remember this being one of my least favorite of his films. It was so boring to me and I can't put my finger on why.
1	maakal	81 _79th
As perfect a 70s thriller as I could hope to see... the music, the tension, the hilarious gore, the evil child, the easy-to-follow plot which makes very little sense. A lot of humor, and very easy on the eyes.
1	Calabria	69 _15th
Style over content seems to be Argento's M.O.
1	FlipWhitman	70 _49th
Can we acknowledge how awful that red herring was?
1	Amadeus	65 _20th
Goblin's soundtrack is better than whole movie.
1	hotsake	73 _81st
This is by far the best and most entertaining Argento film I've seen, granted I've only seen four others. This was well acted and had a decent if somewhat nonsensical story. The biggest downside to this was the fact that it was about 30 minutes too long. The Goblin soundtrack, aside from one part, was really good and enhanced the film immensely.
1	boriaj	66 _36th
The gore scenes are well-done, but overall the film is somewhat longwinded and the plot is not entirely convincing. The soundtrack is very strange.
1	thereeldeal	90 _96th
It's a bizarre world when Suspiria's more popular than Deep Red. It may not have the intoxicating visual design of Argento's more successful thriller, but Deep Red overall comes out on top by giving more attention to the thing Suspiria neglected: its script. With an immediately psychologically interesting killer (and thus interesting mystery), great chemistry and banter between the two leads that can be surprisingly funny, and excellent creeping camerawork, Deep Red should be a classic thriller.
1	JSchlansky	86 _87th
Hot damn, teeth bashed on the fire place mantel will make you squirm. The score is badass. Cool-horror in pure form. Does anyone else think it looks like Trump reflected in the blood puddle on the poster?
1	ExcessStarch	10 _31st
one of his worst
1	Zangin	70 _61st
A great mystery. There were some beautifully suspenseful scenes and the ending was a really great twist. With that said though, the film ends way too suddenly after the killer's reveal and their isn't very much to the plot/characters outside of the mystery. I was also bothered by Goblin's prog rock score which although excellent is way too obtrusive and distracting (Suspiria's score strikes a much better balance).

Average Percentile 65.39% from 1367 Ratings