tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324727095294695667.post4454817405827614092..comments2023-06-05T06:41:51.759-04:00Comments on Soliloquies of the English Cloister: Italian Horror Blogathon: Deep Red (Argento, 1975)Maltehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04162595103855533887noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324727095294695667.post-9208339845039429922012-12-02T13:07:30.333-04:002012-12-02T13:07:30.333-04:00Hey Malte, great great stuff!! I watched this movi...Hey Malte, great great stuff!! I watched this movie for the first time in 1998 I think. We rented it from a very dodgy movie rental place in my town. This is the snapshot shown in the front cover of the VHS:<br /><br />http://curiosando708090.altervista.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/profondo-rosso.jpg<br /><br />It was probably a pirate copy, but still it's probably the worst movie spoiler I've ever had.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15477327614223587005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324727095294695667.post-61580218117176281032012-11-02T13:29:07.201-04:002012-11-02T13:29:07.201-04:00I was going to comment on that same observation - ...I was going to comment on that same observation - I've always noticed that Argento loves punishing characters who uncover information that's better left hidden, but never realized that this is one where that knowledge *sparks* the whole string of killings. Adds another layer of depth to one of my favorite films. Great article!Eric Raymerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05141662057686891037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324727095294695667.post-43336376942441019332012-11-01T18:38:10.356-04:002012-11-01T18:38:10.356-04:00One of the most fantastic shots in the history of ...One of the most fantastic shots in the history of horror, surely, and Argento just keeps his camera trained on it. Great, great ending.Maltehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04162595103855533887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324727095294695667.post-79096626001036914802012-11-01T18:26:52.805-04:002012-11-01T18:26:52.805-04:00Great write-up. "Deep Red has a pretty terrif...Great write-up. "Deep Red has a pretty terrific plot, but it's the central conceit I like best. The murder spree is kicked off by Helga's public telepathic discovery that somebody in the room has killed before; if it were not for that single coincidence, the past would have remained buried and the killer wouldn't have had to bump people off to protect his secret." Amen! This is the element that, for me, has always made 'Deep Red' more than just a hyper-stylish <i>giallo</i> and taken it into the realms of something genuinely troubling. When Marc appraises his reflection in a pool of blood at the end, it's a perfect statement on the nature of complicity.Neil Fulwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14686296295535235988noreply@blogger.com