Tenebre, (film review)

As a fan of Argento's earlier films such as Suspiria and Profundo Rosso, I found that Tenebre is in the same vane as the previous two. In saying that, a serpentine story that involves a great soundtrack and creative gore. As in most of Argento's films, it really is difficult to decipher who the murderer is and this is no exception. Not my favorite of his oeuvre, but worth while all the same. Argento is one the best Horror film directors of his day, or any day for that matter. For some reason the best Horror films came out of the 1970's, not only in America but worldwide. Something about the grain of the film or the lack of advanced special effects forced the directors to be more creative and use psychological rather than visual devices to tell the story. Hitchcock, Argento, Romero, and many others created the best horror in the seventies and to a lesser extent the early 80's.

Deep Red, Profundo Rosso

This is arguably the best Argento film. The camera work in this is outstanding and the acting is tight. The plot twists and turns in typical Argento style and keeps you guessing till the end. Some very gory scenes and an excellent soundtrack by Goblin. This is one of those films that could only have been created in the mid nineteen seventies. The best horror was made before special effects were firmly established the directors had to be more creative and actually worry about things like plot and character development as well.

Argento is skilled at mixing heavy metal with horror, he does it in a way that is imitated but never duplicated. A must see for any fan of horror films.