12 of 15 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Forgotten Fulci, Oct 19 2007
By BronsonFondaNelson "Mike" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Psychic (DVD)
What a masterpiece. Most of you know Lucio Fulci as being the king of over the top gore and violence with films like The Beyond, Zombie, and House By the Cemetery. Fulci is much more reserved in this quiet subdued thriller yet the film is still one of his strongest works. Instead of the gore he uses much more suspense and build up and keeps you guessing throughout. The film has that 70's glaze which I love and amazing poster art as well. I just recently picked up an original 1977 print of the poster. Don't miss this movie. It is way overlooked and needs to be necessitated.
*mike
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Underrated Fulci, May 24 2010
By William Amazzini - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Psychic (DVD)
I have gone through at least 3 different releases of this film including an unwatchable VHS copy and finally, Severin Films got it right. This is a beautiful transfer and gives you the ability at seeing how underrated Lucio Fulci's photographic compositions were when he believed in a project. Over the years, this film got a raw deal because it is not excessively gory as his later works. The film emerges as the closest Fulci reached in creating a macabre tone poem. Back in the mid eighties, I used to work at the Galleria Mall in White Plains, New York and Jennifer O 'Neill used to frequent my shop quite regularly as a customer, she loved progressive rock music. She had a horse farm in the area. When I asked her about this film, she had fond memories of the shoot and was quite proud of it. 'Sette Note in Nero' its original title and Luchino Viscontis' 'L'Innocente'-'The Innocent' were her favorite European films. I hope she got a copy of this transfer, I think she would be really pleased and proud as to how it holds up in the digital age. If only Lucio Fulci could have seen his poem get its just rewards. Thank you, Severin.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Seven Notes in Black: Classic Fulci Thriller, April 21 2009
By feratu - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Psychic (DVD)
This is a very tense and well directed film in (roughly) the supernatural-giallo realm with some Poe-like elements. At times maligned for his later gore films, Fulci really delivers loads of suspense with this one, proving that when it comes to coherent storytelling and tight direction he is miles above his peers Argento and Bava. Not much blood in this one, but when there is gore he makes it count. Those expecting a zombie brain feast may be disappointed, as this movie owes more to Hitchcock than Romero. The scene in the church balcony? Classic.