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Redundant and unnecessary.

Really Surprised!

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

So basically like this dude, I think he needs to like work on his mixtape or something. So he rents this bitchin pad and he's like droppin' dope cut after dope cut. But apparently he sucks as a producer cause he like can't figure out how to mix and he's probably got the dumbs And then this fine betty pops out like "I love humpin'!", but bro is gay so he's all like "get out". Then at the end there's this disgruntled transvestite. I don't know what they were so upset about, maybe like bathrooms or something, but then it turns out it was this dude THE WHOLE TIME and you're like "no way" and then it's over. I would definitely recommend this movie for like everyone.

This movie has almost everything a giallo should contain. Sexy women,a brutal killer and gore. An observant and experienced viewer may be able to predict the identity of the killer early on but there are more than enough red herrings to make you doubt your self. There are lot of scenes in which cheesy clichés could have ruined the experience. Somehow the director manages to overturn these clichés into real tense scenes. And for once the main character is not a complete moron. This guy is real charismatic in the movie and his seriousness about all of the events make the movie even work better. Of course this movie has it's share of flaws where plot and logic collide. Especially in the rushed ending. But it didn't bother me in the slightest. Effective giallo!

Originally shot for TV, but released theatrically after it was deemed too violent for the small screen, Lamberto Bava's demented giallo, A Blade In The Dark, features some remarkable Argento-style direction and plenty of well conceived and very suspenseful moments. It does tend to plod quite a bit between the good bits, but, on the whole, this is an enjoyable addition to the genre.Andrea Occhipinti plays Bruno, a film composer who is staying at a huge luxury villa whilst working on a score for a horror film. His work is interrupted, however, by a series of visitors, most of whom wind up dead after bumping into a deranged killer who lurks somewhere within the labyrinthine property.As with most giallos, the story has the occasional lapse in logic and the odd 'bizarre' moment (that 'cockroach' was definitely a spider!), and the identity of the murderer isn't as difficult to guess as the director had probably hoped (at least if you are familiar with the conventions of the genre). But with plenty of creepy atmosphere, a nice selection of easy-on-the-eye Italian crumpet as victims, and a suitably bonkers maniac with a typically unbelievable reason for embarking on a killing spree, this effort is worth tracking down.Bava carefully builds the tension before each murder, and his precise framing of shots allows for plenty of effective scares (I jumped quite a few times during this one!). Most of the deaths are relatively tame (at least when compared to some of Argento's bloody set-pieces), but there is one standout scene (in which a woman has her hand pinned to a piece of furniture with a knife, before her head is bashed in, and her throat is cut) that might make the more timid of viewers look away from the screen.

Film composer Bruno(Andrea Occhipinti)has the misfortune of adding his score to a horror film inspiring a sadistic killer to butcher various women who have a specific relationship with the mysterious Linda who resided in the place before he began leasing it from the owner(Michelle Soavi) for a short stay. Sandra(Anny Papa)is the female horror director and Julia(Lara Naszinsky)is his jealous girlfriend. The film will open doors for both ladies to possibly be suspects. But, if you are keen enough(..and really care enough), you might see, and hear, a few winks from the filmmakers who it actually might be. That's up for you to decide because it was awfully hard making it past the horrendous dubbing(some of the sorriest, no-account dubbing ever applied to layer Italian actors..so bad one actor's voice often interrupts or overlaps another's)and numbingly dumb dialogue.The film does have a visual flourish and the score(both the electronic, pulsing beat and loud sound effects within such as increasing heart beats, breathing, etc)is terrific. It has some stunningly sadistic violence(the oft-mentioned bathroom sequence which is brutal and the choking of a victim with missing film strip!), but labors along far too long holding the viewer at bay tediously. Instead of packing a punch in pacing the flick, it just goes on and on and on.. It lacks the frenetic energy Lamberto Bava would later inhibit in the far superior DEMONS. BLADE IN THE DARK just has too many numerous problems to overcome.