Skunkyrate Gripping story with well-crafted characters

Phonearl Good start, but then it gets ruined

Cleveronix A different way of telling a story

Gurlyndrobb While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

lastliberal Many will be somewhat familiar with this film without even knowing it. n Kill Bill: Vol. 1, the score heard as The Bride is about to attack and kill Buck is taken from 'Murder to the Tune of the Seven Black Notes'.No, there are no zombies, and this is a mystery, not a gory thriller, even though the fall of a woman from a hill is gruesome.It is a methodical film with repeated visions and clues to lead the way to the murderer of a woman found during a vision. Unfortunately, the finding of the murderer was a shock in more ways than one.Great performance by Jennifer O'Neill.

ferbs54 Although director Lucio Fulci had excelled in the early '70s with such marvelous gialli as "Lizard in a Woman's Skin" and "Don't Torture a Duckling," his 1977 offering, "The Psychic," is not really a giallo at all. Indeed, to my surprise, it turned out to be more of an old-fashioned murder mystery, with decided overtones of the supernatural. In it, beautiful Jennifer O'Neill plays Virginia, a decorator (American, I take it) who is newly wed to a hunky Italian businessman. Gifted with transient powers of ESP (she had, as a child, seen her mother's free-fall suicide off the White Cliffs of Dover from hundreds of miles away), she is now being bothered by troubling visions again. But what do the mental images of a broken mirror, an old woman's bloody face, an ornate red room, a limping man, an excavated wall, and a blue ashtray have to do with her? With a cleverly executed plot, Fulci & Co. bring all their great talents together to create one fairly suspenseful stew...especially as Virginia slowly begins to realize that her visions may not necessarily be of events already transpired. "The Psychic" hardly qualifies as a giallo in that the body count is extremely low, the gore is mostly absent (that drippy face excepted!), and the murderous set pieces are kept at a minimum. Still, the film holds the viewer's attention, and even boasts several riveting sequences, such as the pursuit of Virginia by a sinister man (the always dependable Gabriele Ferzetti) through an abandoned palazzo (somewhat reminiscent of Florinda Bolkan's pursuit through an empty cathedral in "Lizard"), and the film's Poe-influenced, claustrophobic finale. The film's plot does hold together well, although a repeat viewing may be necessary to really appreciate all its complexities. While the gorehound fans of Fulci's later period may feel a bit disappointed by the film's restraint, those seeking a stylish, well-acted and genuinely eerie entertainment could certainly do a lot worse. The wet-blanket editors of the "Maltin Movie Guide" rate this movie a "Bomb," and even my beloved "Psychotronic Encyclopedia" calls it "dull," but I think they're being way too harsh here. See for yourself....

dbdumonteil Fulci's tendency to try to outdo his rivals in disgusting scenes ("L'Aldila") is not a problem in this film.This is a suspenseful story ,with an elaborate screenplay à la Argento (note the importance of pictures in both directors' works ,photographs or paintings)and special effects with make-up kept to the minimum level.Combining a subject dear to Edgar Allan Poe with a whodunit a la Agatha Christie and supernatural facts (O'Neil is some kind of medium) ,with a good supporting cast featuring Gabriele Ferzetti (Antonioni's "L"avventura" ) and French Marc Porel (sadly to die prematurely ) as a shrink whose assistant is smarter than him,"Sette Note In Nero" is worth seeing.Like this?Try these..."Eyes of Laura Mars" Irvin Kershner 1978 "Dead zone" David Cronenberg 1983

Carlos_Lohan This underrated giallo is probably Lucio Fulci's best movie. Without his usual gorie style, the film is about a clairvoyant woman, Virginia (Played by Jennifer O'Neill- Scanners), who has a vision of a murder that happened years ago. When she goes to her new husband's country house, she finds out that it's the same place she saw on her vision. So she smashes one of the walls of the house and finds a skeleton in it. Now the police think Virginia's husband is the murderer. But she doesn't think the same and does everything possible to prove he's innocent, so she start to investigate (giallo style of course)- Sadly ignored at the time of it's release (Maybe because it has almost no blood and no nudity), the film is filled with suspense, especially after the hour mark. It has a great storyline and above average acting. The score deserves a special mention as it is arguably the best giallo music ever, even beating Goblin's Deep Red. Recommended to anyone who likes the giallo genre, Lucio Fulci's fans and people who think he's a hack. Definitely a 10/10.