La Maison de la terreur

Les personnages mènent des dialogues comme s'ils avaient un QI de 80 et le doublage en anglais déshonore même les performances des acteurs (qui ne sont déjà pas extraordinaires en soi). Techniquement, cependant, le film fonctionne. La partie visuelle n'est pas aussi élaborée que celle de Dario Argento (même pas en format large), mais en combinaison avec une musique impressionnante et un rythme narratif lent, cela crée une tension agréable et mystérieuse qui maintient votre attention et vous emmène par moments jusqu'à l'extase. Un peu stupide, mais techniquement très bien réalisé, ce thriller giallo possède tout ce dont ce genre a besoin. (08/05/2004)

The film "La casa con la scala nel buio" has an incredibly slow pace, which is also reflected in its length, which is disproportionately long. Dario Argento had a similar length in his legendary film "Tenebrae", but he had something to say throughout the entire film. The impression of the length of the film "La casa con la scala nel buio" is also spoiled by the fact that the dialogues here are really strange and do not help the film much; they are artificial and you have the feeling that you are listening to someone reciting rehearsed lines, rather than following real characters. Of course, they are actors, but they should strive for the most realistic portrayal of their characters. Despite all the criticisms, however, Bav's film cannot be rated as completely below average, for a simple reason. There are elements here that stand out. First and foremost, it is the music, and secondly, the tension that occasionally creeps into the film. It's just a shame that the creators didn't play with it a little better, didn't try to maintain it. When there was a buildup to a really suspenseful scene, it was interrupted by a cut. Maybe the mistake was made in the editing, I don't know, but it's a shame. A shorter and better edited film would stand out significantly above average. (21/12/2013)