DEEP RED
I had a copy of the unedited version lurking somewhere in my room which I managed to find and look over again, and my thoughts are pretty much the same as they were when I first watched this.
To me it's perfect. There's an actual plot that isn't tedious or loosely strung together to justify the string of murders, it was pretty much the opposite. The set up was interesting, I was immediately interested in the main character and the opening victim. The music was mesmerising as it always is from Goblin and the violence was brutal, swift and operatic. It's a crazy opening and it doesn't lose that energy or momentum. There's a wonderful dynamic between David Hemmings and Daria Nicolodi and their scenes together allow for decent subplots and comedic scenes which didn't feel gratuitous or heavy handed as I thought they would be. It tackles homophobia, feminism and gender again without ever feeling forced or preachy.
The scenery is gorgeous too, the camerawork unique but interesting. I also never realised how many films have static cameras until this made me stop and think about it it was refreshing to follow a moving camera like a flowing stream of consciousness. The dubbing really wasn't half bad either considering the quality of some giallos out there.
SPOILERS
As for the identity of the killer. I never saw it coming but liked the twist. I actually went back to the opening scene and they are indeed present in the scene if you look closely. A small detail but one I thought was amazingly implemented.
Overall it's a theatrical and busy film with unusually deep and what would have been current issues that are handled well and maturely. Stunning!