FeistyUpper If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Bumpy Chip It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Dana An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

qmtv Decent Giallo and worth checking out. But slow, and very much like a soap opera. The story sucked.Decent Cinematography, Sets, Scenes, Acting, Music, but not great. Kills were OK, not very good.The story sucked. Most of the playing time was boring, best part was when Fenech was being beaten and she liked it. And I'm not a fan of the stories wrapping up with a convenient back story at the end that no one can guess. But I guess that's what most giallo movies throw in. I can deal with that. But I cannot deal with Soap Opera. If it had superior cinematography, sets, scenes, acting and music, then I can handle the soap opera more. But it's not the case here.I've just skimmed through 40 viewer reviews. Most of them give it a score of 7 to 10, saying it's a great movie. 2 or 3 can't stand it.I've recently watched a few other movies by this director: Your Vice is a Locked Room, 6 stars. All the colors of the dark, 8 stars. Case of the Scorpion's Tail, 7 stars. So, he can produce a professional movie.This movie is worth checking out. However, unfortunately, the rating is only a C, or 5 stars.

Dalbert Pringle About all that I can say in regards to this 1971, Italian, Ripper-trash, horror film is that it was basically no better, no worse, than all of the other imported, uninspired, slasher-movie junk that I've seen from this particular, hum-drum era of movie-making.Using that cheapest-of-ploys of flashing any, and every, pair of breasts in front of the viewer's face at every opportunity, in order to generate some spectator interest, I found Blade Of The Ripper was so bad that it didn't even contain a single character worth caring about.Highlighted by some truly horrible moments of suspense, terribly-staged murders, stale performances, and really stupid music during the scenes of violence, I wasn't in the least bit surprised that "Ripper" turned out to be nothing but a total dud from start to finish.And, speaking about this film's finish - Unless one was clinically blind, its intended "shock" finale was so brain-dead obvious that one could easily see it coming about a mile down the road.

Bill George Like me you may have thought this film was rubbish, having seen a massacred videotape edit some years ago. But as others have remarked, the restored version now available on DVD not only has pretty well all of the film as its director intended, so that the story no longer seems ridiculous, but is also for the most part well-lit and quite high-res for a film which is 43 years old. Some reviews may give the impression that naked ladies abound, but the majority of the cast spend most of their time on screen in a fully-dressed state, even if Edwige Fenech and her colleagues do not fail to give the male viewers some eye-candy. As you may have gathered, I found the film in its restored state to be well worth watching.

Witchfinder General 666 Sergio Martino truly is one of the great masters of the Italian Giallo. Martino accomplished to make five fantastic Gialli within three years, namely "The Scorpion's Tail" (1971), "Your Vice Is A Locked Room And Only I Have The Key" (1972), "All Colors Of The Night" (1972), "Torso" (1973), and this beautiful and stunning gem entitled "Il Strano vizio della Signora Wardh" ("The Strange Vice Of Mrs Wardh"). My personal favorite is the brilliant Poe-inspired "Your Vice Is A Locked Room And Only I Have The Key" (1972), which I would easily name among the Top 5 Gialli ever brought to screen. This "Strange Vice Of Mrs Wardh", however, comes pretty damn close, and is nothing short of a masterpiece itself. Be it the wonderfully eerie mood, the constant suspense, the wonderfully photographed beautiful settings, or the ravishing leading actress, genre-queen Edwige Fenech - This film delivers in all aspects. As an Austrian, this film has a particular particular quality to me - the setting in Vienna. Martino has his very own, haunting vision of my country's capital, which is portrayed as beautiful and menacing alike. Even more than Martino's other Gialli, this has a strong focus on the decadence of the high society.The entrancing Edwige Fenech plays Julie Wardh, a beautiful young ambassador's wife. Julie moves from one decadent high society party to another in Vienna, which is currently struck by a murder series. Julie stands between three men, her rich husband (Alberto De Mendoza), her malicious ex-lover (Ivan Rassimov) and the motorbike-riding playboy George (George Hilton)... I will not discuss the plot any further, since Giallo-fans should enjoy the compelling plot and clever twists themselves. The film is visually stunning throughout. The settings and photography are brilliant throughout the film, the nighttime outdoor sequences are especially overwhelming. "The Strange Vice Of Mrs Wardh" also profits from a great cast. The stunningly beautiful Edwige Fenech is once again wonderful in her role, and, luckily, she once again doesn't scant with her female charms. Giallo-regular George Hilton delivers a solid performance in the male lead, and Ivan Rassimov is sinister and great as always. Italian Genre-cinema regulars like Alberto De Mendoza and Bruno Corazzari make a good supporting cast and the female cast furthermore includes Conchita Airoldi, who was also part of Martino's equally great "Torso" of 1973. As Martino's Gialli, this is delightfully sleazy, with lots of perversions and female nudity. Especially Edwige Fenech (hooray!) and Conchita Airoldi have a tendency to take their clothes off. Out of the five Martino-Gialli mentioned above, this one is the least goriest. This is not to say that the film hasn't got a certain nastiness however. The film is suspenseful, eerie and highly atmospheric from the very beginning, and delivers many clever twists and some delightful insanity. Overall, this is an ingenious Giallo and another proof that Sergio Martino is a true master of his trade. The stunning beauty of this hauntingly exquisite gem is only surpassed by that of its ravishing leading actress, Edwige Fenech. "The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh" is a fantastic film in all aspects, and a must-see for every Giallo-fan!