Dressed to Kill
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Movie Reviews of Dressed to Kill
Movie Review: Bobbi is the perfect girl for the job: homicide.
Summary: 5 Stars
Meet Bobbi. She's just the kind of woman who can get insanely jealous at the flick of a switch. And then she'll turn deadly. She's one of therapist Dr Elliot's clients. Meet Liz Blake. She has clients of her own. She's a hooker and a key witness to the murder of one of Elliot's clients. A mother and a woman who likes to sleep around. The son of the murdered woman and Liz team up to hunt for the killer Bobbi and put a stop to all the madness and confusion...that is if they know who they're really dealing with... I really really liked DTK....it had something more. It feels like atmospere but most likely it's because of the story line. It may feel like a nasty rip-off od PSYCHO but in fact, it's much more. You see, in PSYCHO there is the whole backstory told at the end. But in DTK the story is told little by little until the last scene...
RECCOMENDED TO FANS OF:
Psycho (1960)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Basic Instinct (1992)
CAST
Michael Caine .....Doctor Robert Elliott
Angie Dickinson ..Kate Miller
Nancy Allen .........Liz Blake
Keith Gordon ......Peter Miller
THE MOVIE: 4/4
THE PICTURE QUALITY: 10/10 Fantastic! 2.35:1 Anamorphic widescreen is just how I like it. With little grain.
THE AUDIO QUALITY: 10/10 Here we have an option of either 5.1 surround or 2.0 mono. I perfer the 5.1 and so will you. There is a French language track presented in 2.0 mono.
THE SPECIAL FEATURES: Unrated version option (a minute or so longer than the theratical version), SEVERAL featurettes, a fantastic documentary, "Unrated Vs. R-Rated Vs. TV Rated comparison featurette, menu-based ad-gallery, booklet, trailer and another gallery (animated)
SUBTITLES: French and Spanish
Movie Review: The Latest Fashion...In Murder!
Summary: 5 Stars
DRESSED TO KILL (1980) is definetly one of Brian De Palma's masterpieces (the other is CARRIE) for sure! As much as this movie is compared to the great Alfred Hitchcock's best movies (PSYCHO, VERTIGO), this movie also reminds me of Dario Argento's DEEP RED and Mario Bava's BLOOD AND BLACK LACE! The visual style is just awesome with its camerawork, especially in the museum scene and the subway chase! The music by Pino Donnagio (THE HOWLING, TWO EVIL EYES) is perfect and creates the appropriate atmosphere, especially during the elevator scene! But the acting by all involved, especially Michael Caine, Nancy Allen, Angie Dickinson (brilliantly playing against type), Dennis Franz, and Keith Gordon, is truly what makes this film so much fun! A real standout in the slasher wave of 1980!MGM truly gave us the definitive release of DRESSED TO KILL on DVD! First off, you get the option of watching it in the theatrical version or the UNRATED version, both in 16x9 widescreen and looking fabulous (I saw the unrated version, which is what I always vouch for)! Secondly, there are some great documentaries on the making of this movie, including the way it was censored to earn theatrical release; they even go as far as to compare scenes from the theatrical, unrated and the NETWORK TELEVISION versions! There's also an animated photo gallery with the music from the museum scene in the background and an enlightening advertising gallery. Note that I haven't summarized this movie because DRESSED TO KILL is that good; you simply have to see it for yourself if you haven't seen it already! Make sure you see it unrated, and tell 'em Bobbi sent ya!
Movie Review: De Palma at his best
Summary: 5 Stars
Dressed to Kill is one of the quintessential thrillers of the 1980s. De Palma's ode to Hitchcock becomes completely successful and believable totally independent of whatever source material it was derived from.
Kate Miller (Angie Dickinson) is in a troubled marriage. She has no spark with her husband anymore, but she does have a genius son that she truly loves. To try to keep the marriage together, Kate goes to see a psychiatrist (Michael Caine) who, as most doctors do, suggests that she just talk out her problems with her husband. We, the viewers, know it won't be that simple, though. From the doctor's office, Kate goes to an art gallery, and engages in a flirty game of cat-and-mouse with a fellow observer. This sequence is classic De Palma, and it ends with the two strangers making love in the back of a taxi cab, and later at the man's apartment. Everything appears to be going swimmingly until Kate gets in the elevator to leave in the middle of the night. From this point the movie turns exquisitely violent, with a murder scene that will stay with you for quite a while (at least it did with me). After the murder has taken place, the viewer is left to decipher who the murderer is and what the motive was.
Just like all De Palma films, Dressed to Kill features some absolutely brilliant sequences (elevator, train station) dispersed throughout a rather clumsy plot. But hey, who cares right? You definitely enjoy the ride. Also, Dressed to Kill's ending is right up there with De Palma's best.
Movie Review: DIE SEXY!
Summary: 5 Stars
Love it or hate it Brian DePalma's DRESSED TO KILL has proven to be one of the first classics of the modern suspense genre, the sexual thriller. Although it owes much to Hitchcock's PSYCHO, DRESSED TO KILL turns up the volume for the modern audience, taking an unflinching view of murder and perversion that many film goers simply were not prepared for at the time. Released in 1980, D2K, shocked just about everyone who saw it. The stylized direction and brilliant editing made it one of the most effective thrillers to come out of Hollywood ever. The first murder in the film was so horrific it earned the film an X-rating and gave director DePalma an undeserved reputation as a misogynistic exploitation film maker. There were actual protests in the streets over the film.
Viewers of this new DVD version are treated not only to a beautifully mastered release of the film, but enough background information (in the form of behind the scenes documentaries, with interviews of all the key creators) that one can truly appreciate D2K as the ground braking classic it is. There's even a shot by shot comparison of the X-rated version vs the R-rated.
If you've never seen the film, you must and judge for yourself. If it's an old favorite the DVD will really give you something to sink your teeth into. While many DVD extras turn out to be little more than filler the extras here fully compliment the movie and taken as a whole The Dressed To Kill Special Edition actually is special.
Movie Review: Dressed to Kill
Summary: 5 Stars
While taking a shower, Kate Miller, a middle-aged, sexually frustrated New York housewife, has a rape fantasy while her husband stands at the sink shaving. Later that day, after complaining to her psychiatrist Dr. Robert Elliott about her husband's pathetic performance in bed, she meets a strange man at a museum and returns to his apartment where they continue an adulterous encounter that began in the taxicab. Before she leaves his apartment, she finds papers which certify that the man has a venereal disease. Panicked, Kate rushes into the elevator, but has to return to his apartment when she realizes she's forgotten her wedding ring. When the elevator doors open, she's brutally slashed to death by a tall blonde woman wearing dark glasses. Liz Blake, a high-priced call girl, is the only witness to the murder and she becomes the prime suspect and the murderess's next target. Liz is rescued from being killed by Kate's son Peter, who enlists the help of Liz to catch his mother's killer as Detective Marino who's in charge of the case is uncooperative in the investigation. This is pure Hitchcock with an 80's dash of lurid perversion, an affectionately told tale of lust and murder with plenty of twists, huge helpings of style, a stunning Pino Donaggio score, and a trashy, giallo-inspired plot. Let the virtuoso take you on a surreal, scary, erotically charged odyssey and you'll enjoy every frame of "Dressed To Kill".