Dressed to Kill
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Movie Reviews of Dressed to Kill
Movie Review: Unrated Version now available on DVD. Angie Dickinson!
Summary: 5 Stars
Absolutely the best murder-mystery by Brian De Palma. Angie Dickinson is magnificent in this film. She draws you into the film. Her acting and facial expressions are perfect. Sometimes I just watch the film just for Angie Dickinson.
One important featurette is "A Film Comparison: The 3 versions of Dressed To Kill". Here you will see in split screen the differences of the Unrated version and the Rated "R" version. Then the difference of the Network Version with all adult scenes deleted. "Slashing Dressed To Kill" featurette is 15 minutes long with current interviews with Nancy Allen, Keith Gordon, Editor Jerry Greenberg, Producer George Litto, Angie Dickinson and Brian De Palma. The "Dressed To Kill: An Appreciation by Keith Gordon" featurette is six-minutes long and is just a continuation of the other featurette. "The Making Of A Thriller" documentary is 43 minutes long. Also, original trailer, animated and advertising photo gallery. This is a must-see film.
Movie Review: dressed to thrill italian style
Summary: 5 Stars
I think this is one of the best american thrillers ever. Yes i said it. It captures perfectly the atmosphere of the 1980s slasher craze, but De Palma bathes his film in a beautiful light which makes everything look smooth and sensual. Much in contrast to many other cheap looking slasher films of this period De palma has always been compared to Hitchcock, and it is obvious in parts of the construction of this film, but what a lot of reviewers miss is his obvious debt to the Italian thrillers of the 60s and 70s. Like Mario Bava and Dario Argento. with fluid camera movements, straight from Bavas Blood an Black Lace and black clad killers like that of Argentos The Bird With the Crystal Plumage 1971. Dressed to Kill is very stylish and is ajoy to watch. Great actors ,great music, sets camera action slash slash slash. Tenebrae by Dario Argento has some similarities to this film. So De Palma and Argento obviously have a close eye on each other. Ciao for now.Movie Review: Classic thriller that out-hitches Hitchcock!
Summary: 5 Stars
'Dressed to Kill', best described by New Yorker critic Pauline Kael as a 'suspense comedy about sex and fear' and 'one of the most sheerly enjoyable movies of the 80s' is finally available in its wide-screen, uncensored and unrated version. Director Brian De Palma employs the entire screen to tell his lurid, scary, and often amusing tale of sex and slashers in Manhattan, using many almost subliminal images of menace as well as some humorous sight gags that were completely lost in the pan and scan version. Thus viewing this movie in wide-screen is essential for getting the full effect of a visually dazzling thriller, especially during the museum and subway cat-and-mouse sequences, several split-screen moments, the final restaurant scene, and, of course, the infamous elevator ride (DTK does for elevators what 'Psycho' did for showers). Also includes one of the best scores I've ever heard composed for a thriller (from Pino Donaggio). A classic!Movie Review: Still holds up thanks to the perfect music score
Summary: 5 Stars
I first saw this in 1983, and have revisited every so often since. I have to say that although it's a little dated now, it's still quite stylish, unique, and gripping. But without that incredible music score by Pino Donaggio, there's no way it would remain as significant to me as it does. It's perfect, especially during the final bookend shower sequence with Nancy Allen. And what a clever way to close off the movie. She made up the dream about the razor while meeting with Michael Caine. But then she ends up dreaming about the razor, and we even see the strap on the wall. I used to think it was a tacked on conclusion, but now I see that it was a fun yet crazily suspenseful way to end the film. He attempted the same with "Carrie" but that was for pure shock value. This time he really got it right. It's a classic as far as I'm concerned.Movie Review: A Masterpiece in Cinema
Summary: 5 Stars
Review disclaimer: this review is based on viewing of the VHS tape. No viewing of the DVD was made before this review, by this reviewer.
This movie is from one of my favorite directors, Brian De Palma, and I have done many other reviews of his movies. But this movie stands out as my favorite by this director.
His use of the camera, though criticized in other attempts at art in his other movies, rings true, in this attempt. He really is a genius, with the movie camera.
I would recommend watching this, snuggled up, with a significant other, and be prepared for shockwaves. It will blow your mind with its outrageous cinematography.
I give this one, two hard thumbs WAY UP!!!
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