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| Dressed to Kill | 
| Category: Movie
Buy New: $2.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  104 reviews
Sales Rank: 17910
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: Video On Demand
Running Time: 105 minutes
ASIN: B000IZVPRY
Theatrical Release Date: July 24, 1980
Release Date: November 20, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 A MUST see - CLASSIC movie. April 14, 2003
3 out of 12 found this review helpful
To condemn Dressed to Kill as a Hitchcock [type movie] is to miss the sheer enjoyment of Brian De Palma's delirious 1980 thriller. Hitchcockian homages run rampant through most of De Palma's earlier films, and this one's chock-full of visual quotes, mostly cribbed from Vertigo and Psycho. But De Palma's indulgent depravity transcends simple mimicry to assume a vitality all its own. It's smothered in thickly atmospheric obsessions with [love], dread, paranoia, and voyeurism, not to mention a heavy dose of Psycho-like psychobabble about a ... transsexual who's compelled to slash up any attractive female who reminds him--the horror!--that he's still very much a man.
Well done Brian! April 13, 2003
Many say that Dressed to Kill is a 'rip off' of Psycho, and it is, but it is the execution of this 'rip off' that is applaudable. During the elevator scene, I began to laugh my head off, you will see why, but then I suddenly realised that it was very well executed. The score, the blood, the blonde, all very intriguing stuff. Dressed to Kill is one of the best slasher movies I have ever seen. There are many shots in which Brian De Palma adds to some Hitchcock techniques and as some reveiwers sais, he out hitches Hitchcock.Don't let the Hitchcock rip offs put you off. Enjoy the movie for what it is, entertaining.
 A Suspenceful DePalma at one of his best February 24, 2003
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Now this is DePalma at the top of his game. It's a superb suspence thriller copmbining sex, fear, a transsexual killer, and one of the best actress around-Nancy Allen, who is always awesome and I think is underrated as a actress. DePalma move the story along with suspence and kept me guessing at what would happen next. A interesting film combining hitchcockian techniques, it can be seen as something similar but what I love about DePalma is that he takes something and makes it his own. Anyone that hasn't seen the film- see it. And the extras are informative. A great buy for the fans.
Alot like Psycho January 24, 2003
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
But I still like it. To condemn Dressed to Kill as a Hitchcock rip-off is to miss the sheer enjoyment of this good horror/thriller movie. It plays out like a suspense film, but there is enough scare factor in to make it a horror film. This isn't for everyone though, especially NOT for Scream fans, because this film is just to intense for them. It's smothered in thickly atmospheric obsessions with sex, dread, paranoia, and voyeurism, not to mention a heavy dose of Psycho-like psychobabble about a wannabe transsexual who's compelled to slash up any attractive female who reminds him--the horror! That he's still very much a man and not a woman. Yes there is a guy wearing womens clothing in this. It's dark, and cool, so I'd get out there and buy this now! WATCH IT ALONE IN THE DARK!
Undressed To Thrill December 4, 2002
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Kate Miller (Angie Dickinson) has an unsatisfactory relationship with her bland husband. So she needs therapy. While flirting with her therapist (Michael Caine), he remains (somewhat) true to his ethics and basically tells her to go out and indulge herself. She then goes to the museum and, while pondering the paintings and patrons, meets a mysterious man and ends up getting a quicky in the backseat of a taxi. They drive back to his apartment for some more hanky-panky and after he's fallen asleep she leaves the apartment. While taking the elevator down a razor-wielding hooded psycho woman jumps in and dices her up. Thus begins the story of De Palma's 1980 thriller. In an unusual move, the star Angie Dickinson lasts only about 30 minutes. The rest is about the search for the killer by Kate's teenager-son Peter (Keith Gordon), the police department's Detective Marino (Dennis Franz), and the murder's sole witness, a prostitute named Liz Blake (Nancy Allen). De Palma created a captivating thriller. It's full of crude talk, razor-induced gore, sex, and suspense. Pretty saucy stuff for its time. It may lack some of its original punch, but it's still effective. I haven't seen all of De Palma's films, but none of his other films match the style in this one. His use of building scenes together visually with windows, mirrors, binoculars, cameras, and glass doors is nowhere more evident than this film. Everything is about visual perception here and he's a master of the camera. Concerning the DVD. While the picture looks great, with good colors and crisp detail, there remains remnants of scratches from the film transfer. The sound is good and the movie has a good score. The extras are above average with a nice informative documentary. There is an option to watch the movie in R-rated or un-rated mode. Choose the un-rated. The R-rated is a bit cheesy and nowhere as effective. Must-have for De Palma fans. Definately worth renting for everyone else.
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