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| Dressed to Kill | 
| Category: Movie
Buy New: $2.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  104 reviews
Sales Rank: 17899
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:
 Thank you Mr.De Palma! May 4, 2000
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Dressed to kill is one of the better thrillers ever made!Everything is perfect in this movie!Michael Caine, Nancy Allen are excellent and Angie Dickinson,Dennis Franz great!The direction is fantastic.De Palma keeps the suspense until the last moment.In this helps also Pino Donnagio's music.Angie Dickinson is a married woman suffering from erotic fantasies.Michael Caine a psychiatrist tries to help her.Dickinson cheats her husband and after she does it she's getting killed by a blonde woman!Nancy Allen,a hooker witnesses the murder and tries solving it with Caine and a policeman(Franz).I suggest you will buy this movie because it's classic and you can see it many times!
AN UNFORGETTABLE SCHOCKER! May 3, 2000
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Angie Dickinson was terrific, but that was NOT her body in the shower scene. I haven't seen a thriller like this since. It makes movies like "Scream" seem very poor. RELEASE THIS MOVIE IN WIDESCREEN! It is a great injustice to see the camera work butchered by the pan & scan process.
DePalma's Best Homage to Hitchcock April 4, 2000
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
When I consider the career of Brian DePalma I am disappointed. Early on many of his films (especially this one) demonstrated great talent and innovation. Now it seems that he has just become another Hollywood hack director for hire. Dressed To Kill is a gem from the past that shouldn't be missed by any fan of A. Hitchcock. I applaud the performance of Michael Caine, the cinematography (especially the opening sequence in the Metropolitan), the moody and atmospheric score, and the restrained direction of DePalma (most of his later films are loaded with the current Hollywood disease - the constant reminders to the audience that scream out "Yes you ARE watching a movie here! "). I hope that someone can make a suspense film this good again someday, but it looks like DePalma isn't up to the task.
MESMERIZING PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER March 30, 2000
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Brian De Palma proves himself the modern master of suspense. Though 20 years old, this film holds up beautifully. Although many critics pan the film as a rip off of Psycho, De Palma simply draws upon the story and interprets it in his own inimitable style. The acting is flawless, the photography is breathtaking, and the suspense is nerve-wracking. Add to this Pino Donaggio's hauntingly beautiful score, and you've got a masterpiece. The only drawback to the VHS edition is the presentation in pan and scan rather than widescreen -- this is the ONLY reason I did not give this video 5 stars.
THE BEST POST-HITCHCOCK THRILLER OF ALL TIME!! August 19, 1999
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A mesmerizing, cinematic work of art. The murder scene is truly classic and jolting -- Gorgeous camera work and score... The DVD transfer looks great and offers extras. Hitchcock would have been proud.
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