Dressed to Kill (1980) - Page 10 - Blu-ray Forum

Member-222782 · 05-26-2015, 12:19 PM

Does anyone realistically believe Criterion may also acquire CARRIE? As good as the film is, Dressed To Kill feels like a "placeholder" release ahead of a possible Carrie project, which would be a bigger release (for me at least). It stands to reason if they licensed DTK they may also have grabbed other DePalma titles, especially since both are controlled by the same studio. I certainly hope so.

klauswhereareyou · 05-26-2015, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by cine74

Does anyone realistically believe Criterion may also acquire CARRIE? As good as the film is, Dressed To Kill feels like a "placeholder" release ahead of a possible Carrie project, which would be a bigger release (for me at least). It stands to reason if they licensed DTK they may also have grabbed other DePalma titles, especially since both are controlled by the same studio. I certainly hope so.

I hope so because even though I'll buy this DTK Criterion, Carrie is in much more need of a remaster.

Namuhana · 05-26-2015, 01:11 PM

Out of the four De Palma films I've seen (Carrie, Dressed to Kill, Blow Out, and Passion), Dressed to Kill is probably my favorite. I do like how Hitchcockian it is, and even though there are two obvious instances in which De Palma annoyingly borrows (and not even in an homage way) from Psycho, the film is still pretty good. Plus, the special features look pretty solid. I've pre-ordered this along with The French Lieutenant's Woman and Day for Night.

klauswhereareyou · 05-26-2015, 01:14 PM

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For those of you that think "Obsession" blu-ray is not available for Region A: There is a Region Free version available. I bought it years ago.

http://www.amazon.com/Obsession-Blu-ray-Cliff-Robertson/dp/B004QIT2X8/ref=sr_1_1_twi_2_vid_twi_2_blu?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1432625790&sr=1-1&keywords=obsession

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Obsession-Blu-ray/21426/

Yeah I know this, I actually own it. But technically it hasn't gotten a region A release. If anyone wanted to get it though they should, because like you said it's region free.

StingingVelvet · 05-26-2015, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by cine74

Does anyone realistically believe Criterion may also acquire CARRIE? As good as the film is, Dressed To Kill feels like a "placeholder" release ahead of a possible Carrie project, which would be a bigger release (for me at least). It stands to reason if they licensed DTK they may also have grabbed other DePalma titles, especially since both are controlled by the same studio. I certainly hope so.

Given how niche Criterion movies usually are I don't see why you would single this one out as being a placeholder release.

Todd Tomorrow · 05-26-2015, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by cine74

Does anyone realistically believe Criterion may also acquire CARRIE? As good as the film is, Dressed To Kill feels like a "placeholder" release ahead of a possible Carrie project, which would be a bigger release (for me at least). It stands to reason if they licensed DTK they may also have grabbed other DePalma titles, especially since both are controlled by the same studio. I certainly hope so.

Criterion are more likely to release the De Palma films which are more esoteric and which have more of a critical following like Blow Out and Dressed to Kill than those which have a more popular appeal. Dressed to Kill was financially successful but it was hugely controversial film at the time. Blow Out is considered by many to be De Palma's best film but it was a flop when it came out. Sisters might be next as they already released it on DVD. Carrie was a box office hit and it had a huge cultural impact and Criterion don't tend to release those films much.

Seymour · 05-26-2015, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Todd Tomorrow

Blow Out is considered by many to be De Palma's best film but it was a flop when it came out.

Really?

Todd Tomorrow · 05-26-2015, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Seymour

Really?

Are you surprised by it's critical reputation or that it was a flop ?

Seymour · 05-26-2015, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Todd Tomorrow

Are you surprised by it's critical reputation or that it was a flop ?

Oh, this is what caught me off guard:

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Blow Out is considered by many to be De Palma's best film

Todd Tomorrow · 05-26-2015, 06:00 PM

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Oh, this is what caught me off guard:

More casual viewers of De Palma's work would probably opt for something more mainstream and better known like The Untouchables, Scarface or Carrie. But with hardcore De Palma fans (yes, we exist) Blow Out tends to come out very high up or on top. It's the quintessential De Palma film and it's obviously quite a personal film in the way it deals with film and the film making process.

Quentin Tarantino and the famous film of critic Pauline Kael are/were huge De Palma fans/supporters and they thought Blow Out was his best film and it has quite a reputation now. De Palma has always been the most controversial of the New Hollywood directors and with the possible exception of Carrie, none of his thrillers and horror films (which I and other fans regard as his most personal films) are universally beloved but most people who really are into his work, think Blow Out is his masterpiece or close to it. I tend to be back and forth between Dressed to Kill and Blow Out.

baheidstu · 05-26-2015, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Todd Tomorrow

Criterion are more likely to release the De Palma films which are more esoteric and which have more of a critical following like Blow Out and Dressed to Kill than those which have a more popular appeal. Dressed to Kill was financially successful but it was hugely controversial film at the time. Blow Out is considered by many to be De Palma's best film but it was a flop when it came out. Sisters might be next as they already released it on DVD. Carrie was a box office hit and it had a huge cultural impact and Criterion don't tend to release those films much.

Criterion already released Carrie on laserdisc.

klauswhereareyou · 05-26-2015, 06:21 PM

I like Blow Out a lot, but as far as De Palma conspiracy movies I actually prefer Snake Eyes.

Member-222782 · 05-26-2015, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by baheidstu

Criterion already released Carrie on laserdisc.

Does this give it better odds at a Criterion BD upgrade?

Todd Tomorrow · 05-26-2015, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by klauswhereareyou

I like Blow Out a lot, but as far as De Palma conspiracy movies I actually prefer Snake Eyes.

Weirdo !

The first half is great, bit then it falls apart. Would love to see a directors cut which restores the hurricane ending which was cut.

Todd Tomorrow · 05-26-2015, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by cine74

Does this give it better odds at a Criterion BD upgrade?

Not sure. They released Carrie on LD in the early 90, that's quite a while ago and they never released it on DVD. I certainly wouldn't complain if they did.

slimdude · 05-26-2015, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Todd Tomorrow

Weirdo !

The first half is great, bit then it falls apart. Would love to see a directors cut which restores the hurricane ending which was cut.

I felt the same way about Snake Eyes. The movie became nonchalant and uninteresting, and the split screen scenes were overused.

baheidstu · 05-26-2015, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by cine74

Does this give it better odds at a Criterion BD upgrade?

I can't say for sure. I was just responding to the comment which seemed to imply that Carrie was the type of film Criterion doesn't release when, in fact, they have already released it on a previous format.

Todd Tomorrow · 05-26-2015, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by baheidstu

I can't say for sure. I was just responding to the comment which seemed to imply that Carrie was the type of film Criterion doesn't release when, in fact, they have already released it on a previous format.

Criterion released more mainstream titles on Laserdisc in the 90s and in the early days of DVD, than what they release now on Blu-ray. With Laserdisc there was less competition and they covered a wider base. Now they are much more tightly focused on more esoteric titles. The company has changed, it happens over several decades.

Monterey Jack · 05-26-2015, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by klauswhereareyou

I like Blow Out a lot, but as far as De Palma conspiracy movies I actually prefer Snake Eyes.

That's like preferring Wise Guys to The Untouchables.

JoeBuck · 05-26-2015, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Monterey Jack

That's like preferring Wise Guys to The Untouchables.

Everything is preferable to The Untouchables as far as Im concerned.

05-26-2015, 12:19 PM	#181
Member-222782 Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Jun 2012 4K collection:645 Blu-ray collection:4556 DVD collection:474 Trading Score:140	Does anyone realistically believe Criterion may also acquire CARRIE? As good as the film is, Dressed To Kill feels like a "placeholder" release ahead of a possible Carrie project, which would be a bigger release (for me at least). It stands to reason if they licensed DTK they may also have grabbed other DePalma titles, especially since both are controlled by the same studio. I certainly hope so.

05-26-2015, 01:11 PM	#183
Namuhana Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2011 Location:Cincinnati 4K collection:92 Blu-ray collection:1049 DVD collection:64 Digital collection:1 iTunes collection:1 Trading Score:1	Out of the four De Palma films I've seen (Carrie, Dressed to Kill, Blow Out, and Passion), Dressed to Kill is probably my favorite. I do like how Hitchcockian it is, and even though there are two obvious instances in which De Palma annoyingly borrows (and not even in an homage way) from Psycho, the film is still pretty good. Plus, the special features look pretty solid. I've pre-ordered this along with The French Lieutenant's Woman and Day for Night.

05-26-2015, 06:21 PM	#192
klauswhereareyou Blu-ray Knight Member since:Mar 2012 4K collection:233 Blu-ray collection:2200 Digital collection:25 Prime collection:1	I like Blow Out a lot, but as far as De Palma conspiracy movies I actually prefer Snake Eyes.

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