Dressed To Kill 1980 is a cinematic treat

September 07, 2025

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by Blender Dumbass

Aka: J.Y. Amihud. A Jewish by blood, multifaceted artist with experience in film-making, visual effects, programming, game development, music and more. A philosopher at heart. An activist for freedom and privacy. Anti-Paternalist. A user of Libre Software. Speaking at least 3 human languages. The writer and director of the 2023 film "Moria's Race" and the lead developer of it's game sequel "Dani's Race".

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I saw an interview where Quentin Tarantino praises the 1980 Hitchcockian Brian De Palma film Dressed to Kill. And now after actually watching it myself, I can totally understand why. ↩ Reply

Being almost a parody of Hitchcock, Dressed to Kill is a directing masterpiece. The way the camera is used in this film is so fucking good I was literally yelling at the screen while watching "this is so fucking good". ↩ Reply

Obviously since it is not a Hitchcock movie and since it wasn't done during the code, and instead was done when R-rating was a thing, the movie can dare to show way more sex and way more violence. We get a pussy closeup in the opening sequence. And yet de Palma doesn't go too raw on any of the sex or violence. He approaches all of it with an insane cinematic flourish. So many good shots. So many good edits. So much good film-making. ↩ Reply

The film has actors, but it is not about the actors. It is all about the god-damned director. The whole film is one big directing muscle flex for de Palma. Like yeah, the story is kind of good. But it's not designed to be just told. It's designed to be cinematically presented. It would not make for much just talking about the story. Without the directing, the story is kind of pointless. ↩ Reply

I really liked this movie and will definitely re-watch it later. Many times. ↩ Reply

Happy Hacking!!! ↩ Reply

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Oh Superman, who hasn't heard the story of the classic American superhero? Even in this coming-to-close year Superman still stories are being told. Knowing that 2038 the superhero is going to be a century old, it would be good to reflect on history, where it really started. It was born in the head of then 24 Jerry Siegel, child to American immigrant Lithuanian Jews, who fled oppression. Growing up in a Jewish neighborhood, made up of immigrants who fled oppression, meant he heard a lot of stories about their suffering. The competitive character common amongst Judaic culture, is not always well regarded. In a negative environment, they had to adapt and blend in the crowd. This sort of environment together with his love for Science Fiction meant the young Siegel had a particular worldview, a Jewish one. To what extent it was present can be seen in his first major breakthrough — Superman.

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