7.5 | / 10 |
Users | 4.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.5 | |
Overall | 4.4 |
A mysterious woman kills one of a psychiatrist's patients, and then goes after the call girl who witnessed the murder.
Starring: Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson, Nancy Allen, Keith Gordon, Dennis FranzHorror | 100% |
Psychological thriller | 33% |
Mystery | 28% |
Film-Noir | 28% |
Erotic | 19% |
Thriller | Insignificant |
Crime | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.34:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
French: DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
French
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Slipcover in original pressing
Region B (locked)
Movie | 4.5 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 4.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
Brian De Palma 's "Dressed to Kill" a.k.a "Pulsions" (1980) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of French distributors Carlotta Films. The supplemental features on the disc include original trailer for the film; short introduction to the film by writer Samuel Blumenfeld; video interview with producer George Litto; video interview with actress Angie Dickinson; video interview with actress actress Nancy Allen; documentary film by Robert Fischer, featuring actor and director Keith Gordon; and more. In English, with optional French subtitles for the main feature. Region-B "locked".
I am watching you...
Presented in an aspect ratio of 2.34:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Brian De Palma's Dressed to Kill arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of French distributors Carlotta Films.
The high-definition transfer appears awfully similar to the one MGM used for their Blu-ray release of the film in the U.S. Only compression could be slightly better on this French release.
Depth and detail are pleasing throughout the entire film. Some softness is occasionally present but it could be easily traced back to the film's principal photography. There are no traces of excessive densoising and sharpening corrections. Unsurprisingly, light grain is often very easy to spot. Color reproduction is also convincing - the light browns, blues, greens, grays and blacks remain stable. This being said, some extremely light noise occasionally creeps in but it never becomes distracting. Serious purely transfer-specific anomalies, such as banding and aliasing, are nowhere to be seen. Lastly, there are no large cuts, damage marks, debris, or stains to report in this review. All in all, this is a competent, very convincing presentation of Brian De Palma's classic film. (Note: This is a Region-B "locked" Blu-ray disc. Therefore, you must have a native Region-B or Region-Free PS3 or SA in order to access its content).
There are three standard audio tracks on this Blu-ray disc: English DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0, English Master Audio 5.1, and French DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0. For the record, Carlotta Films have provided optional French subtitles for the main feature. When turned on, they appear inside the image frame.
The inclusion of the original mono track is a major bonus, even though the English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track is also very good. I experimented with the two since the U.S. release does not have the original mono track and must say that the mono track serves the film very well. Depth and dynamic movement are very good (in fact, surprisingly good for a mono track). The dialog is clean, stable, crisp, and easy to follow.
Fans of Brian De Palma's Dressed to Kill should definitely consider importing Carlotta Films' Blu-ray release. Not only does it include the original mono track, but it also has a very good selection of supplemental features. The long video interviews are very interesting. I especially liked the one with Angie Dickinson, as she discusses in great detail her contribution to Dressed to Kill and the type of taboos the film broke. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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