1940-
I am fascinated with the films of De Palma. With the exception of Scarface, I love everything that Ive seen from this brilliant director. Recently I rewatched Blow Out and found striking similarities with Antonioni's Blow-up. De Palma's version however, succeeds where Antonioni's thriller failed- at delivering a taut mystery that builds up on its narrative. Blow-up felt shallow and its ending was disappointing. But anyway, this thread's about De Palma and his movies. He is one of the few imaginative (though at times he does get carried away by his visual excesses) directors to emerge during the 70s.
What are your favourite movies from this man?
Highly recommended films: Blow Out, Dressed To Kill
Recommended films: Carrie, Carlito's Way
Not recommended films: Casualties of War, The Untouchables, MI
Avoid like the plague: Scarface