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84. Body Double (1984)
This erotic thriller by Brian De Palma almost made me jump out of excitement after I finished it. I thought it was a sheer masterpiece and that it succeeded in everything it was aiming for.
The story of the film is kind of an obvious, but very clever mix between Vertigo and Rear Window. The film is filled with references to Hitchcock and they are often presented in a laughable way, but that is of course what this film is going for. While thrilling the audience, it also keeps it at a certain distance with a good sense of comedy and a lot of over the top scenes.
Furthermore this film also contains some of De Palma's best directing. The story is set in a Hollywood environment and the director inserts many creative film techniques and inside jokes to express the ambient filmmaking atmosphere.
Most people see this film merely as a potential guilty pleasure, but I actually consider it a masterpiece. It's a wonderful tribute to the master of suspense and to filmmaking in general, but unfolds as a unique, skillful and very entertaining spectacle on its own. I'm sure at least a few of you will feel the same as I do after watching it, just like there will be others that won't be able or won't be prepared to see behind the more silly and over the top moments. Somehow I completely went along with this one and ended up LOVING it.
See this sexy, horrific and wildly entertaining '80s movie and decide for yourself!
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This erotic thriller by Brian De Palma almost made me jump out of excitement after I finished it. I thought it was a sheer masterpiece and that it succeeded in everything it was aiming for.
The story of the film is kind of an obvious, but very clever mix between Vertigo and Rear Window. The film is filled with references to Hitchcock and they are often presented in a laughable way, but that is of course what this film is going for. While thrilling the audience, it also keeps it at a certain distance with a good sense of comedy and a lot of over the top scenes.
Furthermore this film also contains some of De Palma's best directing. The story is set in a Hollywood environment and the director inserts many creative film techniques and inside jokes to express the ambient filmmaking atmosphere.
Most people see this film merely as a potential guilty pleasure, but I actually consider it a masterpiece. It's a wonderful tribute to the master of suspense and to filmmaking in general, but unfolds as a unique, skillful and very entertaining spectacle on its own. I'm sure at least a few of you will feel the same as I do after watching it, just like there will be others that won't be able or won't be prepared to see behind the more silly and over the top moments. Somehow I completely went along with this one and ended up LOVING it.
See this sexy, horrific and wildly entertaining '80s movie and decide for yourself!
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