Review of Blow Out (1981) by Corey N — 20 Aug 2007

This stylish Brian DePalma thriller plays off the theme of the.

Unsuspecting witness who discovers a crime and is thereby put in grave.

Danger, but with a novel twist.

Jack is a sound-man who works on "Grade-B" horror movies. Late one.

Evening, he is "sampling" sounds for use on his movies, when he hears.

Something unexpected through his sound equipment and records it.

Curiosity gets the better of him when the media become involved, and he.

Begins to unravel the pieces of a nefarious conspiracy.

As he struggles to survive against his shadowy enemies and expose the.

Truth, he doesn't know who he can trust...

DePalma scores another hit with this visually amazing movie that.

Involves the connotations of sound as one of the main points of the.

Film. if it wasn't for the sound or the usual amazing camera-work from.

De Palma, this would be just you average thriller.

As the cast (apart from Lithgow) really don't put their all into the.

Movie, and the story can sometimes be your average conspiracy thriller.

That can be found on any cable channel nowadays.

But there is something very tense about the visuals and the sound that.

Hold the audience captivated for the very first act of the film. not.

One of De Palmas best films, but for a visual and aural experience,.

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