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By Andy S (1,590) on 10 Oct 2017

Talk about a disorienting intro! But shit was it captivating and interesting to look at…

Review of Blow Out (1981)

By Isadore H (382) on 10 Oct 2017

Talk about a disorienting intro! But shit was it captivating and interesting to look at…

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By Tim Brayton (2,283) for Alternate Ending (372) on 23 Sep 2017

A wonderful thriller, densely plotted and so full of thematic resonance that it's almost incapable of supporting its own weight…

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By Ninon M (145) on 29 Aug 2017

Before Tarantino, Brian de Palma already offered ultra-stylized pictures…

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By Will S (635) on 24 Jul 2017

The process of sound editing this movie exposes its viewers to is only another engrossing highlight in one of the best Brian de Palma movies…

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By Brandon S (2,121) on 30 May 2017

An excellent thriller that is, at the end of the day, a perfect example of a thriller made by a student of Hitchcock…

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By Knox M (462) on 13 Apr 2017

You know, De Palma tried and tried to ripoff Hitchock but finally his own imitation had become its own style…

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By Michael F (1,296) on 25 Nov 2016

Good performances by Travolta and Lithgow…

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By Cody M (1,392) on 23 Aug 2016

Seeng a crime mystery from a different perspective was the most compelling part of this movie…

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By Jon C (1,457) on 06 Aug 2016

Extremely interesting thriller One of the best political thrillers and one of Brian de Palma's best films, Blow Out features John Travolta…

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By Daniel P (2,457) on 06 Aug 2016

No one wants to know about conspiracy any more…

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By Johannes J (261) on 25 Jul 2016

Jack Terry: No one wants to know about conspiracy any more…

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By Simon D (1,648) on 14 Jun 2016

Quite a good thriller with Travolta playing a more humble role that usual…

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By Brad S (2,657) on 27 Mar 2016

Unconvincing Hitchcockian conspiracy thriller. Derivative…

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By Craig W (627) on 01 Feb 2016

Probably Brian De Palma's best film, and one of the best films of the '80s…

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By Sam M (1,488) on 28 Jan 2016

De Palma continued working on his style of the genre here, also it's one of the few genres almost practically made for Travolta…

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By Brendan N (1,490) on 14 Dec 2015

Two stars, only because getting one star requires at least some effort at comedy…

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By Squall C (93) on 07 Nov 2015

Director DePalma recycles the polished tension of Alfred Hitchcock and a premise inspired by Michelangelo Antonioni's 1966 film Blow Out, and…

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By Peter F (998) on 27 Aug 2015

DePalma's thriller is dated by today's standards, but the interesting use of sound and film references (the least of which not being Antonioni's…

Review of Blow Out (1981)

By Alec B (1,705) on 04 Aug 2015

An endlessly inventive thriller and, unlike so many other conspiracy movies, it never collapses under the weight of increasingly convoluted…

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