Best DePalma Film

rhett · 09-07-2002, 08:09 AM

Brian DePalma has made some great horror films over the years, but there has got to be a single film that stands out as his best...so what is it going to be?

DefJeff · 09-07-2002, 08:23 AM

damn, as much as i love Dressed to Kill, i had to go with the all time great Scarface as my pick ..... that movie is just so amazing

09-07-2002, 08:26 AM

DePalma has made some truly great films, but I've always thought that SISTERS is his best film, so I obviously voted for it. It is a brilliant psychological horror film, and I think it deserves more respect than it gets!

moogong · 09-09-2002, 04:18 PM

Gotta show love to "The Untouchables"!

Egg_Shen · 09-09-2002, 08:05 PM

My favorite is “Blow Out”. A really fantastic movie that doesn’t seem to get the recognition it deserves.

bigdaddyhorse · 09-09-2002, 11:51 PM

Gotta go with Scarface! "Jew wanna fuck wit me mang?!?"
No votes for Mission To Mars? How can this be?

09-10-2002, 08:39 AM

I would prob. have to go with "Sisters" with "Blow Out" coming in close behind!

09-10-2002, 09:20 AM

Best Brian DePalma horror film....... Carrie!

Best Brian DePalma film in general....... The Untouchables!

KillerCannabis · 09-11-2002, 07:21 PM

I had to go with Scarface. There's just a certain quality to that film that makes me love every second of it. But Carrie and Carlito's Way were close seconds.

moogong · 09-14-2002, 02:07 AM

There are a few De Palma films that I thought would have been much better had they had a different cast. I would have liked Snake Eyes but Nic Cage performance was really weak, IMHO. Mission Impossible could have been better also but Tom Cruise its hard for me to see Tom Cruise as a super spy badass.

09-14-2002, 09:54 AM

CASUALTIES OF WAR. The film has no faults, the acting is strong, as are the direction, screenplay, cinematography and the Ennio Morricone score is one of his finest.

Hellbilly · 09-14-2002, 11:59 AM

Even tho I really love CARRIE I Had to vote for DRESSED TO KILL, a classy and sexy thriller. Provoking and unsettling. One of his best ever.

indiephantom · 09-19-2002, 12:07 AM

I love DePalma and had the pleasure of meeting him just last week!! I find it tough to choose between my four favorites which are CARRIE, DRESSED TO KILL, BLOW OUT and BODY DOUBLE. I went with Carrie because it's the one I've rewatched the most. Great poll.

mcchrist · 09-20-2002, 07:22 AM

BODY DOUBLE

I had to go with this as I've been reading alot of Bret Easton Ellis, and this was Patrick Bateman's favorite film. Its easy to see why, this was a nice piece of bloody mayhem, and I also can understand why Ellis would identify with it.

bwana the clown · 09-20-2002, 09:51 AM

Damn, this was a hard one to pick! I love so many of those movies, but I'm going for The Untouchables.

Phantom Of The Paradise would come an awful close second.

View Poll Results: Best Brian DePalma Film
Body Double	7	6.42%
Blow Out	15	13.76%
Carrie	27	24.77%
Dressed To Kill	11	10.09%
The Fury	1	0.92%
Phantom of the Paradise	4	3.67%
Sisters	7	6.42%
Scarface	19	17.43%
Carlito's Way	5	4.59%
Snake Eyes	2	1.83%
Casualties of War	2	1.83%
Raising Cain	0	0%
Mission: Impossible	1	0.92%
Mission To Mars	0	0%
The Untouchables	8	7.34%
The Bonfire Of The Vanities	0	0%
Femme Fatale	0	0%
Voters: 109. You may not vote on this poll

09-07-2002, 08:09 AM	#1
rhett Moderator Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Canada Posts: 8,876	Best DePalma Film Brian DePalma has made some great horror films over the years, but there has got to be a single film that stands out as his best...so what is it going to be? __________________ "It's a good scream...it's a good scream..."

09-07-2002, 08:23 AM	#2
DefJeff Franca Stoppi's #1 fan Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Hamden, CT Posts: 3,112	damn, as much as i love Dressed to Kill, i had to go with the all time great Scarface as my pick ..... that movie is just so amazing __________________ Thrash explains TWIN PEAKS!: <thrashard76> its the ultimate tribute to Italian cinema, no real plot but fun just the same My Growing DVD Collection

09-09-2002, 11:51 PM	#6
bigdaddyhorse Detroit Hi-on Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Under a rock Posts: 11,935	Gotta go with Scarface! "Jew wanna fuck wit me mang?!?" No votes for Mission To Mars? How can this be? __________________ "!" My Fucking DVDS

09-10-2002, 08:39 AM	#7
Joel Groce Guest Posts: n/a	toughie! I would prob. have to go with "Sisters" with "Blow Out" coming in close behind!

09-07-2002, 08:26 AM	#3
Cujo108 Guest Posts: n/a	DePalma has made some truly great films, but I've always thought that SISTERS is his best film, so I obviously voted for it. It is a brilliant psychological horror film, and I think it deserves more respect than it gets!

09-09-2002, 04:18 PM	#4
moogong I can choke you out! Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 5,433	Gotta show love to "The Untouchables"!

09-09-2002, 08:05 PM	#5
Egg_Shen broomhead Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 952	My favorite is “Blow Out”. A really fantastic movie that doesn’t seem to get the recognition it deserves.

09-10-2002, 09:20 AM	#8
Snake Plissken Guest Posts: n/a	Best Brian DePalma horror film....... Carrie! Best Brian DePalma film in general....... The Untouchables!

09-11-2002, 07:21 PM	#9
KillerCannabis Slow, Deep & Hard Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: So Cal Posts: 5,606	I had to go with Scarface. There's just a certain quality to that film that makes me love every second of it. But Carrie and Carlito's Way were close seconds.

09-14-2002, 02:07 AM	#10
moogong I can choke you out! Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 5,433	There are a few De Palma films that I thought would have been much better had they had a different cast. I would have liked Snake Eyes but Nic Cage performance was really weak, IMHO. Mission Impossible could have been better also but Tom Cruise its hard for me to see Tom Cruise as a super spy badass.

09-14-2002, 09:54 AM	#11
Derrick Howes Guest Posts: n/a	It has to be... CASUALTIES OF WAR. The film has no faults, the acting is strong, as are the direction, screenplay, cinematography and the Ennio Morricone score is one of his finest.

09-14-2002, 11:59 AM	#12
Hellbilly Water-squirting greatness Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Franconia Posts: 13,665	Even tho I really love CARRIE I Had to vote for DRESSED TO KILL, a classy and sexy thriller. Provoking and unsettling. One of his best ever. __________________ "Common sense turns me on"

09-19-2002, 12:07 AM	#13
indiephantom Horny Spirit Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Ghost World Posts: 3,880	I love DePalma and had the pleasure of meeting him just last week!! I find it tough to choose between my four favorites which are CARRIE, DRESSED TO KILL, BLOW OUT and BODY DOUBLE. I went with Carrie because it's the one I've rewatched the most. Great poll.

09-20-2002, 07:22 AM	#14
mcchrist A new breed of pervert! Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Keepin' the dogs away... Posts: 7,984	BODY DOUBLE I had to go with this as I've been reading alot of Bret Easton Ellis, and this was Patrick Bateman's favorite film. Its easy to see why, this was a nice piece of bloody mayhem, and I also can understand why Ellis would identify with it. __________________ McChrist's MySpace Cult-Stitch on MySpace

09-20-2002, 09:51 AM	#15
bwana the clown Supreme Ruler Of Sados Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Farthest Reaches Of The Downunderverse! Posts: 2,335	Damn, this was a hard one to pick! I love so many of those movies, but I'm going for The Untouchables. Phantom Of The Paradise would come an awful close second. __________________ BE...Entertained / BE...Informed / BE...FABULOUS!

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