Blow Out

Filmways Pictures | Release Date: July 24, 1981

7.8	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 42 Ratings

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Voodoo123Sep 22, 2022

+Fantastic cast
+Great pacing/editing
+Decent plot -Some leaps of logic interrupt the flow towards the end The movie carries an interesting - slightly nerdy concept of a sound recordist embroiled in a cover up plot. The film starts as a+Fantastic cast
+Great pacing/editing
+Decent plot
-Some leaps of logic interrupt the flow towards the end

The movie carries an interesting - slightly nerdy concept of a sound recordist embroiled in a cover up plot. The film starts as a mystery drama and then becomes a fairly run of the mill thriller. A very well done albeit unsurprising watch.… Expand

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HabibiehakimNov 17, 2021

De Palma's can make a similar story with the same technique and it's still fantastic, Blow Out it's hell of a terrifying movie, De Palma's camera is you, you literally feel like you was involved every second of it, you feel it, you saw it,De Palma's can make a similar story with the same technique and it's still fantastic, Blow Out it's hell of a terrifying movie, De Palma's camera is you, you literally feel like you was involved every second of it, you feel it, you saw it, and you care about it, it's a masterful of a work with a marvelous performance by all the cast, Blow Out is another solid terrifying thriller by Brian De Palma.… Expand

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royalguy07Jan 6, 2023

Some cool and inventive camera work, definitely loses a lot of steam in the middle portion. Features one of the most shocking ending scenes I can every remember, I can't decide if was brilliant or the stupidest thing I have ever seen.

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JeBjBoSep 2, 2023

This one sits with you. And the more you think about "Blow Out", the more fascinating it gets. Not as flashy or sleazy as De Palma's films before and after this, I can understand why it got overlooked initially. But I'm glad I finally checkedThis one sits with you. And the more you think about "Blow Out", the more fascinating it gets. Not as flashy or sleazy as De Palma's films before and after this, I can understand why it got overlooked initially. But I'm glad I finally checked it out because, while the screenplay is very good in how it infuses the story with paranoia, the real star is the editing and camerawork (+ the sound design)! Travolta is amazing, you can interpret a lot of stuff into this film, not much more that I can say what others haven't already said. It's very moody, and very good.… Expand

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