tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847155578608673190.post488400962519049924..comments2024-01-13T19:29:47.831+08:00Comments on Big Screen Small Words: Blindspot: Rear WindowBig Screen Small Wordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15047376725272000920noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847155578608673190.post-59765110716429049552014-07-06T23:11:26.286+08:002014-07-06T23:11:26.286+08:00Thank you for the suggestions! I liked it, but it ...Thank you for the suggestions! I liked it, but it didn't wow me or anything. I think the style like this worked before because of the actors who were in the roles. I don't think it'll be the same if Hollywood remade this exact movie now (although there are already movies that exemplify similar themes) because there's so much technological advances that everything just becomes a really dated coincidence just to keep the mystery alive.Big Screen Small Wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15047376725272000920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847155578608673190.post-78992835185753643032014-07-05T04:24:36.136+08:002014-07-05T04:24:36.136+08:00Like the others, I'm not sure what would make ...Like the others, I'm not sure what would make the greatest gateway drug for Hitch...though this isn't a bad choice. You <i>liked it</i> at least, so that's a good sign. I was always intrigued by the voyeuristic nature of the story, and how the characters think they can put together a story from the cheap seats...<br /><br />...imagine what they'd do nowadays if they had social media to work with too!<br /><br />(Sidenote: I went down a similar tangent during yesterday's Freeze Frame post about CHINATOWN).<br /><br />Beyond the titles Fisti mentioned above, I'd also recommend Strangers on a Train, Rope, and Shadow of a Doubt. With the last one, make yourself a fun double-feature and watch it immediately after 2013's Stoker.Ryan McNeilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00440134802928893661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847155578608673190.post-62283883632139987422014-06-30T12:33:41.777+08:002014-06-30T12:33:41.777+08:00Thank you for the suggestion! I started with Rear ...Thank you for the suggestion! I started with Rear Window because I was watching something that referenced to it. I was actually saving up Psycho until I've seen a few more because it seems like his best work.Big Screen Small Wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15047376725272000920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847155578608673190.post-61340979632750108092014-06-28T00:23:03.631+08:002014-06-28T00:23:03.631+08:00Bummed you didn't like this one a little more,...Bummed you didn't like this one a little more, but I do see where you're coming from. I agree that this may not have been the best Hitchcock film to start with. It's very experimental and could easily come off as dull. But I honestly can't think what <i>would</i> be best to begin with. Psycho, perhaps. It's my personal favorite Hitch, and I really don't think you can go wrong with it. Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847155578608673190.post-35718360195498392172014-06-19T15:55:41.312+08:002014-06-19T15:55:41.312+08:00Thank you for your suggestions! I'm not really...Thank you for your suggestions! I'm not really sure on what else to see of Hitchcock's work, besides the popular referenced ones - but I'm not sure if Rear Window was a great place to start. It did offer that suspenseful feeling at the finale, but it spent too much time with the build up that it didn't give ample time for the final scenes. Big Screen Small Wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15047376725272000920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847155578608673190.post-87616889661174427632014-06-17T21:06:22.488+08:002014-06-17T21:06:22.488+08:00YES!!! Finally someone who sees the light at the ...YES!!! Finally someone who sees the light at the end of this mediocre tunnel! This movie is so beloved and yet I just don't get it, and I LOVE Hitchcock! I recommend you get your hands on Vertigo, Psycho, The Birds, North By Northwest, The Man Who Knew Too Much, Lifeboat and Notorious. His work is so layered and so effective, but this is NOT the best showcase for that.<br /><br />You hit every nail on the head. It just lingers too long in so many of the unimportant parts. Brevity would have been a real lifesaver. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com