Well we have come to another James (Jimmy) Stewart movie, today's review is no other then Rear Window. I was looking forward to this movie because, one my mom and girlfriend talked about how good it was, and two, I liked Disturbia. Also this is Alfred Hitchcock and to my knowledge I have never seen a Hitchcock movie all the way through. All this to say I was in good positive spirits going into this review.
Rear Window is based off a short story and directed by Hitchcock. Some even say it is one of Hitchcock's best works. This film was nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Director. While the film making aspect of this film is not ground breaking the story itself is one that has been referenced and redone many times:
One of the most recent adaptations slash remakes is Disturbia starring Shilabuff (sp?). Funny story about this though is that Distubia got sued for plagiarizing the book. I guess they didn't ask for permission of something. I was going to look more into it but I got bored.
The internet tells me that Rear Window should be critiqued like this:
IMDB = 8.7 out of 10
Rotten Tomatoes (Critic Rating) = 100%
Rotten Tomatoes (Audience Rating) = 95%
These ratings are very, very, very, very, very high. Seems like the internet really likes this movie.
Now lets see what I think, because that's the opinion I trust most. The characters in this film were decent. The women both Stella the Nurse and Grace Kelly's character were both very amusing. Stella at moments was down right hilarious and Grace Kelly was fun but mainly she was there to be pretty. The cop friend of our main character was a flat character as was the mysterious man they were watching. Nothing were super special about either of these character but both were played well and important to the story. Now our main star James (Jimmy) Stewart was the same old James (Jimmy) Stewart he has always been. I still feel that he is the same person in everything and all that changes is his occupation and motive, but I don't care I think he is still awesome.
The story was very interesting and suspenseful. The tension of spying on someone and not really knowing for sure what is happening is a great idea though I am curious if this is where the Patriot Act came from. Anyways, this movie was great from beginning to end, but for some reason during the climax I kept thinking of this song:
The script was well written and there are some saying the use back then that I wish we used today. Phrases like "hows your stomach?" "empty as a football". I want to use this in the near future and see how people react. As always there were lots of things an audience member could learn from this movie. Things like:
#1: Don't count on cops
#2: Girls dance around in their underwear
#3: Women pretend to have dinner parties
#4: People eat fish heads and rice
#5: People don't use blinds or curtains often
#6: Dog don't use elevators they use baskets
Wow! What a wealth of knowledge I just laid on you. Also what the frick is a rear window? This didn't take place in a car. Do people call the windows in the back of their house a rear window? I need to know because this whole time I just call them windows. I want to make sure I use the proper name.
The cinematography in this movie was great. Combined with the silence used in some scenes I really felt like I was spying on these different people outside of the window. It really helped in building up the suspense and drama in this film. While cinematography and sound may be a strength to this movie special effect well...... look for your self:
Overall I really enjoyed this movie, but I do think I would have enjoyed it more if I hadn't seen Disturbia before hand and went into this movie not knowing anything about it. Still I give this movie a B-
Now for a bonus feature (and this isn't even a DVD) you will now read about my journey through tying food. First off I love McDonald's but there are a few items that I was a little nervous to try for different reasons but I decided to give it a go and try these items with my girlfriend. First up was the Holiday Pie. It is a custard filled pie with sugar cookie crust. This honestly wasn't that bad it might be a little to sweet to eat a whole one but it was way better then my low expectations were. Next up was the Filet o' Fish. This one I was terrified to try something about fast food and fish doesn't sit right with me, I don't know why. Anyways it didn't make me want to throw up but I defiantly won't be eating this one again. Last up was the McRib. Now I know that everyone goes crazy for this when it is out but I was always weirded out by it. It looked like ribs, you know like a rack of ribs that you eat off the bone, except there is no bone in this rib patty. It is like the took "rib" meat and crammed it into a rib mold and made patties. Anyways it wasn't great and it wasn't horrible. It was just ok. I don't understand why everyone loves this. I could care less if I ever have another one in my life. Well, that's it thank you for reading this bonus feature.
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