Rear Window [DVD]

What more can be said? Even rewatching it after many years, I can say it is truly a classic among classics—original, taut, unnerving.

So much has been said about this movie already, what's one more long description of the plot going to do? If you want to know the entire plot, read other reviews. I just want to give my thoughts on this movie.I find Rear Window (1954) to be entertaining, fun, suspenseful, and a little scary at times all rolled into one. The biggest reason why I like this movie is because Grace Kelly is in it. She was a looker and her performance in this movie was Oscar-worthy. She plays the role of Lisa Carol Fremont, who is the girlfriend of L.B. "Jeff" Jeffries, played by Jimmy Stewart. Stewart's performance was also great. Grace Kelly reminds me so much of Nicole Kidman, or should I say that Nicole Kidman reminds me of Grace Kelly. Kidman's overall look she had in The Others (2001) is so similar to Kelly's look in Rear Window, especially during the early part of Rear Window. Kidman's character name coincidentally in The Others is Grace Stewart.This movie takes place entirely in an apartment complex where the rear windows of all apartments are open and expose what is going on inside each apartment that overlooks a courtyard. It's funny to watch Jimmy Stewart's character take part in voyeurism. But his voyeurism pays off as he and several people are able to solve a murder that took place in an apartment across the courtyard. The suspense builds as the movie progresses.This DVD is in widescreen format. The extras are excellent. There is a documentary called Rear Window Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic, which describes the making of the movie with interviews with cast and crew, Hitchcock himself through an audio interview, and Hitchcock's daughter. It also shows how the movie was restored. Also included is a featurette with screenwriter John Michael Hayes. Other extras include production photographs, the theatrical trailer, a re-release trailer narrated by Jimmy Stewart, production notes, cast and filmmakers, and access to the original script.Overall, this is one of my favorite Alfred Hitchcock movies. I highly recommend it.

I have watched this movie a million times and it’s never disappointing. Good old Jimmy Stewart😘

A guy stuck in his apartment with nowhere to go.What trouble could he get into?I watched this again the other night.Watch Stewart's eyes. His performance is virtually perfect.Grace Kelly looks fantastic and does very well as a spoiled rich girl trying to convince her would be lover that she has the right stuff to fit into his world.Strong supporting roles, an amazing set, and Kelly's wardrobe (that isn't too dated unlike many '50s film that turn attractive women into period stereotypes) make this a joy to watch.The Blue Ray features many extras and a fairly easy to navigate menu.

Classic really a must see movie for any movie buff

"REAR WINDOW" (1954) This is director Alfred Hitchcock’s classic thriller! Even professional reviewers often fail to realize that a movie's box office success is largely determined by the moviegoer’s subconscious thoughts and feelings rather than objective logical reasons. And promoters of movies and products use subliminal devices to influence consumer response and sales. (For example, I once bought a pair of forest green pants, and later I realized the reason was because they reminded me of the pants worn by the legendary hero Robin Hood in the classic movie!)In Rear Window, the hulk-like Canadian actor Raymond Burr (Perry Mason) portrays the sullen Lars Thorwald. The salesman’s suspected guilt of a hideous murder infuses the movie with an electrifying atmosphere of eerie suspense. And leaving the graphic details of the murder to the imagination of the audience made it infinitely more gruesome. The resulting involuntary chills of terror have been traveling up the spines of moviegoers for decades, and have made this movie a memorable horror classic.The salesman’s ill-fated wife and the unlucky little dog served as props for that purpose. The other inhabitants in the building were mere distractions. But neither the delightful Thelma Ritter nor the universal love for Jimmy Stewart and the Princess of Monaco would be enough to save this film from boredom, were it not for the sinister vibes of Raymond Burr’s malevolent Thorwald. This clearly illustrates how good CASTING can be even more important than good writing, acting, and directing. And if you doubt this, try visualizing Don Knotts as the evil menacing heavy :)And a final bit of trivia…Notice the reference to THOR, the angry Norse god of thunder, hidden in the name of the story’s villain, “Lars Thorwald”. This character’s name added a subliminal aura of the supernatural and alien darkness to the already unsavory salesman.