May be because I do not usually watch horror movies

Rating: 8/10 (17 November 2008)

I sat to watch this movie with a lot of expectation, since it is ranked among the top 20 of all time and was directed by Hitchcock. Usually I enjoy both the dialogs and visuals from a Hitchcock movie but in this the only dialog I remember was during the start'He was flirting with you, he must have noticed the ring on my hand'. On the visual side however the noticeable, innovation (must have been at that time) was the height at which the house (of the Norman) was located, it must have been the camera angle too, that every time you look at it, it gives you a spooky feeling, so just the angle did it! The concept of the movie however is the thing that has taken it to the top of the list (I guess), which has been used in several movies by now but must have been a novelty at that time. The lead actor's performance is the best in the movie, even though in the starting one might think that it can't be him, it must be the lady herself or her lover but this guy gets into the frame perfectly and unfolds himself with each dialog. On the whole a good movie but Rear window still remains my favorite Hitchcock movie.