Classic Hitchcock

Rating: Null/10 (27 March 2000)

Rear Window(1954) in its restored edition is better than ever with improvements made with the look and sound of the film. It is Alfred Hitchcock's second great film right after Vertigo(1958). Rear Window was Alfred Hitchcock's first box office hit. The colors of the movie are fresher and make the movie seem brand new.

Alfred Hitchcock's top five movies are 1.Vertigo(1958), 2.Rear Window(1954), 3.Psycho(1960), 4.The Birds(1963), and 5.North By Northwest(1959). It is filled with terrific scenes of suspense and nerve wecaking mystery. James Stewart is great as usual as a curious photographer. Thelma Ritter adds some morbid humor to the film with her dialogue.

My ten favorite Hitchcock films are 1.Strangers on a Train(1951), 2.Notorious(1946), 3.The 39 Steps(1934), 4.Vertigo(1958), 5.Rear Window(1954), 6.The Birds(1963), 7.Frenzy(1972), 8.North By Northwest(1959), 9.Rope(1948), and 10.Marnie(1964). Raymond Burr is menacing as the mysterious salesman. The protagonist is someone who likes to look into the lives of his fellow neighboors. Grace Kelly is alluing as Jeffery's girlfriend.

Rear Window(1954) deals with the theme of voyeurism although without the explicit nature of Michael Powell's Peeping Tom(1960) which took a more extreme viewpoint. This movie is filled with Hitchcock humor. This is a film that will stand the test of time as all great movies eventually do. It is best to see it on the big screen because it is the best way to View Rear Window(1954).