Amazing Effects, Now And 1958(SPOILERS)

Rating: 9/10 (31 December 2006)

SPOILERS
Ah, the good old classic Alfred Hitchcock movies. Nothing can get much better than watching them on a rainy day. Actually, I watched this instead of celebrating the New Year. I am definitely glad, though. This is an incredible film. For starters, the color in this film was just plain and utterly amazing. I guess people back in 1958 were way more amazed than I am. Also, this has one of the most twist endings ever in film. I will tell you when I tell you the plot. Anyway, this also has a brilliant score by Hermann. It is definitely one of his best Hitchcock film scores. This also of course it famous for the shots of Scottie looking down when he is up really high. You know what I mean. Also, Scottie is really creepy in the last forty-five minutes of this film.
Here is the plot. A ex-detective with acrophobia is hired by a man named Elster to look after his wife while he is not around. Elster thinks that his wife is possessed by the ghost of Carlotta. Carlotta killed herself, and Elster thinks that his wife named Madeleine will do the same thing. When Scottie is following her he becomes obsessed with her. Then one day she commits suicide by jumping off a bell tower on a church. He is heartbroken by the death. Then later he meets Judy Barton, who looks a lot like Madeleine. He becomes obsessed with Judy. He actually makes her dress like Madeleine, change her hair color to match Madeleine's, and even style her hair like Madeleine's. Then he takes her up the bell tower to reenact the scene with Madeleine, only he hopes to save her and get rid of that memory. Then Scottie finds out that Judy was with him all along. She was working for Elster. He dressed Judy up to look like Madeleine. Elster killed Madeleine and threw her body out of the bell tower. Judy then falls out of the bell tower to her death.
Overall, this is a fantastic suspense film done by Hitchcock. Although it is not his best work, it is still fantastic. Sometimes in this movie, though, it did not feel like a Hitchcock film at all. It felt like something else, I just do not what, though. Anyway, you know why Judy and Madeleine look so darn alike? Well, they were both portrayed by the same exact actress. Speaking of performance, James, or Jimmy, Stewart's performance was great, as well as psychotic. This is a very thrilling suspense film that every fan of suspense, as well as Hitchcock, will love.
9/10
Recommended Films: Psycho, and North By Northwest.