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<blockquote data-quote="Willie Oleson" data-source="post: 411634" data-attributes="member: 8">OH DEAR WINDOW! (1954)[ATTACH=full]54629[/ATTACH]It looks well-made, technically speaking, but everything else is surprisingly underwhelming.The novelty of watching an actor watching other actors doesn&#039;t justify the film&#039;s generous running-time, but the main problem is the complete lack of suspense.Why should I care about an unknown character killing another unknown character? They sure tried to ramp it up with many references to the victim&#039;s bodyparts but it still didn&#039;t work for me.The other part of the story, which may have been the most important one, is the effect it has on the main characters.Initially, Grace Kelly&#039;s character looks like the antagonist, the person who comes between the viewer and James Stewart doing his Hitchcock thing.Little did I know that the story would take a nosedive once she got on board with&nbsp;&nbsp; the intrigue about the alleged murder.Not because of Grace Kelly or the way she acts, but it robs the story of self-criticism. Because let&#039;s be honest, spying on other people is a very nasty business.James Stewart does mention something about it towards the end of the film, but it&#039;s all quickly glossed over to make way for the crime part of the story, and it all ends in a typical Hollywood fashion as we see the &quot;villain&quot; attack James Stewart.To add insult to injury, there isn&#039;t even a plot twist.There&#039;s no chemistry between Stewart and Kelly at all, but at least Thelma Ritter provides some pleasant small talk.The story of Miss Lonelyheart is far more interesting than the murder, and Miss Torso puts the &quot;rear&quot; in REAR WINDOW.It&#039;s not a stupid film, I don&#039;t hate it, but it&#039;s been such a waste of time.Hitchcock re-re-ranked:The BirdsNotoriousRebeccaPsychoNorth By NorthwestThe Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)RopeSuspicionShadow Of A DoubtVertigoRear WindowStrangers On A Train (I swapped &quot;Rope&quot; and &quot;North&quot; because I remembered that Cary Grant did a topless/towel only scene, and then I also swapped &quot;North&quot; and &quot;The Man&quot; because no one sang Que Sera Sera in North By Northwest).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Willie Oleson, post: 411634, member: 8"] OH DEAR WINDOW! (1954) [ATTACH type="full"]54629[/ATTACH] It looks well-made, technically speaking, but everything else is surprisingly underwhelming. The novelty of watching an actor watching other actors doesn't justify the film's generous running-time, but the main problem is the complete lack of suspense. Why should I care about an unknown character killing another unknown character? They sure tried to ramp it up with many references to the victim's bodyparts but it still didn't work for me. The other part of the story, which may have been the most important one, is the effect it has on the main characters. Initially, Grace Kelly's character looks like the antagonist, the person who comes between the viewer and James Stewart doing his Hitchcock thing. Little did I know that the story would take a nosedive once she got [I]on board with[/I] the intrigue about the alleged murder. Not because of Grace Kelly or the way she acts, but it robs the story of self-criticism. Because let's be honest, spying on other people is a very nasty business. James Stewart does mention something about it towards the end of the film, but it's all quickly glossed over to make way for the crime part of the story, and it all ends in a typical Hollywood fashion as we see the "villain" attack James Stewart. To add insult to injury, there isn't even a plot twist. There's no chemistry between Stewart and Kelly at all, but at least Thelma Ritter provides some pleasant small talk. The story of Miss Lonelyheart is far more interesting than the murder, and Miss Torso puts the "rear" in REAR WINDOW. It's not a stupid film, I don't hate it, but it's been such a waste of time. Hitchcock re-re-ranked: The Birds Notorious Rebecca Psycho North By Northwest The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) Rope Suspicion Shadow Of A Doubt Vertigo Rear Window Strangers On A Train (I swapped "Rope" and "North" because I remembered that Cary Grant did a topless/towel only scene, and then I also swapped "North" and "The Man" because no one sang Que Sera Sera in North By Northwest). [/QUOTE]

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