Part of the fun in Hitchcock movies is his traditional cameos. He was in one of the windows in this film. Brian DePalma took elements from this movie for SISTERS, a terrific film in its own right, tho probably not for streamers. And of course, many movies have copied Rear Window (Disturbia, Woman in the Window, etc etc etc.
@criminalcontent LOVE your reactions!! Please try Disturbia which is a modern take on rear window. Other drama/thriller you should DEFINITELY try The Hitcher 1986 Phonebooth 2002 HEAT 1995 Heather's 1989 Carlito's Way 1993 Collateral 2004
Really looking forward to Vertigo, probably my favourite Hitchcock. I also love Rebecca and Dial M for Murder, even though they are dated in their own way. Two things on your great reaction. The accent was fake Hollywood accent called "Transatlantic" or Mid-Atlantic, a sort of British/American hybrid which was used mainly in 40's to 60's to portray an American Woman as sophisticated. You will hear it a lot in older Hollywood movies. The other was your observation that there were indeed strong women long before Hollywood went woke and wanted to pretend that a strong woman was a feminist and perfect in every way without needing any character development and able to beat 20 stone men up with a flick of their finger. Even iconic female action heroes of the 70's and 80's such as Ellen Ripley and Sarah Conor had to earn their striped and were never perfect and invulnerable, nor were they man haters. It is such a shame that social engineering and propaganda are now the aim of Hollywood rather than entertainment.
People held to a much higher moral standard back then. And, to be fair, Jimmy was in a cast that was all the way up to his crotch! (Having said all that, Grace Kelly was notorious for throwing herself to any and all!!! That she married the "King" of Monaco" should not have shocked anyone. As high as the morale standards in society were back then, "Princess Grace" certainly did not adhere to them!) Grace Kelly does give an outstanding performance in this film - both her acting and her being amazing eye candy - and I giver her props for doing so. Jimmy's performance is also top-notch. And a shout out to all the supporting cast for their brilliant performances. I absolutely love this film. I believe it is Hitchcock's best!
That little stammer in the delivery of various lines is famously just pure Jimmy Stewart being the relatable, somewhat vulnerable awkward hero of the film
James Stewart is famous for his very natural acting and "train of thought" kind of dialogue delivery, as if it's coming to him as he's speaking, leading to those stammers and pauses. He does it often in all his films. :)
Jimmy Stewart stated in later years that his stutter in movies came from trying to remember his lines on occasion. Instead of dead air, it gave him a moment to come up with the words.
Awesome reaction! Mrs. Thorwald’s head was in the hat box. Then Stella said, “I don’t want any part of her.” Then noticed that she made the unintended pun. That’s why she made that face.
"Rear Window" is one of the most psychologically complex films ever made. Numerous PhD dissertations have attempted to untangle the deep psychological threads. A simple thesis is that each window and apartment that Jefferies looks into represents a projection of either his unconscious fear or his unconsciously forbidden desire. Examples: maybe he will end up alone and miserable. Or if married, maybe he would feel unable to keep up with his wife's libido and end up feeling trapped. Even darker, he senses that there are things he's afraid he might do, or that might be done to him, or actions that he knows deep down inside that he is capable of doing. It's as if there's a disturbing itch inside of him that he just can't scratch, and it's not the itch inside his cast. "Vertigo" is even more complex and interesting.
Loved your reaction to this great movie. Now you've just got to see "Dial M for Murder". Another Hitchcock classic with Ray Milland and Grace Kelly. The plot, acting and direction is superb as one would always expect from a Hitchcock movie.
More Hitchcock, Coby? Yes!! Definitely Vertigo, but also Strangers on a Train, Notorious, Shadow of a Doubt, The 39 Steps, and much more after that. The deeper you dive into the Master's catalog, the more impressed you will be...
This guy has nailed it. Notorious has hardly ever had a reaction, but it is so good. It has Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman. I would add two others to his list, both with this same lead actor, James Stewart. Rope, and The Man Who Knew Too Much. Lifeboat is a fascinating work, that entirely takes place in a lifeboat. And Saboteur has its climax at the Statue of Liberty.
My mom always calls him Ironside, because of the other Burr’s famous role, when we watch the movie (and she always roots for Stella the nurse, as the star of the whole thing).
Crap, as a kid I remember having this minor argument with my mum. She was convinced it was not the same actor, we didn't have the luxury of the internet to find out. I wish I could settle it, but she's no longer with us. Thanks Mum for putting me on to Hitchcock films, and for sitting up to watch all the other late night old movies with me.
@@arconeagain My dad did the same for me. He’s passed on as well, and I appreciate more and more the things he passed on to me, including an appreciation for classic movies.
41:44 "Why did she pull that face?" asks Coby. It's when Thelma Ritter realized that what she just said was a pun: "I don't want any part of it" could refer to a part from a dismembered body.
The classic oldies still rank right at the top for me. Today's obsession with CGI and action means that the stories are often very weak. Never dismiss a film simply because of it's age or because it's black and white.
I would also add the generally mediocre writing to your list, creative bankruptcy - hence so many remakes, and the relentless PC box checking in order to condescendingly pander to "minorities", the "modern audience". Writers, back then, had lived through wars, fought in them, and had much tougher things to contend with. Also, the writers were chosen based on talent and merit. Whereas today, many writers/committees arrive fresh out of their college camps, replete with similar mindsets and a strong desire to push their "truth" into everything. This results in mostly homogeneous content that's sorely lacking in imagination and intelligence. This is one of the reasons why cinema attendances are on the slide.
That was a fantastic reaction to "Rear Window"! Particularly love how delighted Coby was with Grace Kelly. Amend that! Princess Grace! Now I want her to see every movie with great fashion! If the four she's watching are NxNW, Rear Window, Vertigo and Birds, I think Rear Window is going to be her fave of the batch. (It's definitely mine!) Looking forward to seeing the others......and I almost never watch Birds reactions. PS: In the 30s, 40s, 50s, there were plenty of strong roles for women; in fact the silent era was even moreso. The 70s was a groundbreaking period, including for many actresses, but the studio system broke down so they were making less movies, the ones they were making tended to be "guy heavy" stuff (which got real boring and ridiculous in the 80s), and also because with the new freedoms with nudity, cursing and violence, the few women that were onscreen were cast to be gratuitously nude or risque a third of the time. Whereas female driven movies could be (and often were) blockbuster hits up until even the early 80s, the only ones that are anymore is when they're running around like 80s male action figures, lol. (Of course, that's the same for male-driven movies as well, lol. Boring!)
Great reaction, I love that you're diving into Hitchcock's library, and yes Vertigo should be next. @9:36 Alfred was standing behind the piano player. He's usually somewhat obvious, but this one is so brief, most people don't notice him. fun/useless fact, @28:15 you mentioned that they were swirling their drinks, a brandy snifter is shaped so that the narrow top helps trap the aroma in the glass. Holding it in the palm of your hand warms the brandy, that's why they were swirling them, they say it enhances the aroma, having never had a brandy, I had to look it up. Grace even brings her glass up and just sniffs it. That's why the glass is called a brandy snifter.
Great reacting, Coby, you are fast becoming one of my favorites. An insight into this movie is that each window that Jeff peers into represents another possibility for his and Lisa's future. The newly wed, actually getting worn out by his "martial duties"; miss lonely heart, distraught and suicidal; Miss Torso is Lisa if he let's her go, being wooed by every man in town; the musician living a party life; and the Thorwalds, the worst possible outcome of a bad marriage. Also, the movie starts out slowly. Then there is a scene of a party in the musician's apartmemt and if you look closely, Hichcock is there, pushing ahead the hands on a mantel clock, as if saying, " let's move this". The pace picks up after that!
Coby is great. That was so much fun. I appreciate that she gets invested, picks up the details, is running right along with the mystery piece by piece, and having a great time with it. I'm looking forward to watching all her other Hitchcock reactions. (I consider Rear Window the one movie out of all films that you can put on for any audience and everyone will have a great time. It's really a love story disguised as a mystery, and not too violent or graphic to put anyone off. Lots of fun.)
Delightful commentary, as always. So happy you loved this one. It's such a gem, and a thoroughly unique one as well. So ingeniously staged and shot, and also a nice little 1954 time capsule. Sassy Thelma Ritter (1902-1969) was one of the great supporting players of the '50s. She earned 6 supporting actress Oscar nominations between 1950 and 1962 (though not for this film) and never won. You missed Hitch's cameo early on with the piano player. Keep the Hitchcocks coming ("Shadow of a Doubt" is another great one.)
There's a reason why Hitch was called the 'Master of suspense'.... A great movie A subtext of the different apartments is the different views of relationships for Jeff to 'pick from'....
That's an interesting observation. Even though Jeff is ostensibly in "mating mode," none of the mating options he observes from his rear window is particularly appealling to him. But in the end, the other relationships pan out, as does Jeff's (and even Thorwald finds resolution of a sort).
Coby really hit a great point of women in older films being active participants in service to the story. Feels like a major difference is that today's portrayal of "strong women" in films consists of women having to justify their existence as protagonists. They can't have any flaws or they're "weak". They can't have any love interests or they're not "independent" enough. Meanwhile you've got Grace Kelly here, Eva Marie Saint in North by Northwest, Sigourney Weaver in the Alien films, Sarah Conner, etc. Heck, even Leia in the 1st Star Wars took initiative and saved the hides of the male characters. All these great women characters' actions are parallel to the wider story at hand.
"Feels like a major difference is that today's portrayal of 'strong women' in films consists of women having to justify their existence as protagonists. They can't have any flaws or they're 'weak'. They can't have any love interests or they're not 'independent' enough." Seems like an enormous generalization, so I'm curious what movies you have in mind. I'm sure there are a lot of shallow movies out there in recent years that could be criticized in any number of ways, including that one. [check out Annihilation (2018) if you want to see a good horror science fiction movie with some quite flawed women]
Great reaction Coby! This is definitely my favorite Hitchcock film. It's not the most suspenseful of his films but there's something about the dialogue, the characters, the single location, and Hitch's direction that just makes it fun to watch. Can't wait to see your reaction to more Hitchcock!
When one of my friends wants to get into Hitchcock films, this is ALWAYS my first choice for them. A literally perfect movie with plenty of intrigue, romance and comedy. Thanks for being a GREAT REACTOR who also watches older movies. There aren't enough of people like you.
Actor Ross Bagdasarian who played the composer was a composer in real life. His main claim to fame is his being the creator and voice of Alvin and the Chipmunks using the stage name David Seville. His "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" was the only Christmas record to reach No. 1 until Mariah Carey’s "All I Want for Christmas is You" did so 60+ years later.
The film was made in Technicolor, which is a special film stock, requiring special cameras and extra lights, so all the colors shown (even the blue of the eyes) are part of the original film. Technicolor that has been restored/conserved, properly stored and preserved has deeply saturated colors with strong contrasts that will outlast many color film stocks that were invented more recently. (Other famous Technicolor films are Adventures of Robin Hood, Wizard of Oz, Gone With The Wind, The Red Shoes.)
28:27 - These older films were primarily filmed in Technicolor, a process that produced very pronounced, vivid colors in the film. This is my favorite Hitchcock movie, one of my top 5 favorite movies period. Jimmy Stewart was fantastic in this as always, Hitchcock loved casting him because he is a world class actor who could always convey what the director wanted.
Great reaction! I've watched a few from you and was baffled I wasn't subscribed before. (Fixed now.) Just after the 33 minute mark in the video you mention the halfway stutter/repetition in James Stewart 's delivery, wondering if it was a slipup they kept in. I take it you are not a big James Stewart fan then. This is how almost every character he played talks, because this was how he talked. One of the basic techniques is imitating Stewart is the stuttering slow way he talked, sounding like he hesitated over almost every sentence. If this is the case, I envy you a lot. You have a bunch of great movies ahead of you. James Stewart was known as the nice guy in Hollywood. He almost always played pleasant and harmless characters and was apparently a super nice guy in private too. He managed to do some great acting in his career even if he almost never changed his mannerism or way of talking. He just had this believable presence on screen. He could act ignorant, even stupid, or like in this case totally paranoid, but you would still sympathise or identify with him. So unless you are staying on the Hitchcock path, maybe look up some classic James Stewart movies. Or at least watch some more Hitchcock movies starring Stewart: Rope (1948), The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) and Vertigo (1958). Rope being a favorite Hitchcock movie only has Stewart in a minor main role, perhaps you should call it supporting. Like Rear Window it is a one location movie that feels more like a stage play than a movie. Hitchcock even tried to make it a one take movie (or at least as few as possible), but as it was decided to be in colour instead of black and white, the limitation of ten minutes of film per reel spoiled these plans. Hitchcock managed to hide a lot of cuts though and the movie plays out almost in real time, heightening the effect.
Alfred Hitchcock made one of his very brief appearances in this movie. He was the man winding the clock in the musician's apartment early in the movie. In the movie, The Birds, he was the man walking the poodles out of the pet store and in another movie he was in a crowd scene. His appearances are barely 5 seconds long.
@@nathans3241 I did to until a friend actually showed me. Some were hard to tell because he would wear a hat or cowboy hat or sunglasses in some. I was surprised.
tops Wright and Cotton were great in all thier roles - which reminded me of another great movie with her in it "The Little Foxes" and of course Cotton was in Gaslight, another fab movie.
Hi Coby, I loved your reaction to Rear Window and I'm glad you enjoyed it, it's my favourite Alfred Hitchcock movie :) one of his trademarks was making little cameo's in his films and he made a very brief one in this - he appears in the composers' apartment near the start. And the actors in the other apartments wore flesh coloured earpieces so he could communicate & give them direction.
The nurse, played by Thema Ritter, was nominated for an Oscar. Pay attention to the lyrics of the song at the end, there is a reference to the Grace Kelly character.
Been so long since I watched this, I'd forgotten that the guy he was watching was played by Aaron Burr (Perry Mason). They dyed his hair white for the movie.
Excellent reaction and fun to watch this classic with you. If you are open there are many fantastic crime thrillers from 1940-1982. Some not only hold up but are better with time. Be careful, some were popular due to star appeal and not storytelling. Can’t wait till you get into essential Film Noir and Modern Post Noir. Keep up the great channel.
I am really enjoying you watch Hitchcock. There's another movie made in the 80s which is very steamy called"Body Heat" it's also a sort of film noir mystery but done on the 80s.
This film was shot using the Technicolor process, which is known for reproducing very rich saturated colors. It gives films of the era a distinctive look. And it's one of the reasons Jimmy Stewart's blue eyes really pop.
Coby: "It's Hitchcock, he killed someone. He had to have killed someone." Haha, good call! I never fully realized how fun it can be to watch someone watching a good movie. But I guess it also depends on who is being watched--you're reactions are enjoyable to watch and your comments throughout are always good, insightful, or funny. You're good at this!
Hi, great job and please consider reacting to Anatomy of a Murder (1959) if you haven't already seen it. IMHO it is overall the best crime drama/comedy in cinema, though this and NxNW, are both right behind it. I know most will disagree with me, but do check it out and make up your own mind! Vertigo might be a little better of a film, however it doesn't have the comedy component.
@@flaggerifyI actually have seen all of them except for one silent film which apparently was lost forever. The films prior to 1934 were ASSIGNMENTS Hitchcock HAD to carry out, and weren't really very interesting, but they ALL had their moments.
Great reaction Coby. One of the greatest Hitchcock movies. The set was amazing. They took out the floor of the soundstage and built the set from the basement to the rafters. Apparently the top floor apartments were really hot because of their proximity to the lights. This movie is a great example for why he was known as the Master of Suspense. The "did he/didn't he" got drawn out for as long as possible. Your reaction was exactly what Hitch was going for. You won't regret going down this rabbit hole. He made at least 15 great movies and another 10 really good ones. After that the quality goes down a little bit. My recommendation for your next one is Notorious. But the other Grace Kelly movies are both fun, (Dial M For Murder and To Catch a Thief.) If you want to go really old The 39 Steps, The Lady Vanishes, and Sabotage are 3 of his best from before he came to Hollywood. Looking forward to whatever you choose to do next.
My first viewing of your channel and a new subscriber. Great reaction! You guessed it right from the beginning, but then started to doubt yourself. I first watched it on late night TV as a teenager, and wasn't sure until the end. Hitchcock is called the Master of Suspense, and this movie exemplifies that perfectly.
Yeah, the part where it's sped up to make the people run at the end was always weird looking to me as well. Also, where the killer at the end kept falling for the old flash bulb trick was one too many but overall, this is still my favorite Hitchcock movie. Dial M For Murder is my 2nd then Psycho for third place.
Had this movie on an old VHS tape. lol. I love how when everyone was focused on Miss lonely hearts and her suc. attmpt. that Hitchcock brought Thorwald into the scene. Thats great movie making. Few people mention the song you hear throughout the movie called "Lisa". such a beautiful song. You really hear it at the end of the movie. These older movies are so good The acting, writing, everything is so different. Real acting and the clothes and old cars.
Interesting bit of trivia if you didn't know already. Grace Kelly (who plays his girlfriend) retired from acting 2 years after this movie to become princess consort of Monaco. Her son Albert II is the current sovereign prince.
Grace Kelly's Hitchcock movies were some of her best.Dial M For Murder.To Catch A Thief with Cary Grant. Another favorite with her ,High Noon with Gary Cooper.
Love this movie! They spoofed it in an episode of The Simpsons, Bart Of Darkness, where Bart breaks his leg while jumping into his pool and ends up in a cast. He uses a telescope to spy on his neighbors until he witnesses Ned Flanders murder his wife, and tries to tell Lisa, who doesn't believe him, until she notices Ned burying something in the backyard.
I think you would really like watching some of the old black and white film noir movies from the 40s and 50s. I've been checking those out lately and I'm hooked on them. Those were some really great movies! Mystery, crime, drama and truly great actors. fantastic stuff.
Coby, you would be the first on UA-cam to react to The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) starring JS and Doris Day. It's my favorite Hitch, along with Notorious (1946).
@@criminalcontent and a bonus, in The Man who Knew too Much, Doris Day sings Que Sera Sera which was written for the film. They are not Hitchcock films, but if you like Jimmy Stewart, try The Man who Shot Liberty Valance and Anatomy of a Murder. BTW, you probably already looked it up but you mentioned he looks older than Grace Kelly. He'd have been about 44 when this was filmed, and she about 25.
Stupendous reaction to a truly great, nearly perfect film! Stewart, Kelly, and Ritter are phenomenal in this movie, and Hitchcock is at his very best. I love, love, love this film -- and thanks to a couple of college courses, appreciate the subtext, which is more intricate than you might imagine (for one thing, Rear Window was -- in part -- about the advent of television, and all of the dramas playing out before Jeff's spying eyes were meant to suggest different TV shows, starring Ms. Lonelyhearts, Ms. Torso, The Frustrated Composer, The Newlyweds, The Cute Middle-aged Couple with the Dog, etc. -- each framed in their own "screen" -- there's also the subtext about objectification of women and cannibalism, but we don't need to get into all of that -- "I don't want any part of it!"). I appreciate that you're open to older films and highly recommend the following gems: Hitchcock's Psycho, Strangers On a Train, and Notorious; and (from other directors) A Letter to Three Wives, His Girl Friday, My Man Godfrey, The Philadelphia Story, Todd Browning's Freaks, Dr. Strangelove: Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, Repulsion, The Graduate, Network, Annie Hall, Crimes and Misdemeanors, and Harold and Maude... for starters! Keep enjoying your journey and making it possible for others to tag along! Your reactions are terrific!
Sweetest Coby: You are a beautiful dee-light to react with. "REAR WINDOW" (1954) was originally filmed and released in TECHNICOLOR, and so the "blue eyes" of James Stewart, Grace Kelly and Wendell Corey are not tinkered with, and are indeed "au naturel bleu" on each of their three in technicolor kissers!
“If he goes out for a 3rd time they are body parts”. That statement had me LMAO! She did t know how right she was at that point. Great review of one of my favorite movies. And as a kid watching this for the 1st time I absolutely fell in love with Princess Grace, the most beautiful actress I have ever seen in any film.
That's a real building that's still there today. The piano player is the guy that created Alvin & The Chipmunks. Back in the 50's people only locked their doors when they went on vacation. They even left their car keys in the ignition so they'd know where they always were. Times have changed.
You will really like Hitchcock's "Dial M for Murder" and "The Man Who Knew Too Much." Another great (psychological) thriller (non-Hitchcock) is "The Bad Seed" from the 1950s about a pretty, polite, well-mannered, smart, blonde 8 year old girl who kills to get what she wants (not graphic but creepy).
You should specify which version of Hitchcock's "The Man Who Knew Too Much", since he made two versions of the film - the first in 1935 (starring Peter Lorre) and the second in 1956 (starring James Stewart and Doris Day). Of the two, Hitchcock said the first "was the work of a talented amateur, and the second was made by a professional". I tend to agree with Hitchcock's assessment.
Rear Window (my favourite), Vertigo (probably most people's favourite), North by Northwest, Psycho, Rope, The 39 Steps, Strangers on a Train, Rebecca (his Best Picture winner), Shadow of a Doubt (his declared favourite). There's a decent list to have a look at but by no means should anyone limit themselves to those! And it appears you are already two down.
I enjoy your reactions a lot! The "three times" line by Jimmy Stewart that you react to, is one of the details of the film that is not only confusing, but (I think) needlessly so (and I'm at a loss as to why): Jeff sees Thorwald leave his apartment (the night of the murder) TWICE, and return twice. The third time he leaves, it's with the woman dressed in black, at six am (to provide an alibi)... but Jeff is sleeping at the time & doesn't see either that 3rd departure or Thorwald's third return. So, when Jeff later asks Lisa, "WHY would a man leave his apartment three times on a rainy night, with a suitcase, and come back three times?" ...it's one of the most quotable lines in cinema, but it's not consistent with what Jeff has seen, or knows. Hitch was too detail-oriented, and too much of a perfectionist, that he wouldn't have realized this, especially on a major plot point. Could Hitch have filmed a third time that Thorwald left - that Jeff saw - but then cut it later to make the final edit tighter? I can't think of another explanation. (Overall, the film is fantastic & I've loved it for years!)
Vertigo is a pure psychological thriller with soo many subtle contexts. Hint: pay attention to the color pallette through the film. Great reaction too...Rear Window is one of my favs
Most women of the 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s were strong capable women who could hold their own. In the same time period it was possible for a blue collar husband to make enough to support a family of 4 and purchase a house and car. My mother took a job because she wanted a electric organ, fancy custom curtains and wall to wall carpet. Once she earned enough to cover them she quit and recultivated her hobbies. My grandmother took on a bobcat that was after her chickens. The bobcat lost.
My favorite Hitchcock. It's genius how Hitch shows us in the opening shot that Jeffries is a professional watcher, who is in a cast precisely because he got too close to his subject. Then we see Lisa's photo, so we see his relationship with Lisa also comes from him getting close to his subject. Getting involved is what he fears, but he can't seem to avoid it, even when he gets hurt.
Her accent is a muted Transatlantic (or Mid-Atlantic) accent that gained popularity in high society in the northeast US in the early 1900s. It was kind of an Americanized British accent. Audrey Hepburn had a similar speech pattern, but hers was unique because she was Dutch and spent time all over Europe. Cary Grant spoke in that transatlantic dialect as well.
@@izzonj I thought I’d better look it up. She was born in Belgium to Dutch parents, both from nobility. Belgium has always been a bit of a cultural hodgepodge.
Coby + Hitchcock --- Round 2!
Part of the fun in Hitchcock movies is his traditional cameos. He was in one of the windows in this film.
Brian DePalma took elements from this movie for SISTERS, a terrific film in its own right, tho probably not for streamers. And of course, many movies have copied Rear Window (Disturbia, Woman in the Window, etc etc etc.
@criminalcontent LOVE your reactions!!
Please try Disturbia which is a modern take on rear window.
Other drama/thriller you should DEFINITELY try
The Hitcher 1986
Phonebooth 2002
HEAT 1995
Heather's 1989
Carlito's Way 1993
Collateral 2004
Really looking forward to Vertigo, probably my favourite Hitchcock.
I also love Rebecca and Dial M for Murder, even though they are dated in their own way.
Two things on your great reaction.
The accent was fake Hollywood accent called "Transatlantic" or Mid-Atlantic, a sort of British/American hybrid which was used mainly in 40's to 60's to portray an American Woman as sophisticated.
You will hear it a lot in older Hollywood movies.
The other was your observation that there were indeed strong women long before Hollywood went woke and wanted to pretend that a strong woman was a feminist and perfect in every way without needing any character development and able to beat 20 stone men up with a flick of their finger.
Even iconic female action heroes of the 70's and 80's such as Ellen Ripley and Sarah Conor had to earn their striped and were never perfect and invulnerable, nor were they man haters.
It is such a shame that social engineering and propaganda are now the aim of Hollywood rather than entertainment.
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Yes I love the Aristocratic Philadelphia Pennsylvania accent of Grace Kelly
The man has Grace Kelly in his apartment and he's watching the neighbors.
Probably the best acting James Stewart ever did 😂
He obviously sustained a severe head injury along with his broken leg. It's the only explanation for why he wouldn't want to marry her.
exactly.
People held to a much higher moral standard back then. And, to be fair, Jimmy was in a cast that was all the way up to his crotch! (Having said all that, Grace Kelly was notorious for throwing herself to any and all!!! That she married the "King" of Monaco" should not have shocked anyone. As high as the morale standards in society were back then, "Princess Grace" certainly did not adhere to them!) Grace Kelly does give an outstanding performance in this film - both her acting and her being amazing eye candy - and I giver her props for doing so. Jimmy's performance is also top-notch. And a shout out to all the supporting cast for their brilliant performances. I absolutely love this film. I believe it is Hitchcock's best!
Yeah, the man has his own standards when it comes to priorities. Stood on the race track to take a picture. What a menace.
That little stammer in the delivery of various lines is famously just pure Jimmy Stewart being the relatable, somewhat vulnerable awkward hero of the film
James Stewart is famous for his very natural acting and "train of thought" kind of dialogue delivery, as if it's coming to him as he's speaking, leading to those stammers and pauses. He does it often in all his films. :)
@@bossfan49 Indeed! I would not be surprised if Goldblum were influenced by Stewart at least in part.
Jimmy Stewart stated in later years that his stutter in movies came from trying to remember his lines on occasion. Instead of dead air, it gave him a moment to come up with the words.
Awesome reaction! Mrs. Thorwald’s head was in the hat box. Then Stella said, “I don’t want any part of her.” Then noticed that she made the unintended pun. That’s why she made that face.
What's in the box? 🙃
@@jerryward3311 Don't look in the box, keep away from the box! ☹
Hitchcock doesn't do scary. He does SUSPENSE.
Except in Psycho and Birds...
@@haps2019 OK, Psycho and The Birds have a little of both.
I have a funny anecdote about Hitchcock/suspense/oven, but it's a trifle wordy.
"Rear Window" is one of the most psychologically complex films ever made. Numerous PhD dissertations have attempted to untangle the deep psychological threads. A simple thesis is that each window and apartment that Jefferies looks into represents a projection of either his unconscious fear or his unconsciously forbidden desire. Examples: maybe he will end up alone and miserable. Or if married, maybe he would feel unable to keep up with his wife's libido and end up feeling trapped. Even darker, he senses that there are things he's afraid he might do, or that might be done to him, or actions that he knows deep down inside that he is capable of doing. It's as if there's a disturbing itch inside of him that he just can't scratch, and it's not the itch inside his cast. "Vertigo" is even more complex and interesting.
Do you agree that she should watch the shining?
Loved your reaction to this great movie. Now you've just got to see "Dial M for Murder". Another Hitchcock classic with Ray Milland and Grace Kelly. The plot, acting and direction is superb as one would always expect from a Hitchcock movie.
The composer was actually played by a composer. He was the creator of Alvin and the Chipmunks among other things.
"There's too many blondes..." Something Hitch would never have said.
Great reaction to a great film. Please hurry back, Coby.
More Hitchcock, Coby? Yes!! Definitely Vertigo, but also Strangers on a Train, Notorious, Shadow of a Doubt, The 39 Steps, and much more after that. The deeper you dive into the Master's catalog, the more impressed you will be...
This guy has nailed it. Notorious has hardly ever had a reaction, but it is so good. It has Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman. I would add two others to his list, both with this same lead actor, James Stewart. Rope, and The Man Who Knew Too Much. Lifeboat is a fascinating work, that entirely takes place in a lifeboat. And Saboteur has its climax at the Statue of Liberty.
She will love the 39 Steps.
Try an oldie but a masterpiece…
“The Lady Vanishes”
All of us baby boomers know Thorwald as Perry Mason. Raymond Burr was an icon of '60's television
My mom always calls him Ironside, because of the other Burr’s famous role, when we watch the movie (and she always roots for Stella the nurse, as the star of the whole thing).
And played news reporter “Steve Martin” (yep) in the American version of the original Godzilla.
All lawyers are guilty!! Lol!
Crap, as a kid I remember having this minor argument with my mum. She was convinced it was not the same actor, we didn't have the luxury of the internet to find out. I wish I could settle it, but she's no longer with us. Thanks Mum for putting me on to Hitchcock films, and for sitting up to watch all the other late night old movies with me.
@@arconeagain My dad did the same for me. He’s passed on as well, and I appreciate more and more the things he passed on to me, including an appreciation for classic movies.
41:44 "Why did she pull that face?" asks Coby. It's when Thelma Ritter realized that what she just said was a pun: "I don't want any part of it" could refer to a part from a dismembered body.
And I'm pretty sure she accidentally said "I don't want any part of HER" 😂
Oh my gosh! As many times as I've seen this film , I missed the joke! "I don't want any (body) part of it."
Also the fact that she just spent the whole movie amateur sleuthing in the murder. A little late to have no part in it.
I think Thelma also realized what exactly was in the “hatbox!” Clue: something that goes UNDER a hat! 😂
One of the greatest movies ever made.
The classic oldies still rank right at the top for me. Today's obsession with CGI and action means that the stories are often very weak. Never dismiss a film simply because of it's age or because it's black and white.
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Its for the first one, it's for the second.
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I would also add the generally mediocre writing to your list, creative bankruptcy - hence so many remakes, and the relentless PC box checking in order to condescendingly pander to "minorities", the "modern audience".
Writers, back then, had lived through wars, fought in them, and had much tougher things to contend with. Also, the writers were chosen based on talent and merit. Whereas today, many writers/committees arrive fresh out of their college camps, replete with similar mindsets and a strong desire to push their "truth" into everything. This results in mostly homogeneous content that's sorely lacking in imagination and intelligence. This is one of the reasons why cinema attendances are on the slide.
That was a fantastic reaction to "Rear Window"! Particularly love how delighted Coby was with Grace Kelly. Amend that! Princess Grace! Now I want her to see every movie with great fashion! If the four she's watching are NxNW, Rear Window, Vertigo and Birds, I think Rear Window is going to be her fave of the batch. (It's definitely mine!) Looking forward to seeing the others......and I almost never watch Birds reactions. PS: In the 30s, 40s, 50s, there were plenty of strong roles for women; in fact the silent era was even moreso. The 70s was a groundbreaking period, including for many actresses, but the studio system broke down so they were making less movies, the ones they were making tended to be "guy heavy" stuff (which got real boring and ridiculous in the 80s), and also because with the new freedoms with nudity, cursing and violence, the few women that were onscreen were cast to be gratuitously nude or risque a third of the time. Whereas female driven movies could be (and often were) blockbuster hits up until even the early 80s, the only ones that are anymore is when they're running around like 80s male action figures, lol. (Of course, that's the same for male-driven movies as well, lol. Boring!)
....and your little dog too! 😄 A great bonus to this particular reaction!
also rope, which she said might be her favorite
@@criminalcontent Great! Because when you add "Rope" to the list, I say the same exact thing! 😄
Great reaction, I love that you're diving into Hitchcock's library, and yes Vertigo should be next.
@9:36 Alfred was standing behind the piano player. He's usually somewhat obvious, but this one is so brief, most people don't notice him.
fun/useless fact, @28:15 you mentioned that they were swirling their drinks, a brandy snifter is shaped so that the narrow top helps trap the aroma in the glass. Holding it in the palm of your hand warms the brandy, that's why they were swirling them, they say it enhances the aroma, having never had a brandy, I had to look it up. Grace even brings her glass up and just sniffs it. That's why the glass is called a brandy snifter.
Thelma Ritter (Stella) was a delight in all of her films. She had 6 Best Supporting Actress Oscar nominations in the ‘50s and ‘60s.
She was known as "The ultimate scene-stealer".
Great reacting, Coby, you are fast becoming one of my favorites.
An insight into this movie is that each window that Jeff peers into represents another possibility for his and Lisa's future. The newly wed, actually getting worn out by his "martial duties"; miss lonely heart, distraught and suicidal; Miss Torso is Lisa if he let's her go, being wooed by every man in town; the musician living a party life; and the Thorwalds, the worst possible outcome of a bad marriage.
Also, the movie starts out slowly. Then there is a scene of a party in the musician's apartmemt and if you look closely, Hichcock is there, pushing ahead the hands on a mantel clock, as if saying, " let's move this". The pace picks up after that!
Coby is great. That was so much fun. I appreciate that she gets invested, picks up the details, is running right along with the mystery piece by piece, and having a great time with it. I'm looking forward to watching all her other Hitchcock reactions. (I consider Rear Window the one movie out of all films that you can put on for any audience and everyone will have a great time. It's really a love story disguised as a mystery, and not too violent or graphic to put anyone off. Lots of fun.)
Delightful commentary, as always. So happy you loved this one. It's such a gem, and a thoroughly unique one as well. So ingeniously staged and shot, and also a nice little 1954 time capsule. Sassy Thelma Ritter (1902-1969) was one of the great supporting players of the '50s. She earned 6 supporting actress Oscar nominations between 1950 and 1962 (though not for this film) and never won. You missed Hitch's cameo early on with the piano player. Keep the Hitchcocks coming ("Shadow of a Doubt" is another great one.)
This has been my favourite movie for many many years. So glad you love it too
It’s the best !
Stella has the best lines. 😂
There's a reason why Hitch was called the 'Master of suspense'....
A great movie
A subtext of the different apartments is the different views of relationships for Jeff to 'pick from'....
That's an interesting observation. Even though Jeff is ostensibly in "mating mode," none of the mating options he observes from his rear window is particularly appealling to him. But in the end, the other relationships pan out, as does Jeff's (and even Thorwald finds resolution of a sort).
Coby really hit a great point of women in older films being active participants in service to the story.
Feels like a major difference is that today's portrayal of "strong women" in films consists of women having to justify their existence as protagonists. They can't have any flaws or they're "weak". They can't have any love interests or they're not "independent" enough.
Meanwhile you've got Grace Kelly here, Eva Marie Saint in North by Northwest, Sigourney Weaver in the Alien films, Sarah Conner, etc. Heck, even Leia in the 1st Star Wars took initiative and saved the hides of the male characters. All these great women characters' actions are parallel to the wider story at hand.
Even Laurel and Hardy had "strong women," usually to hilarious effect.
@@Muckylittleme They were always afraid of their wives!
It's not true of all older films, but I think it was certainly true with HItchcock.
@@Joe-hh8gd They most certainly were. 😁
"Feels like a major difference is that today's portrayal of 'strong women' in films consists of women having to justify their existence as protagonists. They can't have any flaws or they're 'weak'. They can't have any love interests or they're not 'independent' enough."
Seems like an enormous generalization, so I'm curious what movies you have in mind. I'm sure there are a lot of shallow movies out there in recent years that could be criticized in any number of ways, including that one.
[check out Annihilation (2018) if you want to see a good horror science fiction movie with some quite flawed women]
Great reaction Coby!
This is definitely my favorite Hitchcock film. It's not the most suspenseful of his films but there's something about the dialogue, the characters, the single location, and Hitch's direction that just makes it fun to watch.
Can't wait to see your reaction to more Hitchcock!
Another one to add to your list of Hitchcock masterpieces: THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY from 1955 - a criminally underrated, well, masterpiece
The Trouble With Harry is one of my favourite Hitchcock films. ❤
When one of my friends wants to get into Hitchcock films, this is ALWAYS my first choice for them. A literally perfect movie with plenty of intrigue, romance and comedy.
Thanks for being a GREAT REACTOR who also watches older movies. There aren't enough of people like you.
Actor Ross Bagdasarian who played the composer was a composer in real life. His main claim to fame is his being the creator and voice of Alvin and the Chipmunks using the stage name David Seville. His "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" was the only Christmas record to reach No. 1 until Mariah Carey’s "All I Want for Christmas is You" did so 60+ years later.
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Great reaction! I'm so glad you like Grace Kelly. I'd watch you watch every movie she ever made. Especially, "To Catch A Thief".
The film was made in Technicolor, which is a special film stock, requiring special cameras and extra lights, so all the colors shown (even the blue of the eyes) are part of the original film. Technicolor that has been restored/conserved, properly stored and preserved has deeply saturated colors with strong contrasts that will outlast many color film stocks that were invented more recently. (Other famous Technicolor films are Adventures of Robin Hood, Wizard of Oz, Gone With The Wind, The Red Shoes.)
"It's almost a perfect movie!" No 'almost' about it. A perfect movie that packs as much of a punch today as it did 70 years ago.
28:27 - These older films were primarily filmed in Technicolor, a process that produced very pronounced, vivid colors in the film.
This is my favorite Hitchcock movie, one of my top 5 favorite movies period.
Jimmy Stewart was fantastic in this as always, Hitchcock loved casting him because he is a world class actor who could always convey what the director wanted.
Great reaction! I've watched a few from you and was baffled I wasn't subscribed before. (Fixed now.)
Just after the 33 minute mark in the video you mention the halfway stutter/repetition in James Stewart 's delivery, wondering if it was a slipup they kept in.
I take it you are not a big James Stewart fan then. This is how almost every character he played talks, because this was how he talked. One of the basic techniques is imitating Stewart is the stuttering slow way he talked, sounding like he hesitated over almost every sentence.
If this is the case, I envy you a lot. You have a bunch of great movies ahead of you. James Stewart was known as the nice guy in Hollywood. He almost always played pleasant and harmless characters and was apparently a super nice guy in private too. He managed to do some great acting in his career even if he almost never changed his mannerism or way of talking. He just had this believable presence on screen. He could act ignorant, even stupid, or like in this case totally paranoid, but you would still sympathise or identify with him.
So unless you are staying on the Hitchcock path, maybe look up some classic James Stewart movies. Or at least watch some more Hitchcock movies starring Stewart: Rope (1948), The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) and Vertigo (1958).
Rope being a favorite Hitchcock movie only has Stewart in a minor main role, perhaps you should call it supporting. Like Rear Window it is a one location movie that feels more like a stage play than a movie. Hitchcock even tried to make it a one take movie (or at least as few as possible), but as it was decided to be in colour instead of black and white, the limitation of ten minutes of film per reel spoiled these plans. Hitchcock managed to hide a lot of cuts though and the movie plays out almost in real time, heightening the effect.
"a movie within a movie" thats the best description of this movie ive ever heard. very insightful, ive always thought this movie was genius
Alfred Hitchcock made one of his very brief appearances in this movie. He was the man winding the clock in the musician's apartment early in the movie. In the movie, The Birds, he was the man walking the poodles out of the pet store and in another movie he was in a crowd scene. His appearances are barely 5 seconds long.
He was in every one of his movies somewhere. Some were hard to see him.
@@kellyspann9845 I didn't know he appeared in all his movies. I thought it was just a few of them.
@@nathans3241 I did to until a friend actually showed me. Some were hard to tell because he would wear a hat or cowboy hat or sunglasses in some. I was surprised.
"Shadow of a Doubt" with Joseph Cotton & Teresa Wright should be your next Hitchcock flic.
Yes, please. My personal favorite, but a lesser known film.
tops Wright and Cotton were great in all thier roles - which reminded me of another great movie with her in it "The Little Foxes" and of course Cotton was in Gaslight, another fab movie.
It would be nice if someone did his British movies. No one has reacted to them.
Dial M for Murder
The Birds
Strangers on a Train
Vertigo
Shadow was Hitch’s personal fave. I’ll say no more, but I made a pilgrimage to the house in Santa Rosa!
James Stewart did 4 Hitchcock Films. Rear Window, The Rope, Vertigo and The Man Who Knew Too MUch.
Hi Coby, I loved your reaction to Rear Window and I'm glad you enjoyed it, it's my favourite Alfred Hitchcock movie :) one of his trademarks was making little cameo's in his films and he made a very brief one in this - he appears in the composers' apartment near the start. And the actors in the other apartments wore flesh coloured earpieces so he could communicate & give them direction.
The nurse, played by Thema Ritter, was nominated for an Oscar. Pay attention to the lyrics of the song at the end, there is a reference to the Grace Kelly character.
Been so long since I watched this, I'd forgotten that the guy he was watching was played by Aaron Burr (Perry Mason). They dyed his hair white for the movie.
Creepy and awesome character before Perry !
Definitely one of my favorite Hitchcock movies. Grace and James were the perfect pair, then add in Thelma Ritter and what more do you need.
Hi Coby sorry if i told you already but James Stewart was a big time war hero(pilot). good reaction.
Thelma Ritter who plays the nurse was one of the greatest actress of Hollywood, in my opinion.
Raymond Burr, the villain, made an appearance in the first Godzilla movie released in the states.
Excellent reaction and fun to watch this classic with you. If you are open there are many fantastic crime thrillers from 1940-1982. Some not only hold up but are better with time. Be careful, some were popular due to star appeal and not storytelling. Can’t wait till you get into essential Film Noir and Modern Post Noir. Keep up the great channel.
I am really enjoying you watch Hitchcock. There's another movie made in the 80s which is very steamy called"Body Heat" it's also a sort of film noir mystery but done on the 80s.
that movie's a trip !
This film was shot using the Technicolor process, which is known for reproducing very rich saturated colors. It gives films of the era a distinctive look. And it's one of the reasons Jimmy Stewart's blue eyes really pop.
Coby: "It's Hitchcock, he killed someone. He had to have killed someone." Haha, good call! I never fully realized how fun it can be to watch someone watching a good movie. But I guess it also depends on who is being watched--you're reactions are enjoyable to watch and your comments throughout are always good, insightful, or funny. You're good at this!
Such a pleasure watching your reaction! Two beauties in this video, Grace & Coby! terrific movie,be sure to do "Strangers on a Train"!!
Perfect day to watch one of my favorite Hitchcock films. It's "nurse" Thelma Ritter's birthday!
Hi, great job and please consider reacting to Anatomy of a Murder (1959) if you haven't already seen it. IMHO it is overall the best crime drama/comedy in cinema, though this and NxNW, are both right behind it. I know most will disagree with me, but do check it out and make up your own mind! Vertigo might be a little better of a film, however it doesn't have the comedy component.
"No thanks, I don't want any part of her." Stella, not keen on looking into the hat box
The dialogues make this movie.
My favorite Alfred Hitchcock film by far. So fun watching all the goings on.
You've seen them all?
@@flaggerifyI actually have seen all of them except for one silent film which apparently was lost forever. The films prior to 1934 were ASSIGNMENTS Hitchcock HAD to carry out, and weren't really very interesting, but they ALL had their moments.
For me, the twist in this movie is that there is no twist when you totally expect one. Everything that happens is exactly what it looks like.
Great reaction Coby. One of the greatest Hitchcock movies. The set was amazing. They took out the floor of the soundstage and built the set from the basement to the rafters. Apparently the top floor apartments were really hot because of their proximity to the lights.
This movie is a great example for why he was known as the Master of Suspense. The "did he/didn't he" got drawn out for as long as possible. Your reaction was exactly what Hitch was going for.
You won't regret going down this rabbit hole. He made at least 15 great movies and another 10 really good ones. After that the quality goes down a little bit. My recommendation for your next one is Notorious. But the other Grace Kelly movies are both fun, (Dial M For Murder and To Catch a Thief.) If you want to go really old The 39 Steps, The Lady Vanishes, and Sabotage are 3 of his best from before he came to Hollywood.
Looking forward to whatever you choose to do next.
The dialogue is amazing in this film.
My first viewing of your channel and a new subscriber. Great reaction! You guessed it right from the beginning, but then started to doubt yourself. I first watched it on late night TV as a teenager, and wasn't sure until the end. Hitchcock is called the Master of Suspense, and this movie exemplifies that perfectly.
Thanks for subbing!
Yeah, the part where it's sped up to make the people run at the end was always weird looking to me as well. Also, where the killer at the end kept falling for the old flash bulb trick was one too many but overall, this is still my favorite Hitchcock movie. Dial M For Murder is my 2nd then Psycho for third place.
Had this movie on an old VHS tape. lol. I love how when everyone was focused on Miss lonely hearts and her suc. attmpt. that Hitchcock brought Thorwald into the scene. Thats great movie making. Few people mention the song you hear throughout the movie called "Lisa". such a beautiful song. You really hear it at the end of the movie. These older movies are so good The acting, writing, everything is so different. Real acting and the clothes and old cars.
Interesting bit of trivia if you didn't know already. Grace Kelly (who plays his girlfriend) retired from acting 2 years after this movie to become princess consort of Monaco. Her son Albert II is the current sovereign prince.
I think she knew because she kept calling her Princess Grace
You’re so right! It is the perfect movie!! I’ve seen this film many many times & never tire of it. It has to be one of my all time favourites 😊
Totally agree!
Grace Kelly's Hitchcock movies were some of her best.Dial M For Murder.To Catch A Thief with Cary Grant. Another favorite with her ,High Noon with Gary Cooper.
To Kill A Mockingbird (1962) is another classic mystery drama movie. Stars Gregory Peck.
I remember reading the book in middle school and seeing the movie afterwards in class.
It’s kinda sad, that its been banned in a lot of American school districts
This wasn't a back lot. The neighborhood was built on a soundstage. At the time, the largest set ever made.
Grace Kelly in his arms... her eyes closed... just smooching on him. Heaven on earth
You should try 12 Angry Men
Love this movie!
They spoofed it in an episode of The Simpsons, Bart Of Darkness, where Bart breaks his leg while jumping into his pool and ends up in a cast. He uses a telescope to spy on his neighbors until he witnesses Ned Flanders murder his wife, and tries to tell Lisa, who doesn't believe him, until she notices Ned burying something in the backyard.
that was a pretty good episode until the writers lost their way and had to come up with Ned screaming like a woman.
I think you would really like watching some of the old black and white film noir movies from the 40s and 50s. I've been checking those out lately and I'm hooked on them. Those were some really great movies! Mystery, crime, drama and truly great actors. fantastic stuff.
I’d love to see your reaction to another of my favorite Jimmy Stewart movies, “Anatomy of a Murder.”
on the way
James Stewart one of my favorite actors, he is good in everything. I hope you have seen the man who knew too much, great suspense
it's on the docket !
He was the Tyrese Gibson of his day 😊 😅 😂.
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Movies should not be remade. This is a great film. Alfred, always makes an appearance at the beginning of his movies. Thanks, this was fun :)
This is my favorite Alfred Hitchcock movie
Coby, you would be the first on UA-cam to react to The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) starring JS and Doris Day. It's my favorite Hitch, along with Notorious (1946).
are you sure no one has reacted to that yet?
@criminalcontent Yes, but you'd better pounce quickly if you want your name in the record books. And not a single dead dog. You're welcome.
@@criminalcontent and a bonus, in The Man who Knew too Much, Doris Day sings Que Sera Sera which was written for the film. They are not Hitchcock films, but if you like Jimmy Stewart, try The Man who Shot Liberty Valance and Anatomy of a Murder. BTW, you probably already looked it up but you mentioned he looks older than Grace Kelly. He'd have been about 44 when this was filmed, and she about 25.
Pyscho Alfred Hitchcock another classic
Stupendous reaction to a truly great, nearly perfect film! Stewart, Kelly, and Ritter are phenomenal in this movie, and Hitchcock is at his very best. I love, love, love this film -- and thanks to a couple of college courses, appreciate the subtext, which is more intricate than you might imagine (for one thing, Rear Window was -- in part -- about the advent of television, and all of the dramas playing out before Jeff's spying eyes were meant to suggest different TV shows, starring Ms. Lonelyhearts, Ms. Torso, The Frustrated Composer, The Newlyweds, The Cute Middle-aged Couple with the Dog, etc. -- each framed in their own "screen" -- there's also the subtext about objectification of women and cannibalism, but we don't need to get into all of that -- "I don't want any part of it!").
I appreciate that you're open to older films and highly recommend the following gems: Hitchcock's Psycho, Strangers On a Train, and Notorious; and (from other directors) A Letter to Three Wives, His Girl Friday, My Man Godfrey, The Philadelphia Story, Todd Browning's Freaks, Dr. Strangelove: Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, Repulsion, The Graduate, Network, Annie Hall, Crimes and Misdemeanors, and Harold and Maude... for starters!
Keep enjoying your journey and making it possible for others to tag along! Your reactions are terrific!
Sweetest Coby:
You are a beautiful dee-light to react with.
"REAR WINDOW" (1954) was originally filmed and released in TECHNICOLOR, and so the "blue eyes" of James Stewart, Grace Kelly and Wendell Corey are not tinkered with, and are indeed "au naturel bleu" on each of their three in technicolor kissers!
Great shot of Stewart looking at Liza when she re-enters his apt near ending. Just the look of admiration / love in his eyes.
His apartment door was always unlocked, because there were stairs up to the door. And being in a wheelchair...
“If he goes out for a 3rd time they are body parts”. That statement had me LMAO! She did t know how right she was at that point. Great review of one of my favorite movies. And as a kid watching this for the 1st time I absolutely fell in love with Princess Grace, the most beautiful actress I have ever seen in any film.
Can’t beat the Classics.
That's a real building that's still there today. The piano player is the guy that created Alvin & The Chipmunks. Back in the 50's people only locked their doors when they went on vacation. They even left their car keys in the ignition so they'd know where they always were. Times have changed.
Me seeing the wedding ring on Coby finger: 💔😭💔😭
The Mark Cross overnight case that Grace Kelly used is still available but now named The Rear Window Overninght Case. (It's priced at $4K).
I like early Hitchcock. The Lady Vanishes, The 39 Steps, Sabotage.
Love the tour of Hitchcock you are on. Don't forget his one room psych thriller "Rope".
just watched, coming soon
Great movie! Jimmy Stewart, Grace Kelly ... and Thelma Ritter! Love her.
I've always enjoyed "Rear Window", but you will need to watch "Vertigo" as soon as possible! It is an incredible movie!
coming thursday
Your reaction was the same as the main character 😂😂😂
You will really like Hitchcock's "Dial M for Murder" and "The Man Who Knew Too Much." Another great (psychological) thriller (non-Hitchcock) is "The Bad Seed" from the 1950s about a pretty, polite, well-mannered, smart, blonde 8 year old girl who kills to get what she wants (not graphic but creepy).
You should specify which version of Hitchcock's "The Man Who Knew Too Much", since he made two versions of the film - the first in 1935 (starring Peter Lorre) and the second in 1956 (starring James Stewart and Doris Day). Of the two, Hitchcock said the first "was the work of a talented amateur, and the second was made by a professional". I tend to agree with Hitchcock's assessment.
Rear Window (my favourite), Vertigo (probably most people's favourite), North by Northwest, Psycho, Rope, The 39 Steps, Strangers on a Train, Rebecca (his Best Picture winner), Shadow of a Doubt (his declared favourite).
There's a decent list to have a look at but by no means should anyone limit themselves to those! And it appears you are already two down.
She was so georgeous….borderline distracting lol
To catch a thief is another great one featuring Grace. And in both films her costuming is oh la la.
I enjoy your reactions a lot!
The "three times" line by Jimmy Stewart that you react to, is one of the details of the film that is not only confusing, but (I think) needlessly so (and I'm at a loss as to why):
Jeff sees Thorwald leave his apartment (the night of the murder) TWICE, and return twice. The third time he leaves, it's with the woman dressed in black, at six am (to provide an alibi)... but Jeff is sleeping at the time & doesn't see either that 3rd departure or Thorwald's third return.
So, when Jeff later asks Lisa, "WHY would a man leave his apartment three times on a rainy night, with a suitcase, and come back three times?" ...it's one of the most quotable lines in cinema, but it's not consistent with what Jeff has seen, or knows.
Hitch was too detail-oriented, and too much of a perfectionist, that he wouldn't have realized this, especially on a major plot point. Could Hitch have filmed a third time that Thorwald left - that Jeff saw - but then cut it later to make the final edit tighter? I can't think of another explanation.
(Overall, the film is fantastic & I've loved it for years!)
Great reaction, keep 'em coming!
More to come!
Awesome reaction. Thanks.
Vertigo is a pure psychological thriller with soo many subtle contexts. Hint: pay attention to the color pallette through the film. Great reaction too...Rear Window is one of my favs
Dial M for Murder (1954) with Grace Kelly. First Hitchcock film I ever saw. Like this film it was also set in one apartment.
Most women of the 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s were strong capable women who could hold their own. In the same time period it was possible for a blue collar husband to make enough to support a family of 4 and purchase a house and car. My mother took a job because she wanted a electric organ, fancy custom curtains and wall to wall carpet. Once she earned enough to cover them she quit and recultivated her hobbies. My grandmother took on a bobcat that was after her chickens. The bobcat lost.
My favorite Hitchcock. It's genius how Hitch shows us in the opening shot that Jeffries is a professional watcher, who is in a cast precisely because he got too close to his subject. Then we see Lisa's photo, so we see his relationship with Lisa also comes from him getting close to his subject. Getting involved is what he fears, but he can't seem to avoid it, even when he gets hurt.
Her accent is a muted Transatlantic (or Mid-Atlantic) accent that gained popularity in high society in the northeast US in the early 1900s. It was kind of an Americanized British accent. Audrey Hepburn had a similar speech pattern, but hers was unique because she was Dutch and spent time all over Europe. Cary Grant spoke in that transatlantic dialect as well.
I thought Audrey Hepburn was Belgian
@@izzonj I might be remembering wrong, and I’m sure she spent time in Belgium. She was pretty well traveled.
@@izzonj I thought I’d better look it up. She was born in Belgium to Dutch parents, both from nobility. Belgium has always been a bit of a cultural hodgepodge.