tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post7602976409081523064..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Oedipus WrecksSJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-75901999520268609762017-03-23T17:43:40.332-05:002017-03-23T17:43:40.332-05:00I like Peeping Tom more because it's a lot mor...I like <i>Peeping Tom</i> more because it's a lot more audacious. It makes the audience complicit in the crimes by giving us the voyeuristic perspective of the murders, and it still manages to have that crazy reveal at the end. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-75132380553009484412017-03-23T14:47:10.640-05:002017-03-23T14:47:10.640-05:00This is such a great double feature and amazing th...This is such a great double feature and amazing that they came out in the same year. I have a small preference for Psycho simply beacause I still do not undertand Mark's madness, but both are excellent movies. I suspect nobody in 1960 were ready for a sympathetic madman. TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-49971220011388079732017-02-09T07:45:41.397-06:002017-02-09T07:45:41.397-06:00I do, and it may be a subtle homage. Still, it'...I do, and it may be a subtle homage. Still, it's odd for a character who claims to be a native Londoner to sound like he grew up in Frankfurt. Also, as I said above, sometimes I need to get picky for a reason not to see a film. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-83717280919315095292017-02-06T10:03:36.049-06:002017-02-06T10:03:36.049-06:00On your accent point, I thought Boehm's accent...On your accent point, I thought Boehm's accent highly reminiscent of Peter Lorre's, giving the film a reference to M, another movie with an oddly sympathetic homicidal maniac. Of course, M was in German but you get my point I hope. marie_dresslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06334550550983418668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-31511838498163546502016-02-15T16:58:13.366-06:002016-02-15T16:58:13.366-06:00I kind of see that, but we're basically suppos...I kind of see that, but we're basically supposed to think that he's a native Londoner. <br /><br />And, sometimes I struggle for a reason not to see (and sometimes for a reason to actually see something).SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-58729942782286012262016-02-15T10:09:27.230-06:002016-02-15T10:09:27.230-06:00"Why not to watch: Mark’s unexplainable accen..."Why not to watch: Mark’s unexplainable accent" -- Funny, i thought the odd accent added to the creepiness factor and the possibility that his father could have been a Nazi scientist. I realize that none of this was explained, though I wouldn't be surprised if that was Mark's "backstory".Klaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05006608076041962884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-61555704832621814902015-01-30T15:43:59.227-06:002015-01-30T15:43:59.227-06:00It is a hell of a good film and it works for a num...It is a hell of a good film and it works for a number of important reasons. Like <i>Peeping Tom</i>, it's incredibly audacious. Hitchcock kills off the main character half way through the film and leaves us with no one to root for but Norman. <br /><br />If you haven't seen <i>Peeping Tom</i>, I recommend finding a copy. It's daring for its time and really well made and it deals with some of the same themes as <i>Psycho</i>. SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-64434472757371789352015-01-30T13:42:03.411-06:002015-01-30T13:42:03.411-06:00When I took my screenwriting class, the teacher fo...When I took my screenwriting class, the teacher focused on Psycho, which is incredibly tight, and filled with symbolic imagery throughout. It may not be Hitchcock's best, but the film is nearly perfect in telling the story it wants to tell.<br /><br />And yes, I just read this review 4+ years after you posted it.<br />Ipecachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157560182505626755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-63887723982584377172013-02-24T20:35:11.849-06:002013-02-24T20:35:11.849-06:00I still can't believe just how audacious Peepi...I still can't believe just how audacious <i>Peeping Tom</i> is for its time. I also love that it was sort of resurrected in <i>Strange Days</i> in what the killer does to the victims.<br /><br /><i>Psycho</i> really is good, but my heart will always belong to <i>North by Northwest</i> when it comes to Hitchcock.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-83437074250026108302013-02-24T11:36:41.364-06:002013-02-24T11:36:41.364-06:00I noted the exact same thing about Norman and the ...I noted the exact same thing about Norman and the sinking car. You want the car to sink... then you realize you're rooting for the dude to get away with covering up a murder. That's impressive writing right there.<br /><br />More than anything, though, I'm in agreement that Psycho is not Hitchcock's best film. It's certainly very good, but best? No. Unique, pioneering, innovative, yes. <br /><br />It's really very sad that Powell's career was so destroyed with Peeping Tom, and as you rightly say, for no other reason than he was ahead of his time. siochembiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11487373396181856763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-84533149906437610692010-09-24T23:46:55.973-05:002010-09-24T23:46:55.973-05:00You're right about the accents. Sometimes it s...You're right about the accents. Sometimes it seems like the directors/studio system just doesn't care. As reference, Kevin Costner in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (or Prince of Feebs, as I call it), Sean Connery in The Hunt for Red October...but Mickey Rooney in Breakfast at Tiffany's actually causes pain.<br /><br />Cross of Iron is underrated.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-16142650273981110252010-09-23T07:31:13.860-05:002010-09-23T07:31:13.860-05:00Outstanding insight. I had never previously caigh...Outstanding insight. I had never previously caight on to the accessory color matching the guilt or innocence of Marion Crane. It's hard to imagin the need for a spoiler alert by for "Psycho". Knowing it as well as I do, I try to honestly ask myself if I could have figured it out now if I were to see it again. With the savvy of today's audiences, I think that seeing it with fresh eyes, the silhouette of Ma Bates, alone, would lead the seasoned viewer to the right conclusion. <br /><br />Accents have always been the bane of film making. Remember when accents were not as important as they are today, with greater availability of international talent. Any Brit could be passed of as German Officer without any worry that the accent would not match. Even Robert Duvall played a German Officer with no attempt at an apology for his southern accent, which I must admit he did a fair job of hiding in "The Eagle Has Landed". Peckinpah's "Cross of Iron" (a big favorite of mine) a film about the German Army with a sackful of accents. (two British, a Swiss and some guy from Nebraska).Ken Loarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17207009680910318145noreply@blogger.com