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Re: Vertigo on DVD, a revelation (Reply to this comment)
by macresarf1
Thank you, Wayne, but I would say, given the evidence of the movies, the blonde women had much to beware themselves.
Still, in real life, Kim, Janet Leigh, Tippi Hedren, and Madelaine Carroll seemed to have pretty good lives and careers.
We seem agreed, however, that VERTIGO is a mesmerizing movie about power.
Thank you again.
Alex -- Macresarf1
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Dec 30 '04
12:57 pm PST
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Vertigo on DVD, a revelation (Reply to this comment)
by waynio
Superb review, Alex,
I heartily concur that the restored "Vertigo" is a noir masterpiece in living color. Just being transported back to the Bay Area of the late '50s was a treat. Then there's the luminous Kim Novak. As Dietrich once sang, "Beware the amazing blond women."
Hitchcock & Stewart did a phenomenal job portraying obsession and guilt, largely without words. We all know what it's like, to some degree. Reality bends like a funhouse mirror, and cool blondes in gray suits start to appear at every turn. Oh man.
Cheers,
Wayne
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Dec 29 '04
7:41 pm PST
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Re: I'm impressed (Reply to this comment)
by macresarf1
Dear Shari: Thank you. Now I'm going to have to go see how wicked good you are.
All the best.
[Macresarf1]
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Jan 09 '01
12:45 pm PST
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I'm impressed (Reply to this comment)
by wickedgood
You've done your homework and it shows. Thanks for the very insightful, well written review. I'm going to have to re-watch Vertigo now.
smiles, Shari
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Jan 08 '01
4:51 pm PST
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Re: Hitch's phobias (Reply to this comment)
by macresarf1
According to Hitchcock, to punish him for an infraction when he was six, his father sent him to the local constable with a note asking the police to lock him in a cell for five minutes. Hitchcock told the story many times and said it explained a number of his obsessive interests, including his "wrong man theme." A number of critics think the explanation is too neat.
Thank you for the comment.
[Macresarf1]
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May 18 '00
10:15 am PDT
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Hitch's phobias (Reply to this comment)
by pach1908
Hitchcock had a lifelong fear of being arrested. I believe it stemmed from some incidient of childhood prank gone awry. Some kind of twisted kin to Charles Dickens's lifelong fear of abandonment.
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May 16 '00
10:47 pm PDT
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Hitch's phobias (Reply to this comment)
by pach1908
Hitchcock had a lifelong fear of being arrested. I believe it stemmed from some incidient of childhood prank gone awry. Some kind of twisted kin to Charles Dickens's lifelong fear of abandonment.
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May 16 '00
10:41 pm PDT
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Hitch's phobias (Reply to this comment)
by pach1908
Hitchcock had a lifelong fear of being arrested. I believe it stemmed from some incidient of childhood prank gone awry. Some kind of twisted kin to Charles Dickens's lifelong fear of abandonment.
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May 16 '00
10:41 pm PDT
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Re: Excellent, insightful review. (Reply to this comment)
by macresarf1
Dear Max: You will notice the murky hues particularly in the opening rooftop sequence, the love scene at "the lone cypress" on the beach at Monterey and, especially, in the bookstore scene with Konstantin Shayne (uncredited, for some reason). The light fails to the point that is difficult to see the players. All of these, and a couple of others less noticable, were intended by Hitchcock to represent the peculiar Western light at Sunset.
Rosenbaum is something of a critic of restorations. He was scathing on the restoration of Welles' MACBETH until someone took his advice in the laser disc transfer. He is on less solid ground here, I think.
Nice hearing from you.
[Alex-Macresarf1]
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Mar 30 '00
1:56 pm PST
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Re: Vertigo lover..... (Reply to this comment)
by macresarf1
I agree about BELL, BOOK AND CANDLE. We should ask for it. Or better yet, we should have categories for the top directors and stars.
I've been too busy writing comments to write reviews, it seems. I'll remedy that.
Thank you, Yngmaeven.
[Macresarf1]
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Mar 30 '00
1:18 pm PST
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Re: Excellent, insightful review. (Reply to this comment)
by M.S.
I've actually never noticed the murky colors. The first time I saw the restoration I had only encountered the movie on fading videos, so I was actually shocked by how pristine the images were. Since, I've only seen it on video which may make the color problems difficult to detect. I guess I'll have to take another look one of these days.
(I wasn't sure what Chicago Reader writer (sounds funny) Jonathan Rosenbaum was talking about in his recent review of Rear Window when he said that the same team had earlier botched Vertigo, but I guess that's probably what he was referring to).
Max
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Mar 29 '00
10:38 pm PST
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Vertigo lover..... (Reply to this comment)
by Ynmaeven
I think this is an excellent review. I'm a Hitchcock junkie and also a big fan of Jimmy Stewart and I learned so much from this review! You mentioned "Bell, Book and Candle" and it's one of my faves. I wanted to do a review on it, but it wasn't listed.
I just love your work and can't wait to read more.
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Mar 14 '00
10:02 pm PST
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Re: Excellent, insightful review. (Reply to this comment)
by macresarf1
Dear Max: I am honored that you like this piece.
Yes,I can see the CHINATOWN connection. The idea of a guilty detective and two betrayed women, even a powerful man who probably gets away with murder.
Have you thought about those sunset shots, at the beginning, in the book store, in the redwoods, on the coast? Critics got after the Restoration Team for the murky colors, but that is how Hitchcock originally wanted them.
[Macresarf1]
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Mar 07 '00
12:21 pm PST
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Re: Thank you! (Reply to this comment)
by macresarf1
Dear freecashzone: Thank you for the praise. That Katz, Harris, Murch restoration is pretty spectacular. Recommended.
[Macresarf1]
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Mar 07 '00
12:10 pm PST
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Excellent, insightful review. (Reply to this comment)
by M.S.
I've seen Vertigo numerous times but you put it into a brand new light for me. You went deeper in your exploration of how the film reveals Hitch's psyche then any other critic I've read and made me think about the film's thematic implications once again. I also compared the plot to Chinatown, incidentally.
A great review -- I'm off to read more of yours!
Max
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Mar 04 '00
4:33 pm PST
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Thank you! (Reply to this comment)
by freecashzone
Wow! I've seen Vertigo, but not that way before! Thank you for adding in all the historical background about Hitchcock and his films, it was very interesting. (Makes me want to go out to the video store and rent it again :)
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Mar 04 '00
1:16 am PST
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