tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post115912386890914509..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: #99 RopeNATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-46761745497543994822009-01-07T18:16:00.000-05:002009-01-07T18:16:00.000-05:00I'm so excited to see this film included on your l...I'm so excited to see this film included on your list. It is my favorite Hitchcock and comes in at #47 on my all-time faves list. The bizarre philosophical discussions on the legalization of murder were such a shocking component for a film of that era, and Jimmy Stewart is fantastic in one of his lesser-known but most compelling roles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1163818013299559052006-11-17T21:46:00.000-05:002006-11-17T21:46:00.000-05:00Oh okay, I still took it as meaning that you'd giv...Oh okay, I still took it as meaning that you'd give the movies your highest grade.<BR/><BR/>Like, there's movies that I know aren't the greatest in the world yet they hit a nerve with me so I give them a high mark and would appear on my list.Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1163736500682572872006-11-16T23:08:00.000-05:002006-11-16T23:08:00.000-05:00these aren't the greatest movies of all time. just...these aren't the greatest movies of all time. just 100 that mean something most to me.<BR/><BR/>;) it's very random that way.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1163736215217550602006-11-16T23:03:00.000-05:002006-11-16T23:03:00.000-05:00So, it's #99 but you only gave it a B+? Crikies.So, it's #99 but you only gave it a <B>B+</B>? Crikies.Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1163659062917273862006-11-16T01:37:00.000-05:002006-11-16T01:37:00.000-05:00Like what you said, by the way, of life being one ...Like what you said, by the way, of life being one continuous long shot, and that the best horror films remind us of this fact.Noel Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1163644419685025712006-11-15T21:33:00.000-05:002006-11-15T21:33:00.000-05:00I like the moments when John Dall looks like he wa...I like the moments when John Dall looks like he wants to eat Farley Granger. Watch the film, and you'll know which ones I mean. There are intense gazes, and then there are intense gazes.<BR/><BR/>Exciting, witty analysis for the academic types: D.A. Miller's "Anal <I>Rope</I>," available in Diana Fuss' terrific anthology <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Inside-Out-Diana-Fuss/dp/0415902371/sr=8-1/qid=1163643914/ref=sr_1_1/102-6531724-7064941?ie=UTF8&s=books" REL="nofollow"><I>Inside/Out: Lesbian Theories, Gay Theories</I></A>.NicksFlickPickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607501848596529493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1163619946194653832006-11-15T14:45:00.000-05:002006-11-15T14:45:00.000-05:00Russian Ark was impressive, but Rope, considering ...Russian Ark was impressive, but Rope, considering what the level of technology was like, is more so.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://criticafterdark.blogspot.com/2006/11/coming-of-age-films.html" REL="nofollow">Tag!</A>Noel Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1163610744556963842006-11-15T12:12:00.000-05:002006-11-15T12:12:00.000-05:00The gay subtexts become more obvious when you cons...The gay subtexts become more obvious when you consider that John Dall and Farley Granger were both gay.Alfred Sotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10465449057630241820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1163603367801998982006-11-15T10:09:00.000-05:002006-11-15T10:09:00.000-05:00I adore Rear Window, generally because I tend to l...I adore <I>Rear Window</I>, generally because I tend to love movies about smart people who can actually figure out what's going on. Why is it America's moved so far away from that?SamuraiFroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18313259493587442589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1163602656808056232006-11-15T09:57:00.000-05:002006-11-15T09:57:00.000-05:00Xiayun, Rear Window is my number one, too. Probabl...Xiayun, Rear Window is my number one, too. Probably always will be. No other movie makes me so happy; start toi finish, even though I've seen it dozens of times, I am always completely wrapped up in it.<BR/><BR/>Oh right - <I>Rope</I>! Mmmm Farley Granger (though he's hotter in <I>Strangers on a Train</I>). I haven't watched <I>Rope</I> in like seven or eight years, I need to go back and see it again, but what I remember is being exhilirated by the technique, but a bit bored by the parts of the film. I found myself watching too closely for the edits, and the film did feel stagey to me at points, but same with <I>Lifeboat</I> and <I>Dial M</I>; I think the only enclosed-space film he made that truly doesn't feel like it is <I>Rear Window</I> (and he does take us out of the apartment into that courtyard twice). But I still, as with every Hitch film I've seen, found plenty to appreciate.Jason Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18254334131909339157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1163572995717836322006-11-15T01:43:00.000-05:002006-11-15T01:43:00.000-05:00Completely pointless comment- Is it just me, or do...Completely pointless comment- Is it just me, or does the actor who plays Brandon, John Dall, look a little like Ben Affleck?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1163571899417698452006-11-15T01:24:00.000-05:002006-11-15T01:24:00.000-05:00Would be on my top 100 as well. And when I though...Would be on my top 100 as well. And when I thought about my all-time top 10 recently, Rear Window still stands at the top.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1163569695637959612006-11-15T00:48:00.000-05:002006-11-15T00:48:00.000-05:00Hmm, interesting choice. Not one my favourite Hitc...Hmm, interesting choice. Not one my favourite Hitchcock films, personally, but it was a very interesting viewing. The homosexual nature of it all was staggering.<BR/><BR/><I>Russian Ark</I> is a fascinating film though.Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.com