Thursday, March 24, 2011

Rope: This may have creeped me out the most of all the Hitchcock movies that I've ever seen. The rope is about two college aged, well off, intellectual young men who have murdered a friend of theirs for the art of it. It's eerie to listen to listen to them talk about it, their reasoning and what they do afterwords. The pair throw a party and serve out from their friend's resting place, inviting his friends and family. Jimmy Stewart is in attendance, a friend and former teacher, it was theories of his which inspired the act. Stewart is therefore the one that becomes the most suspicious through the course of the party. A very well made movie but I don't know that I'd care to see it again.

Saboteur: It was a Hitchcock mini marathon while I was working on getting a quilt tied. This movie takes place during WWII, and is somewhat of a propaganda movie to stir people to the war effort, not as much as other movies of the same period however. Barry Kane and his friend work at an air craft plant and when the plant is set a fire he and his friend try to help put it out, leading to his friend's death. After the fire Barry is wrongfully suspected of sabotage, he has to go on the run and try to clear his name. It's an interesting journey and along the way we see both the good and the bad of people. I recommend this movie.

Shadow of a Doubt: This movie, the last in my Hitchcock marathon, was not my favorite, nor was it pleasant to consider. In a small town a family waits for a visit from their Uncle Charlie, especially his name sake Charlie (Charlotte), she feels a special connection to her uncle. Uncle Charlie is much beloved but seems to be a little edgy, especially when two men show up to interview the family for the common good and to take pictures. Only Charlie finds out what Uncle Charlie knows, that these men are detectives that are looking for the "Merry Widow Murderer". Charlie is caught in a very hard and dangerous spot.

Tangled: I went to this movie with great expectations, the previews and advertisements that I've seen for this movie, as well as the reviews from friends etc. all made it sound very good. On the whole the movie was very good but I felt like it was not quite as good as the previews. I didn't care for the songs in the movie that much, but there were a lot of great and very funny moments in the movie. One thing was strange was hearing Zachary Levi's voice come out of a different face, Levi plays the title role in Chuck and it was a different sort of role for him. It was a really good movie but not as high I suppose as I expect from Disney and Pixar.

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