Saturday, July 9, 2011

Letters to Juliet: I had heard good things about this movie and so I got it when I saw it at the library. It was cheesy but it was still very good, much higher quality than most movies today, in or out of the same genera. The movie was shot in Italy, it looked cleaner and less crowded than the Italy I went to a few weeks ago but to be fair I never went to Verona or Sienna, they might be different. They were beautiful however. I really enjoyed the woman who played Claire, the movie wouldn't be half so good without her.

Strangers on a Train: This was a pretty good movie, full of Hitchcockian standards, the wrong man being accused, morality with regards to killing, etc. It was very well done and is great visually.

Jane Eyre: I didn't have terribly high expectations for this movie, I knew that several not so great versions had been made and I'd heard from someone who saw it that they weren't too impressed. I thought it was very well done however, good acting, they cut a lot out of course but I believe they left the really essential parts. I did enjoy the fact that there were subtitles for the French, I neither speak nor read French and thus the passages in French in the book were a mystery to me. I thought it was quite good, that being said you should absolutely read the book.

Marnie: I didn't really know what to expect from this movie except that it was Hitchcock. It was such an amazing movie, a fascinating thriller and probably the best Hitchcock movie I've ever seen. Sean Connery in it and the movie would definitely not be the same without him, probably wouldn't be as good without him either.

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