Customer Reviews

Rear Window [VHS]

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(10)
3 star:		(10)
2 star:		(6)
1 star:		(34)

 

 

In my search to find a copy of the original, I came across some information which stated that the original is being remastered and should be available for release end of 1999 or beginning of 2000.....I have it on my Christmas list!

Why is it so hard to find? Older movies than this one are abailable! And this new version is not good. And I am NOT tring to insult Reeve though, i think he is a wonderful actor but no one will get a suspense/mistery picture as Hitchcock. He is, after almost 20 years of his death, The Master of Suspense. And no one will get such a frightful feeling as James Stewart, and no one to get the charm of Grace Kelly, not even Daryl. This is what makes the ORIGINAL Rear Window as unique as it is today, and as it was in 1954.

I do not know how any one could remake the classic Hitchcock movie! I saw one with Elizabeth McGovern and Steve Guttenburge years ago and this one falls into that catagory! Where is the original? will it ever be re-released? why own this when you rent the original from Blockbust and really enjoy it, but I want the original for my movie collection! Does anyone know where we can by it? you know the great one? Christopher Reeve plays the part great but Darrel Hannah in the part of Grace Kelly? I think not!

While I'm not one to truly enjoy a remake, Christopher Reeve's version of "Rear Window" is very good. This movie was made three years after his horse ridding accident, so the wheelchair, respirator and rehabilitation is real. Reeve plays an architect who is involved in a head-on collision that has left him paralyzed. When he comes back to work, he has his own room in the floor above where he works and a new view to go with it. As in the original, he's got too much time on his hands and starts to get nosy with the people in the building next door. I'll leave the rest for those who haven't seen the movie yet.

I really enjoyed Reeve's acting in this movie. Darryl Hannah plays the Grace Kelly role, and that's the only reason I gave it four stars. Hannah is no Grace Kelly, and her performance is kind of lame. But the plot and the story line is good and for the most part, so is the acting.

It's about time that people wised up to the fact that remakes very rarely work. Shame on everyone involved with this one. The first half hour is a documentary about how awful Christopher Reeve's life is now. The other half is a very poor atempt at remaking the old Hitchcock movie. The acting is terrible as is the script. This movie shouldn't have been made. If you want to see a good movie watch the old one. Don't waste your time with this garbage.

Amazon, can't you get the original with Jimmy Stewart, etc. onto video? Please.

WHERE IS THE ORIGINAL? WHY CANT I SEE IT? WHERE DID IT GO

I always loved Jimmy Steward, and Grace Kelly was a princess of an actress, but it was Hitchcock who made any of his movies the superb classics they became. Please, please re-release the original, and I will be first in line to buy it.

Quite simply, a curiosity piece. For what he had to deal with, Mr. Reeves deserves applause but...you just shouldn't mess with Hitchcock classics...sorry.

I have been a fan of Christopher Reeve since the "Superman" days, and I think he is a wonderful actor. "Remakes" are usually dissapointing, but If people would STOP thinking of this as a "remake" of a Hitchcock's classic, then maybe they could open their eyes and really enjoy this movie. It shows the tremendous courage and spirit and of this fine actor. He is an amazing man, who doesn't give up, and has overcome many obstacles to act again. This movie shows you some of the difficulties and emotions he must have dealt with as a quadriplegic. Watch it with "new" eyes and you will enjoy this movie. I have read his book and his story is truly amazing, he deserves much better credit for what he has achieved!