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Disturbia

What I liked: A while ago I was on a Hitchcock kick. I accidentally ended up watching the Christopher Reeves Rear Window instead of the Hitchcock one. I decided to try to watch the Hitchcock one again, but again had trouble finding it but I did find the 2007 remake, Disturbia.  It was more exciting than the Christopher Reeves version because the chase scenes were slightly more mobile. That said the Christopher Reeves version was more suspenseful because you knew if he ever got caught he didn't have a fighting chance. I liked that this one used more updated tech and I liked the main police officer.

What I didn't: This was not the Hitchcock film, strike 2 for me. Having seen two versions of this story, I am convinced that there is no way to make the premise of constantly spying on your neighbors and recording their movements not creepy. The film starts out as a teeny bopper flick. All of the characters act with all the expected exaggerated stupidity you usually find in this genre. You question their sanity and wonder if anyone really has elaborate house parties like the ones you see in the movies and why teenagers never seek help from their parents when things turn serious, like when you are being chased by a serial killer. On that note about an hour into the 1:30 movie it makes an abrupt about face from classic teen to over the top horror film. The serial killer must have been killing people for decades in order to fill what is apparently a three story basement that any horror movie murderer would be proud to have built. But the constructor of this body disposal system is quite careless. Leaving bodies lying around, never repairing the bridge over the body lake, leaving doors unlocked, etc. And if you dig out the foundations of your house to insert a body lake does it not affect the structural integrity of your building? Who drove away the car dressed as the dead girl? I have trouble believing that the murderer could have pulled off that look. Also who keeps a dead deer in their attic?

Who should watch this? People searching for Hitchcock's Rear Window.

Would I watch it again? Probably not but it helps build the suspense until I find the Hitchcock version.
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  1. Sarah ChowFebruary 23, 2018 at 9:17 PM

    Shpuld people searching for Rear Window watch this or just hold out for Hitchcock?

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    1. All the OpinionsFebruary 24, 2018 at 1:03 PM

      I have yet to see Hitchock's Rear Window, so it's hard to say. I spent more time in this one laughing than concerned about the character's safety. So there's that.

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