A film truly ahead of its time. Shame the critics had to go so crazy with their review. Weird. There are many other films even more disturbing and yet have not receive the same level of contempt.
Scorsese just seems to be the nicest bloke in the world. Seemingly all the really big stars, confident in their own ability aren't puffed up on their own self importance. People like Day lewis, Pacino and the like.
I don't get the response some have to this film. I first saw it on TCM and was blown away. PEEPING TOM was way ahead of it's time. Such a shame that small minds had it yanked from theaters. Most of the thriller horror films today are truely sick but aren't the works of art that this film is. Not even close. Those same small minds didn't appreciate A CLOCKWORK ORANGE either. STAY AWESOME!
I saw this film about six months ago on Talking Pictures and it truly is an amazing piece of cinema. On the surface its the story of a man who takes a pleasure in filming the women he kills but its about the invasion of who we are as people and voyeurism. A masterpiece.
Paul Hyder has compared Peeping Tom with Hitchcock's Psycho.(Both movies were released in 1960.) In his book, 'Psycho: An Ironic Journey Through Hitchcock's Cinematic Masterpiece.' Mr Hyder argues that audiences reviled 'Peeping Tom' because director Michael Powell made the main character, a serial killer, too sympathetic and failed to condone his depraved behaviour at the end of the movie: "The fact that Mark had the freedom to take his own life would have riled many audience members who would have preferred to see him get his comeuppance by being hanged(capital punishment for murder was abolished in the UK in 1965) or going to prison for life. This ‘happy ending’ would have reduced the dissonance that audiences felt and may have redeemed the film in the eyes of the movie-going public, but Powell stubbornly insisted on the film’s last shot of Helen crying over Mark’s dead body." Hitchcock, on the other hand, does condone Norman Bates at the end of 'Psycho' by having him incarcerated and allowing the psychiatrist to explain to the audience why he did what he did, enabling them to see clearly that Bates was "dangerously disturbed" and not in control of his actions. www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08DL7DSXM/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i2
@ unclealand: In answer to your loaded question, I've seen 'Peeping Tom' probably twenty times. I watch it to be mesmerised by the art of one of the great film directors. Yes, it features women being murdered. So what? There are thousands of films featuring men being murdered, also. I understand that what I am watching is art, not reality. I suggest you stick to anodyne Walt Disney. And for your own peace of mind you should cut out of your cultural diet anything by Shakespeare, Dickens, Bergman, et al.
Now this is important to note what M.S. says here "It was the society at the time" Now fast forward to today and we have films were people are sewn together and forced to eat each others poop (Human Centipede) This being said, there are people who love these kinds of stories, and im sorry but just don't share that interest. Women being tortured, killed while being filmed is not something i like to indulge in. And as mentioned above I am just in shock at some of the #&@@ed up films that get made today.
+Merchant Ivory (filmstudent) Have you watched it?And if yes,how is it possible that an alleged film student watches the images without seeing the meaning behind them? The movie has nothing in common with sheer meaningless violence of today's blockbusters,in case these are the films whose shocking golf hits you so deeply. One year is passed from your comment, is anything changed or meanwhile have you left film school? Sorry for being nasty, but your point of view or maybe your school is appalling.
WILDKOALA10 Your not nasty, just ignorant, google the definition of film student, edit parts of your comment then we might have an intelligent convertation.
Do u like to indulge in men being tortured and killed...wait, what are we talking about here? Oh right! Movies! Ah, and this seems to be a horror/psychological genre film..hmm... At least it did it's job terrifying u. Great plot. Great acting. Sad story. Horrifying.
Most intelligent people have no trouble admitting if they see a movie 20 times and the movie is "Peeping Tom" that they enjoy watching these women suffering before they die.
Men do like to identify so easily with a psychopathic serial killer, especially one who feeds on the same desires to hurt women - every man to a degree wishes he were this photographer.
Yeah, you enjoy watching them suffer. Just stop being a hypocrite and say so. That's what this movie is about: watching women tortured and die in horror. Why do you think it was made?
A film truly ahead of its time. Shame the critics had to go so crazy with their review. Weird. There are many other films even more disturbing and yet have not receive the same level of contempt.
It's bizarre, Pyscho came out in 1960 and it did well in the box office.
Scorsese just seems to be the nicest bloke in the world. Seemingly all the really big stars, confident in their own ability aren't puffed up on their own self importance. People like Day lewis, Pacino and the like.
I don't get the response some have to this film. I first saw it on TCM and was blown away. PEEPING TOM was way ahead of it's time. Such a shame that small minds had it yanked from theaters. Most of the thriller horror films today are truely sick but aren't the works of art that this film is. Not even close. Those same small minds didn't appreciate A CLOCKWORK ORANGE either.
STAY AWESOME!
It would sort of like if Spielberg fresh off the success of ET, made clockwork orange. The backlash was stupid, but the whiplash must’ve felt wild
this film is such a masterpiece..
underrated classic...
This just goes to show how great Powell was. That he can help create IKWIG, Life and Death, and then this! A genius in all genres.
I saw this film about six months ago on Talking Pictures and it truly is an amazing piece of cinema. On the surface its the story of a man who takes a pleasure in filming the women he kills but its about the invasion of who we are as people and voyeurism. A masterpiece.
A masterpiece that was sunk by moral disgust.
Nothing more bigoted than a critic, who 'thinks' he's right.
Paul Hyder has compared Peeping Tom with Hitchcock's Psycho.(Both movies were released in 1960.) In his book, 'Psycho: An Ironic Journey Through Hitchcock's Cinematic Masterpiece.' Mr Hyder argues that audiences reviled 'Peeping Tom' because director Michael Powell made the main character, a serial killer, too sympathetic and failed to condone his depraved behaviour at the end of the movie:
"The fact that Mark had the freedom to take his own life would have riled many audience members who would have preferred to see him get his comeuppance by being hanged(capital punishment for murder was abolished in the UK in 1965) or going to prison for life. This ‘happy ending’ would have reduced the dissonance that audiences felt and may have redeemed the film in the eyes of the movie-going public, but Powell stubbornly insisted on the film’s last shot of Helen crying over Mark’s dead body."
Hitchcock, on the other hand, does condone Norman Bates at the end of 'Psycho' by having him incarcerated and allowing the psychiatrist to explain to the audience why he did what he did, enabling them to see clearly that Bates was "dangerously disturbed" and not in control of his actions.
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08DL7DSXM/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i2
Great film Shame it pretty much ruined the directors career though
Great film !!!
The First Slasher Movie
IT CAN BE REMADE>YOU JUST HAVE TO KEEP GETTING THE RIGHT PEOPLE ON BOARD
@ unclealand: In answer to your loaded question, I've seen 'Peeping Tom' probably twenty times. I watch it to be mesmerised by the art of one of the great film directors. Yes, it features women being murdered. So what? There are thousands of films featuring men being murdered, also. I understand that what I am watching is art, not reality. I suggest you stick to anodyne Walt Disney. And for your own peace of mind you should cut out of your cultural diet anything by Shakespeare, Dickens, Bergman, et al.
gerad depardieu look alike
Deberían de subtitular, por fas por aquellos que no hablamos inglés, y gracias por alegrarme la pupila con el guaperrimo de Karl Heinz .
great film and thelma is lovely !
Did Powell "cinemascope" this film,,or did he 1:66.1 it?
What an insightful and creative rebuttal, Di. We can just imagine what you sing.
Now this is important to note what M.S. says here "It was the society at the time"
Now fast forward to today and we have films were people are sewn together and forced to eat each others poop (Human Centipede)
This being said, there are people who love these kinds of stories, and im sorry but just don't share that interest. Women being tortured, killed while being filmed is not something i like to indulge in. And as mentioned above I am just in shock at some of the #&@@ed up films that get made today.
+Merchant Ivory (filmstudent) Have you watched it?And if yes,how is it possible that an alleged film student watches the images without seeing the meaning behind them? The movie has nothing in common with sheer meaningless violence of today's blockbusters,in case these are the films whose shocking golf hits you so deeply. One year is passed from your comment, is anything changed or meanwhile have you left film school? Sorry for being nasty, but your point of view or maybe your school is appalling.
WILDKOALA10 Your not nasty, just ignorant, google the definition of film student, edit parts of your comment then we might have an intelligent convertation.
Do u like to indulge in men being tortured and killed...wait, what are we talking about here? Oh right! Movies! Ah, and this seems to be a horror/psychological genre film..hmm... At least it did it's job terrifying u. Great plot. Great acting. Sad story. Horrifying.
Merchant Ivory you're sick.
Pablo Green says the guy who lives poop and people getting tortured
You are completely of devoid of objectivity. Most intelligent people understand the difference between fiction and real life.
Most intelligent people have no trouble admitting if they see a movie 20 times and the movie is "Peeping Tom" that they enjoy watching these women suffering before they die.
no harm towards women is shown in the movie. i think it’s more about the psychology behind voyeurism and curiosity of human expression
Men do like to identify so easily with a psychopathic serial killer, especially one who feeds on the same desires to hurt women - every man to a degree wishes he were this photographer.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_(2003_film)
You're getting off on watching those women suffer. Admit it. How many times have you watched it and why?
Yeah, you enjoy watching them suffer. Just stop being a hypocrite and say so. That's what this movie is about: watching women tortured and die in horror. Why do you think it was made?
To show that that's somewhere in the human psyche of some people.
what about the little boy being tortured?