My teenagers love REAR WINDOW. None of their friends have seen it, however. My wife and I feel it's our duty and responsibility to share with our kids the best works of the 20th century.
Please, also show them music made before 2000. As much as possible. The best musicians today, are barely known by the younger generation. I love hip hop, rap and a lot of pop music, but it’s as bad as when rap rockers were ruling the rock scene for a few years in the end of the 90’s and late 2000’s. I’ve freaked out so many under 30 year olds, just by playing them good music that was from the late 60’s and 70’s. None can believe it’s that old, or they can’t believe how different the bass alone sounds. Everything is mixed for ridiculous sub woofers, that we used to make fun of when I was in high school, because the people listened to booty music, and usually only one speaker in mono, because they didn’t realize stereos was a thing. 😆
And for a little while, Jimmy Stewart convinces himself that Grace Kelly is not for him. Then she makes him realize how stupid he was. Great movie that’s not really a love story, but a slow-building mystery. Hitchcock catches you and holds on.
I'll never forget the first time I saw Rear Window. In 1984 or so I had heard that the film was finally able to be viewed after legal problems had been cleared up. I was at a college that was showing it on a fairly large screen. So a bunch of us college students were watching Rear Window for the first time. Just as Hader describes it, when Raymond Burr looked directly at "us" (at the camera) the whole room collectively went "AAAGH." It was one of the most thrilling moments I've ever had watching a film with a group of people. I've noticed that Hitchcock seems to arrange for at least one of those "moments" in every one of his films. The Master!
I was in college & worked at a cinema where we showed it in 1984 (also a fairly large screen) - had never seen it before and had the same reaction! We just watched it a few weeks ago- really never amazes me how great it is!
I saw Wait Until Dark with Audrey Hepburn at a campus theater. There’s a jump scare and the entire audience gasped at once. I jumped into my best friend’s lap 😅
@@atsirk8756 For me, the jump was when Grace Kelly was in the apartment, and suddenly we see Raymond Burr coming home. Oh, the whole audience just yelped! I've seen it with an audience many times since then, chasing the dragon, but I've never experienced that YELP ever again.
As a die hard fan I just came here to feel the love. This is my desert island film. Twas my introduction to Hitchcock, into great film really. Shown to me by mum at 9 or 10. I was worried it would bore me, at 10 years old in 1995 I wasn’t jumping to see 50’s movies. I was wrong. I’ve since lost track of how many times I’ve watched it. Own the VHS, dvd & finally after waiting years got my Blu-ray & then of course 4K. Had the privilege to see it twice in theaters, once w/ a group of friends who’d never seen it but loved it, & a year before Covid w/ my mom, as an adult. Full circle, if I have kids one day I’ll pass it on. I find something new to love w/ every viewing, even if it’s just background noise I’ll hear a line differently or bits of music will hit differently. That’s a whole topic in itself. The score. There isn’t one, but there is. It’s a lot to unpack but it’s like an amalgamation of the piano players music, the dancers music, distant music from the bar across the street or anyone else in the courtyard w/ a record player. It’s so clever. & adds so much realism which intern adds to the suspense. I find it to be not only his best work but his most grounded, realistic & intimate film. There are reasons why some colleges teach an entire course on Hitchcock. His work stands the test of time😊
I had never thought of that, but you are right: Hopper, a great painter of "windows" into private, often solitary lives; and Rear Window, a great movie (Hitchcock's best, I think), as a cinematic voyeur into people's solitary lives. Also, the beautifully conceived set is an essential character in this masterpiece.
My dad showed me Rear Window when I was something like 10-11 years old. Very similar story; I was sure that I wouldn't like it because it was old, but by the end, I absolutely loved it and it changed the way I looked at movies.
My favorite part of Rear Window is there were no dumb characters, I feel like there’s always that one character in movies like that that ignores all the evidence for no reason. While the cop didn’t believe the main character he at least had a good reason not to.
Remember watching North by Northwest on television as a kid, probably around 1970. Cary Grant and the aircraft, and later Martin Landau stepping on Grants hand. I’ve always carried those images with me 😳
He’s right. So many younger people who are into movies just write off older, classic films. They’re so foolish. That’s why they’re classic, not because they’re old but because they’re great. Anyone can watch them and enjoy them. Timeless is the word for it.
I saw this when I was 17 maybe... so, 1996. Loved it. Still one of my favorites. It's timeless. And the dialogue is kinda fresh and natural compared to most old movies actually.
When my son was young, I showed him the original version of Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory. I took a picture of him watching that scene where Gene Wilder does the somersault at the beginning for the first time. He could not look away from the screen.
When they first "re-released" this in the 80s after they settled their copyright squabble or whatever was the first time I saw it. It's stayed with me ever since. I was so excited when they remastered it and spent a million dollars just on the opening credits and kiss scene. Amazing.
I saw Rear Window just after my teens, in college, which my mother saw in the theatre in 1954! You DO gasp when Burr sees Jimmy Stewart. But I did more gasping than that, especially as Jimmy and Thelma Ritter watch him confront Grace Kelly. They watch, but they are totally helpless to help her. I also saw it in the theatre, and we were all gasping!
Thanks for downloading this. I thought it would be a Hader parody. Very nice. A reason why we have TH-cam. Thanks. Subscribed. I forgot about the high quality Hitchcock filming. Imagine how it must have been in the movie theater!
After the masterpiece that is BARRY, I really do believe someday soon that Bill Hader will write, direct and produce (and probably star in) one of those movies like Barbie and Oppenheimer that is nominated for Best Picture along with 10 other nominations in the same year.
That's what I love about reaction channels (the genuine ones). For those without younger friends or family they can introduce to the classics, we can have that same thrill watching Cassie, Ashleigh, Simone & George, TBR & Sam, Jen, Mary and a handful of others share that first-time experience.
Well made films are indeed timeless. The same thing happened to me with the same movie when I was a kid in the late 80s. We were visiting my grandparents, so I couldn’t simply escape to another room when all the adults decided it would be fun to watch this classic. I begged my mom to find something else, so she bribed me and said she’d give me a dollar or something if I didn’t like the film. Apparently I didn’t even get a half hour into the movie before I was leaning intently towards the tv, absolutely fascinated by what I was seeing.
It's such a scary thought, to be the watcher and suddenly have the one being watched stare back at you. Even scarier when it's supernatural and the ghost, monster or whatever knows you're watching them even though you're really far away or watching them through a camera.
I love horror movies and the scene where Raymond Burr stalks up the stairs and then charges at Jimmy Stewart in his apartment is still one of the scariest things I've ever seen.
Hitchcock may have been a perv, according to people he worked with, but he was also a genius. Footage of the concentration camps was being put together and someone suggested asking Hitchcock for help. He was too busy working other projects to commit to making it, but his one suggestion made all the difference. He told them to use what amounted to elementary school maps. No real details, just the dots for towns and camps to make it clear just how close these things were to each other. There was no denying that people knew what was going on. The documentary was put together with interviews and statement by some of the people who filmed the first entrances to the camps being liberated. The title is ‘Night Will Fall’. It isn’t sensationalized, but I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone younger than a very mature 16
I remember when I first seen the movie. I could not believe how stunning was Grace Kelly. Liked the movie, but the ending with the flashlight is a bit dodgy.
anagram for "James Woods" who played in the body horror movie "Videodrome" by David Cronenberg (#la 7ème dimension magazine de mon prof de philo) He also played in the 1997 movie "Vampires" for John Carpenter who also directed "Halloween" with Jamie Lee Curtis (in 1977 or 1979) I'm not sure on that one. James Woods also voiced the animated character of "Hades" for Walt Disney wich is a Satanist company. Puzzle Solved. Peace Next
my brother always tells the story about how dad made him watch an old boring movie and it started so slow and he was complaining and dad insisted he keep watching and by the end when red is walking up to andy on the beach my brother was in tears of joy.
@@riptor3000 It's a 30 years old movie. When it came out it was as distant from Dr. Strangelove or Goldfinger as we are from it today. It's what happens when you get busy living.
Hitchcock,Kubrick,Kurosawa, Coppola,Scorcese and Spielberg. Basically every great movie can trace its existence to one of those directors. The Scott brothers, Tarantino,PTA carried that torch thru the 80s and 90s (altho PTA was almost obsessed with Altman, Jonathan Demme and Cassavetes).
My teenagers love REAR WINDOW. None of their friends have seen it, however. My wife and I feel it's our duty and responsibility to share with our kids the best works of the 20th century.
Please, also show them music made before 2000. As much as possible.
The best musicians today, are barely known by the younger generation.
I love hip hop, rap and a lot of pop music, but it’s as bad as when rap rockers were ruling the rock scene for a few years in the end of the 90’s and late 2000’s.
I’ve freaked out so many under 30 year olds, just by playing them good music that was from the late 60’s and 70’s. None can believe it’s that old, or they can’t believe how different the bass alone sounds. Everything is mixed for ridiculous sub woofers, that we used to make fun of when I was in high school, because the people listened to booty music, and usually only one speaker in mono, because they didn’t realize stereos was a thing. 😆
@@CorbCorbin Yep, their music knowledge is solid.
Show them Frenzy, great film…..
did they watch the blues brothers yet
I'm 67, but loved old movies as a teenager. Your teens might like another Hitchcock film, "Notorious."
Great movie. Hitchcock never gets old. Also, good god does Grace Kelly look incredible in this.
And for a little while, Jimmy Stewart convinces himself that Grace Kelly is not for him. Then she makes him realize how stupid he was. Great movie that’s not really a love story, but a slow-building mystery. Hitchcock catches you and holds on.
And and Grace Kelley is absolutely Beautiful
I'll never forget the first time I saw Rear Window. In 1984 or so I had heard that the film was finally able to be viewed after legal problems had been cleared up. I was at a college that was showing it on a fairly large screen. So a bunch of us college students were watching Rear Window for the first time. Just as Hader describes it, when Raymond Burr looked directly at "us" (at the camera) the whole room collectively went "AAAGH." It was one of the most thrilling moments I've ever had watching a film with a group of people. I've noticed that Hitchcock seems to arrange for at least one of those "moments" in every one of his films. The Master!
I was in college & worked at a cinema where we showed it in 1984 (also a fairly large screen) - had never seen it before and had the same reaction! We just watched it a few weeks ago- really never amazes me how great it is!
I saw Wait Until Dark with Audrey Hepburn at a campus theater. There’s a jump scare and the entire audience gasped at once. I jumped into my best friend’s lap 😅
@@atsirk8756 For me, the jump was when Grace Kelly was in the apartment, and suddenly we see Raymond Burr coming home. Oh, the whole audience just yelped! I've seen it with an audience many times since then, chasing the dragon, but I've never experienced that YELP ever again.
As a die hard fan I just came here to feel the love. This is my desert island film. Twas my introduction to Hitchcock, into great film really. Shown to me by mum at 9 or 10. I was worried it would bore me, at 10 years old in 1995 I wasn’t jumping to see 50’s movies. I was wrong. I’ve since lost track of how many times I’ve watched it. Own the VHS, dvd & finally after waiting years got my Blu-ray & then of course 4K. Had the privilege to see it twice in theaters, once w/ a group of friends who’d never seen it but loved it, & a year before Covid w/ my mom, as an adult. Full circle, if I have kids one day I’ll pass it on. I find something new to love w/ every viewing, even if it’s just background noise I’ll hear a line differently or bits of music will hit differently. That’s a whole topic in itself. The score. There isn’t one, but there is. It’s a lot to unpack but it’s like an amalgamation of the piano players music, the dancers music, distant music from the bar across the street or anyone else in the courtyard w/ a record player. It’s so clever. & adds so much realism which intern adds to the suspense. I find it to be not only his best work but his most grounded, realistic & intimate film. There are reasons why some colleges teach an entire course on Hitchcock. His work stands the test of time😊
Watching Rear Window is also watching a Edward Hopper exhibition
I had never thought of that, but you are right: Hopper, a great painter of "windows" into private, often solitary lives; and Rear Window, a great movie (Hitchcock's best, I think), as a cinematic voyeur into people's solitary lives. Also, the beautifully conceived set is an essential character in this masterpiece.
Excellent observation.
My dad showed me Rear Window when I was something like 10-11 years old. Very similar story; I was sure that I wouldn't like it because it was old, but by the end, I absolutely loved it and it changed the way I looked at movies.
So suspenseful when she's trying to get out and he's right outside the door.
My favorite part of Rear Window is there were no dumb characters, I feel like there’s always that one character in movies like that that ignores all the evidence for no reason. While the cop didn’t believe the main character he at least had a good reason not to.
The cop didn't believe the main character because he was obviously insane. Any straight man unwilling to marry Grace Kelly is absolutely crazy.
Hitchcock is one of the greatest.
Remember watching North by Northwest on television as a kid, probably around 1970. Cary Grant and the aircraft, and later Martin Landau stepping on Grants hand. I’ve always carried those images with me 😳
One of my favorite sets
I would watch it just to see Grace in all her glory and those marvelous clothes!
She really had remarkable style and the wardrobe designers really nailed her character's look.
Right down to her Mark Cross bag, which I STILL want!
He’s right. So many younger people who are into movies just write off older, classic films. They’re so foolish. That’s why they’re classic, not because they’re old but because they’re great. Anyone can watch them and enjoy them. Timeless is the word for it.
I saw this when I was 17 maybe... so, 1996. Loved it. Still one of my favorites. It's timeless. And the dialogue is kinda fresh and natural compared to most old movies actually.
Still one of the greatest films ever made. And it always will be.
When my son was young, I showed him the original version of Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory. I took a picture of him watching that scene where Gene Wilder does the somersault at the beginning for the first time. He could not look away from the screen.
When they first "re-released" this in the 80s after they settled their copyright squabble or whatever was the first time I saw it. It's stayed with me ever since. I was so excited when they remastered it and spent a million dollars just on the opening credits and kiss scene. Amazing.
I saw Rear Window just after my teens, in college, which my mother saw in the theatre in 1954! You DO gasp when Burr sees Jimmy Stewart. But I did more gasping than that, especially as Jimmy and Thelma Ritter watch him confront Grace Kelly. They watch, but they are totally helpless to help her. I also saw it in the theatre, and we were all gasping!
Thanks for downloading this. I thought it would be a Hader parody. Very nice. A reason why we have TH-cam. Thanks. Subscribed.
I forgot about the high quality Hitchcock filming. Imagine how it must have been in the movie theater!
Excellent film! Hitch is amazing.
Not a lot of “bare bones craft” anymore, just big studios pumping out endless content.
Do you think every movie was a winner back in the 50s?
After the masterpiece that is BARRY, I really do believe someday soon that Bill Hader will write, direct and produce (and probably star in) one of those movies like Barbie and Oppenheimer that is nominated for Best Picture along with 10 other nominations in the same year.
If he piggybacks on a popular social media meme for a weekend or two, maybe.
That's what I love about reaction channels (the genuine ones). For those without younger friends or family they can introduce to the classics, we can have that same thrill watching Cassie, Ashleigh, Simone & George, TBR & Sam, Jen, Mary and a handful of others share that first-time experience.
My favorite movie of all time
Well made films are indeed timeless.
The same thing happened to me with the same movie when I was a kid in the late 80s. We were visiting my grandparents, so I couldn’t simply escape to another room when all the adults decided it would be fun to watch this classic. I begged my mom to find something else, so she bribed me and said she’d give me a dollar or something if I didn’t like the film. Apparently I didn’t even get a half hour into the movie before I was leaning intently towards the tv, absolutely fascinated by what I was seeing.
It's such a scary thought, to be the watcher and suddenly have the one being watched stare back at you. Even scarier when it's supernatural and the ghost, monster or whatever knows you're watching them even though you're really far away or watching them through a camera.
I love horror movies and the scene where Raymond Burr stalks up the stairs and then charges at Jimmy Stewart in his apartment is still one of the scariest things I've ever seen.
The scene at the end with the flashlight is pretty ridiculous, but the rest of the movie definitely stood the test of time.
My 5 year old loves The Wizard of Oz, Snow White and other classics. Has no problem with their age. I'm going to do my best to keep that alive in her.
Rear Window is so enjoyable
Rear window is simple and perfect
Such insight.
I don’t remember not knowing this movie!
I'd like to hear him do Raymond Burr.😊
Hitchcock may have been a perv, according to people he worked with, but he was also a genius. Footage of the concentration camps was being put together and someone suggested asking Hitchcock for help. He was too busy working other projects to commit to making it, but his one suggestion made all the difference. He told them to use what amounted to elementary school maps. No real details, just the dots for towns and camps to make it clear just how close these things were to each other. There was no denying that people knew what was going on. The documentary was put together with interviews and statement by some of the people who filmed the first entrances to the camps being liberated. The title is ‘Night Will Fall’. It isn’t sensationalized, but I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone younger than a very mature 16
I remember when I first seen the movie. I could not believe how stunning was Grace Kelly.
Liked the movie, but the ending with the flashlight is a bit dodgy.
Perry Mason! 😉
The bills are the best at this
North by Northwest with all its flaws is top 5 all time on my list. Perhaps 2nd. The only movie I could imagine picking over it is The Blues Brothers.
anagram for "James Woods" who played in the body horror movie "Videodrome" by David Cronenberg (#la 7ème dimension magazine de mon prof de philo) He also played in the 1997 movie "Vampires" for John Carpenter who also directed "Halloween" with Jamie Lee Curtis (in 1977 or 1979) I'm not sure on that one. James Woods also voiced the animated character of "Hades" for Walt Disney wich is a Satanist company. Puzzle Solved. Peace Next
mother of God, Grace Kelley was a goddess
What podcast is this ??
Facts
my brother always tells the story about how dad made him watch an old boring movie and it started so slow and he was complaining and dad insisted he keep watching and by the end when red is walking up to andy on the beach my brother was in tears of joy.
"an old movie" oh my god
@@riptor3000 It's a 30 years old movie. When it came out it was as distant from Dr. Strangelove or Goldfinger as we are from it today.
It's what happens when you get busy living.
My son was like that…lame, but don’t turn it off!
Hitchcock,Kubrick,Kurosawa, Coppola,Scorcese and Spielberg. Basically every great movie can trace its existence to one of those directors. The Scott brothers, Tarantino,PTA carried that torch thru the 80s and 90s (altho PTA was almost obsessed with Altman, Jonathan Demme and Cassavetes).
Bergman as well
Wow thats pretty wrong take
This is a spectacularly narrow view of cinema history.
Leaving out so many people who made so many greater films than most of the people mentioned smh
Hello!??? McFly!!! How about William Friedken..... French Connection changed everything.
Why do people care what Bill Hader thinks about movies? I'm always confused when I see one of these.
Movies these days rely too much on special effects, CGI, sex and explosions. All you really need are a good story, good directing and good acting.
I feel the same way about Hot to Trot
Better than any movie you ever did Bill.
Definitely better than any movie you ever did
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No shit, champ. It's Rear Window. I doubt he would argue.
Does saying that make you feel better now?
Grace Kelley cannot be from this planet.
Why in heaven’s name was Grace Kelly drawn to this indifferent invalid? She was way out of his league.
Not too bright are ou , tim. ?
Princesses dig tall guys who are war hero pilots and have a big furry companion.
OK, Barry
Heh only know about it because Castle did an episode like this.