Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.8 / 5.0

What a Wonderful Window!/ Where's the DVD?:

Rear Window is almost too good to be true. It is definitely one of the most perfect movies ever made. To me Rear Window is a perfect movie. Everything in it is extraordinary, from the actors James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Thelma Ritter, and a menacing Raymond Burr, to the writing, editing, and directing by "Hitch", to the beautiful color cinematography by Robert Burks, and even the musical score. Further proof that Rear Window is so incredibly great, is that it is able to completely enthrall both passionate... more info

At last! Fit for a collector!:

Finally, "Rear Window" has made it onto DVD! The 1954 suspense classic, shot almost entirely in one room, and starring a cast with panache and style to spare, has long remained on Amazon's list of Most Requested DVDs, as well as the "most wanted" list of many film lovers, after a long stay in the "out-of-print" category. But Universal comes through!

"Rear Window", to a certain degree, moves at a languid pace, not unlike the steamy weather conditions in which it takes place. However, the witty and concise... more info

Trapped in a Sound Stage:

I don't think this is Hitch's best film. It is highly ranked by film rating services, sometimes higher than Vertigo, but I can't agree. There's something claustrophobic about what is essentially a movie set. We are stuck in that lofty room with the big glass windows. Jimmy Stewart peers across a courtyard and observes New Yorkers in their habitat. When I was in elementary school we used to have projects called diorama's where we would take a shoebox and decorate it like a stage. Each apartment in Hitch's... more info

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