Post by joekiddlouischama on Apr 3, 2017 22:49:55 GMT
Re: Groundhog Day comment .
Yes, sadly, original concepts and original anything seems to be out of style. On FG I saw a sad thread about Disney planning to film 19 of the classic animated films as live action. Have they lost their copies of Anderson, Grimm, Hugo and other classics to "adapt" and mutilate ?
To Catch a Thief. Perhaps I am trying too hard to like it. I usually prefer style and wit over thrills, I like the actors, the setting, the story but somehow for me it's just, as they say, "meh". But this really belongs in the "esteemed movies I don't get" thread, eh ? (Bad Bat)
I have always loved To Catch a Thief, which I have seen four or five times now (twice in the theater since the start of 2013). Obviously, the film is not one of Hitchcock's weightier works, but it is visually sumptuous and a wonderful exercise in style and timing, replete with star performances at their most assured and delicious dialogue with perhaps some of the best double entendres ever written. I consider the film "great."
If one wants to look for a more surprising element, consider how Hitchcock eschews his self-articulated maxim of "surprise versus suspense." The topic would make for an intriguing discussion: why does Hitchcock go against his grain in this film, and how effective does his choice happen to be?