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Rear Window (1954)
Ahead of it's time
Along with North by Northwest and Vertigo probably the best Hitchcock there is. I really liked the introduction-shot of Grace Kelly. The way it is shot proves Hitchcock was well ahead of it's time. The atmosphere created is often copied yet seldom they succeed. The slow-paced scenes where sound fills in the courtyard, the sleepy looks of Steward while he's gazing through his camera, the humor and then the tension.. brilliant!
How to keep such a tension with such little resources if baffling. I give it a 10!
Swingers (2002)
Good performance
Being Swingers for several years now I watched this film with high expectations and with some skepticism, because seldom is "our" way of life portrayed in a realistic way. Usually it is turned into a cheap thriller where the so called swinger is someone with a problem, killing their dates in a bloody manner. With this film it is clear that the drama comes from the lifestyle. Something true swingers might sigh about. Usually real swingers live a positive life with hardly any problems concerning their way of life. In this case trouble is obligatory. No trouble, no drama.
So the first hour or so is exciting. Very recognizable moments are played very convincing by the actors. When the plot moves into the second half, the film has some slow moments, but never to a degree that it gets boring. All in all it is a very believable film and it sets a very good tone and atmosphere of how it is really like to have a swingers-date.
Technical flaws of this film where other viewers spoke of, I didn't see. It looked all fine to me, the sound, the image and the music were in good balance. I enjoyed it very much and so did my wife.
Compliments!