tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2896495146097114691.post6728447237283862352..comments2023-11-29T07:57:14.713-05:00Comments on Confessions of a Film Philistine: Vertigo (1958)Fred Theilighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06797265599937795292noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2896495146097114691.post-66863804930256821812010-02-12T21:30:46.922-05:002010-02-12T21:30:46.922-05:00lol way to warn in advance on that one! Yeah, Stew...lol way to warn in advance on that one! Yeah, Stewart was probably the wrong person for the role, I enjoyed him much much more in Rear WindowI Like Horror Movieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15851268002582984544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2896495146097114691.post-22623634327013680562010-02-07T10:21:58.880-05:002010-02-07T10:21:58.880-05:00Maybe, I agree the production value was really hig...Maybe, I agree the production value was really high. I suppose my main two complaints was the pacing (long, drawn out violins ...) and that Jimmy Stewart was miscast. In Vertigo's brief history as a failure (it bombed initially), Hitchcock said he felt Stewart was too old for the role.<br /><br />And, maybe it's a bad idea to see a movie named "Vertigo" when you have a headache.<br /><br />Also, I totally didn't believe Madeleine and Judy were played by the same actress. Faked me out (Oh, spoiler alert ...)Fred Theilighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06797265599937795292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2896495146097114691.post-73641799475031943072010-02-07T01:59:39.749-05:002010-02-07T01:59:39.749-05:00Fact, Kim Novak was hot. Maybe still is, probably ...Fact, Kim Novak was hot. Maybe still is, probably not though. <br /><br />I liked this one a lot, I am always afraid I will not "get" the classics, but I found it to be a strong character based mystery, though I have to agree it was nothing like I expected it to be in the years prior to seeing the flick. Maybe a second viewing will yield more positive results?I Like Horror Movieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15851268002582984544noreply@blogger.com