Readers Imbibing Peril isn’t just for books, it’s movies and TV too! This past week I watched a couple of RIP related things on the boob tube.
Rear Window. Back in 2009 (whoa!), I ‘reviewed’ Rear Window for Summer of Hitchcock. This time around I live tweeted my viewing with some Twitter friends for #hitchfest last Sunday, which was a lot of fun. Snarking on movies with friends is the way to re-watch a movie. Since I already knew the plot, I focused on other things, like Grace Kelly’s clothes and the set. The whole movie happens within one apartment. We never leave Jeff, who is confined to a wheelchair. We only see what he sees. What he sees out his window are the antics of his neighbours who, with the exception of ‘the newlyweds,’ don’t close their blinds. It’s like watching living dioramas. He has a nickname for all of them. I wonder what they call him: creepy guy with the camera? Even though the movie seems clichéd at times because it’s been copied so often, it’s still a lot of classic fun.
Sleepy Hollow. I also watched the pilot of the new series Sleepy Hollow. It’s…interesting. This is not a show to take seriously. It is so over the top. I mean, really, George Washington was part of a plot to keep the apocalypse from happening? Sure, why not? This show is going to get extremely weird. I expect Nicolas Cage to appear and declare he’s “going to steal the Declaration of Independence” because why wouldn’t he? I do like the heroine Abbie and Icabod is a hotty. ----->I’m really looking forward to American Horror Story: Coven on FX beginning October 9th. I wasn’t a fan of Asylum. It was too weird and all over the place. This time around Jessica Lange returns as the head of a school of witches in New Orleans, at least that’s what I’m getting from this very short trailer. Also Cathy Bates and Angela Bassett are in this one! Woot!
There are a bunch of creepy posters for the show. I think I like this one the best.
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American Horror Story creeps me RIGHT out. I do think the first season (what I saw of it), was well done, but I couldn't watch it home alone. Coven sounds promising!
ReplyDeleteI have to watch it during the day, so I record it! lol I'm a chicken.
DeleteI loved American Horror Story and cannot wait for the new season!! So many big names too. Asylum was tough to watch at times but it was brilliantly done.
ReplyDeleteI watched Sleepy Hollow and it was not what I expected. Won';t be tuning in again. I can't wait for Bates Motel to pick up again but it won't be until 2014.
I'm not sure how long I'm going to last with Sleepy Hollow. It's so ridiculous!
DeleteRear Window is so fantastic! I researched it recently and was just blown away by the building tension.
ReplyDeleteI could watch it over and over.
DeleteJStew is SO the creepy guy in the wheelchair. I'm kind of excited about Coven, too. I can't resist anything witch-related.
ReplyDeleteI'm excited to see what they'll do with that storyline.
DeleteSleepy Hollow is excellent so far. It has creepy scenes but is also hilarious. I'm glad you featured Rear Window, such a good movie. James Stewart is one of my favorite actors too.
ReplyDeleteSleepy Hollow is so over the top. I hope they don't try to make it 'serious.'
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