tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post5728583056600540417..comments2024-03-28T16:21:30.329-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): Forgotten Movies: Obsessionpattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-48862179088773814342012-06-06T07:58:34.646-04:002012-06-06T07:58:34.646-04:00This is a film I know about solely because of the ...This is a film I know about solely because of the Mad Magazine version called Sobsession.Dan_Lufthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05096055160420981482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-27896348017550899722012-06-05T17:37:06.732-04:002012-06-05T17:37:06.732-04:00I wrote about this many a moon ago on my blog. A s...I wrote about this many a moon ago on my blog. A strange as it sounds, having seen Vertigo a million times, I did not feel this film at all.<br /><br />At the time it was suggested that I rewatch to see if there was anything that I missed.<br /><br />Maybe it is worth a rewatch.iluvcinemahttp://iluvcinema.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-59063922532299082842012-06-05T17:17:06.587-04:002012-06-05T17:17:06.587-04:00Well, this is typical De Palma (down to the, um, n...Well, this is typical De Palma (down to the, um, not terribly buyable nature of the events)...but, as frequently, he chose his lead actress well.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-61685970543242232512012-06-05T15:52:02.271-04:002012-06-05T15:52:02.271-04:00Was never a big fan of Robertson, ergo never saw t...Was never a big fan of Robertson, ergo never saw this movie. But it sounds intriguing.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-23977359533533230172012-06-05T15:30:04.312-04:002012-06-05T15:30:04.312-04:00At the time, this seemed to make sense. Although I...At the time, this seemed to make sense. Although I haven't seen it since. I think this is before he went off the tracks.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-77477870930451890322012-06-05T15:26:33.334-04:002012-06-05T15:26:33.334-04:00Haven't seen this, but De Palma could be so ov...Haven't seen this, but De Palma could be so over the top. BODY DOUBLE is totally bonkers. The appearance by Frankie Goes To Hollywood for no reason whatsoever is the probably the weirdest musical segemnt in cinema. And the plot makes absolutely no sense either. My favourite Hitchcock pastiche is Truffaut's VIVEMENT DIMANCHE (U.S. title CONFIDENTIALLY YOURS).Anders Engwallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-65310388744693140432012-06-05T13:42:21.589-04:002012-06-05T13:42:21.589-04:00I have never seen this. Hopefully, I'll run in...I have never seen this. Hopefully, I'll run into it on TCM which, in terms of movies telecast, is different here from the one at your end.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-49987221092334589692012-06-05T12:09:11.427-04:002012-06-05T12:09:11.427-04:00I never saw it but it sounds like something I migh...I never saw it but it sounds like something I might like.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-24176639671043812622012-06-05T10:47:48.188-04:002012-06-05T10:47:48.188-04:00I too saw this before VERTIGO (well, it was out of...I too saw this before VERTIGO (well, it was out of distribution at that point). I think it's a wonderful film and a wonderful homage to the original - in many ways it improves upon the plot and has an ending that, while very weird, is much more life-affirming and less misanthropic - great choice Patti.Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-86751169527842143282012-06-05T09:09:42.493-04:002012-06-05T09:09:42.493-04:00DePalma's movies echo Hitchcock's works. ...DePalma's movies echo Hitchcock's works. Not that that's a Bad Thing.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-47413175856889990882012-06-05T09:03:19.773-04:002012-06-05T09:03:19.773-04:00Yeah Deb, ol' Brian has been know to (ahem) bo...Yeah Deb, ol' Brian has been know to (ahem) borrow heavily, shall we say? Some of his movies are pretty good and some are just crap. This was, as far as I can remember it, a pretty decent (ripoff) one.<br /><br />You should check out his early (very early) GREETINGS and HI, MOM! with De Niro. (My brother in law Buddy was in the latter as a member of the "Be Black, Baby" troupe, by the way.)<br /><br /><br /><br />Jeff M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-15897684204162752932012-06-05T08:24:28.996-04:002012-06-05T08:24:28.996-04:00I saw it once, in college, not long after it came ...I saw it once, in college, not long after it came out. There's also a faint echo of "Dial M for Murder" if I remember rightly. De Palma is known for his plagiarism--ooops, I mean, of course, his homages to Hitchcock.Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-76324815684202422462012-06-05T07:58:59.201-04:002012-06-05T07:58:59.201-04:00I remember watching this in the theater and really...I remember watching this in the theater and really liking it. Haven't seen it since then, though.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-64383222373854623232012-06-05T07:37:14.652-04:002012-06-05T07:37:14.652-04:00Oh, my gosh, I haven't thought of Obsession in...Oh, my gosh, I haven't thought of <i>Obsession</i> in a very long time. That is well-done film and I'm glad you reminded me of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com