tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post6908517877998373451..comments2024-03-28T08:51:47.164-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): Voyeurism in the Moviespattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-37268759093452069912011-08-29T10:32:38.662-04:002011-08-29T10:32:38.662-04:00And BAD RONALD, of course, is based on Jack/John H...And BAD RONALD, of course, is based on Jack/John Holbrook Vance's novel.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-86205335875976896942011-08-28T09:17:07.289-04:002011-08-28T09:17:07.289-04:00I did see Peeping Tom years ago. How about SEX, LI...I did see Peeping Tom years ago. How about SEX, LIES AND VIDEOTAPE. Also AMERICAN BEAUTY. Don't think I have seen BAD RONALD or the Tavernier.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-74700172286582842142011-08-28T06:01:01.882-04:002011-08-28T06:01:01.882-04:00Since everything I was going to say has been menti...Since everything I was going to say has been mentioned, I'll go with Tavarnier's Death Watch.Paul D Brazillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12881642426845398389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-3949462995476441082011-08-28T04:42:52.984-04:002011-08-28T04:42:52.984-04:00PEEPING TOM (not so very early, 1960, about the sa...PEEPING TOM (not so very early, 1960, about the same time as PSYCHO the film) and THE CONVERSATION are certainly my first choices, though PEEPING TOM is only about a very intense/short-term sort of observation. SOLARIS, CONTACT, IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE all have something to be said for them here; BEING JOHN MALKOVITCH and, for all its goofiness, VIDEODROME might be even better examples. The one I'd like to see that I know about is DEATH WATCH (1980), based on D. G. Compton's novel THE CONTINUOUS KATHERINE MORTENHOE. The best television series in this vein that comes to mind is TERMINAL CITY, which featured Maria Del Mar as a breast-cancer suffering television reporter who rebuilds her failing "reality" show around her fight with the disease...on Canadian cable, broadcast on CityTV (the Toronto channel mocked by VIDEODROME), and run in the States by Sundance Channel...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-77756416351457717812011-08-27T22:39:12.885-04:002011-08-27T22:39:12.885-04:00The one about the kid who was living in a walled o...The one about the kid who was living in a walled off area of his house, and then another family moved in. I want to say Bad Ronald but I'm not sure if that's right. No doubt Pattinasedom assembled will set me straight.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-70463036334329983832011-08-27T15:03:42.079-04:002011-08-27T15:03:42.079-04:00No, the second one did appear.No, the second one did appear.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-4958671644199173092011-08-27T13:42:06.683-04:002011-08-27T13:42:06.683-04:00REAR WINDOW is right on top followed by PSYCHO and...REAR WINDOW is right on top followed by PSYCHO and David Lynch's BLUE VELVET starring Dennis Hopper who I thought was brilliant. Colin Farrell's PHONE BOOTH for sheer pastime. A hidden sniper as a voyeur — how's that? I also remember an early film called PEEPING TOM though I have never seen it. Does Hitchcock's THE 39 STEPS count?Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-44725673324140468462011-08-27T13:18:17.400-04:002011-08-27T13:18:17.400-04:00One of the most obsessive books I've ever read...One of the most obsessive books I've ever read is Marc Behm's EYE OF THE BEHOLDER. The movie version takes "watching" to a whole new level.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-1586710448956938792011-08-27T12:57:51.178-04:002011-08-27T12:57:51.178-04:00What happened to my comment? When I posted it (TH...What happened to my comment? When I posted it (THE CONVERSATION) there was nothing else there, but now it seems to have disappeared.<br /><br />Jeff M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-18675938155493891792011-08-27T12:19:15.261-04:002011-08-27T12:19:15.261-04:00The Truman Show has the entire country watching on...The Truman Show has the entire country watching one man.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-29227512525323989512011-08-27T12:04:29.858-04:002011-08-27T12:04:29.858-04:00Rear Window is a classic--great movie, but I'l...Rear Window is a classic--great movie, but I'll go with The Conversation, one of the best films from the 70s, which is probably the best decade for films.Dave Zeltsermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04007736514118297783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-85677609697419557552011-08-27T11:59:33.170-04:002011-08-27T11:59:33.170-04:00Patti & Jerry beat me to it--I was going to sa...Patti & Jerry beat me to it--I was going to say "The Conversation" (which I also commented about in the "Scariest Scenes" post a few days ago). What's unnerving about "The Conversation" is that Gene Hackman's character completely misinterprets what he sees (and, of course, hears) while watching/evesdropping on Cindy Williams & Frederick Forrest.Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-85548770781395819402011-08-27T11:01:18.648-04:002011-08-27T11:01:18.648-04:00THE CONVERSATION was the first film I thought of, ...THE CONVERSATION was the first film I thought of, then BLOW-UP.Jerry Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482856733981933159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-30470372630705462392011-08-27T10:59:03.674-04:002011-08-27T10:59:03.674-04:00THE CONVERSATION is a good one. You can look with ...THE CONVERSATION is a good one. You can look with your ears too.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-44300751399785834412011-08-27T10:39:25.872-04:002011-08-27T10:39:25.872-04:00Hard to top REAR WINDOW. DePalma's BODY DOUBLE...Hard to top REAR WINDOW. DePalma's BODY DOUBLE wasn't bad, but not in REAR WINDOW's class.<br /><br />Of course, Depalma is no Hitchcock, either.Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-65138143270570658552011-08-27T10:37:22.339-04:002011-08-27T10:37:22.339-04:00Well since it's in my mind, I'll say "...Well since it's in my mind, I'll say "Fright Night." LIked the original quite a lot. Haven't seen the remake yetCharles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-45174616074331457062011-08-27T10:25:18.010-04:002011-08-27T10:25:18.010-04:00Oh, yes. That was a good one.Oh, yes. That was a good one.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-60444420494437556302011-08-27T10:16:58.474-04:002011-08-27T10:16:58.474-04:00I liked this movie, too. Another one that comes to...I liked this movie, too. Another one that comes to mind is FOLLOWING, by Christopher Nolan.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.com