Vertigo (Collector's Edition) | James Stewart, Kim Novak

Vertigo (Collector's Edition) | James Stewart, Kim Novak | A definite classic!

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	Vertigo (Collector's Edition) James Stewart, Kim Novak Universal Studios, 1998 average customer review:based on 323 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Slipping From The Roof!

1953-1963 is, in my opinion, Hitchcock's most brilliant decade. In that period he directed, amongst other films, "I Confess" (1953), "Rear Window" (1954), "Vertigo" (1958), "Psycho" (1960) and "The Birds" (1963) any of them deserves to be ranked as "one of the best suspense movies" of all times.

"Vertigo" touches many different subjects and Mr. Hitchcock blends them with masterful hand: a detective's story, paranormal experiences, love affair and obsession.
From this mixture the Suspense Master extracts a film that keeps the viewer on the edge of the seat. The story involves a retired police detective that is hired by an old acquaintance to follow his wife, which he suspects is going mad. From this start onwards events start to get complicated, pointing out to such weird issues as possession and compulsion.

In a film with very few main characters, three of them give a hallmark performance: James Stewart as Det. Scottie Ferguson, Kim Novak as Madeleine Elster and Barbara Bel Geddes as Marjorie Wood.
Stewart's Detective is a strange character in his filmography; he depicts a man troubled first by a vertigo syndrome, then deeply depressed and finally obsessed by a dead person. Not quite the "good and straight fellow" that he usually fleshes.
Kim Novak is fascinating in her troubled, mysterious and dubious double impersonation of Madeleine and Judy. She gave the character a definitely sexy and classy touch.
Barbara Bel Geddes as the "girl around the corner" in hopeless love with Scottie is just perfect.

This is a film to be enjoyed by Hitchcock's fans and any detective or mystery film lover.
Reviewed by Max Yofre.

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A definite classic!

This is a movie that can be watched over and over. After 50 times you will see things you never noticed before. Jimmy Stewart will alway be a National Treasure.

A Mind-Bending Classic From The Master Of Suspense. Star Performances By James Stewart And Kim Novak.

Released in 1958, "Vertigo" was not a box-office hit as the 30-minute documentary "Obssesed With Vertigo" says. The film itself is a masterpiece, right up there with "Psycho," "Rear Window," "To Catch A Thief" and "Rebecca" (a masterful adaptation of the novel by Dame Daphne DuMaurier starring Laurence Olivier [fresh from his double success as Heathcliff in William Wyler's production of "Wuthering Heights" the previous year & his cold and calculating, yet sensitive Mr. Darcy in "Pride & Prejudice" the same year] and Joan Fontaine; please see my review on it). The story needs no rehashing, as the indelible performances of Stewart and Novak speak for themselves, along with Bernard Herrman's haunting score. The DVD also includes 2 trailers, original storyboard designs and a foreign censorship ending, shot by Hitchcock against his better judgment, under pressure from foreign distributors who opted for a more conventional ending. Rated PG for thematic elements.

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**THIS REVIEW IS ONLY FOR THE DVD**

Good extras, but should have been more. BOTH versions of this DVD are the same, just with a different cover. The extras include ALL:

*"Obsessed with Vertigo" Featurette
*Commentary by: Herbert Coleman, Robert A. Harris, and James C. Katz
*Production Notes
*Talent Bios
*Film Highlights
*Theatrical Trailer

There SHOULD have been more features, considering this is considered Hitchcock's best film.

Boring!

I love Hitchcock, especially The Birds, The Wrong Man, & Frenzy. Therefore, I was totally shocked at how I felt about Vertigo. I had always heard and read that it was a great movie. However, it took me 4 or 5 attempts to get through it. I kept falling asleep. It was one of the most boring movies I've ever watched. Long shots of Stewart thinking or driving were more than I could take.

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