- Actors: Christopher Reeve, Daryl Hannah, Robert Forster, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Anne Twomey
- Directors: Jeff Bleckner
- Writers: Cornell Woolrich, Eric Overmyer, Larry Gross
- Producers: Christopher Reeve, Jeff Bleckner, David V. Picker, Jonathan Starch
- Format: NTSC
- Number of tapes: 1
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- Studio: Alliance (Universal)
- VHS Release Date: July 1 2001
- Run Time: 89 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 1.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (53 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00000IC9S
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #18,369 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Has its moments.,
By Caraculiambro (La Mancha and environs) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Rear Window 98 (VHS Tape)
This movie has been vigorously lambasted by most of the previous reviewers as being an inept and forgettable ripoff of Hitchcock's classic.Yet there are some aspects of this movie that I would submit rival (and even surpass) the original: 1. The villain here is a lot scarier than in Hitchcock's version. That chilling shot when the guy finally looks across the way to see Reeve staring at him is much more heart-pounding in this version. 2. Christopher Reeves's is a much more convincing character than that of Stewart's. 3. The scene in which the villain confronts the Peeping Tom is much more intense in this version. 4. Reeve's relationship with the woman rings much truer; in Hitchcock's version I kept wondering what a dish like Grace Kelly's character would be doing wasting her time with Stewart's aging character. 5. The ending in the remake is much more ambiguous; one gets the palpable feel that, even after their suspicions were roundly dashed, there is an nefarious element hanging in the air, only facets of which can ever be known. Hitchcock's ending doesn't have any of this. Nevertheless, there are a thousand little reasons why Hitchcock's version is, on balance, a superior effort; my only point is that this redux doesn't deserve to be consigned to the dustbin of VHS history.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Give this movie a chance!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Rear Window 98 (VHS Tape)
I have been a fan of Christopher Reeve since the "Superman" days, and I think he is a wonderful actor. "Remakes" are usually dissapointing, but If people would STOP thinking of this as a "remake" of a Hitchcock's classic, then maybe they could open their eyes and really enjoy this movie. It shows the tremendous courage and spirit and of this fine actor. He is an amazing man, who doesn't give up, and has overcome many obstacles to act again. This movie shows you some of the difficulties and emotions he must have dealt with as a quadriplegic. Watch it with "new" eyes and you will enjoy this movie. I have read his book and his story is truly amazing, he deserves much better credit for what he has achieved!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Rare Case of a Remake of Hitchcock being good --DVD??,
By Larry P. Morgan (Greenfield, IN USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Rear Window 98 (VHS Tape)
Hitchcock was a brilliant director. This is the only remake of a Hitchcock film that I think was better than the original. Why is this one better? It built on what Hitch had done and kept the best. Reeves -- a parapalegic playing a parapalegic -- was brilliant. Al of the acting was in the face. Gestures could not help. There were so many little touches and glimpses into Christopher Reeves real life. I would have like to have seen Reeves receive an Oscar for this performance. It was that good. Not everything about the film was great, but Reeves performance and the glimpses into the life of a parapalegic who could care about a stranger raise the film to great heights and make it even more enjoyble to watch than the original. I have both. I would like to have this one on DVD.
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