Wednesday, January 21, 2004

Frenzy

Dammit, I missed "Celebrity Mole"!! Oh well, I went to see Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy instead. It's one of Hitch's last movies and it's by far his most graphically violent and sexual, maybe the only Hitchcock film to feature exposed breasts. Sweet!

Hadn't seen the film in at least 10 or 15 years, so it felt like watching it for the first time. It's so disturbingly violent, and yet hilariously funny at the same time. The audience was rolling with laughter throughout. And the humor is quite morbid and dark, as well. This film shows Hitchcock's English sensibilities more than any other, I think. Not surprising, since he returned to London to film the story and he used an all English cast. Great actors, great writing. Really good movie.

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