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Shelley

5Jun13

revamping my previous post: this film is incredibly important to view in relation to not only "Psycho", but also how we, as moviegoers, view violence. Powell's depiction of fear, terror, and how we see ourselves and others in it is discussed greatly in "Peeping Tom". There are constant references to cinema itself and how people accept or ignore violence in films. This is a great example of films about film itself.

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Arseny Moon

29Mar13

great ending

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João Pedro Tomás

31Dec12

Take care, you're being watched.

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Sam Everett

14Dec12

Beautifully paced, intentionally incredibly creepy and thematically holds itself together perfectly. A pleasure to watch.

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ΞRIC B∆D TASTΞ

9Nov12

very great story. looking at the fear itself has never changed, we still like this phenomenon today...

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Sue Denim

8Nov12

awesome.

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Geven

26Oct12

Very intense. Böhm's performance is absolutely spine chilling.

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roger o. thornhill

28Mar12

hard to believe such a great film basically stopped the career of a great artist.... definitely ahead of its time...

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Tara Violet

15Mar12

an utter masterpiece. I can't stop thinking about it.

oldfilmsflicker and N. C. like this

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Christopher M. Jones

27Feb12

"Imagine someone coming towards you, who wants to kill you, regardless of consequences." "A madman?" "Yes. But he knows it. And you don't."

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Amey Gharse, FailedImitator

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Michael Harbour

12Jan12

A lurid paperback cover in motion. The color scheme, the subject matter, the sexy women - everything those great paperback covers of the fifties offered is delivered bigger than life in this great film.

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Gran-Hoff

12Dec11

Such an interesting and powerful premisse... technical, executional and continuity related flaws - among other small details - ended up spoiling the experience for me.

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Zach Eastman

1Dec11

A striking thriller that sets the tone for a number of imitators (the novel red dragon being the first i think of) that lets us know up front who the killer is and bask in the tension from there. Powell is a master of mood and music and they blend together almost perfectly in this piece.

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Johnny DuBiel

3Oct11

With it's correlation of voyeurism and how we watch movies, it has received many comparisons to Hitchcock's 'Rear Window'. However, with its study on general paraphelia and dark sexuality, it holds more kinship to Hitch's 'Vertigo'. Not surprising, 'Peeping Tom' served as inspiration to Hitchcock's later work, not to mention that of numerous other directors. Years ahead of its time.

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Sudipto Basu

16Sep11

I still enjoy imagining critics storming out of the film's screening: outraged! Someone had criticised the critics!

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Shelley

8Sep11

absolutely stunning. very suspenseful, beautiful, and haunting. along with the suspense, the colors were vivid and plenty of good lines along the way. Mark is quite creepy by the end of the film. this is one of my favorite horror films of all time. "I don't trust a man who walks around quietly."

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Cinematic

16Aug11

I think that the feeling of suspense and fear that Powell creates here exceeds in intensity to a lot of Hitchcock movies. And of course it has all this meta-meta-discussion about cinema and voyeurism wich is wonderful to dive into.

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FailedImitator, Shelley

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Dave

22May11

I love Powell's films with Pressburger, but find Peeping Tom to be overrated. People seem keen to try and compare it to Psycho, which was released the same year, but it is not in the same stratosphere as that classic.

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Echydo

20Mar11

A fascinating dive into the mind of a voyeur; this movie is a great classic.

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Ole Christian Solbakken

17Mar11

Flott dansescene med Moira Shearer som vi alle husker fra The Red Shoes. Noe lett på foten når det kommer til psykologiseringen, men flott film.

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Namita Nair

19Nov10

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/filmblog/2010/nov/16/peeping-tom-pornography-press-camera

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T.J. Royal

13Nov10

With fabulous music and a tight narrative, "Peeping Tom" is a scary classic with a damaged, credibly sympathetic lead. Along with exploring voyeurism, I also detected a strong whiff of materialistic desire, in the scene where main character Mark hugs his camera. Also, the scenes between Mark and the mother of one of the tenants really *made* this movie for me. Hard to believe it's 50 years old. Definitely watch this.

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comeandsee

1Nov10

a masterpiece of british film. begins a cinematic investigation into voyeurism which has become invaluable to horror cinema.

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AntioneOscar69

26Aug10

is one of the most haunting films I've seen in a long, long time

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AntioneOscar69

24Aug10

stunning, disturbing and timeless film

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Addiena of Mubi land

29Jun10

An intense good thriller. But if you compare it to psycho, it did has one star less rating. Because, in my opinion, Peeping Tom's storyline was a little bit outdated. But still compare to other films these days, Peeping Tom was an instant unforgettable classic.

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chrstphrtlbt

4Jun10

excellent film start to finish

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Ally the Manic Listmaker

9Apr10

Jennie, I love Peeping Tom way more than Psycho. Unfortunately, Psycho helped Hitch's career and ruined Michael Powell's career (in England). I think that's sort of unfair and unjust. P.T. is one of the great horror films. I never realized the films were released the same year. :o

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Jennie

9Apr10

Everyone says this, but it really is a shame that it was released so close to Psycho. Interesting and stylish (in appearance)...hopefully more people will check this one out. It makes you uncomfortable...just as it should.

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Dead Dog and Ghost Man

5Apr10

the blatantly Freud-iest thing I ever saw.