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Fun to watch? I think it's creepy, especially the ending. I can't say what it is bc I don't know how to attach a spoiler alert.
I like the movie though, if for no other reason than to shut my friend's husband up, who can't stand Johnny Depp just because lots of women "make googly eyes at Johnny Depp." He said Johnny Depp's a talentless actor, then went raving on and on about how his looks are the only thing he has going for him and how he was going to be out of a job when he loses his looks. But I digress.
The ending of Secret Window is burned into my memory probably because of what I now know is an ECU (extreme close-up shot) of the character's body part.
Richard, who's a director of photography, "liked the ECU closing shot."
I thought it made the movie totally creepy, which of course I enjoy anyway or I wouldn't watch horror movies all the time. My mom couldn't understand why I watched horror. Her favorite movie was Gone With the Wind. She watched it every single year.
I like the movie though, if for no other reason than to shut my friend's husband up, who can't stand Johnny Depp just because lots of women "make googly eyes at Johnny Depp." He said Johnny Depp's a talentless actor, then went raving on and on about how his looks are the only thing he has going for him and how he was going to be out of a job when he loses his looks. But I digress.
The ending of Secret Window is burned into my memory probably because of what I now know is an ECU (extreme close-up shot) of the character's body part.
Richard, who's a director of photography, "liked the ECU closing shot."
I thought it made the movie totally creepy, which of course I enjoy anyway or I wouldn't watch horror movies all the time. My mom couldn't understand why I watched horror. Her favorite movie was Gone With the Wind. She watched it every single year.
Secret window is one of my absolute favorite stories by Stephen King. I absolutely loved the movie adaptation as well! This movie was well acted and well written. One of my top 5 favorite stories and movies.
Maddie
Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.
After all, and in the end, would you say that Mort actually DID
and was driven to the madness by his secret guilt ? I've watched this so many times and that's just what I have always thought.
'steal the story'
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I've always thought the same. Historic guilt brought on by a bad break up.After all, and in the end, would you say that Mort actually DIDand was driven to the madness by his secret guilt ? I've watched this so many times and that's just what I have always thought.'steal the story'
I love this one. I was only like 24 and this friend and I were really hung over and a little hair of the dog turned into us being full-blown drunk on the middle of a weekday. The only thing within walking distance to do for fun was the movie theater so we decided to go. He picked this movie, I hadn't read the story at the time and didn't even know it was a King movie. He was going to walk over to his place and change then meet me there. I bought my ticket and waited, but he never showed (passed out) and so I just went and saw it by myself. And I mean by myself, the theater was completely empty except for me. Maybe it was the alcohol but I loved it. However I've seen it many times since, sober, and still loved it.
I like this movie myself. Grant it I haven't read the story by Stephen King. This is one of Depp's better movies to me.
I finally watched the film this week, I don't know why I didn't watch it before, I just didn't. First off, the acting was good and secondly, the ending really surprised me because I never read the book but I had seen the previews and just assumed it was going to have an entirely different ending.
However, it did seem to borrow a little bit from the Psycho franchise, there were a few times when I was reminded more of Psycho 2 actually.
However, it did seem to borrow a little bit from the Psycho franchise, there were a few times when I was reminded more of Psycho 2 actually.
I really enjoyed seeing this adaption. I agree that it is one of the better ones. I do recommend that, if you own the movie, you watch the three featurettes, especially the one entitled 'A Look Through It'. It explains a lot of the devices that the filmmakers used to make this movie. Johnny Depp gives an outstanding performance here.
THis is one of my favorite SK movies.
I finally saw this film and it is pretty damn cool. Depp is a bit overused in films but I prefer him in roles like this one over Pirates, and one Burton film after another.