tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post1615444790927221691..comments2023-11-05T02:57:06.922-05:00Comments on The Vault of Horror: Psycho Semi-Centennial: Before It Was a Classic - Excerpts from Original ReviewsB-Solhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10717121313061173603noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-70313968247339184762010-04-16T22:06:09.112-04:002010-04-16T22:06:09.112-04:00Robert, that really is mind-boggling--considering ...Robert, that really is mind-boggling--considering I'm STILL floored by the effects in The Invisible Man!<br />Mike, I think in Hitch's case, he was just too far ahead of his time. Critics weren't ready. He'd have had a much easier time later on.B-Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10717121313061173603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-65711912817923971162010-04-16T18:18:47.828-04:002010-04-16T18:18:47.828-04:00I've always found how critics reacted, then ba...I've always found how critics reacted, then backtracked on Hitchcock's films intriguing. I did a term paper on Vertigo's initial critical panning back in college, and also have read that Rear Window didn't get much praise until it was re-released in '62 (at that point, it was being advertised with the tagline "SEE IT, IF YOUR NERVES CAN STAND IT AFTER PSYCHO!")<br /><br />Good stuff, as always, Mr. Sol.The Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09871017982169159144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-49374858766075270372010-04-16T15:17:55.496-04:002010-04-16T15:17:55.496-04:00That one about censorship is fascinating on severa...That one about censorship is fascinating on several levels. Great stuff.<br /><br />On the topic of old reviews, I recently read one of the most befuddling that I have ever seen: a critic in 1933 calling The Invisible Man's visual effects "nothing new." Talk about a "Whaaaaaa?" moment.Robert Ringhttp://scifiblock.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-65490361046730558102010-04-16T14:17:34.200-04:002010-04-16T14:17:34.200-04:00Thanks Leopard!Thanks Leopard!B-Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10717121313061173603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-82774704362147954322010-04-16T13:34:55.706-04:002010-04-16T13:34:55.706-04:00Fine post, B-Sol. So many times critics get it pla...Fine post, B-Sol. So many times critics get it plain wrong. And sometimes the buying public knows it (of course, sometimes they don't get it, either). A fine look back, my friend.le0pard13https://www.blogger.com/profile/09421175808461787862noreply@blogger.com