Just watched Dial M for Murder for the first time
After it played the DVD flicked to the special features menu which had a short doco on it's use of 3D which made me go that was a 3D movie (I realize this was probably news to nobody but me), watching it the only thing that struck me as odd was a shot that panned around a lamp, which I had initially thought was setting up the lamp as an important plot point for later. Obviously in hindsight the Iconic Grace Kelly's hand shot would have been a big 3D moment. Still I would not have guessed.
It was a weird movie because in many ways it shouldn't have worked, it's basically 110 minutes of exposition and plot mechanics contained in a room and a corridor, I know it's an adaption of a play, but there wouldn't have been too much stopping them if they had wanted to add a police station or court room scene, but because of the performances and tension (and it's a really weird kind of tension due mostly to the oddball sort of proto-Colombo detective) it does all work really well.
Reminded me a lot of Deathtrap (1982) which is another movie I really love.
After it played the DVD flicked to the special features menu which had a short doco on it's use of 3D which made me go that was a 3D movie (I realize this was probably news to nobody but me), watching it the only thing that struck me as odd was a shot that panned around a lamp, which I had initially thought was setting up the lamp as an important plot point for later. Obviously in hindsight the Iconic Grace Kelly's hand shot would have been a big 3D moment. Still I would not have guessed.
It was a weird movie because in many ways it shouldn't have worked, it's basically 110 minutes of exposition and plot mechanics contained in a room and a corridor, I know it's an adaption of a play, but there wouldn't have been too much stopping them if they had wanted to add a police station or court room scene, but because of the performances and tension (and it's a really weird kind of tension due mostly to the oddball sort of proto-Colombo detective) it does all work really well.
Reminded me a lot of Deathtrap (1982) which is another movie I really love.
