After hearing all the bad things that has been said about this movie, I didn't care I still wanted to see it. But they were right the bad things that have been said about this movie are actually true, This has one of the most boring-est movies I have ever seen.
"Windows" is about a shy recently divorced woman named Emily (Talia Shire) living alone in a New York apartment with her cat. When one night she is attacked in her apartment and raped and is forced to moan into a portable tape player while the rapist forces a blade into her mouth.
The next morning she reports the attack to the police. Whilst they are interviewing her, Emily's neighbour, Andrea (Elizabeth Ashley), comes by to comfort her. Emily is so upset by the attack that she decides to move to a new apartment, but whilst moving out the mysterious man tries to attack her again – only, Andrea manages to stop him entering the apartment. However, Andrea is not all she seems. She has the tape recording of Emily's attack. It becomes apparent that she is in love with her – and had hired a violent rapist to make the recording; to turn her on and turn Emily against men, and into her arms. Unaware, Emily continues to see Andrea as a friend, and starts a relationship with the cop investigating her attack (Joseph Cortese). Andrea becomes increasingly unhinged, and takes to spying on Emily through a telescope ...
This movie was apparently infamous as it was criticised for portraying gay people as psychotic and disturbed. But I didn't find that aspect to be true in this movie's case because anyone can be psychotic gay or straight people.
But it's none of these reasons why I dislike this movie so much, I dislike this movie simply because it was dull, to be honest I'm surprised Talia Shire even had a career after this mess, talk about a bad choice. This movie was just distasteful through and through, I mean even the final showdown was incredibly dull and pointless. (All we get is a slap across the face), talk about exciting and that copper he was dull as dishwater and him and Talia Shire had no chemistry between them, and lastly Elizabeth Ashley I just found her laughable in this and not convincing at all.
All in all it's understandable why this movie is so hard to find is because it's just bad and should stay locked away forever.
"Windows" is about a shy recently divorced woman named Emily (Talia Shire) living alone in a New York apartment with her cat. When one night she is attacked in her apartment and raped and is forced to moan into a portable tape player while the rapist forces a blade into her mouth.
The next morning she reports the attack to the police. Whilst they are interviewing her, Emily's neighbour, Andrea (Elizabeth Ashley), comes by to comfort her. Emily is so upset by the attack that she decides to move to a new apartment, but whilst moving out the mysterious man tries to attack her again – only, Andrea manages to stop him entering the apartment. However, Andrea is not all she seems. She has the tape recording of Emily's attack. It becomes apparent that she is in love with her – and had hired a violent rapist to make the recording; to turn her on and turn Emily against men, and into her arms. Unaware, Emily continues to see Andrea as a friend, and starts a relationship with the cop investigating her attack (Joseph Cortese). Andrea becomes increasingly unhinged, and takes to spying on Emily through a telescope ...
This movie was apparently infamous as it was criticised for portraying gay people as psychotic and disturbed. But I didn't find that aspect to be true in this movie's case because anyone can be psychotic gay or straight people.
But it's none of these reasons why I dislike this movie so much, I dislike this movie simply because it was dull, to be honest I'm surprised Talia Shire even had a career after this mess, talk about a bad choice. This movie was just distasteful through and through, I mean even the final showdown was incredibly dull and pointless. (All we get is a slap across the face), talk about exciting and that copper he was dull as dishwater and him and Talia Shire had no chemistry between them, and lastly Elizabeth Ashley I just found her laughable in this and not convincing at all.
All in all it's understandable why this movie is so hard to find is because it's just bad and should stay locked away forever.