{"id":19000,"date":"2018-07-28T07:30:25","date_gmt":"2018-07-28T14:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=19000"},"modified":"2018-07-28T07:30:57","modified_gmt":"2018-07-28T14:30:57","slug":"review-someones-watching-me-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2018\/07\/review-someones-watching-me-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Someone’s Watching Me Blu-ray Review + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Someone\u2019s Watching Me<\/em><\/strong> might not be top shelf John Carpenter, even when taking into account the limitations of being made-for-television, but it is quite entertaining with some genuine thrills.<\/p>\n

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Someone’s Watching Me<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Suspense\/Thriller
\nShout Factory | NR \u2013 97 min. \u2013 $29.99 | August 7, 2018<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 07\/28\/2018 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>John Carpenter
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>John Carpenter (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Lauren Hutton, David Birney, Adrienne Barbeau, Charles Cyphers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Commentary, Featurettes, TV Promos
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 1.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 1.78, Full Frame 1.33
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>44.3 GB
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Shout Factory provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
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Note: The screen captures are from the 1.33 aspect ratio.
\nAt the end of this page, I have provided 2 caps of the 1.85 version.<\/span><\/p>\n

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THE MOVIE \u2014 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>Leigh Michaels (LAUREN HUTTON) takes a room in a high-rise apartment building where the previous tenant committed suicide. Soon after, Leigh begins receiving mysterious phone calls, getting anonymous gifts in the mail and finding that her room has been searched by someone. When a letter finally arrives in which her tormentor expresses his intention to kill her, she takes it to the police, but they’re unable to do anything. Terrified, Leigh nevertheless decides to find the culprit herself.<\/p>\n

Quick Hit Review: Someone\u2019s Watching Me<\/em><\/strong> was only writer-director John Carpenter\u2019s third film, and fourth film released airing on NBC a month following the release of his horror masterpiece Halloween<\/em>. Prior to Warner\u2019s 2007 release to DVD, it was known as \u201cthe lost John Carpenter\u2019s film\u201d. Stylistically, it\u2019s a cross between Alfred Hitchcock with a bit of Dario Argento thrown in, not so much John Carpenter, albeit he likely was limited due to it being made-of-television.<\/p>\n

Despite those limitations, and a somewhat plodding story, I found the film moderately entertaining as there are many Hitchockian elements (namely Rear Window<\/em>, one of my personal favorites) and the performance from lead actress Lauren Hutton was great, even deliberately humorous when she talks to herself. The villain wasn\u2019t anything memorable, though being just an everyday guy does make him a bit more chilling.<\/p>\n

I doubt this ranks high on my list of John Carpenter movies but still well worth a watch.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 3.5\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Audio Commentary<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Although it would\u2019ve been interesting to get Carpenter\u2019s perspective beyond the interview included in this release, this one with Author Amanda Reyes (Are You In the House Alone?<\/em>), a favorite of hers. She expands on her love of the movie and of John Carpenter himself.<\/p>\n

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