When secretive new neighbors move in next door, suburbanite Ray Peterson and his friends let their paranoia get the best of them as they start to suspect the newcomers of evildoings and commence an investigation. But it's hardly how Ray, who much prefers drinking beer, reading his newspaper and watching a ball game on the tube expected to spend his vacation.
Tom Hanks Bruce Dern Carrie Fisher Rick Ducommun Corey Feldman Wendy Schaal Henry Gibson Brother Theodore Courtney Gains Gale Gordon Dick Miller Robert Picardo Cory Danziger Franklyn Ajaye Rance Howard Heather Haase Nicky Katt Billy Stevenson Gary Hays Kevin Gage Dana Olsen Brenda Benner Patrika Darbo Sonny Carl Davis Kevin McCarthy
dante's slapstick Rear Window. understand the objection to the ending—which on its surface undermines hanks' righteous realization that suburban conformity is much darker and weirder than any strange outsider—but even if the voyeur element isn't as strong the same is true here of hitchcock's version imo: the fact that our hero ends up being right about his creepy neighbors doesn't really matter because whether its true or not the expression here of a truly unhinged desire for murderous cannibals to have moved in next door, under the presumption of heroically restoring "normalcy", is deeply revealing of the perverse psychology and hysteria of suburban america. feels particularly apt in the age of QAnon.
Somewhere around the early 90s, Tom Hanks became really boring.
He stopped making comedies and started making 'serious' films. As such, we missed out on him making more films like this and more films where we have to watch him talk to a sodding volleyball for the best part of 2 hours or doing a bad Alec Guinness impression.
Okay, that is been gravely unfair to Hanks and of course he HAS made or been a part of some great films in the 23 years since the release of The 'Burbs. But I can't be the only one who STILL misses the days when you saw his name on a film poster or box and you knew you were in…
I needed this.
On a normal Tuesday. Except I don't work til late. After yet another night put down by the poisonous thoughtloops of my barely contained obsessive-compulsive childish illogical but damn it still consuming fear -- there's nothing like the sunlight on a quiet Tuesday. Work is still far away. Everything just slows down. I can feel the chasm of my fear vibrating away on the edges of the day. But it's easier to keep it there. On the edge.
Because there's something to the sunlight streaming in the window. Something to a marginally clean house and fresh, clean, cold cans of soda. So, to keep the fear out and the hopeful sunlight vibe in, I flip this on.…
Normally I'd save something like this until Hoop-Tober, but I was tempted to pick up the Arrow Video release.
This is one that's kind of been on my horizon for a while, and my initial viewing didn't disappoint at all. From Gremlins director Joe Dante, The 'Burbs is one of the more notable films of Tom Hanks' career during his 80s hayday, a thoroughly hilarious and bizarre tale of suburbia that for my money is probably one of his best outings.
Hinkley Hills is your average American suburb, with well-mowed lawns, nice houses and neighbours that you wouldn't necessarily want to live near. A new group of people (the Klopeks) have just moved in, and their presence begins to create…
Mark Rumsfield: Klopek... what is that, Slavic?
Reuben: NO.
Mark Rumsfield: 'Bout a nine on the tension scale, Reub.
Welp, turns out it wasn’t such a straight line between Rear Window and Disturbia. Juvenile, but that’s part of its charm.
Good but hey if I didn't grow up watching this on VHS, I'm not going to come away with it with the same fondness many people see to have.
dante's slapstick Rear Window. understand the objection to the ending—which on its surface undermines hanks' righteous realization that suburban conformity is much darker and weirder than any strange outsider—but even if the voyeur element isn't as strong the same is true here of hitchcock's version imo: the fact that our hero ends up being right about his creepy neighbors doesn't really matter because whether its true or not the expression here of a truly unhinged desire for murderous cannibals to have moved in next door, under the presumption of heroically restoring "normalcy", is deeply revealing of the perverse psychology and hysteria of suburban america. feels particularly apt in the age of QAnon.
i loved this film as a teen. my dad’s gf at the time had pretty much every tom hanks movie on vhs and i watched this one a number of times. pretty sure i was still obssessed with corey feldman during this period.
I love movies that force people to be self-reflective in terms of questions like "Who's really the bad guy here?" "Who's really the weirdo?" "Who's worse?" etc. because self-awareness is all too rare these days. I appreciated that this took that concept all the way to the end, because I really didn't know which way it was going to land.
A very solid and fun 80s movie, bolstered by Tom Hanks’s performance. I do have to say, I hate how Carrie Fisher is criminally underused and reduced to just reacting to Tom Hanks’s character. Overall, though, it’s not a bad movie at all and definitely worth the watch if you’re into the genre.
“I've never seen that. I've never seen anybody drive their garbage down to the street and bang the hell out of it with a stick. I-I've never seen that.”
Next level neighbor shaming
80’s style “horror” lots of lame jokes, car alarms, Tom Hanks, Corey Feldman, Lolol
Oh yeah! Nice little clip featuring the human sacrifice scene from Race With the Devil! One of the best I’ve ever seen in a film
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