I gave it an 8. I've watched this movie so, so many times, and it just isn't getting less enjoyable for me. It never drags on, it has plenty of suspense (the first few watches, anyway), a bit of comedy, and it's somewhat geared towards teenagers in just the right way. Does not make me want to throw up, as with most teenage movies. It's like a John Hughes thriller! One of very few recent movies aimed at people around my age that I actually like.
I'm glad we're all different. Keeps things interesting.
Oh, kick-$@&%!-ass! I got a MasterCard!

Thank you, pals1986, but it seems to be a 3

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it's just a crappy rear window ripoff.
This.
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Hero- and lovefantasy of brooding, angsty, bored, self proclaimed non-conformist, suburban teenage geeks without a fatherfigure.
Seems it was about making the fantasy as relatable as possible, not caring too much about plotholes or realism or making interesting characters.
4/10
Cool seeing Carrie-Anne Moss again thou. Too bad her character was flat as something flat.

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at most? nah i thought it was pretty good a lot of average movies get high ratings because people didnt expect that much. 7 is fine by me. i dont know why imdb is a joke for the 7 rating though when its the people that rate it. not imdb

I gave it a 6. But it has a 7 on imdb and I'm okay with that.
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Only losers give this dreck anything higher than a 7.

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4. If we consider the plagiarism issue, 0.
   English is not my mother tongue, but thanks for your concern.

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This is my favourite film of all time. Why? Not because its a "massively suspenseful thriller", because we all know its not. Its my fav film just because of the teen Shia plays in this, he plays it so well. The character "kale" is like an idol to me, I can relate to the character so much. I love it when I can relate to films, and the first half for me just seems like a perfect teen life, minus the house arrest and father dying.

I gave it a 10 because it's in my "Most Viewed Movies" group. Back in 2008 I must have watched it a dozen times the first couple of months, and I still watch it every now and then. If that's not enough to get a good rating, I don't know what is.
This is mostly the ratings fault rather than the movie's fault, because I can't specify why I rated it the way I did.
There's a difference in a good movie and a good script, whether it's thought provoking or just enjoyable to watch, good acting or actors you just tend to like.
So, depending on what you read in the scale 1-10 when rating a movie, this time it's because I can't seem to get tired of it, and that's a 10 to me.
Just my thoughts
Zalk

I give it about a 6.

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First and foremost as mentioned several times IT WAS Entertaining.
So many of negative remarks all over IMDB are personal NOT general as the IMDB rating offers.
The movie was MORE a 'Coming of Age flic" than a remake of Rear Window. They used a general similar situation to do so many other things. (Oops that's exactly what the courts decided too). If you NEED to go to the classic Hitchcock film, compare the quality of acting.
Roemer was a more powerful character than Grace Kelly
David Morse's role was far more developed and memorable than Raymond Burr
Aaron Yoo was much more engaging than say Thelma Ritter, She was a name back thendoing a walk through.
Shia's acting called for a big range and is pivotal. Stewart's portrayal was secondary to the plot
I still love some Jimmy Stewart but the reason the current folks could do well is they had more expanded and developed roles (and abilities) (if comparing stories) Don't ya See. Its NOT Rear Window.
Sorry to those who are stuck on an old movie.who couldn't find their own experience or an important social commentary on suburban life and all the rest of the Yadda Yadda. They would hate "Risky Business" and musicals too. It's the movies folksescapism, fun, ENTERTAINMENT. It worked big time in Disturbia. The worst thing about this big money earner Imhowas the title.
Recommendation for deep thinking critics. Rent those "American Beauty" and "The Hours" type flics and watch those over and over if you want 9.5 "significance".. in 4.5 movies.

ive only walked out of a theater on 2 occasions. the first time i was seeing "are we done yet?" with ice cube, for free, and walked out around a 1/2 hour in. i walked out of this movie maybe an hour into the film? the plot felt like it was trudging along and the acting was something id expect in a kids movie everyone has their own opinion, of course, if you thought it was a good flick, awesome. i just couldnt sit through this one. 4/10
p.s. ive seen "rear window" and i enjoyed it, better acting, better script
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You're giving that body a 7? Damn, you must be pretty picky. I wanna see a body that earns an 8 or 9 from you.
Why don't you just make ten louder?
.These go to eleven.

The beginning of the movie sets up the whole thing for failure. One crash would definitely have been enough for a sad moment, two made it hilarious. Laughable "acting", the "suspense" was short lived and unimpressive and took WAY to long to get to while the whole teen spying/pathetic "love story" played out. Fine choice of bodies for the neighborhood girl though I must say - body can get a 7, movie gets a 4.5.

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You give a ****.