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hitchcock
Posted: 19 Apr 2010, 12:38
by touchy feely
favorites? onions?
i just started watching a bunch of his stuff
the usuals... 'north by northwest', 'vertigo', 'psycho', 'rear window'
LOVED rear window, and i now love jimmy stewart as a result
next on my list is '39 steps'
any others for required viewing?
Re: hitchcock
Posted: 19 Apr 2010, 21:28
by ReverseEngineer
"The 39 Steps" is fantastic
I also love "Rope", "Strangers on a Train," and if you get a chance to see "Dial M For Murder" in 3-d, by all means do so.
Re: hitchcock
Posted: 19 Apr 2010, 21:30
by ReverseEngineer
oh, and "Rebecca" is pretty bad-ass, considering the time it was made.
Re: hitchcock
Posted: 20 Apr 2010, 06:46
by Liingus
i vouch for Rope
Re: hitchcock
Posted: 20 Apr 2010, 19:27
by Hank
Just watched lifeboat - very good. Notorious was great too.
Re: hitchcock
Posted: 21 Apr 2010, 11:23
by Thunder Bear
I like everything he's done!
Here is my top ten:
1. Rear Window (alltime top 5)
2. North By Norhwest
3. Vertigo
4. Dial M for Murder
5. Strangers on a Train
6. Shadow of a Doubt
7. Psycho
8. The Wrong Man
9. The Birds
10. The Man Who Knew Too Much
Re: hitchcock
Posted: 21 Apr 2010, 11:48
by touchy feely
you didn't like psycho as much? it was way better than i thought it would be, and i had high expectations
cant imagine what it wouldve been like seeing that in 1960
thanks for the other suggestions, folks
Re: hitchcock
Posted: 21 Apr 2010, 20:26
by ReverseEngineer
oh yes, Shadow of a Doubt is great. co-written by Thornton "Our Town" Wilder.
Re: hitchcock
Posted: 21 Apr 2010, 20:49
by Miss Yvonne
You have to clear your mind and forget that you know how Psycho is going to end when you start to watch it. It's amazing how you can care about what's going to happen to one character, and then get switched so effectively halfway through.
I recently saw Spellbound and I Confess to hit 30 Hitchcock films. Both pretty great.
My favorites are Rebecca and Rear Window. Vertigo's pretty wonderful.
The version of The Man Who Knew Too Much with Jimmy Stewart and Doris Day is amazing. The original is kind of a bloodbath.
Torn Curtain with Paul Newman is one you should track down, too.
Re: hitchcock
Posted: 22 Apr 2010, 19:19
by Thunder Bear
I knew you would post i this thread, miss Y
touchy feely wrote:you didn't like psycho as much? it was way better than i thought it would be, and i had high expectations
cant imagine what it wouldve been like seeing that in 1960
thanks for the other suggestions, folks
I like it. I like it alot! But I think I like 1-6 on my list better. Not entirely sure, to be honest
But Im sure of 1-4. Notice how they are all color films. I love the technicolor look. Its like an old vintage postcard from clean and beautiful 50's.
If I were to recommend four films, then these are the ones I would suggest first. My experience is that "Dial M" tend to be overlooked for some reason. Out of the hundreds of Hitchcock dvd collecion boxes out there, that one if often forgotten.
Hitchcok is by far my favorite director. Some of you mentioned Rebecca and Rope, wich are both wonderful films. They could just as well have been in my top ten list. I didnt put too much effort in it.
Re: hitchcock
Posted: 30 Apr 2010, 14:36
by touchy feely
'rope' might be my new favorite... yowza that was good
kinda weird to see jimmy stewart playing kind of a prick
and the orchestra scene in 'man who knew too much'
this hitchcock guy knows a thing or two about suspense... yeesh
Thunder Bear wrote:But Im sure of 1-4. Notice how they are all color films. I love the technicolor look. Its like an old vintage postcard from clean and beautiful 50's.
too true
the women he casts too... i could not stop staring at joan chandler... she's beauty-ful
Re: hitchcock
Posted: 01 May 2010, 03:09
by Eviltoastman
North By Northwest, Rope, Rear Window, Psycho, Vertigo. I've not seen 39 steps but will...I didn't like Birds.
Re: hitchcock
Posted: 03 May 2010, 13:36
by Miss Yvonne
The only one that I've seen that I really didn't care for was Marnie.
Thunder Bear wrote:I knew you would post i this thread, miss Y

hi!
Re: hitchcock
Posted: 03 May 2010, 16:22
by ReverseEngineer
I watched "The Man Who Knew Too Much" this weekend
I also watched the first half of "24"'s first season
Hitchcock totally ripped it off!
Re: hitchcock
Posted: 06 May 2010, 19:27
by touchy feely
just finished 'dial m for murder'
i wouldve loved to have seen robert mitchum as the creepy former tennis champ husband
Re: hitchcock
Posted: 07 Jun 2010, 04:12
by Mr John
FYI Empire magazine have a huge Hitchcock feature this month.

Re: hitchcock
Posted: 11 Jun 2010, 04:17
by Eviltoastman
I watchd Psycho with my daughter last week and she absolutely loved it. Watching Vertigo with her this weekend if we get some time.
Re: hitchcock
Posted: 11 Jun 2010, 21:18
by Thunder Bear
Mr John wrote:FYI Empire magazine have a huge Hitchcock feature this month.

Thanks!