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So who here thinks we was great? His flicks are dated, but still some are masterpieces imo. Funny that his face was always shown for a few seconds in the films he directed (in a crowd mostly). In 'Lifeboat', he wasn't among the nine survivors from the ship, but his face appeared as a photograph in a newspaper in the bottom of their lifeboat. :) Also funny; there was a woman who complained that the shower scene from 'Psycho' frightened her daughter so much that the girl would no longer shower. Hitchcock said: "Then Madam I suggest you have her dry cleaned." I remember watching 'the birds' when i was very little, i thought it was pretty scary. I saw it again a few years ago and it wasn't the same of course (pretty dated).. still i enjoyed watching it. Any opinions? |
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Yes they are dated, but not in a funny twee way, they're still quite scary IMO. I really like North by North West, The Birds and Psycho. I've seen a few others, but those ar ethe ones that stick in my head. www.Play.com have 2 for £20 on Hitchcock DVDs at the moment so check it out. |
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My favourite film of his is Frenzy. It's a dodgy late sixties effort and there's a hilarious rape scene in it. The guy's getting stuck in about this woman and he repeats, mantra like - "lovely....lovely.....lovely....lovely". My mates still use that patter when we spot a nice looking chick in a pub. Anyway, once he's shot his bolt, he strangles her. When I first saw it, I must admit that I found it rather arousing. |
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Frenzy is a good one. My favourite is probably Strangers on a Train |
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Apart from the shite cheesy ones, there were some really good ones. Rope springs to mind - as does the aforementioned strangers on a train. And of course psycho. |
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Never seen any of them all the way through. I suppose this makes me an idiot. Or maybe being it's being Welsh. |
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i was in Phoenix once visiting my mother - and we were drinving to a baseball game (fucking shite sport to watch) when we were cruising toward a big RKO-type radio mast in the distance. Mothe tells me "this is the same road yer wan drives up in Psycho at the beginning when she´s stealing the money". It made my holiday! Love "Vertigo" and "Rear Window" too! |
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oh yeah, Rear Window is a favourite - good call, key |
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i fell asleep during rear window....too much window not enuff rear... |
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isn't twelve angry men the film made by him too ? |
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no, but it IS an excellent excellent film! VERY gripping...also, Inherit the Wind is another film not by Hitchcock that is very excellent, as is To Kill A Mockingbird - the link being that they tackle social issues. |
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maybe M like murderer? |
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don't you mean 'Dial M for Murder' ? |
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I still haven't seen Rear Window, looks absolutely excellent from the clips I've seen. I was tempted to buy that on play.com, but there wasn't another one I really wanted. The view from the back of my flat is just like the one in rear window, must be about 150 windows opposite. |
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yes sort of....my english today is really lazy..dont hesitate to remind me that at all ocasions |
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i didn't meant to be a smart-ass there your english is fine |
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Psycho is great, Norman Bates reminds me of me, teehee. I really wanted that car to sink in the bog. Funny, that. Vertigo is good too, Kim Novak is purrdy and Jimmy Stewart is infinitely loveable. |
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Yeah Vertigo is my favorite too. Saw "The Man Who Knew Too Much" (1934 edition) on dvd the other day for $5 usd so I picked it up. |
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I saw Vertigo yesterday, and i loved it. I have seen The Birds two years ago. Haven't seen other Hitchock films yet but tonight i'm gonna watch Psycho. I really like the Hitchock films... I should watch more of his stuff. |
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love the movie To Kill a Mockingbird... the book was ok... we read it, and watched the movie in high school... |
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well I mean, I didn't really enjoy the book as much as the movie... I mean, the story is a great one, it's just for me it was better as a movie then book... apparently the character Atticus Finch was voted the best hero of the century or something by some publication I believe... |
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hitchcock was a brilliant director. when you think about what he was doing at the time, he's just AMAZING!!! i loved Rear Window (laughed at bob mcbob's comment tho....ehehhe) the birds and north by northwest i've read some stories about how controlling he was of the actors in his movies......i bet his life story is quite an interesting read! |
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I love some of his films, he rreally was a talent. But I hated some otherrs. |
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north by north west was fantastic (anybody ever watch the mount rushmore sequence closely? the little boy sticks his fingers in his ears BEFORE the gunshot hehehe)....and rope was really a good one too, gotta love those reel changes. and of course jimmy stewart. |
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my favorite is vertigo but every hitchcock film i've seen has rocked |
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I think Hitchcock is massively overrated. Most of his films are tedious. |
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your opinion.. any fan of david lynch should know that one man's definition of an awful film is another man's definition of a masterpiece |
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Of course it's my opinion, nearly every post on this board is an opinion. It hardly needs flagging as such. |
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"The Birds" is my favourite....excellent film. |
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yea but i'm really saying that it's funny someone who gets lynch can't get hitchcock, another, though entirely different, brilliant filmmaker |
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You said it yourself, they're entirely different. |
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so are neil young and autechre and i'm a massive fan of both.. the commonality is they're both great artists. |
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interesting conversation by dan and tits there :P but i love Hitchcock - his directing and cinematography is amazing - some of the moving camera shots he does are amazing |
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my favorite film ever is north by northwest. vertigo is a close second. Nobody can touch hitch! |
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Why would it be funny that someone who likes Lynch and dosen't like Hichcock? |
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it's funny because you're a losah ! ! |
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LOLOLROFLAMALFOLBBQ!!!!!11 |
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oh right and i thought for a second there, you were full of shit :) |
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OMGWTFBBQ :) |
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is there a bad one? No I didnt think so..... |
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I don't like Neil Young either :P |
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my favorites are: rebecca, notortious, shadow of a doubt, rear window, rope, psycho suspicion, man who knew too much were a little weak. north by northwest is too james bond-esque for me. |
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just saw 'Dial M for Murder', he proved again to be the master of suspense, up until the end i was hooked.. only the very end was a bit strange imo (the last minute or so), the guy is like 'ok you got me, we could use a drink now.. anyone else?' still a strong plot and directors work :) it could almost have been a play, nearly the whole film takes place in the same room, but it doesn't get boring at all, on the contrary, suspense is build up like only he can :) |
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Rear Window pwnz u. |
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you should read the Hitchcock interviews taken by Truffaut. very interesting. |
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can i read it online somewhere? i'm not planning on getting the book, but most stuff on the net appears to be in french or german :\ thanks for recommending anyways |
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I don't think so.. it's a pretty expensive book, but I liked it a lot. |
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Vertigo and psycho are the two best films i've ever seen. I saw the birds when i was 10 years old, and 7 months ago i watched 'vertigo'.My library has most of his films, and since then i'm trying to watch them all (even the very old ones) POST YOUR ALFRED HITCHCOCK TOP-10 !!! this is mine ... 1. vertigo 2. psycho 3. torn curtain 4. shadow of a doubt 5. north by northwest 6. the birds 7. the lady vanishes 8. rear window 9. the man who knew too much 10. blackmail |
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how can you put Rear Window in 8th place. you MUST be insane. |
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i love most his films. he set some "rules" in a way..... did no one appart from machinofgod like "rope"? i really love that one |
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