Best Hitchcock Film
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Topic: Best Hitchcock Film
Posted By: dreadpirateroberts
Subject: Best Hitchcock Film
Date Posted: 05 Jan 2012 at 11:16am
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Not synonymous with your 'favourite' Hitch film, but rather, what's his best work in your opinion? Any thoughts on why would be ace too. It's a fairly big list actually - probably too big. Oh well. I've listed them above in whatever order they came to mind - and did, of course, include an 'Other' option. I've also mostly omitted his earlier British work due to my own bias. But then, that's what the 'Other' option is for  Forgot 'To Catch a Thief' damnit  ------------- We are men of action. Lies do not become us. http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/dreadpirateroberts%28member%29.aspx?reviews=all/" rel="nofollow - Reviews... |
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Posted By: idlero
Date Posted: 05 Jan 2012 at 11:24am
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Voted "North by Northwest"which I enjoyed most
------------- I think the problem with a lot of the fusion music is that it's extremely predictable, it's a rock rhythm and the solos all play the same stuff and they play it over and over again ... Ken Burns |
Posted By: snobb
Date Posted: 05 Jan 2012 at 11:25am
I really like The Birds
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Posted By: dreadpirateroberts
Date Posted: 05 Jan 2012 at 12:06pm
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Ah, two classics! Nice job! I've voted for Rear Window - why later - but first I had to share this, in part because I didn't make it large enough in the collage, in part because it's fascinating:  If you've ever seen Marnie - you'll know that this poster misrepresents the film big time. It's so, so very un-Bond. A Pakistani poster I believe. Though you can see why anyone would chose to use Connery's Bond fame to sell a film, especially as Marnie wasn't (at the time) as well received as his other works. (apologies on the size) ------------- We are men of action. Lies do not become us. http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/dreadpirateroberts%28member%29.aspx?reviews=all/" rel="nofollow - Reviews... |
Posted By: The_Jester
Date Posted: 05 Jan 2012 at 12:46pm
| The Birds! |
Posted By: Matt
Date Posted: 05 Jan 2012 at 3:06pm
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Pyscho, for me. Like the 39 Steps too. I have not seen it in years. Must try and watch it again soon. It is like some dim memory these days. He did some fabulous films. I still watch his old TV show occasionally at night. Saw one with David McCullum last night in it.He was "The Man From Uncle's" off-sider in that TV show. ------------- Matt |
Posted By: Kazuhiro
Date Posted: 05 Jan 2012 at 9:16pm
^This is a joke.
"The Birds" for me.
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Posted By: dreadpirateroberts
Date Posted: 05 Jan 2012 at 10:33pm
Ah, Pyscho is such a classic - you know the famous censorship story about it? That Hitch had nearly as much trouble with the shower seen as the toilet? Another cause of concern for the censors was that Marion was shown flushing a toilet, with its contents (torn-up note paper) fully visible. Up until that time [1960] in mainstream film and television in the U.S., a toilet flushing was never heard, let alone seen. Fantastic, huh? And I remember when I first watched The 39 Steps - taped it off the TV when VHS was still king ------------- We are men of action. Lies do not become us. http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/dreadpirateroberts%28member%29.aspx?reviews=all/" rel="nofollow - Reviews... |
Matt wrote:Posted By: dreadpirateroberts
Date Posted: 05 Jan 2012 at 10:36pm
Hahaha!  That's another classic film - I find Mel Brooks to be a bit 'hit and miss' but I do like that one ------------- We are men of action. Lies do not become us. http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/dreadpirateroberts%28member%29.aspx?reviews=all/" rel="nofollow - Reviews... |
Posted By: js
Date Posted: 05 Jan 2012 at 10:43pm
| "The Birds" was great when I was young, its more like kitsch now, I still like it. The whole idea of nature rebelling against this out of control mother in law seems like a really dark joke now. |
Posted By: dreadpirateroberts
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2012 at 8:47am
The kitsch factor is there, but it's still creepy, huh? And some of those special effects were pretty amazing - the matte paintings too! Woah. Yes! Nature rebelling against an out-of-control mother in law, that's black comedy for sure In the clip below (it takes a minute to get there) I love the way the birds pour down the chimney. Not exactly seamless by today's standards, and it's fun to imagine the actors reacting to nothing, as they actually were, the birds themselves being edited in later ------------- We are men of action. Lies do not become us. http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/dreadpirateroberts%28member%29.aspx?reviews=all/" rel="nofollow - Reviews... |
Posted By: Matt
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2012 at 2:52pm
 Take me mum  Still Psycho is one of the best thrillers today. Love how she pinches the money and runs and the twist with the film when she arrives at Norm's place.
My wife and I lately have been watching a lot of old films and seeing The 39 Steps on the poll reminds me of others I should re-visit as well, "North By Northwest" and "Dial M for Murder". Have no trouble in getting her to watch Hitchcock.
I love the old movies. Black and White is fine for me. Gives them character. Then again I like old music too. Same reason heaps of character.
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Posted By: Matt
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2012 at 2:56pm
Blazing Saddles would be my fave.  ------------- Matt |
Posted By: dreadpirateroberts
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2012 at 9:39pm
Me too, I've got no problem with black and white. If lit well, it can be wonderful indeed - and some of the soundtracks from those Hitchcock films are killer! I should go and but some. Great twice for the opening of a film, huh? You want her to take it but you're not sure if she will and then she's off! I haven't seen NbyNwest for a while, but I recently watched 'Dial M for Murder' and forgot how dialogue heavy it is - like many play to film adaptations. Still tense but. Anytime I hear the title to Dial M I think of this: ------------- We are men of action. Lies do not become us. http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/dreadpirateroberts%28member%29.aspx?reviews=all/" rel="nofollow - Reviews... |
Posted By: Matt
Date Posted: 07 Jan 2012 at 1:21pm
I have seen some real funny cartoons from them. I never turned them on to watch them but my kids did and of course I would get sucked in and watch it too. I used to love that "Cow And Chicken" show too "my udders"
 They used to watch it before school and often wound up being late  ------------- Matt |
Posted By: dreadpirateroberts
Date Posted: 08 Jan 2012 at 9:15am
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^ Wow, udders indeed! hhahaha I remember seeing that one too On a Hitchcock note, I'm giving a second vote to 'Vertigo' - great soundtrack, excellent tension through the first half and then Jimmy's character just takes it beyond creepy with the make over. Clasisc Hitchcock. ------------- We are men of action. Lies do not become us. http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/dreadpirateroberts%28member%29.aspx?reviews=all/" rel="nofollow - Reviews... |
Posted By: dreadpirateroberts
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2012 at 10:43am
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In honour of Vertigo which I half expected to get a few votes - but The Birds was too strong. ------------- We are men of action. Lies do not become us. http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/dreadpirateroberts%28member%29.aspx?reviews=all/" rel="nofollow - Reviews... |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2012 at 9:46pm
The Psycho Birds Who Spelled Too Much. 
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Posted By: dreadpirateroberts
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2012 at 12:26am
Nice! How about: The 39 Strangers with Rope ------------- We are men of action. Lies do not become us. http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/dreadpirateroberts%28member%29.aspx?reviews=all/" rel="nofollow - Reviews... |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2012 at 9:55am
Ahhh, in the southeast US... -------------
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Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2012 at 7:51pm
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Other, "Lifeboat" |
Posted By: dreadpirateroberts
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2012 at 10:31pm
Damn it! I knew I'd forget a few classics 
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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2012 at 5:36pm
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Easy - The Birds! But as i am a newbie here i am lost on this site.  hello everyone in jazz land! ------------- 
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Posted By: dreadpirateroberts
Date Posted: 15 Jan 2012 at 8:10pm
Hey Scott! Welcome back to JMA - you're not really a newbie, you joined ages ago, right? Ah, another for The Birds. Love the closing scene to that one, creepy indeed. ------------- We are men of action. Lies do not become us. http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/dreadpirateroberts%28member%29.aspx?reviews=all/" rel="nofollow - Reviews... |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: 16 Aug 2012 at 3:07am
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for some reason I've always had a thing for TMWKTM remake (though I could do without the Doris Day songs), Rear Window and Vertigo also superb |
Posted By: idlero
Date Posted: 16 Aug 2012 at 6:25am
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I went...'North by Northwest' ------------- I think the problem with a lot of the fusion music is that it's extremely predictable, it's a rock rhythm and the solos all play the same stuff and they play it over and over again ... Ken Burns |
Posted By: dreadpirateroberts
Date Posted: 16 Aug 2012 at 6:52am
I like the remake too - and I also could do without the songs - love the simple production trick with the paint on the hands for Louis (love the documentary features on the DVDs too). I found it really hard to choose between RW and Vertigo. The use of sound in RW is amazing. And it has Grace Kelly too!
Hard to beat that crop duster scene. What did you think of Mason? I always liked his work, thought he could of had a little more screen time ------------- We are men of action. Lies do not become us. http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/dreadpirateroberts%28member%29.aspx?reviews=all/" rel="nofollow - Reviews... |