zen Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 I am planning to rewatch some of the Hitchcock films. And therefore, it is a good time to discuss some of his top films. The films that I usually tend to like are -> Vertigo, To Catch a Thief, North by Northwest, The Lady Vanishes, North by Northwest, Strangers on a Train, Notorious, 39 Steps, Rebecca, Suspicion, etc. .... Films such as Torn Curtain, I confess, are a good watch too What are your top 5? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 (edited) Among non-Hitchcock films in the romantic/comedy/mystery, along with Film Noir, genre: The Third Man Night Train to Munich Charade The Counterfeit Traitor The Stranger Others: Chinatown Basic Instinct Jewel Thief (Dev Anand's) Frantic The Manchurian Candidate Tell No One (French) Get Out From Russia w/ Love (If Hitchcock had directed a Bond Movie) The Fugitive Edited September 16, 2018 by zen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Cliff Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 My top 5 Psycho Vertigo North by NorthWest Rear Window The Birds I love The Third Man btw. Would probably take it over every Hitchcock film I've seen. zen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 12 minutes ago, Jimmy Cliff said: My top 5 I love The Third Man btw. Would probably take it over every Hitchcock film I've seen. Third Man is brilliant and is an example of a film that I can watch anytime! Yesterday, I checked out "To catch a thief" was was impressed by it. Highlights: The interaction b/w Grant and Kelly Picturesque French Riviera This is a 1950s film. Some of the senses were recreated in Bond films like when Kelly is driving the car fast and Grant is nervous (In Thunderball where Fiona gives Bond the lift), Grant and Kelly park for lunch to give the panoramic view of Monaco (In Goldeneye where Brosnan and the evaluator stop the Aston Martin after the race with the Ferrari, and we seen the views of Monaco) Jimmy Cliff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Cliff Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 3 minutes ago, zen said: Third Man is brilliant and is an example of a film that I can watch anytime! Yesterday, I checked out "To catch a thief" was was impressed by it. Highlights: The interaction b/w Grant and Kelly Picturesque French Riviera This is a 1950s film. Some of the senses were recreated in Bond films like when Kelly is driving the car fast and Grant is nervous (In Thunderball where Fiona gives Bond the lift), Grant and Kelly park for lunch to give the panoramic view of Monaco (In Goldeneye where Brosnan and the evaluator stop the Aston Martin after the race with the Ferrari, and we seen the views of Monaco) I need to see more of Hitchcock's work in the late 40s-mid 50s. Have only seen Strangers on a Train, Dial M for Murder, 39 Steps apart from the films I mentioned in my top 5. To Catch A Thief sounds interesting . Ridgepi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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zen Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 (edited) I also like films that take place on a train -> Source Code, Murder on Orient Express, Commuter, From Russia w/ Love (a part of the film was on train), etc. .... below is Hitchcock's the Lady Vanishes: Edited September 16, 2018 by zen coffee_rules 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 An Hitchcock like non-Hitchcock film: BrantFUGH and Jimmy Cliff 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Cliff Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 1 hour ago, zen said: I also like films that take place on a train -> Source Code, Murder on Orient Express, Commuter, From Russia w/ Love (a part of the film was on train), etc. .... below is Hitchcock's the Lady Vanishes: You seen Snowpiercer? Not exactly a masterpiece or anything but it's rare to see a dystopian sci-fi thriller set on a train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Jimmy Cliff said: You seen Snowpiercer? Not exactly a masterpiece or anything but it's rare to see a dystopian sci-fi thriller set on a train. Saw Snowpiercer. It was timepass but does not have repeat value PS there is Transsiberian as well which is a good timepass (may not be high on repeat value though ) Edited September 16, 2018 by zen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Cliff Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Just now, zen said: Saw Snowpiercer. It was timepass but does not have repeat value Yeah I think the concept was better than the actual film. Still watchable enough but Bong's weakest. zen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 Night Train to Munich is another good Hitchcock like non-Hitchcock film: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Cliff Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 4 minutes ago, zen said: Night Train to Munich is another good Hitchcock like non-Hitchcock film: It's made by the same director who made The Third Man IIRC. While it's not set entirely on a train, Kurosawa's High and Low has a terrific train sequence. zen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 (edited) Have to rewatch these two, which are likely to be in my top 5 Hitchcock films: PS appears as if these two were re-released in cinemas in UK .... but not in Canada Edited September 16, 2018 by zen Ridgepi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 Another classic: Jimmy Cliff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 Other Nazi / ex-Nazi related timepass films: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Cliff Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Another example of a fine Hitchcockian film not made by Hitchcock is Vidhu Vinod Chopra's Khamosh made in 1985. zen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 Looking at the sharp latest trailers of restored Vertigo and North by Northwest, I was checking amazon to see if the new 4k restored Blue Ray (or even better the 4K UHD HDR Disc ) is available for some of these classics. Unfortunately, they have old ones from 2014 From those listed above, I would have the latest Blue Ray of From Russia w/ Love (all Bond films). Among others - I may have (I hope Blue Rays not DVDs) of Charade, Odessa File, The Stranger, Strangers on a Train, Jewel Thief, etc, laying around. Have to check old boxes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 Another unmissable film (French): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda-esque Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Rear Window To Catch a Thief North By Northwest Psycho Hitchcock could hold a scene,freeze it and yet evoke drama.Great great director. zen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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