zen Posted September 18, 2018 Author Share Posted September 18, 2018 Rewatched Birds y’day after a long time .... enjoyed it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted September 19, 2018 Author Share Posted September 19, 2018 In two films that I rewatched, a) To catch a thief, b) The Birds, one thing I really liked is the romantic interactions b/w the two lead characters. You go to an Hitchcock expecting suspense, thrills, etc., but the comedy and romance in the films is amazing as well Spoilers ahead: Already discussed the romantic interaction b/w Grant and Kelly in To catch a thief. And I will re-rewatch it just for that In Birds, the films starts with an altercation b'w the leads. The leading lady goes to the small town to offer a gift to make things up and then start to fall in love. Then the Birds come Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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zen Posted November 11, 2018 Author Share Posted November 11, 2018 (edited) Rewatched Rear Window and Northwest and added to the rewatched ranking list Among the major ones, have to rewatch Rebecca, Suspicion, Foreign Correspondent, The man who knew too much (1934 version), Strangers on a train, Psycho, etc Edited November 11, 2018 by zen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted November 11, 2018 Author Share Posted November 11, 2018 One factor that makes many of the Hitchcock films memorable are the roles and performances of the leading ladies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velu Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 psycho and vertigo are the only 2 films i watched in the list.. cape fear is a good thriller zen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted November 13, 2018 Author Share Posted November 13, 2018 (edited) *updated* Edited November 16, 2018 by zen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted November 15, 2018 Author Share Posted November 15, 2018 Some amazing stills from Foreign Correspondent: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted November 16, 2018 Author Share Posted November 16, 2018 (edited) to be updated Edited November 26, 2021 by zen Vijy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted November 19, 2018 Author Share Posted November 19, 2018 https://www.bfi.org.uk/news/50-greatest-films-all-time ^ Sight & Sound 50 Greatest Films of All Time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboysfan Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 1)north by northwest 2)vertigo 3)strangers on a train 4)psycho 5)rear window ps-I also love Rope but it wont make the top 5. zen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share Posted December 3, 2018 ^ very interesting video on how colors are used in Vertigo (contains spoilers though) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vijy Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 I don't know which are the "top" Hitchcocks since that's subjective. One can use Sight & Sound (as noted earlier in the thread) in which case Vertigo is the best. I will list my "favourite" 5 instead of the "top" 5: (a) The Wrong Man - My fav Hitch film of all time, mostly because of his neorealist style combined with classical Hitchcockian elements. A great and harrowing study of how false accusations can destroy the lives of families. (b) Shadow of a Doubt - reputedly Hitch's personal fav, and a superb (if understated) exploration of suburban US and the crimes that lurk beneath it. Rather reminiscent of David Lynch in some respects. (c) Vertigo (d) Psycho (e) North by Northwest/Rear Window I've seen nearly all of Hitch's surviving films, from the 20s to the 70s. Can hardly think of any which I did not enjoy immensely. zen and Jimmy Cliff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 Hitchcock films at BO inflation adjusted $100M+ R Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) B.O. Rank by Year Review Oscar Nom / Win UMR Score 3 Rear Window (1954) AA Best Director Nom James Stewart & Grace Kelly 452.3 2 94 04 / 00 98.6 3 Psycho (1960) AA Best Director Nom Anthony Perkins & Janet Leigh 382.2 3 94 04 / 00 98.6 7 Notorious (1946) Cary Grant & Ingrid Bergman 335.9 8 90 02 / 00 98.2 2 Spellbound (1945) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Nom Gregory Peck & Ingrid Bergman 329.0 8 78 06 / 01 98.7 6 North by Northwest (1959) Cary Grant & James Mason 286.3 7 93 03 / 00 98.5 1 Rebecca (1940) AA Best Picture Win AA Best Director Nom Laurence Olivier & Joan Fontaine 274.6 5 87 11 / 02 99.9 8 To Catch a Thief (1955) Cary Grant & Grace Kelly 221.8 18 84 03 / 01 97.9 10 The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) James Stewart & Doris Day 191.0 23 81 01 / 01 96.6 5 Suspicion (1941) AA Best Picture Nom Cary Grant & Joan Fontaine 165.3 25 86 03 / 01 98.6 22 Jamaica Inn (1939) Charles Laughton & Maureen O'Hara 160.7 27 53 00 / 00 83.1 12 The Birds (1963) Tippi Hedren 151.7 16 88 01 / 00 94.9 21 The Paradine Case (1947) Gregory Peck & Charles Laughton 144.1 53 62 01 / 00 85.0 13 Vertigo (1958) James Stewart & Kim Novak 136.7 20 91 02 / 00 94.8 20 Torn Curtain (1966) Paul Newman & Julie Andrews 133.5 18 67 00 / 00 85.5 11 Foreign Correspondent (1940) AA Best Picture Nom Joel McCrea 130.8 32 82 00 / 00 96.2 14 Rope (1948) James Stewart 130.3 50 89 00 / 00 92.9 14 Dial M for Murder (1954) Ray Milland & Grace Kelly 128.6 50 83 00 / 00 91.0 17 Frenzy (1972) Jon Finch 110.9 18 78 00 / 00 88.7 19 Saboteur (1942) Robert Cummings 110.5 75 75 00 / 00 85.5 15 Shadow of a Doubt (1943) Joseph Cotten 102.5 87 90 01 / 00 90.6 29 Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941) Carole Lombard & Robert Montgomery 101.4 76 57 00 / 00 73.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBee Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Hitchcock is an absolute genius. I've not watched a lot of his movies but Psycho has to be on top of his works. Remember that stabbing scene in the bathroom? That was an epic scene, it has 50+ cutscenes in a space of 10 seconds IIRC. Lots of epic scenes in that movie. Technical perfection! Vijy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stradlater Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 1 minute ago, BlueBee said: Hitchcock is an absolute genius. I've not watched a lot of his movies but Psycho has to be on top of his works. Remember that stabbing scene in the bathroom? That was an epic scene, it has 50+ cutscenes in a space of 10 seconds IIRC. Lots of epic scenes in that movie. Technical perfection! I almost shat my pants at the last reveal. BlueBee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vijy Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 1 hour ago, BlueBee said: Hitchcock is an absolute genius. I've not watched a lot of his movies but Psycho has to be on top of his works. Remember that stabbing scene in the bathroom? That was an epic scene, it has 50+ cutscenes in a space of 10 seconds IIRC. Lots of epic scenes in that movie. Technical perfection! so true. that, and the eventual reveal of the villain, etc. BlueBee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted January 19, 2019 Author Share Posted January 19, 2019 (edited) Some nice transfers of old Hitchcock films: Suspicion: This is a new 2K restoration done by Warner Archives in 2016 Rebecca: 4K restoration on regular blue ray done by Criterion in 2017 Notorious: Released on Jan 15th 2019. The new 4k restoration on regular blue ray done by Criterion Foreign Correspondent: 2K restoration done by Criterion in 2014 (below) I guess Criterion will do a new 4k restoration of Spellbound as well so look forward to it Edited January 19, 2019 by zen Vijy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vijy Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 On 1/19/2019 at 2:38 PM, zen said: Some nice transfers of old Hitchcock films: Suspicion: This is a new 2K restoration done by Warner Archives in 2016 Rebecca: 4K restoration on regular blue ray done by Criterion in 2017 Notorious: Released on Jan 15th 2019. The new 4k restoration on regular blue ray done by Criterion Foreign Correspondent: 2K restoration done by Criterion in 2014 (below) I guess Criterion will do a new 4k restoration of Spellbound as well so look forward to it should be fun to watch them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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