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Wed Feb-13-08 07:55 PM
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Poll question: Best Hitchcock movie |
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I know, there are far more great Hitchcock films than there are options here, but which is your favorite?
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Wed Feb-13-08 07:58 PM
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1. "Vertigo" is his best. |
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But I also like "Rope" very much.
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Wed Feb-13-08 08:00 PM
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"Vertigo" is the right answer. I'll also accept "Notorious".
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Wed Feb-13-08 08:13 PM
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12. We can agree that "Torn Curtain" is one of his worst. |
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If not the worst.
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Wed Feb-13-08 08:15 PM
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14. It might be tied with Family Plot |
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Wed Feb-13-08 08:00 PM
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2. To Catch a Thief, hands down, end of thread. |
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Wed Feb-13-08 08:03 PM
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While it's a great film, the correct answer is "Vertigo". We were looking for "Vertigo".
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Wed Feb-13-08 08:06 PM
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6. Okay, I'll take "the rapists" for $200, Alex... |
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Wed Feb-13-08 08:08 PM
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that reminds me - I didn't include "Marnie" in the list.
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Wed Feb-13-08 08:12 PM
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10. Wow. Excellent segue! |
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Wed Feb-13-08 09:01 PM
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17. And I'll take "Anal Bum Cover" for $400. |
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Wed Feb-13-08 08:01 PM
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4. for me, a toss up between North by Northwest and Rear Window |
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Wed Feb-13-08 08:08 PM
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8. I think its "The Birds" |
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I love birds and that movie STILL gives me the creeps when I see certain large flocks of birds.....:scared:
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Wed Feb-13-08 08:11 PM
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Edited on Wed Feb-13-08 08:11 PM by MonkeyFunk
It's one of my least favorites of those listed. That said, even the worst Hitchcock movie is better than 99% of other movies.
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Wed Feb-13-08 08:14 PM
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13. Hmm well it could also be because |
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We had a large black crow get into our house when I was a child, and that scared the crap out of me and my family. So maybe it has more to do with really hooking into my real life experiences....:shrug:
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Thu Feb-14-08 12:42 AM
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31. "The Birds" is the only one that left me with a creepy feeling --specifically |
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anytime I see birds lined up on a wire. Doesn't help that now I can visit the town where it was filmed and have a deja vu.
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Wed Feb-13-08 08:13 PM
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Edited on Wed Feb-13-08 08:14 PM by Winebrat
I find Vertigo and The Birds incredibly slow. Psycho is closest to being a true art film -- beautiful in its mood lighting and cinematography.
And I will add on edit: NO REAR PROJECTION OR BLUE SCREEN!
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Wed Feb-13-08 08:20 PM
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To me, this is Hitchcock's most entertaining film. Loved James Mason as Phillip Vandamm and Martin Landau was terrific as Leonard, Vandamm's henchman.
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Wed Feb-13-08 08:45 PM
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i know it is one of his early films, but I always loved it
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Wed Feb-13-08 09:18 PM
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Yet the single most truly disturbing scene from any of his films, for me, is the murder scene in 'Torn Curtain'. That guy took a lickin' and just kept on tickin'.
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Wed Feb-13-08 09:22 PM
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19. don't forget 'Rebecca' |
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one of my all-time favorites!
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Wed Feb-13-08 09:58 PM
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23. Funny you should mention Rebecca..... |
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I was watching Jane Eyre on PBS the other night, and I was struck by the similarities in the two stories: A "plain" young woman involved with a wealthy, dashing older man with serious first wife problems. Then a crazy woman burns down his fabulous mansion.
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Wed Feb-13-08 09:25 PM
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20. Anyone who doesn't vote for "Psycho" has issues... |
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with their mother. Very serious issues.
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Wed Feb-13-08 09:55 PM
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21. Shadow of a Doubt..... |
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Best Hitchcock heroine ever--spunky teen-age girl played by Teresa Wright.
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Wed Feb-13-08 09:59 PM
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24. No Strangers on a Train? |
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I can back Vertigo as "best." But my favorite is Strangers.
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Wed Feb-13-08 11:27 PM
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25. That's a personal favorite of mine, too |
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Wed Feb-13-08 11:36 PM
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26. My favorites are Rear Window, Strangers on a Train, and Shadow of a Doubt |
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Wed Feb-13-08 11:40 PM
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27. "Rope" is my favorite |
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I've only seen a handful: "Rebecca", "Rope", and "The Birds", and I like all three of them. But "Rope" is such a one-of-a-kind, awesomely creepy movie.
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Wed Feb-13-08 11:47 PM
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they are both really good.
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Wed Feb-13-08 11:59 PM
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They're all good, but Psycho is still by far the scariest. Generations are still frightened of showers, not to mention basements. The editing, pacing and acting contribute to a Perfect Storm of terror.
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Thu Feb-14-08 12:08 AM
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30. Vertigo is my favorite. I don't know why. |
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This makes me want to have a Hitchcock Marathon Weekend. Thanks for giving me the idea.
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Thu Feb-14-08 07:35 AM
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32. "North by Northwest" is the best AH film ever made. |
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Edited on Thu Feb-14-08 07:40 AM by pinniped
The crop duster sequence is classic!
I have three Hitchcock DVDs and this gets the most play.
- Rear Window - Vertigo - North by Northwest
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Thu Feb-14-08 10:07 AM
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Early in his career with Waltzes From Vienna and Jamaica Inn are among his worst. Late in his career with Marnie, Torn Curtain and Topaz, while not his best, have enough interesting sequences to warrant a look.
Notorious, Rear Window, Vertigo, Psycho and The Birds would be my top five.
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Thu Feb-14-08 10:43 AM
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34. I have to go with "Rear Window" |
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I gauge my favorites on how often I can watch them before getting bored with it. "Rear Window" is the only one from that pile that still makes me sit through the whole thing without getting up to switch the laundry loads. I don't want to miss a second of it.
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Thu Feb-14-08 10:46 AM
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35. North by Northwest, for me. |
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