tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post5777317243174093578..comments2024-03-22T14:48:09.697-04:00Comments on Dell on Movies: Thursday Movie Picks: Alfred Hitchcock MoviesDellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-91022443164599742732015-10-07T19:14:31.270-04:002015-10-07T19:14:31.270-04:00I have not seen a single second of Bates Motel. Ju...I have not seen a single second of Bates Motel. Just not a TV guy.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-47781414335718987722015-10-07T16:33:20.923-04:002015-10-07T16:33:20.923-04:00Like you said, most of the violence in Hitchcock&#...Like you said, most of the violence in Hitchcock's film maintain a certain distance and as I recall none of the ones I've seen had any full or partial nudity, So it was just not something I expect in a Hitchcock film. When I saw Frenzy I was shocked, it had both nudity and violence that was uncomfortably close.<br /><br />By the way, since you like Psycho have you seen Bates Motel?Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-10869502261826994152015-10-05T10:05:00.275-04:002015-10-05T10:05:00.275-04:00No. Nothing was gained from remaking Psycho. Check...No. Nothing was gained from remaking Psycho. Check out Frenzy when you get a chance. Thanks, Katie! Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-6198930666677106862015-10-05T07:40:38.032-04:002015-10-05T07:40:38.032-04:00I love Psycho, I couldnt fanthom why it was remade...I love Psycho, I couldnt fanthom why it was remade, nothing was gained from it. I think you're right its his most iconic without a doubt, without a shadow of a doubt (had to do it). I really want to se Frenzy, its been on my watch list for far too long. I wasn't keen on The Birds when I first watched it, but after a few viewings I warmed up to the dramatic flying killers. <br /><br />-Katie at Ever So Ethnically ConfusedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-54922150318928871722015-10-04T14:52:09.815-04:002015-10-04T14:52:09.815-04:00Torn Curtain gets a lot of points because Julie An...Torn Curtain gets a lot of points because Julie Andrews is SO SEXY!<br /><br />It's nowhere near the worst. I would pick either Juno and the Paycock or The Farmer's Wife.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17921029597363212734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-53596427993302114632015-10-04T14:49:00.780-04:002015-10-04T14:49:00.780-04:00I've seen almost all of Hitchcock. I've ev...I've seen almost all of Hitchcock. I've even seen his early films, like The Skin Game and Number 17 and five or six of the silents. And my two favorites are The Birds and Suspicion.<br /><br />I don't really get it at all when fans seem leery about praising The Birds as a classic. I think it does a lot of things that the viewer doesn't expect, so many first-time viewers feel a little dissatisfied after a first viewing and they don't watch it again. I grew up with it. I was three the first time I saw it. I love it. I watched it three times last year.<br /><br />As for creepy Hitchcock films, how is it that nobody has mentioned Shadow of a Doubt!?!? Joseph Cotton is super creepy! (It's my third favorite Hitchcock.) Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17921029597363212734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-43180680348051689352015-10-03T13:06:41.185-04:002015-10-03T13:06:41.185-04:00Nice picks, man. Glad to see we matched up on two ...Nice picks, man. Glad to see we matched up on two of these. Kevin Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219017960488448934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-41408991894948468032015-10-02T06:10:44.082-04:002015-10-02T06:10:44.082-04:00Had to pick it. It's one of the best movies ev...Had to pick it. It's one of the best movies ever made.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-84484819592437216422015-10-02T01:58:04.919-04:002015-10-02T01:58:04.919-04:00YES! Finally I found someone who got mutual pick w...YES! Finally I found someone who got mutual pick with me! Upon 3 Hitchcock I have seen, Psycho is on it... so, glad you picked it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-21285586048417105492015-10-01T22:47:05.615-04:002015-10-01T22:47:05.615-04:00I know what you mean.I know what you mean.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-58686554886762481482015-10-01T22:02:44.128-04:002015-10-01T22:02:44.128-04:00I love so many of his, but not The Birds, because,...I love so many of his, but not The Birds, because, you know, the birds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-3550092141207944012015-10-01T19:20:09.175-04:002015-10-01T19:20:09.175-04:00Definitely prefer Psycho. Definitely prefer Psycho. Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-49362001326635489072015-10-01T19:19:13.531-04:002015-10-01T19:19:13.531-04:00Great point about The Birds. Don't think I hav...Great point about The Birds. Don't think I have ever even heard of Tom Curtain. Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-15801100653252681952015-10-01T19:17:24.305-04:002015-10-01T19:17:24.305-04:00Now I have to rewatch Psycho just so I can investi...Now I have to rewatch Psycho just so I can investigate that shot. And Frenzy...yeah, disturbing.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-46476910049313589282015-10-01T19:13:54.691-04:002015-10-01T19:13:54.691-04:00Interesting.Interesting.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-15179953709767090582015-10-01T17:42:07.791-04:002015-10-01T17:42:07.791-04:00Topaz offers no such redemption sadly. Topaz offers no such redemption sadly. joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-5627150293822910022015-10-01T15:10:15.729-04:002015-10-01T15:10:15.729-04:00The Birds was well-directed, only I think in some ...The Birds was well-directed, only I think in some scenes I'm taken out of the experience due to the dated special effects, so that held me back from totally loving it. <br />I prefer Psycho which is among my favorite Hitchcock films, and more importantly, it still scares me.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09395044055566348346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-75645743586573437412015-10-01T12:45:51.143-04:002015-10-01T12:45:51.143-04:00The Birds is best when the birds don't attack,...The Birds is best when the birds don't attack, the era's technical limitations make it bit unconvincing in today's modernised world. It's ripe for a remake, but only if someone can achieve the levels of tension Hitchcock did in his film, it'll be hard to match.<br /><br />I haven't seen much of later Hitchcock, Frenzy included, but I have seen Torn Curtain which probably ranks the worst of the Hitchcock films I have seen.Myerlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00772428029534463716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-76089803306543354292015-10-01T12:27:57.607-04:002015-10-01T12:27:57.607-04:00Psycho is simply excellent and it is better on the...Psycho is simply excellent and it is better on the shoestring budget he was given. I love the last shot of Perkins now as his mom and when the scene fades to the car, if you stop it at that frame, you will see the skeletal head of his mom over Perkins and the chain attached to the car coming from his heart-brilliant! I enjoyed the Birds. He never explains why The Birds start attacking and why the Love birds are still sweet but it is scary especially at the school yard when Tippi has her back to them. I have to say, the actress mentions how they threw the birds at her in the attic and she was hurt in the scene. I would have the same tendency to do that to her or at least her character which is annoying (so is her character in Marnie). She is wonderful is helping animals so i congratulate her on that. As for Frenzy-this film was disturbing. I almost felt like we were seeing a bit of Hitchcock's inner thoughts in that rape scene which was very disturbingBirgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-85864045054272307072015-10-01T11:21:27.772-04:002015-10-01T11:21:27.772-04:00I'm a little ashamed I haven't seen Notori...I'm a little ashamed I haven't seen Notorious. I need to make a point of that one. Topaz is a curiosity, I need to investigate, too. Even some of his better films plod along, but redeem themselves once things get cranking. Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-32711115345052566682015-10-01T11:09:40.782-04:002015-10-01T11:09:40.782-04:00Can't wait to hear your thoughts on Frenzy.Can't wait to hear your thoughts on Frenzy.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-84338270648005234472015-10-01T09:19:01.802-04:002015-10-01T09:19:01.802-04:00Yeah to The Birds! That's one of my favs of hi...Yeah to The Birds! That's one of my favs of his. It's just so stylized and besides Tippi, who has a certain charm but is no great actress, has a tremendous cast of players..I LOVE Suzanne Pleshette's fog voiced schoolteacher Annie Hayworth. Psycho is an iconic film that I like very much but don't watch often. Perkins is great in the lead, too good unfortunately since it crippled his career. For a classic era director Frenzy is a revelation in his willingness to embrace modern sensibilities. I admired it for its daring and it was fascinating but perhaps his most disturbing and after my initial view I've never had any desire to watch again, a similar reaction that I had to Peeping Tom.<br /><br />Hitchcock is my favorite director and I've seen all but a few of his silents so I went with some of his more obscure films, save Notorious, and since no director is infallible my extra is one of his misses.<br /><br />Saboteur (1942)-During WWII an airplane factory is sabotaged. Barry Kane, falsely accused of the crime, goes on the run in pursuit of the real culprit and encounters various memorable characters along the way including the expected Hitchcock blonde in the appealing form of Priscilla Lane. Enjoyable chase drama is highlighted by its famous Statue of Liberty finale.<br /><br />Lifeboat (1944)-A small group of passengers from a torpedoed ship struggle for survival in Hitchcock's fascinating microcosm of society in the contained space of a lifeboat. Excellent performances across the board but most of all a great showcase role for Tallulah Bankhead.<br /><br />Notorious (1946)-Alicia Huberman, played by Ingrid Bergman, has become embittered upon finding out that her father is a traitor. After his conviction she is recruited by Devlin (Cary Grant) to infiltrate a suspected spy ring in South America lead by an acquaintance of hers Alex Sebastian, played by Claude Rains. Once she manages that a deadly game of cat and mouse commences as the tension mounts. One of Hitchcock’s best with amazing work by the entire cast.<br /><br />Nobody’s perfect pick-Topaz (1969)-An intriguing premise: An intelligence agent becomes involved in Cold War politics while trying to expose espionage that lead up to the Cuban Missile Crisis and attempting to dismantle a Russian spy ring. Add in a solid if not extraordinary cast and Hitchcock in the director’s chair and this should have been an engrossing entertainment. What it is however may be Hitch’s worst film, certainly his dullest, it just plods along. If they insist on remaking one of the Master’s films this would be the place to start. A good idea somehow gone terribly wrong.<br /><br /><br /><br />joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-26969137395872399672015-10-01T09:01:41.887-04:002015-10-01T09:01:41.887-04:00Frenzy is high on my Netflix queue because I'm...Frenzy is high on my Netflix queue because I'm currently working on my 1972 Fistis...so I'll see it soon.<br /><br />Psycho and The Birds are CLASSIC for a reason. Great pics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-87561692521713878832015-10-01T08:44:35.931-04:002015-10-01T08:44:35.931-04:00Psycho is a masterpiece. The Bird? I'm not so ...Psycho is a masterpiece. The Bird? I'm not so sure. Definitely see Frenzy.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-34683775726976837672015-10-01T07:49:38.395-04:002015-10-01T07:49:38.395-04:00I love Psycho, but I haven't seen the other tw...I love Psycho, but I haven't seen the other two. I know I should see The Birds. Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.com