Comments on: Long Thought Lost Hour Long Interview with Alfred Hitchcock http://thefilmtalk.com/blog/alfred-hitchcock-interview/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:22:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jett Loehttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/alfred-hitchcock-interview/#comment-3201 Jett Loe Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:06:32 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=4103#comment-3201 ahhh...we'll have to agree to disagree re: The Birds ;)<br><br>i think it's great - notice how the end of every scene ends with a character staring out into space = Hitchcock's response to the New Wave etc. - a fascinating film - but of course we all have pictures that have a special place in our heart and that leave others cold - Gareth loves The Goonies for example... ahhh…we'll have to agree to disagree re: The Birds ;)

i think it's great – notice how the end of every scene ends with a character staring out into space = Hitchcock's response to the New Wave etc. – a fascinating film – but of course we all have pictures that have a special place in our heart and that leave others cold – Gareth loves The Goonies for example…

]]> By: StanleyRummhttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/alfred-hitchcock-interview/#comment-3200 StanleyRumm Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:43:13 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=4103#comment-3200 I quite like Rope. It's a well-made, suspenseful play. So too Dial M For Murder. The Man Who Knew Too Much is a very good adventure movie. So good he made it twice. Some of the Cary Grant ones were not ridiculous all the time. <br>Vertigo makes little sense and is a very silly little movie. And has anyone actually _SEEN_ The Birds? It's diabolically bad... man and woman notice lots of birds in the city, head to a small town, mad birds attack the small town. THE END. ...Huh?<br>Even Psycho is "adequate" at best. <br>In short, I think Hitchcock deserves the "Master of Suspense" label. He was also master of film in general -camera movement (or not), lighting, how to set an atmosphere, etc.<br>But most of his films -the more famous ones in particular- in my opinion are almost laughably bad outside a key-scene or two.<br><br>...Oh I just remembered my favourite: Rebecca! Excellent film. And I must admit Rear Window has grown on me over the years. Like damp through a wooden frame perhaps, but grown on me anyway.<br><br>Hell the more I think of it... I apologise for some of the above but I'd prefer to let it stand... he was truly great. If every director failed as Hitchcock failed cinema today would be in an *infinitely* better shape.<br>I still think Vertigo and *especially* The Birds are two stoopid movies though.<br>And Shadow of A Doubt is another great one. And I used to love the Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV series. Mostly. As I remember it.<br>I'll shut up now. :) I quite like Rope. It's a well-made, suspenseful play. So too Dial M For Murder. The Man Who Knew Too Much is a very good adventure movie. So good he made it twice. Some of the Cary Grant ones were not ridiculous all the time.
Vertigo makes little sense and is a very silly little movie. And has anyone actually _SEEN_ The Birds? It's diabolically bad… man and woman notice lots of birds in the city, head to a small town, mad birds attack the small town. THE END. …Huh?
Even Psycho is “adequate” at best.
In short, I think Hitchcock deserves the “Master of Suspense” label. He was also master of film in general -camera movement (or not), lighting, how to set an atmosphere, etc.
But most of his films -the more famous ones in particular- in my opinion are almost laughably bad outside a key-scene or two.

…Oh I just remembered my favourite: Rebecca! Excellent film. And I must admit Rear Window has grown on me over the years. Like damp through a wooden frame perhaps, but grown on me anyway.

Hell the more I think of it… I apologise for some of the above but I'd prefer to let it stand… he was truly great. If every director failed as Hitchcock failed cinema today would be in an *infinitely* better shape.
I still think Vertigo and *especially* The Birds are two stoopid movies though.
And Shadow of A Doubt is another great one. And I used to love the Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV series. Mostly. As I remember it.
I'll shut up now. :)

]]> By: Jett Loehttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/alfred-hitchcock-interview/#comment-3199 Jett Loe Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:06:32 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=4103#comment-3199 ahhh...we'll have to agree to disagree re: The Birds ;)<br><br>i think it's great - notice how the end of every scene ends with a character staring out into space = Hitchcock's response to the New Wave etc. - a fascinating film - but of course we all have pictures that have a special place in our heart and that leave others cold - Gareth loves The Goonies for example... ahhh…we'll have to agree to disagree re: The Birds ;)

i think it's great – notice how the end of every scene ends with a character staring out into space = Hitchcock's response to the New Wave etc. – a fascinating film – but of course we all have pictures that have a special place in our heart and that leave others cold – Gareth loves The Goonies for example…

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]]> By: StanleyRummhttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/alfred-hitchcock-interview/#comment-3198 StanleyRumm Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:43:13 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=4103#comment-3198 I quite like Rope. It's a well-made, suspenseful play. So too Dial M For Murder. The Man Who Knew Too Much is a very good adventure movie. So good he made it twice. Some of the Cary Grant ones were not ridiculous all the time. <br>Vertigo makes little sense and is a very silly little movie. And has anyone actually _SEEN_ The Birds? It's diabolically bad... man and woman notice lots of birds in the city, head to a small town, mad birds attack the small town. THE END. ...Huh?<br>Even Psycho is "adequate" at best. <br>In short, I think Hitchcock deserves the "Master of Suspense" label. He was also master of film in general -camera movement (or not), lighting, how to set an atmosphere, etc.<br>But most of his films -the more famous ones in particular- in my opinion are almost laughably bad outside a key-scene or two.<br><br>...Oh I just remembered my favourite: Rebecca! Excellent film. And I must admit Rear Window has grown on me over the years. Like damp through a wooden frame perhaps, but grown on me anyway.<br><br>Hell the more I think of it... I apologise for some of the above but I'd prefer to let it stand... he was truly great. If every director failed as Hitchcock failed cinema today would be in an *infinitely* better shape.<br>I still think Vertigo and *especially* The Birds are two stoopid movies though.<br>And Shadow of A Doubt is another great one. And I used to love the Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV series. Mostly. As I remember it.<br>I'll shut up now. :) I quite like Rope. It's a well-made, suspenseful play. So too Dial M For Murder. The Man Who Knew Too Much is a very good adventure movie. So good he made it twice. Some of the Cary Grant ones were not ridiculous all the time.
Vertigo makes little sense and is a very silly little movie. And has anyone actually _SEEN_ The Birds? It's diabolically bad… man and woman notice lots of birds in the city, head to a small town, mad birds attack the small town. THE END. …Huh?
Even Psycho is “adequate” at best.
In short, I think Hitchcock deserves the “Master of Suspense” label. He was also master of film in general -camera movement (or not), lighting, how to set an atmosphere, etc.
But most of his films -the more famous ones in particular- in my opinion are almost laughably bad outside a key-scene or two.

…Oh I just remembered my favourite: Rebecca! Excellent film. And I must admit Rear Window has grown on me over the years. Like damp through a wooden frame perhaps, but grown on me anyway.

Hell the more I think of it… I apologise for some of the above but I'd prefer to let it stand… he was truly great. If every director failed as Hitchcock failed cinema today would be in an *infinitely* better shape.
I still think Vertigo and *especially* The Birds are two stoopid movies though.
And Shadow of A Doubt is another great one. And I used to love the Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV series. Mostly. As I remember it.
I'll shut up now. :)

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