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Post by harlowbaby on Aug 7, 2008 18:33:04 GMT -6
I was wondering, for all the Hitchcock fans out there, what your top 3 favorite Hitchcock movies are. Here are mine, in no particular order:
~Stage Fright
~Notorious
~Vertigo
;D ;D ;D
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Post by Roger Thornhill on Aug 7, 2008 19:07:39 GMT -6
Hmmm there are at least twelve Hitchcock movies in my top three but in the unlikely circumstance that I had to choose just three then I would go for: North By Northwest
Psycho
To Catch A Thief If I was being subjective and trying to choose his three best movies then I would say : Psycho
Shadow Of A Doubt
Vertigo Difficult to leave Strangers On A Train out of those choices but there it is, just three makes it a very difficult choice. |
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Post by Larry's 66 Diner on Aug 7, 2008 19:51:14 GMT -6
Jeff, I'll bet that put you in one heck of a crunch trying to narrow it down to just three!  As for me, I think I would choose: - Psycho
- North by Northwest
and, as cheesy as it sounds .... ;D
- The Birds
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Post by filmnoirfanatic on Aug 8, 2008 1:09:41 GMT -6
Hi! harlowbaby, RT, Larry, Midge, rmichealpyle and LD members, Oh!No!...  but here goes my 3 choices... "The Lady Vanishes""Strangers on a Train" and "39 Steps"...3 of Hitch's films that I watch repeatedly! fnf   I agree with RT...very difficult! 
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Post by Midge on Aug 8, 2008 2:41:00 GMT -6
My three favorites would be
Psycho
Strangers on a Train
Shadow of a Doubt
Larry, I don't think The Birds is cheesy at all. It and Vertigo would be my first and second runners-up.
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Post by Roger Thornhill on Aug 8, 2008 3:35:50 GMT -6
Jeff, I'll bet that put you in one heck of a crunch trying to narrow it down to just three! It is difficult but I have thought about it before so that makes it easier. North By Northwest is one of my absolute favourites. For my taste it is a perfectly made movie and hugely entertaining. I didn't include it in what I think of as Hitchcock's "best" movies because the other movies that I named are more generally representative of his work. Unlike the other movies, such as Psycho and Vertigo, North By Northwest has many fairly light moments but that's one of the reasons that I like it so much. To Catch A Thief has a similar light touch, I think it's a wonderful movie and Cary Grant was superb in both these movies. |
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Post by rmichaelpyle on Aug 8, 2008 8:20:38 GMT -6
I prefer the earlier Hitchcock:
1) The Thirty-nine Steps (1935)
2) Blackmail (1929)
3) The Lady Vanishes (1938)
I love Strangers On A Train, however, but many of the later ones leave me cold, including Vertigo. Rear Window, however, I think is his masterpiece; just my opinion.
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Post by filmnoirfanatic on Aug 8, 2008 12:41:25 GMT -6
...I think Hitch's film "Rear Window" and his "Strangers on a Train" are "Masterpieces"...(I really like the scene in "Strangers on a Train" when actor Robert Walker, is waiting at the carnival to "plant" evidence against actor Farley Granger, what a beautiful shot of the sunset as the day changes from early evening to night. Hitch, also shot a similar scene of the sunset, when actor Farley Granger is on the train after the tennis match going to the carnival (near the end of the film (SoaT) and when Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint are on the train in the film "North by Northwest"... ahh!...so Hitch, was the "Master of the Sunset" too!  fnf  |
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Post by filmnoirfanatic on Aug 8, 2008 13:21:01 GMT -6
....connection "Rebecca" (Some film noir aficionados, don't consider Hitch's "Rebecca" a film noir. But, I do think that Hitch's film Rebecca has elements of film noir) (1940) "Suspicion" (1941) "Notorious" (1946) "Shadow of a Doubt" (1943) "The Paradine Case" (1947) "Stage Fright" (1950) "Stranger on a Train" (1951) "The Wrong Man" (1956) "Rear Window" (1958) (Sometimes Hitch's Rear Window make the list of filmS that are considered noir) "Vertigo" (1959) Hitch's most personal film! and "Psycho" (1960) author Eddie Muller think that Hitch's 1960 film "Psycho" is the film that "ushered" in the transition of film noir to neo noir.( But, It is way to complicated to explain why he feel that way on the message board... and Do I agree with him?..."You betcha!") filmnoirfanatic Hey! Larry's Diner Members...Good Evening! |
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Post by harlowbaby on Aug 8, 2008 16:21:19 GMT -6
Hey All! Very cool to see everyone's favorites! There are so many Hitchcock movies that I haven't seen yet. For example, I haven't seen Strangers on a Train, Shadow of a Doubt, The Paradine Case, Suspicion.....guess I had better get started! Happy Weekend!
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Post by diane on Aug 8, 2008 16:31:39 GMT -6
I think it would be easier to find 3 of his films that I don't much care for rather than 3 I like above all (because I love MOST of his films) I agree with rmichaelpyle, I think his early films are sometimes overlooked. I would also add "The Man Who Knew too Much" (1934) and "Young and Innocent" (1937) (sort of like "The 39 Steps" with more romantic comedy.) "The Lodger" (1927) I like also - even when he was just starting his career, he seemed to know more about filming than anybody else. The 50s I'll go for "Dial M for Murder" - I know it's not considered one of his best but I find that with repeated viewings it is very compulsive. "Strangers on a Train" - it is one of my favourite films of all time. "The Wrong Man" - I find that film so excellent. Almost filmed in a documentary style Henry Fonda is perfect as the man in the middle of something that could happen to anyone. Vera Miles I think shows why Hitch thought so highly of her - she is amazing as the wife.  |
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Post by Larry's 66 Diner on Aug 8, 2008 19:40:35 GMT -6
In all honesty, Strangers On a Train is one of my all-time favorites of his too, but since we were asked for the top three, not four, I couldn't include it! ;D :angel:
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Post by Midge on Aug 9, 2008 3:09:43 GMT -6
It is impossible to pick only three because invariably some of the best of Hitchcock's many classic films will be left out. Luckily the question was "three favorite" rather than "three greatest," so that made the choices just a little easier. We're all allowed to have our own individual likes and dislikes.
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Post by filmnoirfanatic on Aug 9, 2008 8:50:16 GMT -6
"The Wrong Man" - I find that film so excellent. Almost filmed in a documentary style Henry Fonda is perfect as the man in the middle of something that could happen to anyone. Vera Miles I think shows why Hitch thought so highly of her - she is amazing as the wife. Thanks, Diane, I forgot to add Alfred Hitchcock's film "The Wrong Man" to the list of his films that are considered Film noir.... I know "inquiring" minds want to know...How is she judging what film is considered a Film noir?Well, I depend on several sources, but right now, I am reading and using authors Spencer Selby ( Dark City:The Film Noir) and author Arthur Lyons' ( "Death on the Cheap") books (respectively,) ...as let say a, film noir~a meters to determine what film is considered a film noir. According to author Spencer Selby, (Hitch's 'The Wrong Man") is one of the best films ever made on the popular noir theme of a man falsely accused of a criminal act. |
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Post by Hedvig on Aug 9, 2008 9:09:13 GMT -6
I have still only seen a few Hitchcock films, and I haven't yet seen his most well known work. But the films I have seen have all been exceptional in some way. What strikes me is that they're free of maudlin clichés, except for the ones he himself invented of course. My favourites out of the ones I have seen are Notorious and Foreign Correspondent. I also enjoyed Torn Curtain, although I have a sneaking suspicion it's not one of his best. It's still an entertaining film, funny and suspenseful.
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Post by harlowbaby on Nov 19, 2008 20:19:10 GMT -6
Well, I have finally gotten around to seeing a few more HItchcock films. Recently I have watched The Lady Vanishes, Shadow of a Doubt, and Strangers on a Train, which were all excellent. I just love the subtle comedy Hitchcock weaves throughout his films. Well, I must say that I believe Strangers on a Train is my new favorite Hitchcock movie. Robert Walker was sooo creepy! And I love the carousel scene at the end. Bravo!
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Post by rmichaelpyle on Nov 20, 2008 6:16:38 GMT -6
Well, I have finally gotten around to seeing a few more HItchcock films. Recently I have watched The Lady Vanishes, Shadow of a Doubt, and Strangers on a Train, which were all excellent. I just love the subtle comedy Hitchcock weaves throughout his films. Well, I must say that I believe Strangers on a Train is my new favorite Hitchcock movie. Robert Walker was sooo creepy! And I love the carousel scene at the end. Bravo! Make sure you try to see "The 39 Steps". It's my favorite of his films. Simply first rate. I also love the two 1937 Hitchcocks, "Sabotage" and "Young And Innocent". I prefer early Hitchcock, but that's just my taste. Some of the later ones are wonderful, just not to my taste. By the way, as creepy as Robert Walker was in "Strangers On A Train", it just goes to show you how great an actor he was. In real life he was quiet and shy, rather introverted, and a real gentleman. Anything but the creepy oil he was in the film. |
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Post by hummingbird on Nov 20, 2008 14:59:46 GMT -6
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Post by Larry's 66 Diner on Nov 20, 2008 20:52:05 GMT -6
Strangers On a Train happens to be one of my favorites too! Great pick! :thumbsup: :jump:
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