tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post6630428725529803736..comments2024-03-29T10:20:53.267-04:00Comments on my new plaid pants: Everything You Ever Need To Know About Life...Jason Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18254334131909339157noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-4534925226269741382012-07-09T04:14:36.621-04:002012-07-09T04:14:36.621-04:00I preferred that scene in the Gus Van Sant version...I preferred that scene in the Gus Van Sant version only because it featured Viggo Mortensen's balls.Veranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-73233550779214771002012-07-07T10:27:30.613-04:002012-07-07T10:27:30.613-04:00Between you, Nat, Jose and a slew of other people ...Between you, Nat, Jose and a slew of other people I need to revisit the Hitchock's I watched when I was younger (and those I haven't) to see if my appreciation for him has grown.<br /><br />For now, my favourite for him (one of two or three that I legitimately LOVE from him) is REBECCA. And, even if I'm generally cold on Joan (and egads, loathe loathe LOATHE her in SUSPICION - okay, maybe just one loathe) she's marvellous in REBECCA.Andrew K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01104647944747041277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-40889104307962445082012-07-06T20:57:22.030-04:002012-07-06T20:57:22.030-04:00Thanks for all the great replies, everybody! So gl...Thanks for all the great replies, everybody! So glad I've collected so many Hitch fanatics up in here, I could (and have) talk about him forever and ever and never get tired of it. <br /><br />joel- It has been such a long time since I've seen Saboteur, I looooved it in high school, I really need to revisit it. The Statue of Liberty scene is something you just don't forget though. Hitch was so genius at owning that kind of enormous iconic imagery; I think it's what makes him the greatest <b>American</b> director - that is, his films represent this country for me, the BIGNESS, and all it stands for from top to bottom, more than any other director, for good or more often ill. I think Shadow of a Doubt has more to say about the weirdness of small town America than nearly any movie before Blue Velvet. And Rear Window maps out city-life. You can go corner to corner from there. Ramble ramble. He's da best.Jason Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18254334131909339157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-80064916335246241882012-07-06T19:03:32.924-04:002012-07-06T19:03:32.924-04:00Vertigo rocks my world, is there a greater entranc...Vertigo rocks my world, is there a greater entrance in any movie than Novaks in this movie? Love the red and green in that restaurant scene. <br />Hitchcock made so many masterpieces it´s just silly to try rank them but I did love to see To catch a thief on blu...it´s fluff but by God, Kelly in that movie...glamour made flesh:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-65531413783256468622012-07-06T18:38:52.726-04:002012-07-06T18:38:52.726-04:00Psycho.
Not only my favorite Hitchcock - but my ...Psycho. <br /><br />Not only my favorite Hitchcock - but my favorite movie of all time. <br /><br />love Love LOVE this postChadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10588940787955052377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-27319456003677191152012-07-06T16:40:33.124-04:002012-07-06T16:40:33.124-04:00Like you I love all Hitchcocks but I've always...Like you I love all Hitchcocks but I've always had a soft spot for two of his more obscure films in my top spots after that the next group all bundle in together.<br />1. Saboteur: Adore Priscilla Lane and the Statue of Liberty climax.<br />2. Lifeboat-Tallulah Bankhead of course but the whole ensemble is really brilliant.<br />After that its a five way tie between Rear Window, Notorious, North by Northwest, Strangers on a Train and The Birds.<br />8. Vertigo-I enjoy it but its never been my favorite.<br />9. Stage Fright-I know Hitchcock didn't care for it but Dietrich is fantastic.<br />10. Again a tie between Marnie and the Doris Day version of The Man Who Knew Too Much.<br /><br />The only one of his films that I've ever struggled through is Topaz, don't know what happened but boy is it plodding and dull.<br /><br />As far as ranking the Hitchcock blondes I'd have to go in this order:<br />1. Ingrid Bergman<br />2. Grace Kelly<br />3. Priscilla Lane<br />4. Eva Marie Saint<br />5. Kim Novak<br />6. Tippi Hedren<br />7. Doris Day<br />8. Tallulah Bankhead<br />9. Anne Baxter<br />10. Joan Fontainejoel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-3610076909894111072012-07-06T16:19:43.582-04:002012-07-06T16:19:43.582-04:00Since you love the "Vertigo" score so mu...Since you love the "Vertigo" score so much, you should try to hear John Williams' moody, dynamic score to "The Fury", which has been called a direct nod to Herrmann, and (if I remember correctly) what Pauline Kael referred to as probably the richest ever composed for a horror film. And yet this beautiful work is rarely ever mentioned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-80513893501981638592012-07-06T15:49:01.164-04:002012-07-06T15:49:01.164-04:001. Rebeccca
2. Rear Window
3. The 39 Steps
4. Noto...1. Rebeccca<br />2. Rear Window<br />3. The 39 Steps<br />4. Notorious<br />5. RopeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-9202880802493261352012-07-06T15:44:57.514-04:002012-07-06T15:44:57.514-04:00RopeRopeFernando Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01910646761117970758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-24519184919958719462012-07-06T15:29:57.517-04:002012-07-06T15:29:57.517-04:00Yes to all of this thread, all the Hitch movies an...Yes to all of this thread, all the Hitch movies and to Rosemary's Baby being absolute #1, me too.Rob K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09241314629038688364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-21677224670982117022012-07-06T12:23:29.359-04:002012-07-06T12:23:29.359-04:00Ugh yes Notorious is so wonderful. I think it migh...Ugh yes Notorious is <b>so wonderful</b>. I think it might be the most romantic movie ever made. And it really is splitting hairs here since Hitch movies are my oxygen.Jason Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18254334131909339157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13372093.post-81378386620796709852012-07-06T12:20:18.124-04:002012-07-06T12:20:18.124-04:00My favorite is 'Notorious', the love story...My favorite is 'Notorious', the love story just makes my heartache. But I'm with you on the sad dreaminess of 'Vertigo'.Rebeccanoreply@blogger.com