Alfred Hitchcock: Did he ever make ONE good movie? - Blu-ray Forum

Crim122 · 01-26-2009, 06:18 PM

Just wondering what are your thoughts?

toef · 01-26-2009, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Crim122

Just wondering what are your thoughts?

Vertigo came close, but it's still no Dark Knight.

Crim122 · 01-26-2009, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by toefer

Vertigo came close, but it's still no Dark Knight.

Agreed

FRAK · 01-26-2009, 06:22 PM

Your sarcasm is noted and appreciated.

Unfortunately, I found myself replying to one of the posts you're referring to... so in reality I helped perpuate them.

I must exercise restraint!

bruce_pullen · 01-26-2009, 06:24 PM

Hmm.... Torn Curtain came close... so did Marnie... or Jamica Inn?

He never did: did he?

werewuf · 01-26-2009, 06:45 PM

Just about every movie Hitchcock made was better than anything made these days......

bruce_pullen · 01-26-2009, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by werewuf

Just about every movie Hitchcock made was better than anything made these days......

I agree.

Crim122 · 01-26-2009, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by werewuf

Just about every movie Hitchcock made was better than anything made these days......

O RLY!?

Blu Titan · 01-26-2009, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Crim122

Just wondering what are your thoughts?

Hope you are joking.

mikejet · 01-26-2009, 06:53 PM

Lyle_JP · 01-26-2009, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by werewuf

Just about every movie Hitchcock made was better than anything made these days......

I love Hitch as much as anybody, but even he'd tell you he's made some stinkers. "Paradine Case" and "Topaz" are as bad as any bad film being made today, no joke. And there were close to a dozen or more films that were simply too mediocre to remember, like "I Confess", "Mr. and Mrs. Smith", "Under Capricorn", "Family Plot", etc... And I'm just talking about his post-1940 works. Good films from his days in England are actually the exception, not the rule.

Hitch is remebered (and rightly so) for the one out of three films he made that turned out to be genuine classics. Considering his prolific output, one out of three isn't bad by a long shot, and the man has made more classics than most directors ever will.

CHERRYGARCIA · 01-26-2009, 07:39 PM

no..not one good movie BUT several....

The Birds
Psycho
Frenzy
Rear Window
Vertigo
North By Northwest
Rebecca
Lifeboat
39 Steps
The Wrong Man
The Trouble w/ Harry

toef · 01-26-2009, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by werewuf

Just about every movie Hitchcock made was better than anything made these days......

Using big letters doesn't make something true.

werewuf · 01-26-2009, 07:46 PM

+ Rope an amazing classic.......

Crim122 · 01-26-2009, 07:49 PM

Guys I was not serious....

this thread is a obvious joke on Bruce_pullen

werewuf · 01-26-2009, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by toefer

Using big letters doesn't make something true.

Cute response, but I'm still correct.....

werewuf · 01-26-2009, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Lyle_JP

I love Hitch as much as anybody, but even he'd tell you he's made some stinkers. "Paradine Case" and "Topaz" are as bad as any bad film being made today, no joke. And there were close to a dozen or more films that were simply too mediocre to remember, like "I Confess", "Mr. and Mrs. Smith", "Under Capricorn", "Family Plot", etc... And I'm just talking about his post-1940 works. Good films from his days in England are actually the exception, not the rule.

Hitch is remembered (and rightly so) for the one out of three films he made that turned out to be genuine classics. Considering his prolific output, one out of three isn't bad by a long shot, and the man has made more classics than most directors ever will.

Topaz is hardly a bad movie, and Family Plot is one of his most beloved by critics, Under Capricorn is very positively reviewed as well. Hitchcock is one the bigger influences over the entire movie industry and at least a dozen of his movies have direct descendants being made over and over year after year......

Mouse · 01-26-2009, 09:01 PM

If Psycho is considered one of Alfred's better movies then I have no reason to bother watching any of his others because I found that movie to be horrible. That's just my opinion.

Beta Man · 01-26-2009, 09:02 PM

Hitchcock was good in the day...... but you couldn't expect him to make masterpieces like Cloverfield or Speed Racer.... he just didn't have the tools necessary.

Now if Hitchcock had Will Smith at his disposal instead of this James Stewart clown........ he might have been able to make some entertaining films.....

Edo · 01-26-2009, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by bruce_pullen

I agree.

+1

01-26-2009, 06:18 PM	#1
Crim122 Banned Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Charlotte, NC Blu-ray collection:27 Blu-ray reviews:1	Alfred Hitchcock: Did he ever make ONE good movie? Just wondering what are your thoughts?

01-26-2009, 07:49 PM	#15
Crim122 Banned Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Charlotte, NC Blu-ray collection:27 Blu-ray reviews:1	I guess I need to clairfy..... Guys I was not serious.... this thread is a obvious joke on Bruce_pullen

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FRAK Active Member Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Mt. Juliet, TN Home Theater Gallery:3 4K collection:59 Blu-ray collection:1016 DVD collection:80 Trading Score:2	Your sarcasm is noted and appreciated. Unfortunately, I found myself replying to one of the posts you're referring to... so in reality I helped perpuate them. I must exercise restraint!

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bruce_pullen Special Member Member since:Dec 2008	Hmm.... Torn Curtain came close... so did Marnie... or Jamica Inn? He never did: did he?

01-26-2009, 06:45 PM	#6
werewuf Expert Member Member since:Jun 2007 Blu-ray collection:95 Blu-ray reviews:2	Just about every movie Hitchcock made was better than anything made these days......

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CHERRYGARCIA Expert Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Queens, NY 4K collection:216 Blu-ray collection:629 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:41	no..not one good movie BUT several.... The Birds Psycho Frenzy Rear Window Vertigo North By Northwest Rebecca Lifeboat 39 Steps The Wrong Man The Trouble w/ Harry

01-26-2009, 07:46 PM	#14
werewuf Expert Member Member since:Jun 2007 Blu-ray collection:95 Blu-ray reviews:2	+ Rope an amazing classic.......

01-26-2009, 09:01 PM	#18
Mouse Special Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Texas, USA Blu-ray collection:83 DVD collection:116 Trading Score:1	If Psycho is considered one of Alfred's better movies then I have no reason to bother watching any of his others because I found that movie to be horrible. That's just my opinion.

01-26-2009, 09:02 PM	#19
Beta Man Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Juuuuuuuust A Bit Outside.... Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:268 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:25	Hitchcock was good in the day...... but you couldn't expect him to make masterpieces like Cloverfield or Speed Racer.... he just didn't have the tools necessary. Now if Hitchcock had Will Smith at his disposal instead of this James Stewart clown........ he might have been able to make some entertaining films.....

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