Alfred Hitchcock's Best Film (sound)

[Ray Jackson]

Originally Posted by Todd Tomorrow

I suppose this is what it always comes down to with slightly more indepth discussions about film on this forum which go beyond "does it have a slip ?" Someone points out that they are entitled to their opinion.

Just some people's way of attempting to end things on a somewhat positive and mature note.

...it's better than insulting someone just because you realize they're not going to agree with you.

[Infernal King]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

Regardless of whether the concept of totally objectivity is actually achievable with respect to film criticism, there is a difference between saying "I liked Rear Window better than Vertigo" and "I analyzed the individual components of both films and came to the conclusion that Vertigo is superior, even though Rear Window is more in line with my own personal sensibilities."

...any decent film critic tries to do the latter.

Give me the mathematical formula for determining which movies are objectively good.

All I was saying is that these qualities are not scientifically quantifiable.

[Fellini912]

Although there are only 31 votes, I never thought Rear Window would be competing for first place. I really thought it would come down to Vertigo vs. Psycho (it also sounds like a really good wrestling match).

[lud]

Vertigo..

[Arch Stanton]

Rear Window is his best, IMO. Epitomises him completely and is a perfect example of how to do visual cinema. Not to mention how it inspired the voyeurstic themes of boundary-pushing movies and filmmakers (e.g. Fincher)

[karsten]

Very surprised to see my own favorite, Vertigo, winning this poll.

Definitely Hitchcock's best, and in every way.

[Winslow Leach]

Psycho

[ArrestedDevelopment]

Rear Window. It's just perfection.

[Cremildo]

Rebecca has always been my favorite.

[MifuneFan]

I've gone back and forth on Vertigo. A couple years back the movie frustrated me due to its major tonal shift, and character shift in the second half. But now, I've come to accept that more.

I never had any such qualms with Rear Window, though I think the way he gets rid of the villain is hilarious and dumb, and if someone did that today, they'd be ridiculed to no end. Still, it's a masterwork of suspense, and just a great all around movie.

I think Shadow of a Doubt is also a masterpiece, and arguably a perfect film. I could go on like this about a lot of his films, but this is all to say that it's impossible for me to say which is his best, as there are too many candidates that are equally worthy. As for my favorite film, which I end up watching more than most, that would have to be The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956).

[Himmel]

The Birds

[principehomura]

The Lady Vanishes!

[DR Herbert West]

Psycho

[Jerry2345]

Vertigo. Probably my favourite movie of all time.

[Damon1281]

I love so many of these, and for different reasons, it was hard to choose.
Norman Bates so perfectly cast.
Jimmy Stewart's morally corrupt character in Vertigo
Princess Grace's appearance in Rear Window, a movie marred by the flashbulb defense.
Strangers on a Train with the sensational photography.
I love the shot in The Birds where the lovebirds lean back and forth while the tires squeal. Little bits and pieces in each movie thrill me to no end but ultimately I picked Vertigo, with Psycho a close second, Rebecca third.

[BluBonnet]

Wish Alfred had developed a Hitchcockverse that allowed his characters from different movies to interact. Just imagine a movie where "Scottie" Ferguson stumbled into the Bates Motel and started investigating Norman Bates.

[kylor]

Psycho.

[traths]

Rear Window

[zen007]

My favorites are probably (keep changing) Rebecca and Notorious, but his best film is Vertigo. Technically, it is brilliant with its use of color, framing techniques, background score, locations, etc.

[djzero]

Notorious