powell (and pressburger)

[Clinamenic]

I think Hitchcock lovers would take exception to this and certainly stick up for The Lodger, Blackmail, The Man Who Knew Too Much, Sabotage and The Lady Vanishes. I'm not a Hitchcock lover, so I probably wouldn't.

I;ve seen the Lodger and Blackmail, and the first Man Who Knew Too Much (the Peter Lorre one), all years ago, and I recall them all being good, and all with motifs ofwhat would become hitchcock's style, but as I recall it was 39 Steps which was the first true Hitchcock film in the sense we now recognize. I could be overlooking stuff though.

 

[craner]

I;ve seen the Lodger and Blackmail, and the first Man Who Knew Too Much (the Peter Lorre one), all years ago, and I recall them all being good, and all with motifs ofwhat would become hitchcock's style, but as I recall it was 39 Steps which was the first true Hitchcock film in the sense we now recognize. I could be overlooking stuff though.

Never mind all that, where's your list?

 

[craner]

Maybe. It's like Zulu meets Aliens with a bunch of blokey British army guys holed up in a cottage fending off werewolves.

Have you ever seen Burial Ground?

 

[Clinamenic]

Never mind all that, where's your list?

I'm between calls, give me some time! Rest assured Hitchcock's early filmography will be definitively ranked within (what for me is) the morning.

 

[versh]

Have you ever seen Burial Ground?

Nah, never heard of it.

 

[craner]

Nah, never heard of it.

You should check it out.

 

[craner]

I'm between calls, give me some time! Rest assured Hitchcock's early filmography will be definitively ranked within (what for me is) the morning.

Well, if you could terminate your call with Margot Robbie and get on with the list, the forum would appreciate it.

 

[Clinamenic]

Well, if you could terminate your call with Margot Robbie and get on with list, the forum would appreciate it.

She's a demanding client.

 

[craner]

She's a demanding client.

So are we

 

[Clinamenic]

So are we

Ah, but you lot don't pay competitive rates!

 

[craner]

Ah, but you lot don't pay competitive rates!

No, but we're sexy

 

[Clinamenic]

Never mind all that, where's your list?

Here it is. Some of his early ones blur together in my mind, but I remember Downhill standing out, and Waltzes from Vienna (a biopic about Johann Strauss, strangely enough).

This list was a rough pass, I'm sure if I dwelt on it and revisited some, I'd make changes. Listed from favorite to least favorite.

Favorite Hitchcock

A list of 26 films compiled on Letterboxd, including North by Northwest (1959), Vertigo (1958), Rear Window (1954), The 39 Steps (1935) and The Birds (1963).

letterboxd.com

 

[versh]

I love the green in Vertigo.

 

[Clinamenic]

I love the green in Vertigo.

I need to rewatch it, I was too sleepy last time and I think I missed some of it.

 

[versh]

 

[luka]

One of craners contentious opinions is that vertigo is rubbish. I dont agree though.

 

[Clinamenic]

Craner how satisfied are you with Luka as your spokesperson?

 

[craner]

One of craners contentious opinions is that vertigo is rubbish. I dont agree though.

I don’t think it’s rubbish, I just don’t think it’s even the best Hitchcock film, let alone the best film ever made.

 

[craner]

Craner how satisfied are you with Luka as your spokesperson?

Not very.

 

[luka]

You hated that film you were very vocal about it