Alfred Hitchcock Marathon (Appendix!)

[venomsinner]

hahahaha, his name is the source of amusement, I spend hours making fun of him.

Just last week we had to walk 5 flights of stairs because the lift was out and i asked if he had Vertigo 

..This was not funny :p

...I think I would prefer to have been James Dean.

[Antares]

hahahaha, his name is the source of amusement, I spend hours making fun of him.

Just last week we had to walk 5 flights of stairs because the lift was out and i asked if he had Vertigo 

..This was not funny :p

...I think I would prefer to have been James Dean.

Why? You 'd be dead by age 24

[venomsinner]

True, but id get more girls 

[snowcat]

...Hmm, personally I always found James Stewart more attractive 


...

The actor.

[Kathy]

No comparison - James Stewart all the way.

[Antares]

hahahaha, his name is the source of amusement, I spend hours making fun of him.

He must really hate it when a bell rings. 

[snowcat]

hahahaha, his name is the source of amusement, I spend hours making fun of him.

He must really hate it when a bell rings. 

XD hahaha

his last girlfriend one day turned up with bleach blonde hair, I called her Carlotta for the evening, she didn't understand 

[venomsinner]

Oh you guys :p

lets go through them all

Nope, I dont have Vertigo, I do have a wonderfull life.

my ex did not like being called Carlotta how ever funny it was (ironiclly her name was Kim)

I do like to hear bells ring :p

and Oh yes... Emma, I do really enjoy finding random pieces of rope in my house/car/bag/pockets thanks

I guess it is funny.

[Antares]

Emma, you need to find a six foot stuffed white rabbit.

[snowcat]

 

Hehehehe! gotta do that!

[Achim]

I watched some of the extras on the Bonus Disc of my Masterpiece Collection set. There was a bit about him receiving the Lifetime Achievement Awards from the AFI, an interview with two British (I think) interviewers, conducted in a cinema like setting, and a full length documentary about the Making of The Birds. There is also a full length documentary on Psycho, but I will watch this after seeing that movie next time.

The AFI thing was quite rather strange. The speaches by some famous actors (Henry Fonda, James Stewart) were quite fun, but seeing the elderly Hitchcock staring blankly into the room was a rather sad affair. Eventually things turned around though, when they gave him the prize and he held a speech. It seemed the speech was pre-recorded (don't quote me on that though), but it was very entertaining otherwise, with Hitchcock's trademark wit. He basically only thanked one person by name: his wife.

The interview bits were older, meaning Hitchcock was slightly younger, I think just around the release of Frenzy. The female interviewer (Pia...) was more interesting to me, talking about his later periods. It also was here where Hitchcock was more his funny self. The male interviewer talked about the old films, all the way back to the silent era. While I don't know the films, it was interesting to hear Hitch talk about his time in Germany!

The Making of The Birds was very good (Laurent Bouzereau ). It stressed a lot about the technical difficulites to bring the birds on screen as well as some of the techniques used (special effects and cinematography). Interviews with many of the collaborators were present, such as Rod Taylor, Tippi Hedren, Veronica Cartwright, Evan Hunter and of course, as usual, Pat Hitchcock.

[addicted2dvd]

I have a question. I will be going to Walmart tomorrow. And I remember seeing this in their Bargain Bin. And was wondering if it is still there... if I should get it...



Contains:
1. Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Chaney Vase
2. Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Sorcerer's Apprentice
3. Blackmail
4. Champagne (Silent)
5. Easy Virtue (Silent)
6. Farmer's Wife, The (Silent)
7. Jamaica Inn
8. Juno and the Paycock
9. Lady Vanishes, The
10. Lodger, The (Silent)
11. Man Who Knew Too Much, The
12. Manxman, The (Silent)
13. Number Seventeen
14. Rich and Strange
15. Ring, The (Silent)
16. Sabotage
17. Secret Agent
18. Skin Game, The
19. Thirty-Nine Steps, The
20. Young and Innocent

My brother is a big Hitchcock fan and never heard of most of these. And I of course never have either.

[hal9g]

Being a "completist", I have all of these in my collection.  'The Man who Knew Too Much', is the same film that he re-did later with James Stewart and Doris Day.  Jamaica Inn and Sabotage are not bad.  I don't know how much interest you have in 'silent' films, but this collection does provide a decent insight into his early years and provides a contrast which demonstrates how his style evolved over the years.

[addicted2dvd]

I am actually pretty new to anything pre-1980.    Even so... I already have a nice collection of silent movies. So they definitely wouldn't bother me. But for the most part the only thing I know of when it comes to Hitchcock is...

- The Birds
- Psycho
- Rear Window
- Thirty-Nine Steps (first one)

and a couple others that I can't remember off the top of my head.

[Dragonfire]

I have this set.  There are some decent movies on there for only $5.  I'm glad I picked it up.  I still haven't seen all of them, but I enjoyed most of them.  I didn't care for Easy Virtue, but the others I've watched are good.  I do have other versions for a few of these.  The picture quality wasn't too bad on some, though it could be better.

I'll probably try to watch more of them at some point.  I think it is worth getting since it is so cheap and there are some good ones on there.