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I don't think it's his best work, but some of you are too spoiled to appreciate really how innovative Hitchcock was. An innovator doesn't always hit a homerun.
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That's the hook. It's why Cujo is so frightening -- St. Bernards are supposed to be loveable. And it's why The Omen is so creepy -- little boys aren't supposed to be evil.
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Forget the birds. Vertigo people, Vertigo is the one to see.
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Vertigo Psycho North by Northwest Rear Window The Man who Knew Too Much (the remake with Jimmy Stewart) Rebecca Rope and I'd probably rank it below these as well: Suspicion Notorious Shadow of a Doubt Spellbound The 39 Steps Young and Innocent The Lady Vanishes Strangers on a Train |
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1. Vertigo 2. Psycho (and the best scene is not the chocolate syrup shower stabbing scene it's when norman bates jumps out with the dress and wig on--maybe the best scary scene in a movie ever, copied quite marvelously by the last scene in blair witch) and then those on your top tier I would agree with except I'd put Notorious and Dial M for Murder in there. Birds doesn't make my top 10. I'd put it also below Frenzie and Marnie. |
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Star Trek IV.
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Great list. You forgot Basic Instinct.
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Since we've shifted to Hitchcock...
Frances Stevens: You want a leg or a breast? John Robie: You make the choice.
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