Philip Marlowe
09-05-2002, 02:29 AM
Family Plot (1976)
- Hitchcock's last film and what a dark comedy it is. The Last scene in the house had me freak with suspence.
Frenzy (1972)
- Probably his most distrubing film. The neck tie murderer is on the lose in London. An innocence man is on the run all the classic themes of a hitchcock film can be found in this tightly constructed film. This film also has one of my all time favorite trailers. It also had been many years since Hitckcock had made a film in England.
Topaz (1969)
- I'd say his most uneven film but defaintly has some insperational moments like when the woman in this dress falls down on the ground after beinging shot and it looks like a flower. The script isn't very neat and some of the dialogue is heavy. Lots of espinoge, double crosses and the cold war in the four front.
Torn Curtain (1966)
- Another Cold War film from Hitchcock, this time with Newman as a genius scientist going to the other side or is he. The Whole time falling in love with Julie Andrews. I know a lot of people will disagree with me when I say this is a very good film but I really love it. There's a killing scene in this film that absolutely crazy.
Marnie (1964)
- Is a great double with Psycho I think. Tippi is blacmailed seduced into marrying Connery. Lots of Sexual represtion and tons of psycholgy play major roles and theme's in this great film.
Birds, The (1963)
- I know a lot of people really dig this film such as I do as well but just not as much as so many others. Albert Whitlock's Matte Paintings are beautiful, Herrmann was a special sound advisor for The Birds. Tippi's feature debut is fantastic.
Psycho (1960)
- Hitch goes back to B&W and uses another Photographer other than the usually great man Robert Burks. Herrmann's plause pounding score and that freaky old house with the old lady in the window.
North by Northwest (1959)
- Grant is simply charming and tailor made for the role, an everyday man throwin into a situation and on the run. Some of the camera moves in this film are nuts. I've read that they used hidden camera for a few shots.
Vertigo (1958)
- While yes I'll admit that I don't consider it to be his best. It's certainly is up there with them. A poeticly haunting film.
Man Who Knew Too Much, The (1956)
- Also disagree with a lot of people here as well but, defaintly not as strongly. It's a solid Hitchcock. With Stewart in the main role and Doris Day looking lovely all the way threw the terrible ordeal of her son beinging kidnapped.
Wrong Man, The (1956)
- "criminally underrated". Not too many people mention this film and especailly it's score and Fonda's subdued performance of the innocent man beinging convicted of a crime he didn't do. Hitchcock has said that he wasn't totally pleased by the film but I seriously love it.
Trouble with Harry, The (1955)
- His darkest comedy I think. Herrmann's first score for Hitch also. This film I think is almost in the "criminally underrated" field from his filmography too.
To Catch a Thief (1955)
- Hitch having lots of fun with the genre, characters and the situations he puts them into. Grant & Kelly work great together.
Rear Window (1954)
- My favorite Hitchcock.
Dial M for Murder (1954)
- Kelly's looking mighty fine. The whole film almost all takes place in a apartment. Hitchcock's only 3-D venture.
I Confess (1953)
- He Shot this one in Canada. Clift & Malden are great and the Strak B&W photgraphy is tremendous.
Strangers on a Train (1951)
- The Editing is so tightly constructed in this film it's amazing. A bad guy you just love to hate plus muc much more.
Stage Fright (1950)
- A little film by Hitch. Alister Sims is teriffic same goes with the rest of the cast. His daughter plays probablt her best part in this one.
Under Capricorn (1949)
- Cardiff Color Photography is magnificent and Cotten works it like a mad man.
Rope (1948)
- A technical masterpiece shot in real time with the use of long takes and intresting cuts in it's editing. Jimmy Stewart's first Hitch and Hitchcock's first as his own producer and first color film.
Notorious (1946)
- hitchcock's maguffin is in full effect plus while shooting this film hitchcock has said that the FBI followed him around and created a file on him.
Spellbound (1945)
- Dali help with the surreal dream sequnces. Peck is intresting the photography is pretty sweet but the film doesn't all come together. All in All a solid film.
Aventure malgache (1944)
Bon Voyage (1944)
- His two Propaganda films for WWII there intresting and there for the french and there in subtitles which was a surprise.
Lifeboat (1944)
- You got it the whole film takes place on a Lifeboat a real hoot but with a lot of seriousness within it.
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
- I dig it and Hitchcock has said this is his favorite film that he made. Cotten is awesome as the bad guy.
Saboteur (1942)
- I love this film but, it's really not mentioned a lot.
Suspicion (1941)
- The ending didn't totally ruin it for me cause the film is so great but yeah it sucks that they made him shot the happy ending.
Foreign Correspondent (1940)
- a Campy beautufully shot film witha great windmill sequence to wet the appetite.
Rebecca (1940)
- Hitch's only film to win best picture but of course he didn't get the award that bastard Selsnick got it.
Lady Vanishes, The (1938)
- Great train mystery thriller lots of spies and other going ons.
Young and Innocent (1937)
- The Crane shot nearing the end that took a week to prepare & shot makes this film a must see.
Sabotage (1936)
- Drama with heroining suspense this is probably one of his most hardest to swallow of films like Frenzy it's quite distrubing.
Secret Agent (1936)
- A love story rapped around a spy flick again Lorre is amazing as one of the guys on the good guys side but that doesn't nessacaryly make him a good person.
39 Steps, The (1935)
- Hey, the main characters is a canadian you just gotta love that. Love this spy film with lots of love, espinoge, charm and tons of other great stuff.
Man Who Knew Too Much, The (1934)
- I actually like the remake as much or more than the original. Lorre thou is super cool.
Number Seventeen (1932)
- A fast paced comedy with lots of suspence
Murder! (1930)
- The subject matter in the film dealing with transvestities is simply amazing that he was able to use it in those days and times. Also Hitch first sound film. To create the score for the film they had a orchastra hidden behind one of the walls to record the sound, crazy hey!
Lodger, The (1926)
- Hitch had been heard to say that this for him was his first really film.
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- Hitchcock's last film and what a dark comedy it is. The Last scene in the house had me freak with suspence.
Frenzy (1972)
- Probably his most distrubing film. The neck tie murderer is on the lose in London. An innocence man is on the run all the classic themes of a hitchcock film can be found in this tightly constructed film. This film also has one of my all time favorite trailers. It also had been many years since Hitckcock had made a film in England.
Topaz (1969)
- I'd say his most uneven film but defaintly has some insperational moments like when the woman in this dress falls down on the ground after beinging shot and it looks like a flower. The script isn't very neat and some of the dialogue is heavy. Lots of espinoge, double crosses and the cold war in the four front.
Torn Curtain (1966)
- Another Cold War film from Hitchcock, this time with Newman as a genius scientist going to the other side or is he. The Whole time falling in love with Julie Andrews. I know a lot of people will disagree with me when I say this is a very good film but I really love it. There's a killing scene in this film that absolutely crazy.
Marnie (1964)
- Is a great double with Psycho I think. Tippi is blacmailed seduced into marrying Connery. Lots of Sexual represtion and tons of psycholgy play major roles and theme's in this great film.
Birds, The (1963)
- I know a lot of people really dig this film such as I do as well but just not as much as so many others. Albert Whitlock's Matte Paintings are beautiful, Herrmann was a special sound advisor for The Birds. Tippi's feature debut is fantastic.
Psycho (1960)
- Hitch goes back to B&W and uses another Photographer other than the usually great man Robert Burks. Herrmann's plause pounding score and that freaky old house with the old lady in the window.
North by Northwest (1959)
- Grant is simply charming and tailor made for the role, an everyday man throwin into a situation and on the run. Some of the camera moves in this film are nuts. I've read that they used hidden camera for a few shots.
Vertigo (1958)
- While yes I'll admit that I don't consider it to be his best. It's certainly is up there with them. A poeticly haunting film.
Man Who Knew Too Much, The (1956)
- Also disagree with a lot of people here as well but, defaintly not as strongly. It's a solid Hitchcock. With Stewart in the main role and Doris Day looking lovely all the way threw the terrible ordeal of her son beinging kidnapped.
Wrong Man, The (1956)
- "criminally underrated". Not too many people mention this film and especailly it's score and Fonda's subdued performance of the innocent man beinging convicted of a crime he didn't do. Hitchcock has said that he wasn't totally pleased by the film but I seriously love it.
Trouble with Harry, The (1955)
- His darkest comedy I think. Herrmann's first score for Hitch also. This film I think is almost in the "criminally underrated" field from his filmography too.
To Catch a Thief (1955)
- Hitch having lots of fun with the genre, characters and the situations he puts them into. Grant & Kelly work great together.
Rear Window (1954)
- My favorite Hitchcock.
Dial M for Murder (1954)
- Kelly's looking mighty fine. The whole film almost all takes place in a apartment. Hitchcock's only 3-D venture.
I Confess (1953)
- He Shot this one in Canada. Clift & Malden are great and the Strak B&W photgraphy is tremendous.
Strangers on a Train (1951)
- The Editing is so tightly constructed in this film it's amazing. A bad guy you just love to hate plus muc much more.
Stage Fright (1950)
- A little film by Hitch. Alister Sims is teriffic same goes with the rest of the cast. His daughter plays probablt her best part in this one.
Under Capricorn (1949)
- Cardiff Color Photography is magnificent and Cotten works it like a mad man.
Rope (1948)
- A technical masterpiece shot in real time with the use of long takes and intresting cuts in it's editing. Jimmy Stewart's first Hitch and Hitchcock's first as his own producer and first color film.
Notorious (1946)
- hitchcock's maguffin is in full effect plus while shooting this film hitchcock has said that the FBI followed him around and created a file on him.
Spellbound (1945)
- Dali help with the surreal dream sequnces. Peck is intresting the photography is pretty sweet but the film doesn't all come together. All in All a solid film.
Aventure malgache (1944)
Bon Voyage (1944)
- His two Propaganda films for WWII there intresting and there for the french and there in subtitles which was a surprise.
Lifeboat (1944)
- You got it the whole film takes place on a Lifeboat a real hoot but with a lot of seriousness within it.
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
- I dig it and Hitchcock has said this is his favorite film that he made. Cotten is awesome as the bad guy.
Saboteur (1942)
- I love this film but, it's really not mentioned a lot.
Suspicion (1941)
- The ending didn't totally ruin it for me cause the film is so great but yeah it sucks that they made him shot the happy ending.
Foreign Correspondent (1940)
- a Campy beautufully shot film witha great windmill sequence to wet the appetite.
Rebecca (1940)
- Hitch's only film to win best picture but of course he didn't get the award that bastard Selsnick got it.
Lady Vanishes, The (1938)
- Great train mystery thriller lots of spies and other going ons.
Young and Innocent (1937)
- The Crane shot nearing the end that took a week to prepare & shot makes this film a must see.
Sabotage (1936)
- Drama with heroining suspense this is probably one of his most hardest to swallow of films like Frenzy it's quite distrubing.
Secret Agent (1936)
- A love story rapped around a spy flick again Lorre is amazing as one of the guys on the good guys side but that doesn't nessacaryly make him a good person.
39 Steps, The (1935)
- Hey, the main characters is a canadian you just gotta love that. Love this spy film with lots of love, espinoge, charm and tons of other great stuff.
Man Who Knew Too Much, The (1934)
- I actually like the remake as much or more than the original. Lorre thou is super cool.
Number Seventeen (1932)
- A fast paced comedy with lots of suspence
Murder! (1930)
- The subject matter in the film dealing with transvestities is simply amazing that he was able to use it in those days and times. Also Hitch first sound film. To create the score for the film they had a orchastra hidden behind one of the walls to record the sound, crazy hey!
Lodger, The (1926)
- Hitch had been heard to say that this for him was his first really film.
[This message has been edited by Philip Marlowe (edited 09-05-2002).]
[This message has been edited by Philip Marlowe (edited 09-05-2002).]