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TV show was better than any movie. Did you forget The Birds?

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Flawless selection there - nice one. Marnie would have been a good 6th though.

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I just finally watched Notorious like a week ago. My vote definately goes to Vertigo, but Rear Window would get a close second.

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Havn't seen them all so my vote is tainted... Birds definitely should ahve been included...

But Read Window was awesome, and would win anyway.

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Of the ones you offered I picked ZNorth by Northwest. If also really like "The Trouble with Harry" "Family Plot" "Rope" "strangers on a Train" and "To Catch a Thief"

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My vote goes for Vertigo because of the way it was filmed. It was ground-breaking for that time. I also love how original the plot is. Great movie.

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My two favorites are Rear Window and Shadow of a Doubt. The latter was also Hitch's own favorite.

Strangers on a Train definitely is on par with some of your other selections.

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I voted Rear Window, simply 'cause I could only choose one. They are all pretty spectabular.

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I just finally watched Notorious like a week ago. My vote definately goes to Vertigo

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If I could vote for two it would be Vertigo and Notorious. Notorious is definitely his most "cruel" movie. There is the usual black humor in it, but also a more vicious undercurrent.

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I really really enjoy watching North by Northwest and think it's vastly underrated, but it's definitely Vertigo.

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My two favorites are Rear Window and Shadow of a Doubt. The latter was also Hitch's own favorite.

Strangers on a Train definitely is on par with some of your other selections.

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I almost put Shadow of a Doubt in there, largely because I think Joseph Cotten is great every time I see him.

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Wow, I'm the only one who's voted for Notorious so far.

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Wow, I'm the only one who's voted for Notorious so far.

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hey, if Vertigo weren't on there, I'd be with you on No-no-Notoorious

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Wow, I'm the only one who's voted for Notorious so far.

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hey, if Vertigo weren't on there, I'd be with you on No-no-Notoorious

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I've seen Vertigo many times, but I don't think it is as good as Notorious. I may give it second for its technique on the "best" scale, but it is far from my favorite Hitchcock film.

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i voted rear window with ease.

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Lifeboat.

Whoops, changing vote to "North By Northwest". Misread poll as "favorite" instead of "best".

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I've seen Vertigo many times, but I don't think it is as good as Notorious. I may give it second for its technique on the "best" scale, but it is far from my favorite Hitchcock film.

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I must respectfully disagree with you. Though I love Notorious and think it's brilliant, Vertigo is a more layered film.
On the surface Notorious is a spy flick but it's really about the relationship between the two protagonists.
On the surface Vertigo is a detective flick but it's really about obsession but it's really a deeply personal film about Hitchcock himself but it's really.....

ironically I own Notorious and Frenzy (another deserving film for this list) but not Vertigo.

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Frenzy is not at all one of his best.

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Frenzy is not at all one of his best.

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yeah, I guess...but then again I don't think Rear Window should have been up there rather than Shadow of Doubt. RW is def. overhyped. Great, but overhyped.

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way to be a poll dork. Psycho of course.

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They're all great movies, but for me, it came down to Psycho versus North by Northwest. The latter is incredibly fun to watch, but the former still creeps me out even after having seen it over and over. I went with Psycho.

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I don't think any are more hyped than Psycho and North by Northwest, neither of which strike me as among his best.

I think Rear Window is excellent.

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I don't think any are more hyped than Psycho and North by Northwest, neither of which strike me as among his best.


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I completely agree with you on Psycho. It's important in the history of film, but as a Hitchcock movie it's just a cheap looking black comedy.
The reason N by NW is always up on these lists has to do with the fact that it's really his most commerical film. There is very little below the surface in comparison to other Hitch films. N by NW is just a fun movie.

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My Hitchcock Top 5:

Vertigo
Rear Window
Strangers on a Train
Notorious
The 39 Steps

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Does no one like The Man Who Knew too Much?

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rear window

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The first one was good but slow, but definitely feels very much like Hitchcock in the good ways. The second one, with Doris Day singing Que Sera Sera at every friggin chance, grated on the nerves of everyone I know who saw it, and is not particularly exceptional.

What I think is a more interesting one is The 39 Steps. That was a great movie, lots of fun, and it still is fun today. I love the interplay between the man and the woman in that one, and the whole spy business is really fun too. I've seen it lots of times, and I think I'm about due to try to see it again.

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Meh. I've always thought Hitchcock was overrated. I liked North by Northwest and To Catch a Thief. Dial m for Murder was good. Never cared for Psycho or Rear Window much.

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Meh. I've always thought Hitchcock was overrated.

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yeah and that guy Welles sucks too. As does John Ford, Kurosowa and Renoir. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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If you think Hitchcock is overrated, you have bad taste in movies.

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Meh. I've always thought Hitchcock was overrated.

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yeah and that guy Welles sucks too.

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Actually, despite the fact my sarcasm detector is ringing pretty loud, I agree with this statement as well.

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If you think Hitchcock is overrated, you have bad taste in movies.

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I didn't say bad. Didn't say i dislike them. I said overrated. But whatever. And this isn't like you, Blarg. A sweeping, moranic, attacking statement w/o a 27 line explaination? You feeling ok? [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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Meh. I've always thought Hitchcock was overrated.

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yeah and that guy Welles sucks too.

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Actually, despite the fact my sarcasm detector is ringing pretty loud, I agree with this statement as well.

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well then....I guess Jake isn't the guy to be getting into film debates with

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Meh. I've always thought Hitchcock was overrated.

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yeah and that guy Welles sucks too.

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Actually, despite the fact my sarcasm detector is ringing pretty loud, I agree with this statement as well.

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well then....I guess Jake isn't the guy to be getting into film debates with

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Just an opinion. Just not my taste. Wasn't looking to debate the merits in any filmie sorta way. FWIW, I'm with you on Ford and Kurosawa.

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If you think Hitchcock is overrated, you have different tastes in movies than I do.

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I've seen all of the ones listed, but I voted Other, for Marnie. I highly recommend it if you like psychological thrillers.

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If you think Hitchcock is overrated, you have bad taste in movies.

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I didn't say bad. Didn't say i dislike them. I said overrated. But whatever. And this isn't like you, Blarg. A sweeping, moranic, attacking statement w/o a 27 line explaination? You feeling ok? [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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That was worth your edit???

It was better without either the sweeping or moran.

Seriously, though, Hitch is not overrated. There was nothing even remotely moronic about my statement. And the ones you pointed out as your favorites kind of threw me for a loop too. Dial M for Murder? To Catch a Thief?

Something is deranged in your Hitchcock appreciation modules.

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If you think Hitchcock is overrated, you have different tastes in movies than I do.

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Wrong. I stand happily, and correctly, by my first assertion.

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Something is deranged in your Hitchcock appreciation modules.

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Yea. I thought the edit was worthwhile just because it wasn't your typical response. It was moronic because it was sweeping. But this is fair enough though. We disagree on Hitchcock. Fine.