Wikipedia agrees that Vertigo ends on the bell tower, but I thought it ended in some kind of hearing room, like the wrap-up in Psycho. Maybe I am mixing up my Vertigo scenes.
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bon bon - Jun 19, 2007 10:49:53 am PDT #9266 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
DavidS - Jun 19, 2007 10:49:56 am PDT #9267 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I've forgotten the exact ending, but I remember being very dissatisfied with Vertigo, as I had watched it after several other Hitchcock films, and thinking it much weaker than the other films I'd seen.
Pfft. This is a silly opinion.
Of course Vertigo is a very weird movie that makes very little sense. But it is all about the dream logic and Hitch leaving all his creepy obsessions up on the screen.
Naturally, it is my favorite Hitchcock movie, though I'm also very partial to Strangers on a Train, Shadow of a Doubt, and Rear Window.
bon bon - Jun 19, 2007 10:51:44 am PDT #9268 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Vertigo is one of my top five, but I think its pace makes it not for everyone (see also Eyes Wide Shut).
Sean K - Jun 19, 2007 10:52:02 am PDT #9269 of 10001
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Pfft. This is a silly opinion.
In my own defense, I think I was about seventeen at the time, so there are many subtleties in lots of art that I missed at the time (see: Kurt Vonnegut).
Of course Vertigo is a very weird movie that makes very little sense. But it is all about the dream logic and Hitch leaving all his creepy obsessions up on the screen.
I shall have to watch it again and see how my opinion of the film changes.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 19, 2007 10:52:24 am PDT #9270 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Both scenes are featured in My Best Fiend, so maybe I don't have to see it!
There's plenty of good stuff in between. I've been meaning to buy it on DVD for ages, but just hadn't thought of it when I was actively in shopping mode.
DavidS - Jun 19, 2007 10:52:37 am PDT #9271 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I shall have to watch it again and see how my opinion of the film changes.
Think of it as a David Lynch film instead of a plotty Hitchcock film.
Mulholland Drive owes very obvious debts to Vertigo anyway.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 19, 2007 10:55:58 am PDT #9272 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Of course Vertigo is a very weird movie that makes very little sense. But it is all about the dream logic and Hitch leaving all his creepy obsessions up on the screen.
It is decidedly a movie you do NOT want to see with a bunch of psych majors, I can say. Even I was mocking it, and I love it, but as a pschological profile, I think it says more about Hitch than any of the characters in the movie.
Not so surprisingly, aside from my additional love of PSYCHO and NOTORIOUS, Hec's favorites are mine for Sir Alfred.
megan walker - Jun 19, 2007 11:22:33 am PDT #9273 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Favorite Hitchcocks:
1.
Rear Window
2.
The Lady Vanishes
3.
Suspicion
4.
Strangers on a Train
5.
Notorious
6.
The 39 Steps
7.
Rebecca
8.
Psycho
9.
To Catch a Thief
10.
North by Northwest
Hayden - Jun 19, 2007 11:28:47 am PDT #9274 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I really loved Fitzcarraldo when I saw it, but I was 20 or so and not as discerning as I am now. Aguirre is an incredible movie, though. The Herzog/Kinski remake of Nosferatu isn't bad, either, but it doesn't hold a candle to the original.
Polter-Cow - Jun 19, 2007 11:44:29 am PDT #9275 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
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