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.
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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."
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!
Where's the Birds love? A gas station blows up!
megan walker - Jun 19, 2007 11:54:58 am PDT #9276 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I do love The Birds. In fact, I was very tempted to drive up to Bodega Bay this weekend.
I almost put it tied for 10, if only for the green dress. But the dialogue and acting are just so bad I think it would have to go in a special "so bad it's good" category.
Polter-Cow - Jun 19, 2007 11:57:59 am PDT #9277 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I feel like it's underrated, but I don't remember much about the dialogue and acting. I just like the whole mood of it, the birds everywhere being menacing by virtue of being birds.
DavidS - Jun 19, 2007 12:27:27 pm PDT #9278 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I will amend to note that I also really like the 39 Steps (particularly the rawther kinky handcuff scene) and Notorious.
Sean K - Jun 19, 2007 12:29:38 pm PDT #9279 of 10001
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I just like the whole mood of it, the birds everywhere being menacing by virtue of being birds.
Completely tangential and off topic, but P-C, have you seen any of the footage from the Planet Earth miniseries showing megaflocks of millions of birds moving across the African plain? The narration noted that these megaflocks can take up to six hours to pass.
DavidS - Jun 19, 2007 12:32:49 pm PDT #9280 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
The narration noted that these megaflocks can take up to six hours to pass.
Passenger pigeon flocks would sometimes take two days (I think) to pass over.
Now they're all gone.