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The Birds

Sure, the effects come off as hokey, and the set-up to get the main character off to that location is pretty ridiculous, but it’s still an entertaining movie. And it is quite horrifying a situation, made even more horrifying by the fact that they never explain why this bird invasion is happening. I like the sudden ending too.

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The Man Who Knew Too Much

The latest Hitchcock film I’ve watched is The Man Who Knew Too Much, which is another one of his films that I remember quite liking. Watching it now I still enjoyed it — and just like for Marnie, the fact that I forgot how it ends made it that much more enjoyable — but as is the case for a lot of these older films, they tend to include a lot of cringe-worthy and casual racism, and this one has quite a bit of it, and it makes it uncomfortable to watch. I don’t know if that scene with James Stewart in the restaurant in Marrakesh– awkwardly sitting at a table, washing his hands, and handling his food  — was supposed to be done for laughs, but it sure isn’t funny.

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Marnie

The third movie in my Hitchcock marathon is Marnie, not necessarily one of his better known films, but one I remember liking a lot — and of course it doesn’t hurt that it stars Sean Connery. What’s great here is that I had really forgotten how the story went, so I was pretty shocked by the ending, which actually packs quite a punch for a film done back then (mid-sixties). Well worth watching.

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North by Northwest

I’ve been watching Hitchcock films on Sunday nights, and after kicking it off with Vertigo, my second pick was North by Northwest. It’s still really great and I enjoyed it a lot, but the thing that really hit me while watching is is the sheer number of perfectly composed shots (like that the shot of the UN building, above) — such a master.

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Vertigo

After Bond and Indy, I’ve started a new weekly film series (something to watch on Sunday nights) and I’ve decided to re-watch Hitchcock (not all, but my favorite movies of his). I’m a big fan of his films, and I feel like it’s been a while since I’ve watched most of them, so perfect time for a revisit. I kicked it off last night with Vertigo, and still found it to be very entertaining. Luckily, I didn’t remember the twist, so it was fun to see how exactly the film heads towards its ending — and what an ending, definitely not the type of thing you’d see in a movie nowadays. As for the series, I don’t plan on watching them in any particular sequence, but rather whatever I’m in the mood to watch.