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What was the best & worst Hitchcock movie you've seen? (piefed.social)
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The worst movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock was "Juno & the Paycock" (1930) since most of it takes place within a single setting plus the story's pacing is slow as fuck (not until the end that the plot evolves). The best one he directed for me personally is "Strangers on a train" (1951) since the acting is good & engaging plotline. Other ones that are also good are: The Birds, Vertigo, Psycho, North by Northwest to name a few.

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[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 3 points 20 hours ago

Rear Window, partly because he takes the 'shot in the same location' idea and makes the best possible movie out of it. Partly because he shines a fascinating camera on the phenomenon of people-watching. But also because the specially-built set (inside a warehouse stage IIRC) is incredibly intricate and becomes the 3rd star of the movie, effectively. All that said, viscerally I just loved it, as well.

Meanwhile, I caught a couple of Hitch's movies later in his life and they didn't do much for me. So, somewhere in that 4-film run of Marnie to Family Plot would be my least favorite.

[–] protist@retrofed.com 5 points 1 day ago

North by Northwest and The Birds are my two favorites, NXNW for the epic scale and Bernard Hermann's soundtrack, and The Birds because it's creepy as fuck. I also really like Rear Window. While I'm not the biggest Jimmy Stewart fan, the story and the set design are amazing.

[–] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

I liked The 39 Steps a lot, haven't seen enough to see one I haven't liked but i hear that Hitchcock's filmography is a bit of a mixed bag.

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago

My Favorite Hitchcock movie is The Birds.

The only Hitchcock movie i have seen that I don’t like was Lifeboat.

[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 2 points 1 day ago

I haven't seen everything he's done, but my under rated favorite is "Family Plot."

Funny and scary, with wicked performances all around.

https://youtu.be/YVazwgLDFvI