Alfred Hitchcock - the Legend

by **azazel** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 11:11 pm

its been awhile since a serious movie-related discussion happened. so, me thot of chatting up on the suspense-master and his craft. why him? coz today Janet Leigh, the shower girl from his master-piece Psycho passed away.

that apart, bring it on.

*plays the theme from Psycho*

by **asli_badmash** » Tue Oct 05, 2004 6:14 am

azazel wrote:its been awhile since a serious movie-related discussion happened. so, me thot of chatting up on the suspense-master and his craft. why him? coz today Janet Leigh, the shower girl from his master-piece Psycho passed away.

that apart, bring it on.

*plays the theme from Psycho*

Alfred Hitchcock hab been a pioneer in the movie industry... I love all his movies.

M. Night Shymalam copies him to the T. Sixth Sense, Signs, Unbreakable, The Village all movies are made on the same formula. And "Night" makes it a point to make a guest appearance in the movie. He stand out kinda loud but its OK.

I havent seen "The Village" so I dont know if he is in that movie. Is he?

by **malakpetmasala** » Tue Oct 05, 2004 6:28 am

asli_badmash wrote:
azazel wrote:its been awhile since a serious movie-related discussion happened. so, me thot of chatting up on the suspense-master and his craft. why him? coz today Janet Leigh, the shower girl from his master-piece Psycho passed away.

that apart, bring it on.

*plays the theme from Psycho*
Alfred Hitchcock hab been a pioneer in the movie industry... I love all his movies.

M. Night Shymalam copies him to the T. Sixth Sense, Signs, Unbreakable, The Village all movies are made on the same formula. And "Night" makes it a point to make a guest appearance in the movie. He stand out kinda loud but its OK.

I havent seen "The Village" so I dont know if he is in that movie. Is he?

yeah he is.

but i dont think he shows his face. he does the Amitaab thing, they just show his badge while he s reading his news paper and he talks to his junior officer.

by **CtrlAltDel** » Tue Oct 05, 2004 10:24 am

malakpetmasala wrote:yeah he is.
but i dont think he shows his face. he does the Amitaab thing, they just show his badge while he s reading his news paper and he talks to his junior officer.

are u sure that was Manoj?

by **malakpetmasala** » Tue Oct 05, 2004 10:39 am

I AM PRETTY SURE IT WAS HIM.

by **CtrlAltDel** » Tue Oct 05, 2004 10:47 am

btw, this thread title reminds of what we used to call friends who constantly scratch their crotch......

Alfred Itch-cock.... :lol:

by **azazel** » Tue Oct 05, 2004 5:54 pm

before this gets out-of-hand, no spamming n no digressing from Hitchcock to Shyamalan :evil:

malakpetmasala wrote:but i dont think he shows his face. he does the Amitaab thing, they just show his badge while he s reading his news paper and he talks to his junior officer.

his face shows in the reflection of the glass of the medical cabinet! that apart, he does make an appearance in all his movies. not much of an actor tho, thankfully :!:

so, continuing with the discussion on the pioneer: what movies of AH have u guys seen?

by **CtrlAltDel** » Tue Oct 05, 2004 6:10 pm

azazel wrote:what movies of AH have u guys seen?

Psycho, Birds, Vertigo, Rear Window, North by North West, Strangers on a Train....all of them on good old, now defunct, TNT channel....

by **The Jackal** » Tue Oct 05, 2004 7:16 pm

CtrlAltDel wrote:
azazel wrote:what movies of AH have u guys seen?
Psycho, Birds, Vertigo, Rear Window, North by North West, Strangers on a Train....all of them on good old, now defunct, TNT channel....

Wow that list is pretty long.Its hard to get AH movies in Hyderabad,everyone wants John Woo movies here. :roll:

by **Scorpion's Sting** » Tue Oct 05, 2004 10:01 pm

Sorry to say that i haven't seen any AH movies.....just can't find them anywhere :roll:

Used to like The Three Investigators (his books), but that was a pretty long time back

by **The Jackal** » Tue Oct 05, 2004 10:22 pm

Scorpion's Sting wrote:Sorry to say that i haven't seen any AH movies.....just can't find them anywhere

Used to like The Three Investigators (his books), but that was a pretty long time back

There is a pretty good collection at both the music worlds(One in Babukhan Estate and the main one

).Cheak out Priyadarshini in B.Hills Rd.No.12.I think they will be having some stuff at Cinema Paradise(or paradiso,whatever :roll:

),They have some good collection there but the rules are outrages,how many people can afford a DVD for Rs.75 for 3 day,you can buy a pirated DVD at Babukhan estate for Rs.100 for the same quality(They burn the original DVD's,so the DVD's are of good quality).I saw most of AH movies from my dad's friend,he as a huge DVD collection.

by **azazel** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 12:05 am

CtrlAltDel wrote:Psycho, Birds, Vertigo, Rear Window, North by North West, Strangers on a Train....all of them on good old, now defunct, TNT channel....

cool, me's seen Psycho, Birds, Rear Window, North By North-west so far. All of 'em nail-biters, personal favourite being Psycho :twisted:

Anthony Perkins, in the one role he was born to play! hated the remake, which i thot was an exercise in futility esp. with the kind of talent backing it.

The Jackal wrote:Wow that list is pretty long.Its hard to get AH movies in Hyderabad,everyone wants John Woo movies here.

Cinema Paradiso has got a huge AH collection, n thrz pretty much all of his movies on sale at Music World/Planet M/Odyssey. John Woo would require another thread man, lemme knw who wants/has his movie tho..

by **CtrlAltDel** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 10:44 am

The Jackal wrote:
CtrlAltDel wrote:
azazel wrote:what movies of AH have u guys seen?
Psycho, Birds, Vertigo, Rear Window, North by North West, Strangers on a Train....all of them on good old, now defunct, TNT channel....

Wow that list is pretty long.Its hard to get AH movies in Hyderabad,

u cant get these movies at yr friendly neighborhood pirate library. i saw them all on the TNT channel on TV.. TNT used to telecast some great classics. its gone downhill ever since ZEE took it over and named it ZEE-MGM (now ZMZ)...its become a channel for all unknown B, C or Z movies...

...with an occasisonal gem thrown in between....but no classics anymore

by **CtrlAltDel** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 10:47 am

azazel wrote:...personal favourite being Psycho Anthony Perkins, in the one role he was born to play! hated the remake, which i thot was an exercise in futility esp.

the remake was crap :twisted:

not even 10% as scary as the original

azazel wrote:John Woo would require another thread man, lemme knw who wants/has his movie tho..

i have FACE/OFF. had BROKEN ARROW but some mofo borrowed it n disappeared :twisted:

i am interested in seeing some of his older hong kong movies. i have seen 'Better Tomorrow' (is that the title?) on TV n now thirsting for the rest...

by **azazel** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 3:59 pm

CtrlAltDel wrote:the remake was crap, not even 10% as scary as the original

the original was scary/unique at the time of release, not anymore. but, its true strength lay in the strong direction/acting. the nail-biting suspense, the mindblowing score by AH fav. Bernard Herrman, the ultra-cool shower sequence and the audacity of the master to have the biggest star of the movie killed off within the first quarter. Anthony Perkins was chilling in his portrayal of Norman Bates. the worst part of the remake was the heavy-duty talent involved, they could've made a new movie n dedicate it to AH rather makin a bland scene-2-scene remake. the re-release of the original would've made more money i guess. :roll:

CtrlAltDel wrote:i have FACE/OFF. had BROKEN ARROW but some mofo borrowed it n disappeared i am interested in seeing some of his older hong kong movies. i have seen 'Better Tomorrow' (is that the title?) on TV n now thirsting for the rest...

John Woo n Hollywood need to be divorced along with Chan/Li/Fat. they're just not the wholesome pair! as i said, shall discuss John Woo once Alfred Hitchcock's given his due share.. :twisted: