They really are all amazing. Well, some of them weren't technically all that great, but there's just something about Hitchcock that made all his films so captivating.Originally Posted by Janine
They really are all amazing. Well, some of them weren't technically all that great, but there's just something about Hitchcock that made all his films so captivating.
I'm weary with right-angles, abbreviated daylight,
Waiting for a winter to be done.
Why do I still see you in every mirrored window,
In all that I could never overcome?
I just watched a set of his TV shows - they were really something, too. I enjoyed them. A friend lend me his set. There is a certain unique something about them.
"It's so mysterious, the land of tears."
Chapter 7, The Little Prince ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Okay.. I love all Hitchcock after "The 39 Steps" and "the man who knew too much".. before those, the couple films I have seen were pretty terrible lol...
Oh yeah, some of the old ones were absolute crap. Like Rich and Strange. And yet...I watch them because there's just something about them.
I'm weary with right-angles, abbreviated daylight,
Waiting for a winter to be done.
Why do I still see you in every mirrored window,
In all that I could never overcome?
Yeah, true that they are not 'polished', but somehow they still have the Hitchcock 'something' - call it quirkiness or offbeat charm. I agree the stories are not up to par with his films, but you can see the makings of Hitchcock in those early play/tv shows and they are nostalgic to me, since I watched them when I was a kid. Now I am sure that is a 'generational' thing, island and *Classic* - my childhood goes way back further than yours. Those were 60's shows, so of course, now they do seem quite outdated. It is fun however, for me to note actors in them that later became well known stars.
Chapter 7, The Little Prince ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
It's true- there's definitely something about the way they were filmed.
I've only seen one episode of Hitch Presents, and it was because it was a film version of my favourite short story, Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl. It was excellent.
I'm weary with right-angles, abbreviated daylight,
Waiting for a winter to be done.
Why do I still see you in every mirrored window,
In all that I could never overcome?
hey so what did you end up watching last night classic?
and I agree something about the Hitchcock films is unique and different, it makes them all interesting to watch, whether good or bad.. Janine, I can convince myself I am older than you... and well, then i might have been born before you.. just maybe...
Last edited by islandclimber; 11-08-2008 at 05:49 PM.
The Covenant - 5/10
Island, I didn't end up watching anything! By the time I got offline it was almost 4am, so I figured I should go to sleep. I'm streaming Rear Window right now though...
I'm weary with right-angles, abbreviated daylight,
Waiting for a winter to be done.
Why do I still see you in every mirrored window,
In all that I could never overcome?
yeah.. I took an hour or so to fall asleep.. sometime after 4..Island, I didn't end up watching anything! By the time I got offline it was almost 4am, so I figured I should go to sleep. I'm streaming Rear Window right now though...
Rear WIndow is a good choice.. can I come watch??
I'm so bored.. lol
haha feel free.yeah.. I took an hour or so to fall asleep.. sometime after 4..
Rear WIndow is a good choice.. can I come watch??
I'm so bored.. lolIt's taking FOREVER to buffer. So I'm watching little bits and checking in here in between. Maybe I'll just let it finish and then watch the whole thing...
I'm weary with right-angles, abbreviated daylight,
Waiting for a winter to be done.
Why do I still see you in every mirrored window,
In all that I could never overcome?
download it on one of those torrent sites.. I got it on there.. that's where I get most of my old movies, because they seem to be impossible to find otherwise.. lol...
I've yet to figure out torrent sites on my mac. Silly thing. So I live stream them from mostly asian websites that I can't read.
Last edited by *Classic*Charm*; 11-09-2008 at 01:20 AM.
I'm weary with right-angles, abbreviated daylight,
Waiting for a winter to be done.
Why do I still see you in every mirrored window,
In all that I could never overcome?
Dr. Strangelove - 9.5
Ubi dubium ibi libertas.
Yeah those Asian sites take forever to load movies.. I usually just give up and watch nothing lol..
I am useless with computers.. lol.. So i have no idea how to run torrent programs on a mac lol... There must be a way though I would think.. you just need to befriend someone who knows macs lol...
Dr Strangelove is so awesome Josef!! So funny.. I love Peter Sellers!
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