I've been baptised, brother, I've been baptised!
― The Windows of the URL (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 10 February 2023 15:48 (one year ago) link
I'm curious to see how many votes there will be for Rashomon, Barry Lyndon, The 400 Blows, Ali: Fear Eats the Soul and La Dolce Vita in the end
― Dan S, Monday, 13 February 2023 23:30 (one year ago) link
I think Vertigo (above all), as well as Rear Window, The Birds, and Rebecca are the most amazing Hitchcock films.
Psycho has a cringey reveal moment and too much mundane and dated explanation at the end for me.
North By Northwest, Notorious, To Catch a Thief, and The Trouble With Harry are all interesting and I want to see them again.
Still haven't rewatched Marnie, Torn Curtain, Topaz, or Frenzy
― Dan S, Tuesday, 14 February 2023 00:26 (one year ago) link
North By Northwest had that amazing moment of connection between Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint on the train
― Dan S, Tuesday, 14 February 2023 00:41 (one year ago) link
I haven't seen Rebecca in ages. Isn't it considered a little too quality-literary-adaptation compared to both Hitchcock's earlier and later work? Maybe I'm thinking of Sarris being lukewarm on it. The stuff at the end of Psycho is indeed cheesy, but there's so much that's great in the build-up.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 14 February 2023 01:41 (one year ago) link
Don't worry about Sarris -- watch it again!
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 14 February 2023 01:49 (one year ago) link
I think of Rebecca as one of those perfect films, maybe not the best of all time but ones where you wouldn't want to change a thing, like City Lights, Sunset Blvd., Roman Holiday
― Dan S, Tuesday, 14 February 2023 01:54 (one year ago) link
I’m fine with the last ten minutes of PSYCHO tbqh
― عباس کیارستمی (Eric H.), Tuesday, 14 February 2023 03:02 (one year ago) link
The best things about the last 10 minutes of Psycho are a) the final shot, and b) Ted Knight.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 14 February 2023 03:05 (one year ago) link
(The thrill of spotting him for the first time, I mean.)
― clemenza, Tuesday, 14 February 2023 03:09 (one year ago) link
Wait, what?
― after the pinefox (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 14 February 2023 06:00 (one year ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Wednesday, 15 February 2023 00:01 (one year ago) link
Vote SANS SOLEIL, that is all
― عباس کیارستمی (Eric H.), Wednesday, 15 February 2023 00:57 (one year ago) link
I voted for something obvious but considered many others.
― after the pinefox (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 15 February 2023 00:58 (one year ago) link
I really hope Stalker doesn't win this, but from the comments here it appears that it might
― Dan S, Wednesday, 15 February 2023 01:16 (one year ago) link
Why?
― after the pinefox (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 15 February 2023 01:57 (one year ago) link
It’s hard for me to understanding everyone else’s point of view about it. What everybody else loves about Stalker is a mystery to me. I remember it as being really un-cinematic and plodding and grim, and not even all that interesting in a philosophical sense. I had similar feelings about Solaris, although not to the same extent.
― Dan S, Wednesday, 15 February 2023 02:10 (one year ago) link
I should probably watch them both again
― Dan S, Wednesday, 15 February 2023 02:11 (one year ago) link
The Sacrifice, his last film, was so much more passionate, meaningful, visually beautiful and moving to me than either of them
― Dan S, Wednesday, 15 February 2023 02:12 (one year ago) link
I still haven't seen The Sacrifice so I can't compare, but Stalker to me is meaningful and visually beautiful. It is the most fugue-state movie I can think of. Like the movie itself loses touch with reality.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Wednesday, 15 February 2023 02:31 (one year ago) link
This is pretty famous, no?
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DO80wnaX0AEKHYo.jpg
― clemenza, Wednesday, 15 February 2023 02:40 (one year ago) link
Sorry I was focused on Simon Oakland and the fly and forgot about that.
― after the pinefox (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 15 February 2023 03:52 (one year ago) link
When I think of Ted Knight I think of Ted Baxter stalling all night while reporting on election returns during a blizzard.
― after the pinefox (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 15 February 2023 03:54 (one year ago) link
Largely dialogue-free film unfolding thru long takes "uncinematic", claims ILX poster
― satori enabler (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 15 February 2023 06:54 (one year ago) link
The Sights and the Shockahs!
― after the pinefox (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 15 February 2023 14:31 (one year ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Thursday, 16 February 2023 00:01 (one year ago) link
Results show The Piano’s ranking was completely fraudulent.
― Chris L, Thursday, 16 February 2023 00:14 (one year ago) link
somewhat tempted to do a poll of the all the zero vote getters when this is over
― ryan, Thursday, 16 February 2023 00:16 (one year ago) link
OK, STALKER is very much overrated
― عباس کیارستمی (Eric H.), Thursday, 16 February 2023 00:33 (one year ago) link
And I’m on the record in believing NXNW to be the least of Hitch’s signposts. Bad results all around I’m afraid
― عباس کیارستمی (Eric H.), Thursday, 16 February 2023 00:35 (one year ago) link
NEWS FROM HOME is so wonderful, would have been my vote. watched it while working a night shift last year and still find myself thinking of it all the time
― k3vin k., Thursday, 16 February 2023 00:44 (one year ago) link
Having watched Ordet for the third time two weeks ago, I'm prepared to elevate NXNW.
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 16 February 2023 00:47 (one year ago) link
― عباس کیارستمی (Eric H.), Wednesday, February 15, 2023 4:33 PM (seventeen minutes ago)
so what, though
― G. D’Arcy Cheesewright (silby), Thursday, 16 February 2023 00:52 (one year ago) link
Dennis Hopper to thread!
― after the pinefox (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 16 February 2023 01:14 (one year ago) link
Stalker is overrated only in the sense that I think Andrei Rublev should be higher. I will say that it was seeing Stalker on a big screen that really did it for me. My first viewing on video I was intrigued but not immersed.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Thursday, 16 February 2023 01:17 (one year ago) link
Stalker: Touching Grass, the Movie
― Halfway there but for you, Thursday, 16 February 2023 01:30 (one year ago) link
Having watched _Ordet_ for the third time two weeks ago, I'm prepared to elevate NXNW.
― عباس کیارستمی (Eric H.), Thursday, 16 February 2023 01:40 (one year ago) link
Clemenza talked about Ted Knight but I remember being pretty excited when I saw that the one guy from The Kingdom was in Gertrud.
― after the pinefox (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 16 February 2023 01:44 (one year ago) link
Ordet is an incredible film, otherworldly and hypnotic, a film about religious mania, miracles and sexual sublimation
― Dan S, Saturday, 18 February 2023 01:14 (one year ago) link