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  • The Birds

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    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…

  • The Man Who Knew Too Much

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    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…

  • Marnie

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    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…

  • North by Northwest

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    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…

  • Vertigo

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    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…