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Sleeping in EQ · 05-09-2006, 11:09 PM

A buddy and his wife are coming over Friday night to sample a Hitchcock film. I own like 20 something of them and could easily borrow others, but I'm wondering what you think I should start them out on (He's seen parts of one or two and she hasn't seen any of them that she knows of).

I'm thinking of going with Rear Window or maybe North by Northwest.

What think ye? (That a little KJV there at the end)

creekster · 05-09-2006, 11:28 PM

Vertigo or Rear Window

tooblue · 05-09-2006, 11:54 PM

North by Northwest!

Jeff Lebowski · 05-10-2006, 01:07 AM

Rear Window is my favorite.

creekster · 05-10-2006, 01:20 AM

The more I think about it, the more I urge you to go with Vertigo. THat movie has a least two incredible things in it, Kim Novak as a blonde and everywhere they drive to in San Francisco there is always a parking spot RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING.

FOr any of you who have ever lived in San Francisco and have endured the indignity of retunring home and being unable to find a spot within 6-8 blocks of your apartment, or who have nedured the indignity of running out of your building early in the morning on the designated street sweeper day to move your car to avoid a ticket, you will agree with me that as amazing as Miss Novak looked, the parking is what really makes you gasp.

realtall · 05-11-2006, 03:08 AM

The Man Who Knew Too Much is good and has the added benefit of having Doris Day in it.

Also, Rear Window is very Good.

il Padrino Ute · 05-11-2006, 03:18 AM

Strangers on a Train is terrific and as others have mentioned, you can never go wrong with Rear Window.

Sleeping in EQ · 05-11-2006, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute

Strangers on a Train is terrific and as others have mentioned, you can never go wrong with Rear Window.

I too like Strangers on a Train. That climax scene with the Merry-Go-Round is absolutely over the top. It's high on my list (and high on my list to screen with my friends) but it doesn't quite seem like a starter for me.

il Padrino Ute · 05-12-2006, 01:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Sleeping in EQ

I too like Strangers on a Train. That climax scene with the Merry-Go-Round is absolutely over the top. It's high on my list (and high on my list to screen with my friends) but it doesn't quite seem like a starter for me.

True, Strangers on a Train is one of those Hitchcock films that should be seen only after one has seen a few others. I hadn't considered that. It's like skiing Great Scott when one should try Chickadee the first time.

Sleeping in EQ · 05-16-2006, 02:24 PM

We went with Rear Window and they loved it. In addition to being a talented actor, Grace Kelly might just be the most beautiful woman to ever grace the big screen.

05-09-2006, 11:09 PM	#1
Sleeping in EQ Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The People's Republic of Monsanto Posts: 3,085	Losing Hitchcock Virginity A buddy and his wife are coming over Friday night to sample a Hitchcock film. I own like 20 something of them and could easily borrow others, but I'm wondering what you think I should start them out on (He's seen parts of one or two and she hasn't seen any of them that she knows of). I'm thinking of going with Rear Window or maybe North by Northwest. What think ye? (That a little KJV there at the end) __________________ "Do not despise the words of prophets, but test everything; hold fast to what is good; " 1 Thess. 5:21 (NRSV) We all trust our own unorthodoxies. Last edited by Sleeping in EQ; 05-09-2006 at 11:37 PM.

05-09-2006, 11:28 PM	#2
creekster Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: the far corner of my mind Posts: 8,711	Vertigo or Rear Window __________________ Sorry for th e tpyos.

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Jeff Lebowski Charon Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the heart of darkness (Provo) Posts: 9,564	Rear Window is my favorite. __________________ "... the arc of the universe is long but it bends toward justice." Martin Luther King, Jr.

05-10-2006, 01:20 AM	#5
creekster Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: the far corner of my mind Posts: 8,711	The more I think about it, the more I urge you to go with Vertigo. THat movie has a least two incredible things in it, Kim Novak as a blonde and everywhere they drive to in San Francisco there is always a parking spot RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING. FOr any of you who have ever lived in San Francisco and have endured the indignity of retunring home and being unable to find a spot within 6-8 blocks of your apartment, or who have nedured the indignity of running out of your building early in the morning on the designated street sweeper day to move your car to avoid a ticket, you will agree with me that as amazing as Miss Novak looked, the parking is what really makes you gasp. __________________ Sorry for th e tpyos.

05-11-2006, 03:08 AM	#6
realtall Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Krum, TX Posts: 891	The Man Who Knew Too Much is good and has the added benefit of having Doris Day in it. Also, Rear Window is very Good. __________________ http://realtall.blogspot.com/

05-09-2006, 11:54 PM	#3
tooblue Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,016	North by Northwest!

05-11-2006, 03:18 AM	#7
il Padrino Ute Board Pinhead Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the basement of my house, Murray, Utah. Posts: 15,941	Strangers on a Train is terrific and as others have mentioned, you can never go wrong with Rear Window. __________________ "The beauty of baseball is not having to explain it." - Chuck Shriver "This is now the joke that stupid people laugh at." - Christopher Hitchens on IQ jokes about GWB.

05-16-2006, 02:24 PM	#10
Sleeping in EQ Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The People's Republic of Monsanto Posts: 3,085	We went with Rear Window and they loved it. In addition to being a talented actor, Grace Kelly might just be the most beautiful woman to ever grace the big screen. __________________ "Do not despise the words of prophets, but test everything; hold fast to what is good; " 1 Thess. 5:21 (NRSV) We all trust our own unorthodoxies.