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“Hitch-A-Week”

With Frenzy Hitchcock goes back to his favorite trope of a man who is falsely accused.  Only this time the how graphic the crimes are is higher, and how likable of our protagonist is, is lower.  Nonetheless it’s a fine film and you can definitely see Hitchcock’s hands all over it.  I do want to live in his universes, wherein after a case is closed, the cops still work it just to be sure they got the right person.

As the year comes to a close, so does this movie marathon.  This is the last film of Hitch’s career, and thus the last Film of “Hitch a Week”

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I mean this in the nicest way possible, Topaz could (and should) be at least an hour shorter.  There’s so much going on there, yet nothing going on all at the same time.  Who would ever think the Cold War could be so boring.

Home stretch as this week (actually last week slacking on posting), I watch Hitch’s movie with his most graphic murder.

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Okay, yes I want to find a woman to love me as much as Julia Andrews loves Paul Newman in this one.  Because she does some insanely idiotic things.  Yes, there is some horrible spy work going on.  And yes there a nice amount of Cold War propaganda, and an annoying Polish woman whose inclusion bogs down the latter half of the film.  But with all that said, this is an entertaining movie, with a good amount of intrigue going on that still holds up. This week I watch a movie I remember not feeling much like a Hitchcock film, and one I recall not really liking much at all.

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A little late this week because of traveling.  But two weeks ago I watched Marnie, and boy that film CANNOT be made today.  It’s sooooo creepy, and rapey, and just icky.  I mean Sean Connery literally blackmails a woman into marrying him, then gets upset at her for not having sex with him.  And it’s so over dramatic, I’m not sure if Tippi is a bad actress, or what she’s asked to do makes her look bad.  Nonetheless, Marnie is quite the dated film.

Last week I watched something I’d new nothing about, as I check out Torn Curtain.

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I’m really behind on these and for that I apologize, busy traveling and upcoming traveling.  Nonetheless last week* I watched The Birds and it’s still pretty blah.  It takes so long to get to anything interesting, and I don’t really care for any of the characters.  Nor do I buy Tippi’s motivation to travel over an hour and a half for some rando dude.

This week** Tippi’s back again in a movie I remember being.. weird

Film 48 of 52 - Marnie

* - 2 weeks ago

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Psycho is still the standard barrier for so many reasons.  I’ve seen it numerous times and often find things to still love and enjoy about it.  My biggest gripes are still the scene with the small town cop that gives away the major plot point; and the big exposition dump at the end.  But it’s still so good, and set the tone for better or for worse for so many future films.

This week we’re onto one of Hitchcock’s most popular films but one I don’t really love that much.  Let’s see how I feel after another watch.

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North by Northwest is sooooo good; I keep wanting to describe it as Hitchcock’s take at a Bond film... If James Bond had no idea what he was doing, because that’s how is feels.  Cary Grant is so charming, the way the bad guys try to dispose of him, and how he’s chased all across the US all flow together so well.  And there’s so many good set pieces.  I could go on and on about Northwest which I’m confident in saying is still my favorite Hitchcock film.

Now we watch everyone’s favorite peeping Tom, in probably Hitch’s most popular film of all time.

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So Vertigo really fell off for me in the back half.  That movie could just be called Jimmy Stewart is weird AF.  I think I would have a liked it a lot more if Judy didn’t write that letter that she then threw away.  If I could have believed I was watching Jimmy descend into madness.  Oh well, the music is still amazing, and there’s some fantastic visuals throughout.

This week I’m watching what I often call my favorite Hitchcock movie.  a movie that asked “what can a man do with his clothes off for twenty minutes?”

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The Wrong Man started off so strong, a story about why you shouldn’t tell the police shit, and always ask for a lawyer!  But really, I did not care for the things that end up happening to Vera Miles’ character and the movie overall loses some steam on the back end.  Still though, it’s shot unlike any other Hitchcock film, and you can feel the realism that he was trying to convey, a film worth seeing.

Now I get to revisit one of Hitchcock’s most popular films.  One I have seen in a bit, but remember loving immensely.

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The Man Who Knew Too Much is a really good film, I enjoyed the little remnants of the original that made their way into the remake.  And Doris Day’s song at the end I thought was a fantastic moment.  Definitely enjoyed this film more than I recall I did.

This week it’s a film I know absolutely nothing about and never even heard of till I started on this endeavor.  Interesting that Hitch decided to go to black and white for this one, let’s hope it’s a good one.

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So The Trouble With Harry was cute.  I’d seen it before, feel like I like it a little less now than I recall, but still a fine movie.  Can’t quite put my finger on it, but felt like it was missing something to make me really like it.  Perhaps more suspense blended with the comedy better?  I don’t know, I do know, the music was really great though.

And really excited to watch The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), I haven’t seen it in ages, and this time I’ll be able to compare it to, and think about the 1934 version which I had previously never seen.

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I went to watch this week’s movie only to realize I never posted about it; apologies.  I must say Hitch is in a really nice groove with his films.  Though I didn’t love to Catch a Thief, you can feel he’s in full control.  The pacing is overall good, the suspense is fine, and you can’t go wrong with the Grant and Kelly.

This week I revisit a film I haven’t seen in quite a while, Hitch’s foray back into comedy with “The Trouble With Harry.”

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My thoughts on Rear Window... Still perfection.

Now I’m off To Catch a Thief, a film I should have seen by now, but fell asleep last time I tried to watch it.