Great collection, James! I would love to see Spellbound put out again by Criterion. Fingers crossed 🤞 Glad to see Ken's challenge is in full swing. It's going to be a great month!
Thanks, Nathan! Looking forward to adding to the collection with Vol. 2 tomorrow. Can’t wait to go through those titles and see how they look with the new restorations in 4K. May is off to an awesome start. Have a great week!
Thanks, Ken! There are still a number of Hitchcock’s films I don’t yet have on physical but building it up over time. Looking forward to that Vol. 2 set on Tuesday. Can’t wait to see how those films look in 4K! North by Northwest and Shadow of a Doubt are a couple of titles you might consider watching but whatever films of Hitchcock you jump into, it’ll be a fun ride.
Great collection of Hitchcock films, James. I'm really looking forward to Volume 2 on 4K--just got the shipping notification today. I'd love to see a 4K upgrade for North By Northwest. Fun trivia about that is when I visited Mt. Rushmore, they had a presenter about the history of the monument. They referred to North By Northwest and said Hitchcock was forced to have the crew build a replica of the monument just for the film because it was illegal to show the real monument in the movie because it involved a crime. I thought that was pretty interesting and speaks volumes about the quality of work that went into the film. You'd never know it wasn't the real Rushmore. Thanks for sharing your collection and I really enjoyed the video. Have a great weekend. 👋👋
Hello, Stephanie! Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for sharing that additional context around the Mt. Rushmore scene in North by Northwest. Fingers crossed for a 4K announcement soon for that film. 🤞 Hope you enjoy the Vol. 2 set when it arrives Tuesday and I’m looking forward to diving into my copy when it comes as well. Enjoy the weekend!
That 4K Classics Collection is the first thing I bought when I got my 4K player. Excellent set. Didn’t know about the pending volume II so thanks for that info.
North by Northwest is my favourite Hitchcock film and I also am hoping for a 4K edition. You have an awesome collection James… the master would be pleased! As someone who loves films that take place on trains, The Lady Vanishes is so much fun! I am hoping to get the second classics collection soon. The first collection is impossible to top though :)
Hello, Matt! North By Northwest is a great film that I too am looking forward to a 4K release for. I enjoy train movies and The Lady Vanishes definitely fits the bill for that. The first collection is hard to top but based on what I’ve seen from Vol. 2 - wow. I think people are really going to love this set too 😊.
Hi James and it's always great to talk about Hitchcock. For some reason, "The Lodger" is still missing from my collection but that should be remedied during this year's July sale. Back in the day, Criterion's Laserdisc releases included the Hitchcock films "Blackmail", "North by Northwest", "Sabotage", "Secret Agent" and "Young and Innocent". Any or all of those would be great to see in the near future. Cheers.
Hey, island007100, I agree it’s always fun to talk about Hitchcock movies! I plan to see a number of ones I haven’t watched yet this month 😎. Have a great weekend!
I got the Hitchcock Ultimate blu ray collection for Christmas and I love it! I definitely need to get more of his films but I love the box set. Rear Window is probably my favorite film of his but Psycho is great, I really enjoyed Rope and even the Trouble with Harry was a fun watch!
OtakuAutumn, I love Rear Window too. Great Hitchcock film, along with Psycho and Rope. Rope and Rear Window both mostly take place in a confined space which is neat and examples of how Hitch can build suspense even in those settings.
Hallo James, great Hitchcock collection. My favourite Hitchcock release is my US Rear Window (my number 1 Hitchcock movie) 4K Steelbook + my 14 movie blu ray collection from the UK and my 4K box set. Hitchcock is my number 2 director of all time. Have a great weekend! Oliver
Hello, Oliver and thanks! I’m looking forward to adding to my Hitchcock collection in a few days with that Vol. 2 4K set. Rear Window is so good. Love that film. Now you have me curious, Oliver - who is your number one director?
@@20thand21stMovies Director Ranking: 1. Tarantino 2. Hitchcock 3. Coan Brothers and Scorsese 5. Kubrick and Kurosawa 7. Coppola + Zemeckis, Eastwood, Spielberg, Scott and Wilder. And how about your top 5?
Oliver, Hitchcock is at the top (the number 1 spot for me) and then the other directors rounding out my top 5 (no particular order) are Kurosawa, Kubrick, Tarantino, and Scorsese.
North by Northwest is on my top five of all time. I love it and I can rewatch it endlessly. I would tear up if they bring it to 4K haha. Do you think we will get it in the near future ?
Jim, I certainly hope we see North by Northwest in 4K soon. If a new 4K restoration has been done it should be just a matter of time before we hear about an upcoming 4K physical release (fingers crossed 🤞).
I have 3 Hitchcock films in my collection: The Birds (DVD), Psycho (BD) and Strangers on a Train (BD). Strangers on a Train is my favorite among those 3 films. I highly recommend it.
Hey James. I’m also a BIG Hitchcock fan. I don’t know if you have seen all his films but I’m surprised a few great ones are missing from your collection, notably Suspicion, Strangers on a Train, Rope, Frenzy and Shadow of a Doubt (which you’ll get if you pick up Vol 2). I Confess is also with a look. Following The Birds his powers started to wane and with the exception of Frenzy I don’t tend to rewatch his later films. My overall favourite - Vertigo on 4K - is just beautiful. I think a good 4K remaster of Rope would be do the film justice unlike the blu ray.
Hi, Sean! Yes, there are a number of his films I still don’t have on physical. I do have the blu-ray release of Rope that I forgot to show in this video. Looking forward to that Vol. 2 4K set in a few days!
There is a Kino Blu-Ray of Hitchcock's BLACKMAIL which began as a silent, but then became Britain's first complete sound film. The disc contains both the silent and sound version, and the problems in making the transition.
Kino has put out a number of his British films on bluray like Murder!, Blackmail, Number Seventeen and they just released Rich and Strange which is a fascinating film, very odd. They also have a five film set with some of his lesser British films.
Murder! is a strange little film for 1930 as well, very interesting. Number Seventeen I haven’t seen in probably ten years but it’s definitely one of his lesser sound films. The first half drags but the second half is more interesting and has a nice set piece utilizing miniatures.
I started collecting Hitchcock’s films at the start of this year … all that is left to complete the collection is The Pleasure Garden … patiently waiting for a BFI restored version to be released (hopefully). I have not watched every title yet, Rear Window is my favorite so far. I will definitely be picking up Volume 2. I recommend checking out the Brenton Film site Hitchcock collector guides. Did you ever watch the TV series ‘Alfred Hitchcock Presents’ and ‘The Alfred Hitchcock Hour’? If you are interested in restorations, I also recommend checking out the recent Warner Archive release of ‘The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm’. Awesome month ahead :)
Hi, Derrick! That’s some awesome collecting of Hitchcock’s films. Yes, I enjoyed watching Hitch’s TV series in syndication when I was a kid. Great stuff that served as a nice intro into his work for me.
I watched Alfred Hitchcock Presents growing up as well and it was also my first exposure to Hitch. I recently picked up UK DVD boxsets of both series and will be revisiting soon. Thank you for your Le Cercle Rouge video a few weeks ago … I am now watching as many Melville films as possible … each have been fascinating in their own way :)
I have every Hitchcock talkie on dvd or bluray, I love some of his lesser films, Foreign correspondent is brilliant, the umbrellas, the plane crash and the windmill scenes, I love stage fright too, very under estimated, Saboteur and the scene on the statue of liberty, I can only think of a couple that I've only watched once or twice like Mr and Mrs Smith and Under Capricorn both are dull, for a director that made so many films to only have a couple of misfires is exceptional, keep up the good work all the way from northern Ireland.
Greetings from the southern U.S., Laura, and hope you are doing well over in Ireland! I agree that Hitchcock’s filmography is quite remarkable in the quantity of quality content he created over multiple decades. I recently watched Stage Fright with the recent Warner Archive release and loved it. I have not seen Under Capricorn yet but have heard it is not that great. Looking forward to that Vol. 2 set coming soon. Have a great weekend!
Hello again, You have to watch Foreign Correspondent it's superb ,it's in my top ten Hitchcock, I'm weird but i found Vertigo overrated to be honest ,Foreign Correspondent hasn't been released on Blu-ray here in the UK ,it's on Criterion in the US . You need to to a top 10 or 15 of his films,and im betting once you watch it it will be in the top 10.
Yes, I absolutely love North by Northwest. The G.O.A.T of espionage. I believe it was the first blockbuster and action film ever made. James Bond and the Mission Impossible series except the 2nd and 3rd owe a debt to it. You have a great collection and I've since seen your updated ones in May. I have the Alfred Hitchcock Essentials Collection, Criterion versions of Notorious, The 39 Steps, The Lady Vanishes, and Foreign Correspondent all gorgeous transfers! Then theres the blu rays of The Man Who Knew Too Much remake, Frenzy, Saboteur and just bought Family Plot, a pleasant gem for his last film aided by a screenplay by Ernest Lehman! I have 2 questions for you, do you think Torn Curtain and Topaz are worth buying for $8.99 each? And what are your top 15 favorite Hitchcock films?
Hello, there! Always great to hear from another Hitchcock film enthusiast 😀. I love North by Northwest as well. Amazing film. $8.99 sounds like a great price for a Hitch film, especially on blu-ray. My top 15 favorite Hitch films? Great question. Psycho, Vertigo, Notorious, Rear Window, The Birds, and Rebecca would rank at the top of such list for sure (would have to think of which others would be in the rest of the 15).
@@20thand21stMovies Yes, there needs to be way more Hitchcock enthusiasts like ourselves. There's not enough! Great list, only seen Rebecca once and not the criterion version so it'll definitely rank higher on my list when I get to view it properly. I love seeing The Birds on your list, I feel like it doesn't truly get the appreciation it deserves. Thank you!
Scaps, that’s a great question. I’m not sure about that but for a $1 I would think the Mill Creek set would be worth it. The set included a couple of episodes of Hitchcock’s TV series as well.
hi James, just found you via Nathan (Ive been on Film Journey too...what a lovely fella he is...dont tell him I complimented him!). I just did an Alfred related vid today as part of my 31 day Jimmy Stewart marathon! We have very similiar tastes and I am hittin subscribe so hard, I think I hit it twice and unsubbed..but defo subbed now! All the best from Scotland.
Davy, hello and welcome! Yes, Nate is a great guy and I very much enjoyed our conversation. Always nice to meet another Hitchcock fan. All the best from Georgia, USA.
Hello, Thomas! Ha ha. Yeah, DVD isn’t high def but, hey, for some of my movies I’m good with it. Can’t upgrade everything 😊. I have to be a little selective on which titles I need to make the jump to the next format for the wallet’s sake 😂.
Another great video James. I’m still making it through my Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection limited edition blu rays. Shadow of a Doubt is my personal favorite so far.
Travelin Man, thanks and glad you enjoyed the video! Shadow of a Doubt is fantastic. I love that film. There are others I need to make a point to watch as well. Have an awesome weekend!
Great collection, James! I would love to see Spellbound put out again by Criterion. Fingers crossed 🤞 Glad to see Ken's challenge is in full swing. It's going to be a great month!
Thanks, Nathan! Looking forward to adding to the collection with Vol. 2 tomorrow. Can’t wait to go through those titles and see how they look with the new restorations in 4K. May is off to an awesome start. Have a great week!
What an awesome Hitchcock collection! I'm overwhelmed with films to watch this month! They all look and sound great! Thanks for taking part!
Thanks, Ken! There are still a number of Hitchcock’s films I don’t yet have on physical but building it up over time. Looking forward to that Vol. 2 set on Tuesday. Can’t wait to see how those films look in 4K! North by Northwest and Shadow of a Doubt are a couple of titles you might consider watching but whatever films of Hitchcock you jump into, it’ll be a fun ride.
Great collection of Hitchcock films, James. I'm really looking forward to Volume 2 on 4K--just got the shipping notification today.
I'd love to see a 4K upgrade for North By Northwest. Fun trivia about that is when I visited Mt. Rushmore, they had a presenter about the history of the monument. They referred to North By Northwest and said Hitchcock was forced to have the crew build a replica of the monument just for the film because it was illegal to show the real monument in the movie because it involved a crime. I thought that was pretty interesting and speaks volumes about the quality of work that went into the film. You'd never know it wasn't the real Rushmore.
Thanks for sharing your collection and I really enjoyed the video. Have a great weekend. 👋👋
Hello, Stephanie! Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for sharing that additional context around the Mt. Rushmore scene in North by Northwest. Fingers crossed for a 4K announcement soon for that film. 🤞
Hope you enjoy the Vol. 2 set when it arrives Tuesday and I’m looking forward to diving into my copy when it comes as well. Enjoy the weekend!
So many great titles here James. I am so incredibly excited for that Vol 2 4K set. Going to dig into that immediately once it arrives.
Yes I can’t wait for that set!!
I’m with you, Tim! Can’t wait to start diving into that release and seeing how the films look in 4K.
Me too, Jim!
Picking up every volume they come out with Day 1, ya’ll got me hooked
Sounds good! Some great films for sure and great to experience them in 4K!
@@20thand21stMovies Absolutely! They just don’t make them like they used too
That 4K Classics Collection is the first thing I bought when I got my 4K player. Excellent set. Didn’t know about the pending volume II so thanks for that info.
Zozo D, absolutely! Looking forward to Vol. 2 coming this week. Should be another excellent Hitchcock 4K set release!
North by Northwest is my favourite Hitchcock film and I also am hoping for a 4K edition. You have an awesome collection James… the master would be pleased! As someone who loves films that take place on trains, The Lady Vanishes is so much fun! I am hoping to get the second classics collection soon. The first collection is impossible to top though :)
Hello, Matt! North By Northwest is a great film that I too am looking forward to a 4K release for. I enjoy train movies and The Lady Vanishes definitely fits the bill for that.
The first collection is hard to top but based on what I’ve seen from Vol. 2 - wow. I think people are really going to love this set too 😊.
Hi James and it's always great to talk about Hitchcock. For some reason, "The Lodger" is still missing from my collection but that should be remedied during this year's July sale. Back in the day, Criterion's Laserdisc releases included the Hitchcock films "Blackmail", "North by Northwest", "Sabotage", "Secret Agent" and "Young and Innocent". Any or all of those would be great to see in the near future. Cheers.
Hey, island007100, I agree it’s always fun to talk about Hitchcock movies! I plan to see a number of ones I haven’t watched yet this month 😎. Have a great weekend!
I got the Hitchcock Ultimate blu ray collection for Christmas and I love it! I definitely need to get more of his films but I love the box set. Rear Window is probably my favorite film of his but Psycho is great, I really enjoyed Rope and even the Trouble with Harry was a fun watch!
OtakuAutumn, I love Rear Window too. Great Hitchcock film, along with Psycho and Rope. Rope and Rear Window both mostly take place in a confined space which is neat and examples of how Hitch can build suspense even in those settings.
Hallo James, great Hitchcock collection.
My favourite Hitchcock release is my US Rear Window (my number 1 Hitchcock movie) 4K Steelbook + my 14 movie blu ray collection from the UK and my 4K box set.
Hitchcock is my number 2 director of all time.
Have a great weekend!
Oliver
Hello, Oliver and thanks! I’m looking forward to adding to my Hitchcock collection in a few days with that Vol. 2 4K set. Rear Window is so good. Love that film.
Now you have me curious, Oliver - who is your number one director?
@@20thand21stMovies Director Ranking:
1. Tarantino
2. Hitchcock
3. Coan Brothers and
Scorsese
5. Kubrick and
Kurosawa
7. Coppola
+ Zemeckis, Eastwood, Spielberg, Scott and Wilder.
And how about your top 5?
Oliver, Hitchcock is at the top (the number 1 spot for me) and then the other directors rounding out my top 5 (no particular order) are Kurosawa, Kubrick, Tarantino, and Scorsese.
@@20thand21stMovies James, veary great list! It's almost the same that mine. Only the Coans are missing. Great James!!! 🥳🖤✊🏿
North by Northwest is on my top five of all time. I love it and I can rewatch it endlessly. I would tear up if they bring it to 4K haha. Do you think we will get it in the near future ?
North by Northwest is phenomenal. Fingers crossed we do get a 4K at some point.
Jim, I certainly hope we see North by Northwest in 4K soon. If a new 4K restoration has been done it should be just a matter of time before we hear about an upcoming 4K physical release (fingers crossed 🤞).
Tim, yes, fingers crossed we hear about it soon 😊!
I have 3 Hitchcock films in my collection: The Birds (DVD), Psycho (BD) and Strangers on a Train (BD). Strangers on a Train is my favorite among those 3 films. I highly recommend it.
LilannB, awesome recommendation. I love it!
Hey James. I’m also a BIG Hitchcock fan. I don’t know if you have seen all his films but I’m surprised a few great ones are missing from your collection, notably Suspicion, Strangers on a Train, Rope, Frenzy and Shadow of a Doubt (which you’ll get if you pick up Vol 2). I Confess is also with a look. Following The Birds his powers started to wane and with the exception of Frenzy I don’t tend to rewatch his later films. My overall favourite - Vertigo on 4K - is just beautiful. I think a good 4K remaster of Rope would be do the film justice unlike the blu ray.
I love Strangers on a Train too.
Hi, Sean! Yes, there are a number of his films I still don’t have on physical. I do have the blu-ray release of Rope that I forgot to show in this video.
Looking forward to that Vol. 2 4K set in a few days!
There is a Kino Blu-Ray of Hitchcock's BLACKMAIL which began as a silent, but then became Britain's first complete sound film. The disc contains both the silent and sound version, and the problems in making the transition.
Hey, Robert! Thanks for the heads up on that blu-ray of Blackmail. I see it on blu-ray.com for a pretty good price. Tempting ….
Kino has put out a number of his British films on bluray like Murder!, Blackmail, Number Seventeen and they just released Rich and Strange which is a fascinating film, very odd. They also have a five film set with some of his lesser British films.
Hello, Ethan! Yes, I saw Blackmail on blu-ray.com and I may pick some of those up at some point as I continue to grow the Hitchcock collection. 😊
Murder! is a strange little film for 1930 as well, very interesting. Number Seventeen I haven’t seen in probably ten years but it’s definitely one of his lesser sound films. The first half drags but the second half is more interesting and has a nice set piece utilizing miniatures.
I started collecting Hitchcock’s films at the start of this year … all that is left to complete the collection is The Pleasure Garden … patiently waiting for a BFI restored version to be released (hopefully). I have not watched every title yet, Rear Window is my favorite so far. I will definitely be picking up Volume 2. I recommend checking out the Brenton Film site Hitchcock collector guides. Did you ever watch the TV series ‘Alfred Hitchcock Presents’ and ‘The Alfred Hitchcock Hour’? If you are interested in restorations, I also recommend checking out the recent Warner Archive release of ‘The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm’. Awesome month ahead :)
Hi, Derrick! That’s some awesome collecting of Hitchcock’s films. Yes, I enjoyed watching Hitch’s TV series in syndication when I was a kid. Great stuff that served as a nice intro into his work for me.
I watched Alfred Hitchcock Presents growing up as well and it was also my first exposure to Hitch. I recently picked up UK DVD boxsets of both series and will be revisiting soon. Thank you for your Le Cercle Rouge video a few weeks ago … I am now watching as many Melville films as possible … each have been fascinating in their own way :)
I have every Hitchcock talkie on dvd or bluray, I love some of his lesser films, Foreign correspondent is brilliant, the umbrellas, the plane crash and the windmill scenes, I love stage fright too, very under estimated, Saboteur and the scene on the statue of liberty, I can only think of a couple that I've only watched once or twice like Mr and Mrs Smith and Under Capricorn both are dull, for a director that made so many films to only have a couple of misfires is exceptional, keep up the good work all the way from northern Ireland.
Greetings from the southern U.S., Laura, and hope you are doing well over in Ireland! I agree that Hitchcock’s filmography is quite remarkable in the quantity of quality content he created over multiple decades. I recently watched Stage Fright with the recent Warner Archive release and loved it. I have not seen Under Capricorn yet but have heard it is not that great. Looking forward to that Vol. 2 set coming soon. Have a great weekend!
Hello again, You have to watch Foreign Correspondent it's superb ,it's in my top ten Hitchcock, I'm weird but i found Vertigo overrated to be honest ,Foreign Correspondent hasn't been released on Blu-ray here in the UK ,it's on Criterion in the US . You need to to a top 10 or 15 of his films,and im betting once you watch it it will be in the top 10.
north by northwest for sure needs to be on 4k!
Absolutely, Adam. I agree. Fingers crossed 🤞!
Didn’t know Stage Fright was in blu ray.
Yes, jpghiva, it’s a Warner Archive release and a good one. Looks great on blu-ray.
Yes, I absolutely love North by Northwest. The G.O.A.T of espionage. I believe it was the first blockbuster and action film ever made. James Bond and the Mission Impossible series except the 2nd and 3rd owe a debt to it. You have a great collection and I've since seen your updated ones in May. I have the Alfred Hitchcock Essentials Collection, Criterion versions of Notorious, The 39 Steps, The Lady Vanishes, and Foreign Correspondent all gorgeous transfers! Then theres the blu rays of The Man Who Knew Too Much remake, Frenzy, Saboteur and just bought Family Plot, a pleasant gem for his last film aided by a screenplay by Ernest Lehman! I have 2 questions for you, do you think Torn Curtain and Topaz are worth buying for $8.99 each? And what are your top 15 favorite Hitchcock films?
Hello, there! Always great to hear from another Hitchcock film enthusiast 😀. I love North by Northwest as well. Amazing film. $8.99 sounds like a great price for a Hitch film, especially on blu-ray. My top 15 favorite Hitch films? Great question. Psycho, Vertigo, Notorious, Rear Window, The Birds, and Rebecca would rank at the top of such list for sure (would have to think of which others would be in the rest of the 15).
@@20thand21stMovies Yes, there needs to be way more Hitchcock enthusiasts like ourselves. There's not enough! Great list, only seen Rebecca once and not the criterion version so it'll definitely rank higher on my list when I get to view it properly. I love seeing The Birds on your list, I feel like it doesn't truly get the appreciation it deserves. Thank you!
Hey James, does the Hitchcock Millcreek dvd collection contain any content not found elsewhere? I just found it for a $1 so just curious.
Scaps, that’s a great question. I’m not sure about that but for a $1 I would think the Mill Creek set would be worth it. The set included a couple of episodes of Hitchcock’s TV series as well.
hi James, just found you via Nathan (Ive been on Film Journey too...what a lovely fella he is...dont tell him I complimented him!). I just did an Alfred related vid today as part of my 31 day Jimmy Stewart marathon!
We have very similiar tastes and I am hittin subscribe so hard, I think I hit it twice and unsubbed..but defo subbed now!
All the best from Scotland.
Davy, hello and welcome! Yes, Nate is a great guy and I very much enjoyed our conversation. Always nice to meet another Hitchcock fan.
All the best from Georgia, USA.
But DVDs are so passe these days. You might need to upgrade the rest of the 20 films in the DVD set
Hello, Thomas! Ha ha. Yeah, DVD isn’t high def but, hey, for some of my movies I’m good with it. Can’t upgrade everything 😊. I have to be a little selective on which titles I need to make the jump to the next format for the wallet’s sake 😂.
Great Collection! But i miss the Psycho Sequels. And also the 2 Hitchcock Presents + Hitchcock Hour TV Series.
Thank you! Hitchcock is the best in my book and the more of his films in my collection the better. The TV series was also very entertaining.
Another great video James. I’m still making it through my Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection limited edition blu rays. Shadow of a Doubt is my personal favorite so far.
Travelin Man, thanks and glad you enjoyed the video! Shadow of a Doubt is fantastic. I love that film. There are others I need to make a point to watch as well. Have an awesome weekend!