Ray Milland's best performance is that of an alcoholic in The Lost Weekend for which he won the Oscar for best actor. Film won for best movie. Milland never drank. Grace Kelly went on to marry the Prince of Monaco. She tragically died at age 52. Watch her in another Hitchcock film, Rear Window.
Practically every Hitchcock film is worth watching. My personal favourite is "Foreign Correspondent," which was nominated for the best picture Oscar, losing to "Rebecca," another Hitchcock film.
Hitchcock has plenty of duds (he made well over 60 movies). He has lots of good ones though, and a bunch of great ones. He always knows what to do with the camera though, that's not usually the issue!
Thank you so much for pointing this out! I was keeping my eye out for him since it was mentioned that he makes a cameo each time, but I missed it even when I edited the film. Now that I know he shows up in pictures, it will make this even more interesting moving forward.
Tony (Ray Milland)’s improvisations even after so much went wrong was just superb throughout. The only time he got caught off guard was when Margo asked why he phoned her. Absolutely love the feeling of nobody including everyone in the movie knowing where things are going.
If Tony had used his high IQ for productive purposes, he could have done well as a sports equipment salesman or whatever he wanted to do. Investing a gifted mind in crime always leads to mistakes, even for the smartest criminal. And, the police have all the time in the world to do investigations, which criminals always seem to forget.
Grace Kelly also starred in Rear Window, my favourite Hitchcock. She married Prince Rainier of Monaco a few years later. She became Princess Grace of Monaco. Unfortunately, she was killed in a car accident at the age of 42. I still remember the day she died. The world was shocked. She was an icon.
'Frenzy' (1972) is definitely worth your time! It is highly under rated and is the first film Hitchcock made on his return to London and its brilliant. Did you notice the homage to this in 'Psycho II'? The shot of Swan falling on to the scissors in his back, pushing them in further - When Mary stabs Dr. Raymond and he falls over the bannisters and lands on the bottom one, pushing the knife in further lol.
The Inspector (John Williams) shows up in quite a few of Hitchcock's production, both film and his TV anthologies. He's very good, especially in "To Catch a Thief", once more with Grace Kelly. Not the best script in the world, more a light comedic crime story, but the scenery and especially Grace Kelly's outfits are reason enough to watch..
I remember seeing Shadow of a Doubt on TV in the 60's. My mom had seen it in the movie theater but didn't give me any clues as we watched it. It was a revelation about good film-making.
Thank you for commenting one of my two favourite Hitchcock’s movies (the other one is Shadow of a Doubt). The plot is great, the actors are great and so are the lines ; too bad you didn’t show my best beloved one, when John Williams-inspector Hubbard says about Mark : « They call us flatfoot policemen, may the saints preserve us from gifted amateurs »… I enjoyed your reaction when he combs his moustache 😂 ! So British ! Hope you will comment other good classics. Greetings from France 🇫🇷
Brilliant film from the 'Master of Suspense' director, Sir Alfred Hitchcock. So underrated. And it all takes place in one flat/apartment. Sir Alfred made so many great films. It's said that everyone has their own favorite Hitchcock film. I've never seen a bad Hitchcock film. He wasn't capable of making a bad film - even if he tried. Every director since Hitchcock has been influenced by him.
Very nice reaction. You might try "Wait Until Dark", with a script written by the same author as "Dial M", and several Hitchcock films, like "Strangers on a Train" and, of course, "Psycho".
This was the only movie Hitchcock shot in 3D. For those of us who watch 3d movies in 3d, as Hitch intended, his expert use of composition really comes alive, despite the mostly single setting. Having a movie night tomorrow so I may just pull out the 3d bluray of this one for some friends to enjoy.
In order to show 3D in a theater, they had to ran two films at once - one for each eye. Most theaters had two projectors but normally they would have loaded up the second one with the next part of the scene, so when the first part ran out, they simply turned the other on. With the 3D, they had to stop the show long enough to reload BOTH projectors - hence the need for the intermission.
Court, you should try a reaction to Chinatown with Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway. Every time the Writers Guild of America does a poll for Greatest Screenplay of all time the top 3 are Casablanca, The Godfather, and Chinatown. No joke!
Hitchcock had an expensive robe made for Grace Kelly to wear for the scene where Swan tries to kill her but Grace Kelly insisted that no woman who was awakened in the middle of the night and alone would answer the phone in a robe so he let her do the scene in her night gown.
Thank you for watching older Hitchcock films! They are SO good. I think you'd love "Rear Window." I also think that "Vertigo" was a masterpiece, it's so complex on so many different levels. Many, including Hitchcock himself, thought of it as his masterpiece If you liked the intricacies of this plot, you would also like Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train." It's in black and white and so it scares people off, but it is a wonderful movie, and I think it's even better than "Dial M for Murder." It also became the inspiration for Billy Crystal's very funny comedy "Throw Mama from the Train."
The big problem I have with this movie is the hole so big you could drive a truck through it, that being the fact that in all the months he was planning this, it never occurred to him to make a duplicate key to hand to the murderer instead of all the convoluted complications he came up with, which did him in at the end…. dumb move in an otherwise clever script ~
Many Hitchcock pictures involve lots of travel, but this one and Rear Window do not and they were some of his best work. Your observation skills are first rate...I had to watch this 2 or 3 times in order to get the plot. 15:35 That was an "I love your money" kiss, not an "I love you" one.
Great movie. I would recommend Double Indemnity from 1944. Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurry and Edward G. Robinson, all giants of the industry. 1944 was probably second only to 1939 for great movies. If you’re into film noir I would highly recommend In A Lonely Place from 1950, one of Humphrey Bogarts fine performances.
This flim was actually shot in 3D, but the 3D trend had died out (as usual) before the film was released hence why it's a 2D film. Interestingly there were no garish things flying at the camera to accentuate the 3D and I suspect this was due to the fact that Hitchcock was filming in 3D under duress (he never believed that was the future of cinema). If you're going to do Vertigo (in my opinion Hitchcock's greatest work) might I suggest you watch it twice? There's so much in that film that is often missed on first viewing (and people frustrated with how it ended are not compelled to rewatch). It's one of the most intricately plotted films I can think of, with so much bubbling under the surface, and how it ended is far cleverer than anyone gives it credit for.
Love this Hitchcock. He directed over 50 films, and as you start to see, they all have his touches but they vary a lot in the story line, even some comedy ones (but with a touch of the macabre. One of other favorites is the 1936 The Lady Vanishes (there are two remakes of this, one based on the Hitchcock film and one based more closely on the original book - Hitchcock's film is the best).
Rear Window is still my fav. Dial M I'd put in the top 3 along with Psycho. Rope is good as well. One of the characters in that one has a very similar arrogance to that of Tony. There was a remake similar to this called 'A Perfect Murder' with Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Viggo Mortensen and though I enjoyed the character played by Douglas, there was some dialogue that was not nearly as intelligent as fulfilling as the one in this particular film.
Even his silent films had great suspense built into them. You had to imagine the violent scenes because they were always displayed partially hidden from the viewer.
Enjoyed ur reaction, classic Hitchcock...Psycho II is not a Hitchcock movie but worthy on its own...thx for not having a bunch of teletubbie (or whatever they're called) dolls in ur background & no obligatory "without further ado' line. take care.
"The most you'd get is a few years in prison" says Mark to Tony??? Huh? You get the same sentence for attempted murder as murder, usually. And at end do we think Tony is getting just a few years in prison?
The fact that both Tony and Margot are good looking and well dressed and well spoken lets them get away with a lot. If they were a couple in a trailer park cheating on the husband under his nose, people would be down on them like a ton of bricks talking about how trashy they are.
While we're tslking about Hitchcock, this is the 70th anniversary of Rear Window and it is having a big screen release in theatres tomorrow! If it's playing near you, you might check it out in an actual theatre!!!
Rope. Rear Window. Psycho. The Birds. Those are my favorites. I didn't understand the Birds when I was younger but now it really grabs me. The destruction of the main female lead's casual entitlement. Sooo good. Rope is like Psycho. You keep wanting the bad guys to win. Plus Farley Granger is great as usual. I like Farley in Strangers on A Train too. Try Douglas Sirk. He's the other spectrum. Not mysteries but romances. All that Heaven Allows is my favorite Sirk movie. I also recommend Imitation of Life with Lana Turner. If you want a great romance, try The Heiress with Olivia DeHavilland and Montgomery Clift.
This one had me on the edge of my seat. It's been a favorite of mine for many years.
Ray Milland's best performance is that of an alcoholic in The Lost Weekend for which he won the Oscar for best actor. Film won for best movie. Milland never drank. Grace Kelly went on to marry the Prince of Monaco. She tragically died at age 52. Watch her in another Hitchcock film, Rear Window.
Practically every Hitchcock film is worth watching. My personal favourite is "Foreign Correspondent," which was nominated for the best picture Oscar, losing to "Rebecca," another Hitchcock film.
Hitchcock has plenty of duds (he made well over 60 movies). He has lots of good ones though, and a bunch of great ones. He always knows what to do with the camera though, that's not usually the issue!
Loving that you are diving deeper into the Hitchcock catalog. Awesome reaction!!
Thank you so much! His films have definitely been a joy so far!
"Bet on the tote" means betting at the betting window at the track as opposed to betting through a bookie.
And being a bookie in England was and still is legal, where it's a crime in the US.
Hitchcock makes a cameo in all of his movies. His cameo in this movie is when he appears i the picture of the reunion Wendice shows Swann.
Thank you so much for pointing this out! I was keeping my eye out for him since it was mentioned that he makes a cameo each time, but I missed it even when I edited the film. Now that I know he shows up in pictures, it will make this even more interesting moving forward.
Tony (Ray Milland)’s improvisations even after so much went wrong was just superb throughout. The only time he got caught off guard was when Margo asked why he phoned her. Absolutely love the feeling of nobody including everyone in the movie knowing where things are going.
If Tony had used his high IQ for productive purposes, he could have done well as a sports equipment salesman or whatever he wanted to do. Investing a gifted mind in crime always leads to mistakes, even for the smartest criminal. And, the police have all the time in the world to do investigations, which criminals always seem to forget.
Grace Kelly also starred in Rear Window, my favourite Hitchcock.
She married Prince Rainier of Monaco a few years later. She became Princess Grace of Monaco. Unfortunately, she was killed in a car accident at the age of 42. I still remember the day she died. The world was shocked. She was an icon.
'Frenzy' (1972) is definitely worth your time! It is highly under rated and is the first film Hitchcock made on his return to London and its brilliant.
Did you notice the homage to this in 'Psycho II'? The shot of Swan falling on to the scissors in his back, pushing them in further - When Mary stabs Dr. Raymond and he falls over the bannisters and lands on the bottom one, pushing the knife in further lol.
I admire REAR WINDOW as much as the next guy. But I find myself watching this film more often. For reaction purposes, all Hitchcock is welcome.
The Inspector (John Williams) shows up in quite a few of Hitchcock's production, both film and his TV anthologies. He's very good, especially in "To Catch a Thief", once more with Grace Kelly. Not the best script in the world, more a light comedic crime story, but the scenery and especially Grace Kelly's outfits are reason enough to watch..
Hitchcock said Shadow of a Doubt was his best and Vertigo could have been the most personal project of his.
I remember seeing Shadow of a Doubt on TV in the 60's. My mom had seen it in the movie theater but didn't give me any clues as we watched it. It was a revelation about good film-making.
Other Hitchcock classics: REAR WINDOW, REBECCA, TO CATCH A THIEF, NORTH BY NORTHWEST, THE 39 STEPS, NOTORIOUS, FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT, LIFEBOAT.
Thank you for commenting one of my two favourite Hitchcock’s movies (the other one is Shadow of a Doubt). The plot is great, the actors are great and so are the lines ; too bad you didn’t show my best beloved one, when John Williams-inspector Hubbard says about Mark : « They call us flatfoot policemen, may the saints preserve us from gifted amateurs »… I enjoyed your reaction when he combs his moustache 😂 ! So British !
Hope you will comment other good classics.
Greetings from France 🇫🇷
Brilliant film from the 'Master of Suspense' director, Sir Alfred Hitchcock. So underrated. And it all takes place in one flat/apartment. Sir Alfred made so many great films. It's said that everyone has their own favorite Hitchcock film. I've never seen a bad Hitchcock film. He wasn't capable of making a bad film - even if he tried. Every director since Hitchcock has been influenced by him.
This was originally a stage play which is why it is almost all confined to one flat.
Very nice reaction. You might try "Wait Until Dark", with a script written by the same author as "Dial M", and several Hitchcock films, like "Strangers on a Train" and, of course, "Psycho".
This was the only movie Hitchcock shot in 3D. For those of us who watch 3d movies in 3d, as Hitch intended, his expert use of composition really comes alive, despite the mostly single setting. Having a movie night tomorrow so I may just pull out the 3d bluray of this one for some friends to enjoy.
In order to show 3D in a theater, they had to ran two films at once - one for each eye. Most theaters had two projectors but normally they would have loaded up the second one with the next part of the scene, so when the first part ran out, they simply turned the other on. With the 3D, they had to stop the show long enough to reload BOTH projectors - hence the need for the intermission.
I hope they enjoy the movie!
@@CourtReacts-zm9yv Oh, everyone's seen it before, just not (with one exception) in 3D.
Court, you should try a reaction to Chinatown with Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway. Every time the Writers Guild of America does a poll for Greatest Screenplay of all time the top 3 are Casablanca, The Godfather, and Chinatown. No joke!
Some of the closeup shots were specifically designed to highlight the 3D format that this film was originally released in.
Hitchcock had an expensive robe made for Grace Kelly to wear for the scene where Swan tries to kill her but Grace Kelly insisted that no woman who was awakened in the middle of the night and alone would answer the phone in a robe so he let her do the scene in her night gown.
Grace was smart!
They certainly would if it was cold.
@@rnw2739 I'm sure the flat was heated.
Thank you for watching older Hitchcock films! They are SO good. I think you'd love "Rear Window." I also think that "Vertigo" was a masterpiece, it's so complex on so many different levels. Many, including Hitchcock himself, thought of it as his masterpiece If you liked the intricacies of this plot, you would also like Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train." It's in black and white and so it scares people off, but it is a wonderful movie, and I think it's even better than "Dial M for Murder." It also became the inspiration for Billy Crystal's very funny comedy "Throw Mama from the Train."
The big problem I have with this movie is the hole so big you could drive a truck through it, that being the fact that in all the months he was planning this, it never occurred to him to make a duplicate key to hand to the murderer instead of all the convoluted complications he came up with, which did him in at the end…. dumb move in an otherwise clever script ~
Great Reaction! Really looking forward to your Vertigo reaction. The best movie ever imho!
Many Hitchcock pictures involve lots of travel, but this one and Rear Window do not and they were some of his best work. Your observation skills are first rate...I had to watch this 2 or 3 times in order to get the plot. 15:35 That was an "I love your money" kiss, not an "I love you" one.
I would suggest “Rear Window“, “Vertigo”, or Rope” for your next few Hitchcock films. There are many other great ones, however.
Great movie. I would recommend Double Indemnity from 1944. Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurry and Edward G. Robinson, all giants of the industry. 1944 was probably second only to 1939 for great movies. If you’re into film noir I would highly recommend In A Lonely Place from 1950, one of Humphrey Bogarts fine performances.
This flim was actually shot in 3D, but the 3D trend had died out (as usual) before the film was released hence why it's a 2D film. Interestingly there were no garish things flying at the camera to accentuate the 3D and I suspect this was due to the fact that Hitchcock was filming in 3D under duress (he never believed that was the future of cinema). If you're going to do Vertigo (in my opinion Hitchcock's greatest work) might I suggest you watch it twice? There's so much in that film that is often missed on first viewing (and people frustrated with how it ended are not compelled to rewatch). It's one of the most intricately plotted films I can think of, with so much bubbling under the surface, and how it ended is far cleverer than anyone gives it credit for.
Hitchcock was called "The masterpiece of suspense"....
But if you watch his films you realise he was a master director all round
A real genius
He certainly was 'all round' 😂
Yes, Ray Milland is great!!!
Love this Hitchcock. He directed over 50 films, and as you start to see, they all have his touches but they vary a lot in the story line, even some comedy ones (but with a touch of the macabre.
One of other favorites is the 1936 The Lady Vanishes (there are two remakes of this, one based on the Hitchcock film and one based more closely on the original book - Hitchcock's film is the best).
Rear Window is still my fav.
Dial M I'd put in the top 3 along with Psycho.
Rope is good as well. One of the characters in that one has a very similar arrogance to that of Tony.
There was a remake similar to this called 'A Perfect Murder' with Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Viggo Mortensen and though I enjoyed the character played by Douglas, there was some dialogue that was not nearly as intelligent as fulfilling as the one in this particular film.
5:16 Hitchcock in the picture, on the left.
An oldie but a goodie. Good react as always, keep it up I look forward to your next one.
It was great, Hitchcock made a lot of good movies 🙂 Loved the video 🙂
Even his silent films had great suspense built into them. You had to imagine the violent scenes because they were always displayed partially hidden from the viewer.
Enjoyed ur reaction, classic Hitchcock...Psycho II is not a Hitchcock movie but worthy on its own...thx for not having a bunch of teletubbie (or whatever they're called) dolls in ur background & no obligatory "without further ado' line. take care.
"The most you'd get is a few years in prison" says Mark to Tony??? Huh? You get the same sentence for attempted murder as murder, usually. And at end do we think Tony is getting just a few years in prison?
The fact that both Tony and Margot are good looking and well dressed and well spoken lets them get away with a lot. If they were a couple in a trailer park cheating on the husband under his nose, people would be down on them like a ton of bricks talking about how trashy they are.
Great reaction!
My favorite Hitchcock movie!
OOO excited to see this reaction!!!
What a great reaction.
Please react to more Hitchcock
May I suggest Rear Window, Vertigo or Strangers on a train, all great Movies.
Do the movie, Hitchcock, with Anthony Hopkins
While we're tslking about Hitchcock, this is the 70th anniversary of Rear Window and it is having a big screen release in theatres tomorrow! If it's playing near you, you might check it out in an actual theatre!!!
Rope. Rear Window. Psycho. The Birds. Those are my favorites. I didn't understand the Birds when I was younger but now it really grabs me. The destruction of the main female lead's casual entitlement. Sooo good. Rope is like Psycho. You keep wanting the bad guys to win. Plus Farley Granger is great as usual. I like Farley in Strangers on A Train too. Try Douglas Sirk. He's the other spectrum. Not mysteries but romances. All that Heaven Allows is my favorite Sirk movie. I also recommend Imitation of Life with Lana Turner. If you want a great romance, try The Heiress with Olivia DeHavilland and Montgomery Clift.