(The) Duplex: I don't remember if it was The Duplex or Duplex. I watched this last night with my friends, I was skeptical going it because it's a Ben Stiller movie, I haven't seen a lot of his movies and I haven't really enjoined those that I have seen. I didn't want to watch this movie but I did, that probably didn't help my opinion of the movie, but the movie didn't change my opinion either. This movie was for me, painful to watch and it was stupid, filled with kaniving cruelty, violence, destruction and stupid plans and characters that didn't learn. I didn't like it, I don't recommend it.

Rebecca: I got another Hitchcock collection from the library and the first one I watched in the batch was Rebecca. My dad told me it was creepy, and granted I watched it at home with the lights on, but I didn't find it all that creepy. The story reminded me somewhat of the plot of Jane Eyre, which I just reread. I thought it was a very well made movie and I enjoyed it. I don't know however that it's one I'll go back to time and time again.

The Paradine Case: My most recent Hitchcock viewing. It was naturally a well made movie but though I love Gregory Peck, I don't want to watch this movie again, the story was not the sort I care to watch or view.

Sabotage: This movie was one of Hitchcock's early movies, made while he was still in England. It's good but I felt it was rather short, I would have liked to seen more.

Anastasia: This is not the more recent cartoon (though I love that). I've been interested in Anastasia since I read a book about her, with pictures from her life, anyway this movie was a version with Ingrid Bergman and Yul Brynner, the plot of the movie is similar to that of the cartoon, however the Rasputin aspect isn't there. It was a nice movie, I liked it.

The Paycheck: This is a pretty good action movie, not the best but pretty good. I hadn't noticed it when watching but in some of the extended stuff on the DVD they were talking about how they had been inspired by Hitchcock, especially North by Northwest and I saw what they meant, I just wouldn't have been able to put my finger on it otherwise. The plot of this movie is akin to that of Minority Report if you've seen that, I think I enjoyed this movie far more though. I liked the concept of the movie, it was unusual.

Spellbound: Alfred Hitchcock made simply amazing movies, he was a master of his art and I don't know that anyone, even today, does thriller movies like he did. In this movie Ingrid Bergman is a psychiatrist or psychoanalyst, I don't recall witch, she meets and falls in love with Gregory Peck's character only to find that he is not who he seemed to be and that he's accused of murder. Peck's character has amnesia and a guilt complex and Ingrid Bergman is determined to cure him and prove his innocence. It's a fascinating movie.
Murder on the Orient Express: I've never read the book by Agatha Christie but this movie is a wonderful whodunit, drama, comedy, emotion and intriguing. It's wonderful, simply wonderful and part of that is that there are so many wonderful actors in the movie; Ingrid Bergman, Lauren Bacall, and so many more.I highly recommend it.

Breakfast at Tiffany's: I hate the song but I love this movie. I'm a big fan of Audrey Hepburn and this movie is one of my favorites. Audrey Hepburn and George Pepard are wonderful in this movie.

Captain Horatio Hornblower: Before there was Piarates of the Carabean, there was Captain Horatio Hornbolower of the Royal Navy...I think that's what it's called. Anyway this movie takes place durring one of the Napolionic wars and Captain Hornblower is pretty much a sailors super hero and so who else could play that but Gregory Peck, it's a fair movie, nothing spectacular but not the worst you could do either.

Footloose: This movie is pretty awesome, Kevin Bacon, the 80s, dancing, Kenny Loggins, what more could you ask, except for an impromptu dance party after watching.

Atlantis: I thought this movie was soo cool when it first came out, and now, I still think it's a pretty awesome movie, it's fun to think about those sort of mysterious things, could there really still be an Atlantis out there? Probably not, but that doesn't mean that you can't still make a movie about it.

Soylent Green: If you enjoy the occasional Charlton Heston - Armageddon movie, then you should see Soylent Green, the world in 2022...11 years from now. I think over all I prefer the unintended humor of Planet of the Apes to Soylent Green's unintentional humor but it's still pretty good. I was first introduced to this movie by some friends...I think it might have been for St. Pactrick's day? perhaps not, however we did eat green food.

To Kill A Mockingbird: I love this movie, I love the book even more, but the movie is almost as good. Gregory Peck is the perfect Atticus Finch, I don't know that anyone could have done a better job, from caring father to powerful orrater and lawyer to first class human being. This is such a powerful story about good and bad people and the world that we live in, it's a classic.

Love Story: This movie is famous, if not infamous, and though I'd never seen it before I realized that I'd seen it in different incarnations: A Walk To Remember, Charley, and others I'm sure. This movie is a well known romance and tear-jerker - in other word it's not something that should be watched after a break up or with a bunch of girls...unless you really want to cry, I've never had that urge but to each their own. It was a pretty good movie and I'm happy to say that I didn't cry. I will admit that my eyes got moist at more that one point because of Ryan O'Neil's puppy dog face but there were no tears. One thing I liked was that it was a slightly more innocent age and though there are love scenes, you're safe watching them. While it was a good movie, I stand by the famous line "Love means never having to say you're sorry." when it was spoofed in What's Up Doc? where Barbra Streisand says the line and Ryan O'Neil replies "That's the dumbest thing I ever heard."

Dear Frankie: This movie was an instant love and not just because it takes place in Scotland where people have beautiful accents. This movie is probably a bit cheesy, but it is such a heart warming movie and I at least, find it hard not to get emotionally involved. A woman, her mother and her son move around a lot so as not to be found by her abusive husband. The woman has a secret from her son: the letters he writes to his father go to a box where his mother gets them and writes back to him as his father. When the boat his father supposedly works on comes to port she tries to find someone to pose as Frankie's father. An interesting note is that the film features BSL (British Sign Language), which is very different than ASL.

Death On The Nile: This was a very good whodunit, I've never read Agretha Christie but the two movies I've seen of her movies have been very good and slightly unnerving. In this you can see Angela Lansbury play a crazy, sex obsessed old lady, and Betty Davis as a thieving old lady and probably some other people you know of. I didn't really see the ending coming.

Thursday, May 14

To Catch a Thief: I usually am a big fan of Hitchcock but this one wasn't my favorite. I think sometimes Hitchcock gets undermined by all the people who came after and have run with what he did so well. I remember watching Rear Window (which is the basis for Disturbia) after hearing all about it, but I remember being quite bored with it, part of that might have been from my watching it at home, in my basement with the lights on, however I think most of it is due to all the suspense movies I've seen since, all the people who were inspired by Hitchcock. Anyway, To Catch a Thief, you'd have to decide for yourself.
I Was A Male War Bride: I liked this one, a pretty good comedy and fairly witty in parts. One of the funniest things might have been seeing Carey Grant in drag, now some men can pull that off, but Carey Grant was not really one of those, just himself in a dress. I recommend it even if just for that.
That's all of the Carey Grant I've seen lately but there's probably more waiting for me at the library.
Sunset Boulevard: I think this is one of the best movies I've seen in a long time, very well crafted, a work of art. This movie is also very creepy, or maybe more along the lines of strange or unnerving. I watched the little thing on the DVD about the making of the movie and things got creepier, errie how close characters were cast in some cases. I liked it but I don't think I'll be watching it all the time, it's hauntingly close to some realities. I think everyone should see it once.
Roman Holiday: I have absolutely loved this movie from the very beginning, from the very first time I saw it. Roman Holiday was Audrey Hepburn's first big movie roll, it launched her into Hollywood stardom. I loved it this time because I can now pick out snatches of what's being said in Italian, I hadn't watched it since taking Italian. Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn are both simply wonderful in this movie. It's rightfully a classic.
Emma: I haven't ever read the book, nor do I intend to, however I do love the movie. I love the costumes, and Gweneth Paltrow and Jeremy Northam. It is funny and sweet and right up there in the chick flick category.