Comments | kirarakim: The Best Cary Grant/Hitchcock Film

kirarakim

The Best Cary Grant/Hitchcock Film

Jan 09, 2010 20:57

I am bored so a random Cary Grant post:

I can never decide between Notorious and North by Northwest. They are both incredible but in different ways.

( Spoilers for Both Films )

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Comments 8

nyp09 January 10 2010, 02:16:18 UTC

I love them both too. Vertigo is my favourite Hitchcock film!

kirarakim January 10 2010, 02:19:23 UTC

Oh yeah Vertigo is fantastic. It's in my top 5.

A friend of mine is watching that one for the 1st time today coincidentally.

zauberer_sirin January 10 2010, 02:22:10 UTC

I'm more of a Notorious kind of girl, but maybe it's because there are Nazis in it, and movies with Nazis in it are inherently awesome.

On the other hand, James Mason. &hears;

Can't decide which Hitchcock is my favourite. I think Rear Window and Vertigo are his finest moment, but boy I love Notorious, and Shadow of a Doubt (one of my first incest OTPs, yay!) and I have this stupid soft spot for To Catch a Thief. OMG I LOVE TO CATCH A THIEF.

kirarakim January 10 2010, 04:02:07 UTC

Nazis make great villains. At times I think they are overused but in Notorious it was great because the idea of them still being a threat was fresh and new.

And Charlie & Charlie ♥. I don't ship them but I can totally see the attraction. Shadow of a Doubt is also a favorite of mine.

To Catch a Thief is one of Hitchcock's most lighthearted and fun films. It's not a favorite of mine but it takes a lot for me to not enjoy a Cary Grant film to some degree.

ifavorfire January 10 2010, 20:34:06 UTC

North By Northwest was pretty interesting. I loved the scene where hes running from the plane.

My favorites Hitchcocks are Dial M For Murder and Rebecca.

kirarakim January 11 2010, 14:11:41 UTC

Yeah that's such an iconic scene :)

I enjoy Dial M for Murder and Rebecca too. DMM was actually one of the 1st Hitchcock films I saw.

kittenbiscuits January 13 2010, 08:47:42 UTC

Well you know which one is my favorite. ;)

I love what you've written here.

But I definitely think NxNW is Grant's second best Hitch film. They are both fantastic films with great supporting cast, but to me his role in Notorious takes him to places he had never been before as an actor. One of his finest performances.

I've waited for a long time to write it up because I wanted to wait until I got a chance to see it on the big screen. Well, after this Friday...

So be on the lookout. ;)

kirarakim January 13 2010, 18:02:47 UTC

LOL yeah I would say I have a pretty good guess. ;)

I still have never seen a classic film on a large screen. It's now one of my goals in life. Oddly enough we don't seem to have a lot of opportunities for it here in Phila. I will look forward to your post. :)