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1.Rebecca starring: Judith Anderson, Florence Bates, Nigel Bruce, Leonard Carey, Leo G. Carroll directed by: Alfred Hitchcock September 01, 1998
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Great movie adaptation of Daphne du Maurier novel, funny at times, but tragic and surreal. This is the kind of movie Hollywood forgot how to make a long time ago, where you can just get caught up in a mesmerizing story. I can't think of another story where an unseen character plays a more important role.

2.The Birds (The Alfred Hitchcock Collection) starring: Malcolm Atterbury, Veronica Cartwright, Lonny Chapman, Richard Deacon, Ethel Griffies August 03, 1999
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The Birds (Collector's Edition) I saw this movie when I was just a little girl (probably about 6 years old), I probably snuck out of my room, and what a mistake that was, I was so scared! As a matter of fact, the next day when I heard the birds outside I accidentaly touched the iron and seared my thumb and finger to the iron! So I wanted to see if it was as scary now that I am 46. Well I was not as scared, but it was still a very erie movie, and kind of strange. The special effects for that time were pretty awesome. The story dragged on more than I remember, and I would have preferred to see it in black and white as it was made, not colored in. The eyeball part is different, at least my memory tells me the eye ball was hanging out of the guys eye, not totally ... Read More

3.Hunt for Red October starring: Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Sam Neill, James Earl Jones directed by: John McTiernan December 07, 1992
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EXCELLENT MOVIE A MUST FOR SEAN CONNERY FANS....I RECEIVED THE DVD PROMPTLY AND WILL CERTAINLY PURCHASE AGAIN...THIS IS A MOVIE I HAD SEEN MANY TIMES AND HAD BEEN SEARCHING FOR IT FOR A LONG TIME.

4.Marnie starring: Diane Baker, Henry Beckman, Sean Connery, Rupert Crosse, Bruce Dern August 03, 1999
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Marnie starring Tippi Hedren and Sean Connery is a deeply disturbing drama directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Hedren is completely captivating in the title-role, she is so much more effective in this film than The Birds. I won't give away the ending but expect a creepy and complexed climax. This movie isn't considered a Hitchcock classic but it's definitely worth a viewing, enjoy!

5.Rear Window starring: James Stewart, Grace Kelley directed by: Alfred Hitchcock March 06, 2001
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Sometimes I'll see a review on here about a movie made in the nineteen fifties or earlier and the reviewer complains about the movie being boring. I think what happened is that television started being in every home in the 1950s and since that time, the audience's attention span has been dramatically shortened. I don't mean it sarcastically either. Television presents itself in choppy sequences edited by commercials (on network and independent UHF channels) and it has had a smaller screen (until recently)to view the picture on. Also, with the advent of dvds, vhs tapes, laserdiscs, etc., what was once a communal experience of strangers became a private experience in the home. I think it's too bad and we miss a lot of detail and feeling in our lives because we can't focus our attention on movies or works of art the ... Read More

6.Dial M for Murder starring: Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, Robert Cummings, John Williams, Anthony Dawson directed by: Alfred Hitchcock June 18, 1996
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I so totally disagree with all the glowing reviews. There was no suspense for me whatsoever! First off, the characters were types and were never fully developed, never even slightly developed actually. Ray Milland who is a great actor put on a smirkly fake I love you face at the start and left it at that. There was no way to hate him or love him, all you could do was try not to fall asleep. Grace Kelly was ok, but mostly just good looking. That guy who played her boyfriend reminded me of someone from a beach movie. The plot was all wooden figures doing things.and then all of a sudden THE KEY, the key here the key there everywhere a key key, look the key oh no a key. I kid you not, that was the whole movie! This could have been a great movie if the characters had been fleshed out. If you could love/hate ... Read More

7.Agatha Christie's Miss Marple Collection 2 (VHS Boxed Set) starring: Joan Hickson, Paul Eddington, Cheryl Campbell, Robert Lang (II), Polly Adams directed by: Julian Amyes, David Tucker, Norman Stone September 01, 1997
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On my TV set with my DVD player all of the discs looked and sounded fine. I enjoy Helen Hayes for being Helen Hayes and Margaret Rutherford for being Margaret Rutherford but for Agatha Christies Miss Marple Jane Hickson wins hands down. I have tried only one of the latest British entry and she, too, appears quite able but Ms. Hickson has set the standard for authenticity (which, quite legitimately, was not the objective of Ms. Hayes or Ms. Rutherford). To one who has never been to the UK, the settings seem quite fitting to the time and place, the stories well told, the acting first rate, and the manner appealing. The last has become quite important to me over the years; I mean by it the minimization of actual violence, the emphasis on character and story, not on split second action, and very real heroes and villains ... Read More

8.To Catch a Thief starring: Georgette Anys, Brigitte Auber, René Blancard, Cary Grant, Jean Hébey January 01, 1998
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This is a light Hitchcock movie, probably not one of his greatest, but pretty close! The film does not focus on murder or mayhem or even tragedy. It is all about stealing jewels! If you thought that jewel thieves were interesting, this is your movie. If not, here the movie grows on you and you won't care about it being about jewel thieves. The acting is superlative and funny. It is not made in a serious manner and that is great. The movie is about being on vacation, seeing the French Rivera and being with wealthy people who have their jewels stolen. It's fun and light.

9.A Time to Kill starring: Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, Oliver Platt directed by: Joel Schumacher May 20, 1997
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Sandra Bullock, Samuel L Jackson, Matthew McConaughey, Kevin Spacey... this film is packed with awesome actors and a reknown director couldnt really go wrong... and on top of that an amazing story told in a most shocking way is really a must have for any film. The story is about racism and the southern states, a rape and a murder put the balance of justice to the test, the movie opens for debate whether the sorrowed father should be freed or the law must be followed. With great pleasure I recommend this movie for any adult or teenager. Children should be advised better although the plot might not interest them there are a couple of strong scenes that might mislead them

10.Clear & Present Danger starring: Harrison Ford, Willem Dafoe, Anne Archer, Joaquim de Almeida, Henry Czerny directed by: Phillip Noyce December 02, 1996
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This is a completely different film to its predecessor, Patriot Games - not necessarily better or worse, but its tone and direction are much more different, and its use of Ryan certainly is. We see far more of James Earl Jones' character Greer in this movie, and that is a good thing: he is a strong figure, a mentor and a sounding-board for Ryan, and watching his decline and death brings both counterpoint and perspective to the other on-screen events. The other supporting cast don't serve a single-minded purpose as they did in Patriot Games, rather they interact more, engage in political manouvreing, and indulge in self-serving machination. Ryan tries to weave his way through all this, choosing the path he believes is right, often with great doubt and a lack of confidence. This is not Patriot Games, where the goals and the target were clear ... Read More

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