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The Argonaut · **Posted:** Fri January 21, 2022 5:57 pm

Lenny mentioned Killing them Softly last night in the Batman thread, so I stayed up until 2am re-watching it last night. Still so good

Mickey · **Posted:** Fri January 21, 2022 5:59 pm

epilogue wrote:

Mickey wrote:

epilogue wrote:

Mickey wrote:

Nevermind I just figured it out--Joe has recently convinced himself that we have diametrically opposed tastes, despite a wealth of evidence to the contrary. He loves Rear Window, so he thinks I should hate it, but with the caveat that our tastes are more aligned the further you recede into the past.

yeah, close enough

What am I missing??

I don't imagine our tastes are more aligned the further you recede into the past. You just seem to like old movies and cut them a lot of slack.

What I feel like happens is I'm criminally underversed in older movies so I end up watching the hits more than anything.

Mickey · **Posted:** Fri January 21, 2022 6:00 pm

Also you're completely wrong about our tastes in movies, I'd say it's a coin flip between whose aesthetic most closely matches my own on this board between you, Malloy, and Argo.

epilogue · **Posted:** Fri January 21, 2022 6:00 pm

Mickey wrote:

epilogue wrote:

Mickey wrote:

epilogue wrote:

Mickey wrote:

Nevermind I just figured it out--Joe has recently convinced himself that we have diametrically opposed tastes, despite a wealth of evidence to the contrary. He loves Rear Window, so he thinks I should hate it, but with the caveat that our tastes are more aligned the further you recede into the past.

yeah, close enough

What am I missing??

I don't imagine our tastes are more aligned the further you recede into the past. You just seem to like old movies and cut them a lot of slack.

What I feel like happens is I'm criminally underversed in older movies so I end up watching the hits more than anything.

Ah. Well, in that case, we're not so different.

Mickey · **Posted:** Fri January 21, 2022 6:01 pm

That's what I've been saying!

The Argonaut · **Posted:** Fri January 21, 2022 6:01 pm

Mickey wrote:

Also you're completely wrong about our tastes in movies, I'd say it's a coin flip between whose aesthetic most closely matches my own on this board between you, Malloy, and Argo.

Please, no, not me

Anders · **Posted:** Fri January 21, 2022 6:01 pm

I know Vertigo and Psycho are deeply loved. I have seen both at least five times.

My top three Hitchcock:
Rear Window, North By Northwest, Rebecca

Mickey · **Posted:** Fri January 21, 2022 6:02 pm

The Argonaut wrote:

Mickey wrote:

Also you're completely wrong about our tastes in movies, I'd say it's a coin flip between whose aesthetic most closely matches my own on this board between you, Malloy, and Argo.

Please, no, not me

Eat my ass, the only movie we've ever disagreed about is Wild Mountain Bumblebee Boy

Farmer John · **Joined:** Wed January 02, 2013 9:25 pm **Posts:** 4315

I rewatched Notorious somewhat recently and I think that might be one of the most underrated Hitchcock movies. It's a top 5 for me.

epilogue · **Posted:** Fri January 21, 2022 6:15 pm

I've only seen:
Vertigo
Rear Window
The Birds
Psycho
North By Northwest
Lifeboat
39 Steps

The Argonaut · **Posted:** Fri January 21, 2022 6:15 pm

I watched both Shadow of a Doubt and Marnie for the first time recently. Neither are especially compelling, though each have their charms. I was surprised at how almost amateurish the editing felt at times for both. I had to pause Shadow and Google if the version I was watching had a missing scene at one point. And Marnie has at least one, maybe two, montages that are so awkwardly paced they play more like too-short scenes stacked on top of each other. I was surprised

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Fri January 21, 2022 6:17 pm

epilogue wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote:

Oh that should be fun. Read Window is maybe my favorite though.

Top 3 for sure

Though, there are plenty I haven't seen so that's a hollow claim.

Same. I’ve seen all the major ones, but there are a lot of his lesser known movies I’ve not watched.

lennytheweedwhacker · **Joined:** Wed January 02, 2013 3:21 pm **Posts:** 42202

The Argonaut wrote:

Lenny mentioned Killing them Softly last night in the Batman thread, so I stayed up until 2am re-watching it last night. Still so good

I forgot all about that post.

Farmer John · **Joined:** Wed January 02, 2013 9:25 pm **Posts:** 4315

I need to rewatch Vertigo. I was tired when I saw it and remember thinking is was boring as shit.

epilogue · **Posted:** Fri January 21, 2022 6:22 pm

Farmer John wrote:

I need to rewatch Vertigo. I was tired when I saw it and remember thinking is was boring as shit.

A know a lot of people who feel that way. But I fucking love it. So weird and tense and haunted and fucked up. It's one of my all time favorite movies. But I fully appreciate that it doesn't work for everyone.

Mickey · **Posted:** Fri January 21, 2022 6:22 pm

My immediate to-watch list at the moment:

Vertigo
Rope
Shadow of a Doubt
The 39 Steps

epilogue · **Posted:** Fri January 21, 2022 6:24 pm

Oh man, you're gonna HATE Vertigo.

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Fri January 21, 2022 6:24 pm

I never saw Shadow.

You should put North By Northwest on your list if you haven’t seen it yet.

Mickey · **Posted:** Fri January 21, 2022 6:25 pm

epilogue wrote:

Oh man, you're gonna HATE Vertigo.

I hope you tire of this bit soon, but, please, tell me why

Mickey · **Posted:** Fri January 21, 2022 6:25 pm

tragabigzanda wrote:

I never saw Shadow.

You should put North By Northwest on your list if you haven’t seen it yet.

Not on Criterion, but yeah it's on the list.

What movies are you watching?

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