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Marvellous film with Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak... If you havent seen it theres a hotel room scene, where the room is bathed in green neon light from a sign outside the hotel window.. done well by Hitchcock and how a artist did this piece of work from the film.. and it sits on a small drab lane in Glasgow.. "Empire Sign" and Mitre Bar sign,... (C) Barbara Carr :: Geograph Britain and Ireland
Many people consider it his best, but I'm one of the few people who doesn't much like it. To me, it's second-rate, too stiff, too artificial, too contrived. I consider it second-tier, not as good as Notorious, for instance.
Many people consider it his best, but I'm one of the few people who doesn't much like it. To me, it's second-rate, too stiff, too artificial, too contrived. I consider it second-tier, not as good as Notorious, for instance.
Me, too. It was a disturbing movie, but not a thriller.
I think Rear Window, North by Northwest, and Psycho were all better.
I think part of the failure was due to casting Jimmy Stewart. Stewart had a lot of range as an actor, but he just didn't fit the part of a sexually obsessed guy with head problems. He had too much reputation as a good-guy hero. He was perfect in Rear Window, though.
Vertigo didn't do well at the box office. In fact, it lost so much money that Psycho happened because it could be made on a very limited budget. After Vertigo, Universal wasn't willing to bankroll Hitchcock any more, but Paramount was willing to give him a shot as long as it didn't cost them much.
After Psycho, Universal was very willing to drop some serious money on 'The Birds"- that was one of Hitchcock's most expensive flicks, due to the use of extensive special effects. And several thousand live birds. The Birds was never one of my faves either, but it was better than Vertigo. And made a lot more money.
Interestingly, the next to follow The Birds was "Marnie", which really resembled Vertigo, but was even more twisted, and was his largest flop. Hitch loved to indulge his own kinks in a few of his movies, but they never paid off very well.
Me, too. It was a disturbing movie, but not a thriller.
I think Rear Window, North by Northwest, and Psycho were all better.
I think part of the failure was due to casting Jimmy Stewart. Stewart had a lot of range as an actor, but he just didn't fit the part of a sexually obsessed guy with head problems. He had too much reputation as a good-guy hero. He was perfect in Rear Window, though.
Vertigo didn't do well at the box office. In fact, it lost so much money that Psycho happened because it could be made on a very limited budget. After Vertigo, Universal wasn't willing to bankroll Hitchcock any more, but Paramount was willing to give him a shot as long as it didn't cost them much.
After Psycho, Universal was very willing to drop some serious money on 'The Birds"- that was one of Hitchcock's most expensive flicks, due to the use of extensive special effects. And several thousand live birds. The Birds was never one of my faves either, but it was better than Vertigo. And made a lot more money.
Interestingly, the next to follow The Birds was "Marnie", which really resembled Vertigo, but was even more twisted, and was his largest flop. Hitch loved to indulge his own kinks in a few of his movies, but they never paid off very well.
Interesting. But wasn't North by Northwest between Vertigo and Psycho?
North By Northwest had a big budget.
Vertigo (1958)
North By Northwest (1959)
Psycho (1960)
I like Vertigo but it is not my fave Hitchcock film.
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