Do you put this movie in Hitchcock's top 5?
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Shadow of a Doubt
derozz24 — 18 years ago(February 26, 2008 08:33 PM)
I thought this movie was way before its time. I've seen alot of Hitchcock and I gotta put this up in his top 5. Don't know why it took me so long to see this one.
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Devinpl86 — 18 years ago(February 27, 2008 07:18 AM)
That's weird I feel the same exact way. For over 10 years I've been loving Hitchcock and of course there is ones we all haven't seen and I like that because he has made SO MUCH its like you are constantly finding new treasures and while I had heard of 'shadow' I never cared to watch it for some reason b/c to be frank I had known the majority of the story from hearing and seeing clips but I finally watched it last night and I was blown away by every little detail and every performance and especially the fact that it was 1943. It enters my top 5 for sure most likely bumping out 'vertigo' or 'birds' or something of that sort and I am probably thinking it jumps right to number one.
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vballarat — 18 years ago(March 07, 2008 03:01 AM)
I'm not sure exactly why, but I suspect for me it has something to do with the fact that it seems to resemble a very twisted version of a Frank Capra movie. Maybe I feel that way, at least partially, just because of Henry Travers, who plays Charlie's father in Shadow of a Doubt. Since he also played the angel Clarence in It's a Wonderful Life, it adds even more to that Capraesque feeling I get at the beginning of the movie. You have a small town, a close and loving happy family, and then you have the very Hitchcockian psychopath in the form of a beloved uncle who walks into this Capra setting and brings with him darkness and fear. You have to love it.
Rear Window, Vertigo, The Lady Vanishes, To Catch a Thief, North by Northwest, etc., are great movies too, but Shadlow of a Doubt is a bit different in tone from all of these and is probably my favorite, or at least definitely in the top 5. -
gerald-flynn — 16 years ago(June 29, 2009 07:22 AM)
I have tried to pare my list down to my top five but still have eight that I can't quite decide which to drop. "Vertigo" is my #1 and "Shadow" #2. Beyond that, in no particular order are "Stangers on a Train", "Rear Window", "North by Northwest", "Psycho", "Rebecca" and "The 39 Steps".
Some other thoughts "The Birds" was great fun but kind of absurd and ridiculous; "Spellbound" is driven by a ridiculous pseudo-psychological premise that is too over the top to be believed but still thoroughly enjoyable; "To
Catch a Thief" is entertaining but not quite good enough to make this list; the same can be said for "Dial M for Murder". Also, after a lapse from "Marnie" through "Topaz", Hitch had a resurgence with teh truly diaboloical and evil "Frenzy", again, just short of the top 5 (aka 8). -
ladylavende — 18 years ago(March 23, 2008 06:32 PM)
Top 5 Hitchcock (his best, not necessarily my favorites) for me:
- Notorious
- Vertigo
- Psycho
- North by Northwest
- Rear Window
But I do think Shadow of a Doubt could merit a spot in the top 10.
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Goodbye_Ruby_Tuesday — 18 years ago(March 25, 2008 02:17 PM)
It's my #4, too. Just a great movie all around, fantastic acting, and there's also some sentimental value to itit was shot close to where I live, in Santa Rosa. I sometimes pass by the house after school.
- Vertigo
- Notorious
- Rear Window
- Shadow of a Doubt
- Rebecca
5 1/2: Psycho
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movieluvr4 — 17 years ago(July 22, 2008 03:11 PM)
I don't know about Hitchcock's overall top 5, but it probably makes it into my top 5 Hitchcock films (although, my top 5 seems to change upon repeated viewings of his films).
- Vertigo
- Notorious
- Strangers on a Train
- North by Northwest
- Shadow of a Doubt
My personal judgement of his films tends to largely be based on my ability to come back to them and discover new things and be as thrilled and haunted as the initial viewing. So my favorite Hitchcock movies are the ones I can watch over and over again with sustained interest.