Best Hitchcock movie

[rocklobster]

If you were to ask me who makes the scariest movies, I would say it's definitely Alfred Hitchcock. He made movies that were scary not because of the monsters, but because he shows us the evil of our own souls. Most of his movies could actually happen, and that's what makes them all the more frightening (I'm excluding The Birds. There's just no way that could happen). Sorry) So, since Halloween is when we celebrate everything scary, I'm celebrating Alfred Hitchcock. Here's my favorites:
Rear Window
Psycho (note: Only the original had anything to do with Hitchcock)
Vertigo
North By Northwest

[Shao Feng-Li]

My favorites are Rope and Rear Window.

[Radical Dreamer]

Dude, I still need to see Rope; I've heard it's awesome. XD

But yeah, Psycho, Notorious, Spellbound, and Rear Window are probably my favorites. XD

[Atria35]

Psycho
Rebecca
The Birds

top my list, but I haven't seen as many of his films as I would like.

[Roy Mustang]

Psycho (I still like Psycho, but seeing to so many times, it just not scary anymore)

The 39 Steps

The Man Who Knew Too Much (both the 1934 and 1956 film)

Topaz

Foreign Correspondent

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

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[bigsleepj]

Vertigo is the movie of his that shake me the most whenever I watch it. I also have something of a soft-spot for "The Birds".

[mysngoeshere56]

I've only seen Rebecca and Psycho, because I watched them for one of my courses and had to write a comparison/contrast paper between the two. But you're very right - the scariest thing about them is that stuff like this could actually happen in real life... That makes it scarier all the more, if you ask me.

[Rocketshipper]

I havn;t seen all of his films, I may at some point, but these are my favorites of what I have seen

North By Northwest
Rebecca
Shadow of a Doubt
Rope
The Lady Vanishes
Family Plot

To be honest, most of the others I've seen of his I think are a bit overrated. And, I know this may come as a shocker for a lot of Hitchcock fans...but I *hated* Vertigo. Its my least favorite of the Hitchcock movies I've seen. I thought it was confusing and boring and that the plot ultimately went in a direction that was very uninteresting, and also kind of jarring (I know that the whole "mcguffin" concept is something that moves the plot along but is ultimately unimportant or not the real intended focus, but Vertigo was one instance were I found the "Mcguffin" much more interesting that the "real" focus of the movie)

Most of the movies of his I've seen I saw in a film class on hitchcock in college. It was pretty interesting. I wrote the final paper on "Dial M for Murder".

[the_wolfs_howl]

And, I know this may come as a shocker for a lot of Hitchcock fans...but I *hated* Vertigo. Its my least favorite of the Hitchcock movies I've seen. I thought it was confusing and boring and that the plot ultimately went in a direction that was very uninteresting, and also kind of jarring

I agree with you, though I always assumed it was just because I watched it when I was too young to understand all the subtleties that make it such a masterpiece. It didn't interest me much at all]Crime and Punishment;[/i] anything that reminds me of Dostoyevsky is good in my book XD

Of his movies, my favorites are The Man Who Knew Too Much and Rear Window (the latter for its unique approach to storytelling and the former for its riveting plot and the connection of the title to one of my favorite comedies).

[Warrior4Christ]

The only one I remember seeing is North By Northwest... and I need to see Rear Window.

[K. Ayato]

Psycho has the #1 spot on my list. Even though I've seen it a few times and know the plot, it was still put together perfectly. Bernard Herrmann's score really sells it too.

North By Northwest, 'cause James Mason is awesome.

Vertigo

I Confess

Spellbound

Unfortunately, Rear Window is not on my list. It just didn't grab at me like the others did. I saw Rebecca and Notorious when I was barely into my teens, so I didn't get a lot of what was taking place. Willing to give them a second chance.

[the_wolfs_howl]

Bernard Herrmann's score really sells it too.

I gotta say, that was the scariest element of the whole movie.