Psycho! (original...of course!)

ringbearer · 09-07-2001, 12:52 AM

This movie's cinematography is sooo cooool! Watch it again, and look for its characters being framed, for example, almost every time you see a major character they are framed by something, like a window frame, a doorway, a windshield...etc! It was a trick used by Hitch to get the audience to focus on the character!

olorin · 09-11-2001, 09:44 PM

Saw that for the first time the other day on AMC, I think. It was surprisingly good.

galadriel · 10-07-2001, 10:16 PM

I love that movie. Alfred Hitchcock was brilliant, especially considering the limited technology and techniques they had back then. There's this great quote by him that my friend told me, along these lines: you can watch some guys talking about baseball for five minutes, and then have a moment of shock when the building they're in blows up. Or, you can watch the bomb being put into the building, then watch guys talk about baseball for five minutes until at last the building blows up. Five minutes of excrutiating suspense.

***IronParrot*** · 10-08-2001, 01:31 AM

It's one of the movies that everybody's seen except me.

I've only watched three or four Hitchcock films... I found that they were all "okay", except North By Northwest which was just fantastic.

***anduin*** · 10-08-2001, 08:18 AM

Dude! You haven't seen Rope or Vertigo?!!!

Shame...shame....

*edit* Oh you didn't say what the other films were....they weren't by any chance the films I mentioned above?

ringbearer · 10-08-2001, 08:42 PM

'North By Northwest' is superb. The crop duster scene is still considered, today, as exceptional.

ringbearer · 10-11-2001, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by IronParrot
It's one of the movies that everybody's seen except me.

I've only watched three or four Hitchcock films... I found that they were all "okay", except North By Northwest which was just fantastic.

Do yourself a favor and rent Psycho. Post back a review!

09-07-2001, 12:52 AM	#1
ringbearer Elf Lord Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: St. Louis, Mo. USA Posts: 561	Psycho! (original...of course!) This movie's cinematography is sooo cooool! Watch it again, and look for its characters being framed, for example, almost every time you see a major character they are framed by something, like a window frame, a doorway, a windshield...etc! It was a trick used by Hitch to get the audience to focus on the character! __________________ Ringbearer Hide Witch, hide! The Good Folks come to burn thee! Their keen enjoyment hid behind A Gothic mask of duty!

09-11-2001, 09:44 PM	#2
olorin Hobbit Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 38	Saw that for the first time the other day on AMC, I think. It was surprisingly good. __________________ All that's gold does not glitter Not all who wander are lost The old that is strong does not wither Deep roots are not reached by the frost.....

10-07-2001, 10:16 PM	#3
galadriel Elven Warrior Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: a castle made of clouds Posts: 459	I love that movie. Alfred Hitchcock was brilliant, especially considering the limited technology and techniques they had back then. There's this great quote by him that my friend told me, along these lines: you can watch some guys talking about baseball for five minutes, and then have a moment of shock when the building they're in blows up. Or, you can watch the bomb being put into the building, then watch guys talk about baseball for five minutes until at last the building blows up. Five minutes of excrutiating suspense. __________________ Human kind cannot bear very much reality. dreamflower - for all things Lady Galadriel

10-08-2001, 01:31 AM	#4
*IronParrot* Fowl Administrator Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Calgary or Edmonton, Canada Posts: 53,420	It's one of the movies that everybody's seen except me. I've only watched three or four Hitchcock films... I found that they were all "okay", except North By Northwest which was just fantastic. __________________ All of IronParrot's posts are guaranteed to be 100% intelligent and/or sarcastic, comprising no genetically modified content and tested on no cute furry little animals unless the SPCA is looking elsewhere. If you observe a failure to uphold this warranty, please contact a forum administrator immediately to receive a full refund on your Entmoot registration. Blog: Nick's Café Canadien

10-08-2001, 08:42 PM	#6
ringbearer Elf Lord Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: St. Louis, Mo. USA Posts: 561	'North By Northwest' is superb. The crop duster scene is still considered, today, as exceptional. __________________ Ringbearer Hide Witch, hide! The Good Folks come to burn thee! Their keen enjoyment hid behind A Gothic mask of duty!

10-08-2001, 08:18 AM	#5
*anduin* Entwife Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: louisville Posts: 3,718	Dude! You haven't seen Rope or Vertigo?!!! Shame...shame.... edit Oh you didn't say what the other films were....they weren't by any chance the films I mentioned above?

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