And the winner for best Hitchcock film is:
THE RESULTS:
– Psycho: 13 votes
– Rear Window: 10 votes
– Vertigo: 9 votes
– The Birds: 6 votes
– North by Northwest: 5 votes
– Notorious: 3 votes
– Rope: 3 votes
– Dial M for Murder: 1 vote
– Frenzy: 1 vote
– Rebecca: 1 vote
– Strangers on a Train: 1 vote
No surprise to see Psycho at #1, but how about the “greatest film of all time”, Vertigo, finishing third? Found that to be a bit interesting. Other than that, nice to see a good variety in votes, with two of my personal favorites, Notorious and Rope, getting mentioned.
This Week’s Poll: This weekend saw the release of Olympus Has Fallen, an action movie in which the US President is kidnapped by terrorists. While I have yet to see this film, it got me thinking about past movie portrayals of the President. There are countless performances that fit the bill, both based on real Presidents and fictional ones. Which performance do you consider the best in film? This is a pick two, so feel free to vote for two options if you want.
Have a great week everyone!
Excellent!!!
😀
Damn straight.
No complaints here.
Rear Window gets my vote! One of my very favorite films. Second for me would be Dial M for Murder. LOVE IT!
I was surprised that Dial M for Murder only got one vote — such a great film.
I knew Psycho would win. Though I picked Rear Window and Vertigo over it, it still is a great film.
This week I went with Peter Sellers and Daniel Day-Lewis. Sellers is great in Dr. Strangelove and DDL was amazing in Lincoln.
Can’t argue with those picks. Sellers/Day-Lewis are probably my top two as well.
Gotta wind up a Lincoln landslide, right?
I dunno man, there’s some tough competition. And so many people seem to be anti-Lincoln these days, so who knows?
I picked The Birds along with Psycho. I like The Birds because there are just some scenes that are a bit goofy, like the gas explosion scene with the guy with the cigar.
I haven’t seen The Birds in years, but I loved it back then. Nice to see it get a bunch of votes this time.
I thought Psycho would the top spot.
Same here. Nice to see it end up being a close race though!
I thought I put in an “other” for Frenzy – no?
Ahh, that didn’t go through for some reason. Sorry about that — I went ahead and edited in your vote.
Thanks Eric! That’s my name too –
Cheers! 😀
It had to be either Psycho or Vertigo!
Or Rear Window 😉
Haha, I guess. 🙂
Langella gets my vote, Frost/Nixon is one of my all time favs, so regardless of the character he is playing, I have to vote for it 🙂
I’d have thought Birds would be more popular than Rear window, interesting results!
I still need to see Frost/Nixon! I remember your high praise of it, too, so I’m going to have to give it a bump in the queue.
Hi, Eric:
The poll results panned out about as I’d thought. Eclectic as all get out after ‘Psycho’. But that’s human nature.
Hitchcock covered a lot of diverse topics. Sometimes more than once. Along with popularity blurring the line of quality. While creating through intent or folly a new genre. The Slasher Film.
Yeah, it’s crazy to think that the slasher genre can be traced back to Hitchcock, especially when looking at his greater body of work. But Psycho holds up amazingly well, and it’s easy to see why so many people still love it. I was also pleased to see a good variety of votes from Rear Window onward.
I didn’t vote this time as I haven’t seen so many. I’m hoping to get around to more Hitchcock stuff, esp Rear Window, Vertigo and Strangers on a Train!
No worries Ruth. Were you able to vote this time? I have a feeling you would have a favorite movie prez or two 🙂
Oh yeah I did vote this time. I picked the not-so-popular ones: Douglas and Kline. They may not be based on a real president but they sure are fun to watch.
I missed the poll too, but I would have gone with Rear Window.
That’s one of my favorites as well. Thanks, BT!
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Psycho is my favorite too but I’d put The Birds as #2
Too bad I missed this as I’m in the middle of my Hitchcock marathon. It’d be hard for me to pick one, but I would have liked for Strangers on a Train to receive a bit more love.
That’s one I still need to see. Glad it got at least one vote, though, against some stiff competition.