Alfred Hitchcock (14 DVDs)

You could make a very good case for saying Alfred Hitchcock is the greatest British filmmaker there has ever been, with a career spanning more than 50 years and having made 67 feature films producing a definitive collection of the best of his work is going to be an almost impossible task. This collection tries to do just that and at the very least whilst not being definitive of his extraordinary mass of work does represent a good cross-section of his filmmaking career. THE FILMS The box set includes the following films Saboteur (1942) Shadow of a Doubt (1943) Rope (1948) Rear Window (1954) The Trouble with Harry ...  Read the complete review

One of the first films I saw that was directed by Hitchcock was Marnie, which made me a obsessive life-long fan. Many of his films were released pre-1970s and many people still watch it today; a proof of his works standing the test of time. He was truly futuristic in his style of directing, he pioneered many techniques of suspense and physiological thrillers. He is what, I consider the father of suspense. This is why when I saw the box, I had to buy it. There are 14 films in the box and I can account for it; they're a collection of his best films. Many so-called collection of movies usually contain not their best works. The box entails 14 movies which are; ...  Read the complete review

A few hundred words isn't really enough to do this box set justice, but as a comprehensive anthology of some of Hitchcock's very best films, this really is worth getting. The complete list is: - Vertigo - The Birds - Rear Window - Marnie - Frenzy - Topaz - The Trouble With Harry - Torn Curtain - Psycho - Family Plot - Saboteur - Shadow Of A Doubt - Man Who Knew Too Much - Rope It's a sizeable collection, and perhaps most impressive is the inclusion of the minor Hitchcock film Rope, which is in my opinion one of Hitch's best films, both as a tremendous stylistic triumph, and a ...  Read the complete review

While I was browsing the shelves in HMV one Sunday, my eye glimpsed the name Hitchcock and a pink £20 sticker. I checked back to see if my brain had made an error but was pleased to see it had not. Boxset down from £49.99 to £20! I had been stating for a long while that I was going to start watching and collecting old films instead of giving into todays blockbusters, which are sometimes, to be honest, dull and repetitive. I remember my Grandmother watching his films with appreciation, never looking away once. Growing up I picked the knowledge of the famous Psycho shower-scene which intrigued me and my mother always sprouting his legacy ...  Read the complete review