Rebecca (1940) - Alfred Hitchcock

A beautiful film. Truly beautiful. The relationship between Laurence Olivier's character and Joan Fontaine, particularly towards the end, was perfectly done to show the tension and arguments that most relationships have: the ups and downs, and the etceteras. Hitchcock does this very well, and the fact Olivier did not actually like Fontaine comes across in a few angry scenes. When compared with the ones where they are seemingly in love, Olivier's position as one of the great actors is cemented. A good film.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Psycho (1960) - Alfred "Hitchety Hitch" Hitchcock

This film is about my life.

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

PS It's not actually. It's a classic horror, and possibly one of the best slasher films ever made. Hitchcock is the man when it comes to making films, everyone knows that. There was some scepticism, when he first approached making a film of the novel, about his role as a serious director, but he proved anything is possible, and paved the way for new and inspiring filmmakers, and continues doing that to this day.

Hitchcock (2012) - Sacha Gervasi

I liked it, in parts. Some bits were too gimmicky. It was alright though. Anthony Hopkins was the only person that could have done justice to the role. Scarlett Johansson's character could have been made more 3 dimensional.
The film did give us some insight into the creepiness and oddness of the famous director, and as a film student, this film was interesting purely for that fact.

★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ 

Frenzy (1972) - Alfred Hitchcock

This film is not Alfred Hitchcock's best. I haven't seen all of them, but I expect it isn't his worst. It's dialogue is good, not realistically British (as I am), but I enjoyed the witty repertoire between Chief Inspector Oxford and his wife in particular. However, those scenes did seem a trifle unnecessary. The subplot of the wife's awful cooking did little to furthur the plot, and whilst I respect Alfred Hitchcock's humour at poking fun at a couple, who are on the verge of a murder enquiry, I do not see the need to (if you'll pardon the pun) murder the point.

Barry Foster as Robert Rusk reminded me so much of another certain British actor around in the 1970s,  so I did some research - checked the Imdb Trivia page for the film - and apparently Michael Caine was offered this part, and turned it down. Sure, he'll do Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) - Jay Roach but a certified Hitchcock classic, that's a no-no. (I think this is the only review in the world to compare those two films.)

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆