I've Never Seen Star Wars

[Matt2112]

Another iconic 80s film unseen by yours truly - Top Gun.

Definitely on the list to watch because the sequel will be released in May in IMAX format; and early word is that it'll be well worth the wait.

[Nickslikk2112]

After reading this thread, I realise I haven't seen an Alfred Hitchcock film, at least not all the way through.

Perhaps I ought as he's related by marriage - he married a third cousin twice removed of mine.

[Slim]

Would watch The Birds. Brilliant and undemanding.

[Rufus_the_dawg]

The Birds -Horror movie
Marnie- Psychological thriller
Rear Window - Murder mystery
Frenzy - About a serial killer
North by North west- espionage
Torn Curtain - Cold war movie
Rope - Suspenseful murder mystery
Trouble with harry - Macabre comedy
Saboteur Espionage thriller
Shadow of a Doubt

I have not seen them all, these are my favourites from what I remember.

Not keen on Psycho or The Man who knew too much.

[Slim]

There are two versions of The Man Who Knew Too Much, Hitchcock made the original in 1934 and remade it in '56.

Years ago when I reluctantly returned to the East Midlands from London I developed a mild obsession with finding old London film locations. I think I must have seen the film on TV because I bought the DVD. Just found some captures from it on my hard drive, I'd forgotten about these:

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As you can see I did this in August 2002. Here's one of the captures:



I was convinced that this was Camden Town. I actually went down there to look for some of the locations in the film, I did find some of them but this particular street was demolished many years ago.

Google Street View would have made life a lot easier. But it wasn't available then.

I did find quite a few locations from other old films and TV series though. Some of them were easy of course, like this one from the old Gerry Anderson sci-fi series UFO. Covent Garden, filmed here in 1970 and photographed by myself in 2002: