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(Msg. 1) Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 12:50 am
Post subject: Number 13
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It's hard to feel any affection for this mess of a movie. The comedy
displayed by the silly actors (for want of a better word) fails to
amuse, and there are no moments of suspense to relieve the viewer from
straining to hear their inane lines from the poorly recorded sound. The
chase at the end is flat and confusing, and the editing throughout the
film is sloppy. I still say Hitchcock must have been kidnapped by a less
clever director. I'm glad he was released to make "The Man Who Knew Too
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 11:33 am
Post subject: Re: Number 13 [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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On Mar 26, 12:50?am, West18j....DeleteThis@webtv.net (John) wrote:
> It's hard to feel any affection for this mess of a movie. The comedy
> displayed by the silly actors (for want of a better word) fails to
> amuse, and there are no moments of suspense to relieve the viewer from
> straining to hear their inane lines from the poorly recorded sound. The
> chase at the end is flat and confusing, and the editing throughout the
> film is sloppy. I still say Hitchcock must have been kidnapped by a less
> clever director. I'm glad he was released to make "The Man Who Knew Too
> Much."
It was all I could do to watch this film once and that was more than
enough wasted time. There are many other (but not all) Hitchcock
films that can be enjoyed again and again.
Rich |
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 5:16 am
Post subject: Re: Number 13 [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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On Mar 26, 2:33 pm, bigsilent....TakeThisOut@aol.com wrote:
> On Mar 26, 12:50?am, West18j....TakeThisOut@webtv.net (John) wrote:
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> > It's hard to feel any affection for this mess of a movie. The comedy
> > displayed by the silly actors (for want of a better word) fails to
> > amuse, and there are no moments of suspense to relieve the viewer from
> > straining to hear their inane lines from the poorly recorded sound. The
> > chase at the end is flat and confusing, and the editing throughout the
> > film is sloppy. I still say Hitchcock must have been kidnapped by a less
> > clever director. I'm glad he was released to make "The Man Who Knew Too
> > Much."
>
> It was all I could do to watch this film once and that was more than
> enough wasted time. There are many other (but not all) Hitchcock
> films that can be enjoyed again and again.
>
> Rich
Hi John and Rich:
Am I missing something?
Where did you get access to Hitchcock's film NUMBER 13?
I thought it was unfininished and that all footage was lost.
Best wishes,
- Vic >> Stay informed about: Number 13 |
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 12:27 am
Post subject: Re: Number 13 [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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What the?!
I obviously got confused. I thought they were talking about 'Number
Seventeen'.
Now that you mention it Vic, 'Number Thirteen' doesn't actually exist,
does it? .. or so I thought.
Fergal #.
On Apr 4, 1:16 pm, "Marmalade_man" wrote:
> On Mar 26, 2:33 pm, bigsilent....TakeThisOut@aol.com wrote:
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> > On Mar 26, 12:50?am, West18j....TakeThisOut@webtv.net (John) wrote:
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> > > It's hard to feel any affection for this mess of a movie. The comedy
> > > displayed by the silly actors (for want of a better word) fails to
> > > amuse, and there are no moments of suspense to relieve the viewer from
> > > straining to hear their inane lines from the poorly recorded sound. The
> > > chase at the end is flat and confusing, and the editing throughout the
> > > film is sloppy. I still say Hitchcock must have been kidnapped by a less
> > > clever director. I'm glad he was released to make "The Man Who Knew Too
> > > Much."
>
> > It was all I could do to watch this film once and that was more than
> > enough wasted time. There are many other (but not all) Hitchcock
> > films that can be enjoyed again and again.
>
> > Rich
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> Hi John and Rich:
>
> Am I missing something?
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> Where did you get access to Hitchcock's film NUMBER 13?
> I thought it was unfininished and that all footage was lost.
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> Best wishes,
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> - Vic- Hide quoted text -
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> - Show quoted text - >> Stay informed about: Number 13 |
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 9:00 pm
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Sorry, looks like I jumped in without double checking. It was "Number
Seventeen" that we were slamming.
More proof that it's forgettable,
Rich >> Stay informed about: Number 13 |
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 1:26 am
Post subject: Re: Number 17 (was Number 13) [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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