Hitchcock Box Set [DVD]

I bought this boxset having seen a few of Hitchcock's earlier British films, and not having a huge amount of knowledge of his films. The pure variation of the films contained within make the collection enjoyable, and there is a real range of drama, terror and comedy. If you are not much of a Hitchcock fan, or want to discover more about the enigma, the set is well worth buying, and there is guaranteed to be something in the films for every type of film fan. The boxset is great value for money too, due to the quantity of films and the fact that every one has extras.

Rather plain packaging doesn't thrill but the contents are frankly amazing for the price! Excellent quality, shame there's no North by Northwest or To Catch a Thief but the 'Making of' and other extras more than compensate. Real fans will enjoy the obscure early works seldom seen even on satelite tv. Ration yourself and enjoy the lighter comedic pieces in between the high drama and suspense...so nice to think you can now watch again and again...students of social history will have a ball - some of the dialogue and manners seem so camp from a 21stC viewpoint. Priceless! Would highly recommend.

Not seen that many of Hitchcock's films so I grabbed this when I saw it. Suitably impressed too. Very classy stuff indeed with all films containing good humour and some fantastic tension. These are perfect rainy day films to while away the hours. Rear Window is excellent and warrants it's legendary status. Grace kelly and James Stewart ooze charisma. Stars just aren't what they used to be. Also enjoyed "Family Plot" very much. Dont know how the afficionados rate that one, but I found it funny and exciting and not a little daft. A couple of the films included aren't as hot, as they haven't aged as well in my opinion. That's a minor critiscm though. The special features also make this a very worthwhile addition to anyone's collection at home. Nice interviews with some of the stars and technical crew. Summing up, this is a great collection and there are plenty more of Mr Hitchcock's films on dvd to purchase.

I have seen all the Hitchcock classic movies many times before over the years but thought it worthwhile to buy this boxed DVD set containing the most acclaimed and succesful of his films. I watched them one by one by one over a period of time and realised just how old and dated they really are with studio sets and actors in front of filmed background locations. Modern films of today are far more superior in quality and locations but one has to put oneself in the context of these films being made at the time they were made. For instance, I remember as a child my mother coming home having seen 'The Birds' in the early 60's describing to me how frightening the film had been when the birds attacked. Watch it now and one can see how bad the birds, being super-imposed on to the film, really are by today's standards. BUT what really stands out, and what can never be taken away from the master, is the way in which Hitchcock used the camera in close up shots. By way of example the famous 'Psycho' bath/shower scene where a plug hole is filmed. For anybody who has never experienced these classic movies I would reccommend this set to them in order to see what a true master of film Hitcock was in his day. To people like me who know the films inside out, it is good DVD collection to have, if only to remind ourselves of what used to 'thrill' us in our younger days.

Of course you can pick holes in the films selected for this box set as it doesn't include all Hitchcock's best known films but it doesn't pretend to. Forget what's good and what's bad this is fourteen Hitchcock films for currently very little money and which takes very little space on the shelf. It's a basic boxset but there should be a film in here that everyone could enjoy. Anybody who wants more will doubtless not be impressed with the packaging and slimline cases but if you just want to overdose on some good and some classic Hitchcock this is not a bad way to start.

This set of Hitchcock DVDs seemed promising and nostalgic. If you're over a certain age you will want to see again all those old Hitchcock films like, Psycho, The Birds and Rear Window. These three films are very good and brought back memories but they are very dated of course, especially the technology. The other films I hadn't seen before and I could take them or leave them. If you really want to see any of the films in this pack that you have seen before, then it is worth the money as, in their day, they were thrilling. I don't think young people would be overly impressed with them, although Psycho might be worth it for the shower scene alone.

This boxset contains 14 of Hitchcocks 53 films and most of his best Hollywood work from the 40s to the 70s.The classic period psychological thrillers from the mid 50s (Rear Window) to the mid 60s (Marnie) are particularly fine-This set is also a history of film making as it shows how the changing tastes of audiences affected his style(Alas!).14 of the greatest directors finest works,well presented and packaged,and each with highly entertaining,often humorous,trailers and documentaries,and all for under £20: It`s a bargain!

I bought this a few months ago and at the time the price was greatly reduced so it was quite a bargain and worked out to be just over £1 a movie. I see the price has increased significantly now. There are 14 movies in this set, most of the well known Hitchcock's are here: The Birds Frenzy The Man Who Knew Too Much Marnie Rear Window Rope Vertigo Psycho Torn Curtain And perhaps some of the lesser familiar movies like: Saboteur Family Plot Shadow Of A Doubt Topaz The Trouble With Harry Topaz I had never seen before and it was a really enjoyable movie. This is a great collection overall, not a bad movie in the set.

Obwohl diese Box eigentlich für den britischen Markt entworfen wurde, sind bei 11 von 14 Filmen deutsche Tonspuren dabei. Die drei Filme ohne deutsche Tonspur sind Topaz, Torn Curtain (beide kein großer Verlust, da sie auch die mit Abstand schlechtesten Filme der Box sind) und Marnie (hier ist es schon etwas trauriger, da der Film sehr gut ist). Bild- und Tonqualität sind in Ordnung und es sind fast alle wichtigen Hitchcock-Klassiker enthalten. Zusammen mit der deutschen 6-er Box hat man für wenig Geld eine umfangreiche Hitchcock-Sammlung im Schrank. Absolut empfehlenswert für alle Freunde großer Filmkunst!

Beau coffret mais ATTENTION, seulement 1 DVD (Vertigo) sur 14 a une bande son en français (en général la bande son est en anglais ou en allemand). Les langues des sous-titrages sont d'ailleurs variables en fonction des DVD MAIS JAMAIS EN FRANCAIS. On a par contre du danois, norvégien, finnois, hollandais, anglais, norvégien ... Donc à moins d'être un bon angliciste il vous faudra bien écouter et lire les sous-titres ... en anglais. Ca aide pour progresser dans la langue de Shakespeare, certes, mais ça entrave un peu la fluidité et les subtilités de l'intrigue.

Descripción incorrecta: sólo audio en inglés y alemán, subtítulos en idiomas escandinavos. Si viniese en castellano, estaría muy bien: son 14 películas.

La descrizione del prodotto su amazon ha segnato che c'è anche la lingua italiana nel menu ma in verità non c'è se non in un dvd come sottotitoli soltanto, quindi 13 dvd su 14 sono senza lingua italiana.

Yes, this only works for region 2 but you can pretty much watch them on your computer (download the VLC player.) I even had a spare HDMI cable so I was able to hook my laptop or PC to our TV so I was able to watch it there. It is also possible to override your DVD' settings by pressing a code on your remote but you'd have to check that on the internet. Anyway, this was a bargain buy for me and I pretty much watched most of the movies on this collection with no issues. It's not heavy on special features but I bought this quite cheap so I can't complain (I got this for only 18 bucks!!!) I would take out a star from this though because it seems to be already outclassed by the other collections that are recently being put out, unless you were lucky like me who got this for such a low price.