![]() While I would think that for him he was just making the movies that interested him at the time, it really says something when you can create fear like he does in Shadow of a Doubt, examine the human psyche in Rope and explore such taboo issues as incest in Psycho. While Hitchcock wasn’t afraid to work within the same genres more than once, what sets him apart as a director is his ability to handle all the facets of each genre as if that is the one he is most known for. The movies that come with this box set are Saboteur (1942), Shadow of a Doubt (1943), Rope (1948), Rear Window (1954), The Trouble With Harry (1955), The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), Vertigo (1958), Psycho (1960), The Birds (1963), Marnie (1964), Torn Curtain (1966), Topaz (1969), Frenzy (1972) and Family Plot (1976). ![]() So without further adieu, lets get to my review of Alfred Hitchcock - The Masterpiece Collection. ![]() So when I am given the chance to use my mind (and Film Studies degree) to write about someone like Alfred Hitchcock, it is an opportunity that I revel in. If you have followed my work on this site, you will most certainly know that I review a lot of DVDs. I start off my long winded DVD review of his box set with this declaration because I loved being given the opportunity to review it. Alright, lets just begin by saying that I think Hitchcock is a master of the motion picture language.
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