>it wasn't supposed to reflect my knowledge or interest in
>films before my time. if anything it was a respectful
>admission KNOWING that you are a few years older than me. I
>was simply trying to offer you a younger man's perspective. my
>interest in older films doesn't come from an urge to obtain
>superior knowledge (like AFKAP for example) and debate
>furiously over non-issues in attempt to appear smarter, and
>more seasoned. No. it's because I lover older films, newer
>films and all the ones inbetween.

excuses, excuses! like trying to get the toothpaste back into the tube!

>I love American films, foreign films, silent films, doesn't
>matter. i'm fascinated by films that are clearly dated and off
>their time (and yes Hitch's films are OF THE TIME, that's why
>the remakes were updated so drastically -

yeah? Gus Van Sant's Psycho was "updated drastically"?

>Those films aren't just entertaining but also
>educational in that they are snapshots of eras that neither I,
>or anyone else throwing jabs in this thread, will ever be able
>to personally experience.

of course, we can all experience the eras of Schindler's List, The Color Purple, Catch Me If You Can, Indiana Jones and Munich

They're not films set in 1930s, they
>ARE films from the 1930s.

okay, then... and?

so i guess Jaws is kinda weak to you because it's not just a film about the 70s, it IS a film from the 70s!

That does not mean i consider them
>any less of a classic. Why is it that anytime someone admits
>to having a certain perspective on a topic, he gets attacked
>for it?

only when the perspective is stupid.

admitting a particular perspective does not automatically make one invulnerable to criticism, you know.

All of you have your own perspectives on this. As
>passionate as you all may be NONE OF YOU were old enough to
>have sat in the cinema during Hitch's heyday either so where
>all this pseudo-lecturing stems from, i don't know.

i still don't understand what any of this has to do with anything.

is art not eternal?

the fact that i can watch Hitchcock's films years after his death and still appreciate them is actually a TESTAMENT to his greatness, not a DAMPER upon it.

it looks to me like you're interested in discussing which director is "the hottest"... not "the greatest"

Anyways,
>i'm done with this place. IMDB may have a crappy layout but
>it's much less pretentious.

LMAO! about to take another OKP break for a few months, are we, m'lad?

i love how you run away like your diaper's on fire any time someone disagrees with you here. i recommend a small dose of Man-Up, but have fun at IMDB!

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