This underrated classic is the reason why Hitch is called "The Master of Suspense". Here is an example of a true Hitchcock Masterpiece. Terrific and insightful Documentary- Saboteur: A Closer Look. Some minor grain and artifacts come and go throught the picture, but being a 60 plus year old film, it looks really good. Saboteur is enjoyable and has some fantastic scenes (especially the at the end), but suffers from unnecessary dialogue and scenes that drag the picture too long. Thrilling and suspensful as any Hitchcock film. The spectacular Statue of Liberty scene is worth the whole picture. While the picture suffers for some unnecessary scenes, all is forgiven when the awesome third act comes. Pricilla Lane is more enjoyable as is the supporting cast on both sides. Robert Cummings is not spectacular as Barry Kane but it's not terrible either. Being made during WWII, patriotic values crowd the picture. There's a great amount of suspense that unfortunately get overlooked sometimes because of long dialogues and speeches. Packed with many of the director's trademarks (wrong man accused, etc.) there's plenty of thrills to find here. This wartime suspense drama is really enjoyable but does not achieve great hights as other Hitchcock films. Excellent boxset with high quality transfers and lots of bonus material. I have yet to see all films and the bonus material (and that will take a while) and after that I will update this review with my personal thoughts of each film.įor the moment, I have to recommend this set to everyone who loves Hitchcock or suspense. I read a lot of reviews complaining the quality of The Man that Knew Too Much but it look good to me (perhaps this is because I did not had the previous edition which is supposed to have a better transfer). Watching only this three films, I realized I need to see more Hitchcock films including the best of him (Vertigo, Rear Window, etc.) My grandpa bought this set for me and has been the best birthday present ever!!! It has 14 films digitally remastered and a bonus disc. Then I saw the excellent The Birds and the good Rope. Being a film student, my first Hitchcock movie was Psycho and I absolutely loved it. First of all, I want to thank Amazon for the fast delivery of my package, it arrived before the estimate dates (June 14-July 2) and in mint condition.
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