Review: The Riot Club

When you first see the trailer for this British drama, you will naturally hate a lot of these main characters.
I did feel that. But I also saw a very interesting topic that could be broken down to make it entertaining viewing.

Seen as a fictionalised version of the famous Bullingdon Club of Oxford University which is a well known gang that is associated with grand banquets and extreme vandalism. It has been know for ex-members to eventually end up in high political posts such as George Osborne, Boris Johson and David Cameron.

After a pretty rushed introduction, we get going with a few promising start of term moments. Even with the stereotypical toff characters making me feel like rolling my eyes, the performances were keeping me interested.
From then on, it quickly turned into something quite tense, thrilling and really nasty at times.

I think it is safe to say this film will get polarizing reviews. I can see a few walk outs, mainly due to the fact that people will naturally hate the characters due to their toff characteristics.
But I think others, will find it interesting viewing with some very uncomfortable moments.

For me, I felt I was the latter. When I saw the trailer and who was part of the it, I was hoping for an interesting insight into this club and the class system etc.
The big positives I thought were the performances. Sam Claflin was the breakthrough out of everyone. Despite all these people being posh, over the course of the film you get interesting insights into some of them and his was by far the biggest.

A lot of the scenes, especially in the second half do get quite uncomfortable to watch by the end. By then, we get to really know the intentions of The Riot Club and there was one particular scene that at this moment in time could be quite controversial. The timing of its release well definitely affect its box office.

Sadly, despite it going the way I hope it would, it just did not have enough depth that I was expecting. It felt like it was a surface driven film. This is by no means a bad thing, the surface that was shown was great to watch, but this could have been one of the best British films to come out this year if it just delved a bit more deeper into the plot.
Another negative that I think a lot we get from this is that the characters will get a lot of natural hate. One great comparison will with that of The Wolf Of Wall Street. The main characters may be doing terrible things, but you just get intrigued by them. But some will just strongly dislike them due to their morals being incredibly wrong in every way.

I did end up enjoying it, but I think it could have been something quite extraordinary. The lack of depth was noticeable and that could have elevated the dark and disturbing nature of the film. However, despite having a lot of surface, it is great surface and deserves multiple viewings.
There are great performances lead by the ever impressive Sam Claflin and like many British citizens, we cannot resist watching something that is related to the gap in the class system. We always seem to be intrigued by that subject matter, which is one of many reasons why programmes such as Downton Abbey have done well.

Rating: 7/10

Requested Top 10: My Top 10: Feel-Good Underdog Sports Films

This could well be the most specific request I have had so far.

I have done my top 10 sports films, which was one of the first blogs that I have posted. However, this one is for only sports films with an underdog element and feel-good tone.
This sub-genre is quite a popular one with many fans of film. Despite a predictable ending, the build-up and sport action involved makes you forget about the probability of the plot.

With this being a specific request, there has to be some rules. One film that may have a feel-good tone and has an underdog element that I cannot include is Cool Runnings. For people who have seen it will understand why I cannot include it.

Some that have missed out that I must mention are The Mighty Ducks and Space Jam. These two films are very special to me as they got interested a lot of sports that I still remain a fan of. But sadly, I always try to not show any favoritism in my lists and I cannot include them. It has been a tough call as there are a lot of great films to choose from.

Here are my top 10:

10) Shaolin Soccer - Hong Kong director Stephen Chow changed the way football movies are made.

With vintage Chow comedy, this terrifically enjoyable film has a great comic book feel to it and gave us interesting characters that you instantly care for.

It may have a few odd bits at the start, but the second half is essential viewing.

9) The Rookie - A dramatic an emotional story that sees a high school baseball coach look to finally try out for the major leagues.

However, to visit the try outs, his under-achieving high school team must aim to make the playoffs.

It has great emotion and hits all the right notes.

8) Seabiscuit - Nominated for 7 Oscars and based on a true story, this a wonderfully told story that will warm anyone's heart.

During depression-era America, sport is where people find hope.
In horse racing, the Kentucky Derby is the biggest race of the year and this undersized stallion manages to achieve something no-one else could.

7) The Legend Of Bagger Vance - An absolute favourite of mine.

When a golf club owner is looking to create the biggest exhibition tournament with the greatest players, a down-and-out local pro played by Matt Damon has been given the chance to recover his game.

With the arrival of a mystical caddy, Damon's character finds the help he has been looking for.

6) Moneyball - Nominated for 6 Oscars, this beautiful looking drama tell us the true story of how a major league baseball manager changed the way of how to win the league of a sport that is over a century hold.

With great story-telling and memorable performances, it is one of those few sports films that fans and non-fans can like on the same level.

5) Warrior - One of the big hits of this current decade, this films based on mixed martial-arts makes Rocky look like a pillow fight.

This is pure entertainment, has memorable performances and the action is quite amazing. You really feel the pain the actors are going through and by the end of it, you want to achieve something that you never thought of trying.

4) Any Given Sunday - Any film directed by Oliver Stone will have anyone preparing for the subject matter to be quite in your face. This one, is no exception.
This graphic presentation of American Football is quite enjoyable and has some great performances from a surprisingly impressive performance.
With stars such as Al Pacino, Jamie Foxx, Dennis Quaid, Cameron Diax, LL Cool J and James Woods, this one of those rare adult sport movies that is well made.

3) Miracle - Before directing Warrior, Gavin O'Connor made this deeply emotional portrayal of one of the greatest moments in Olympic history.
With the Soviet Union dominating the Ice Hockey world, America's challenge is with an ambitious coach with an unprecedented amateur squad.

It is quite inspirational viewing and has a memorable end credits sequence.

2) The Greatest Game Ever Played - Despite getting mixed reviews from the critics, this wins the fans over every time.

It tells the true story of 1931 U.S Open golf tournament, where a young amateur and former caddy takes on the worlds best and inspires a nation.

I love for its drama, cinematography and how perfect it looks in terms of the production and costume design.

1) Remember The Titans - This has been mentioned on many lists in the past, so you can probably tell how much I love this film.

Performances you will never forget, amazingly touching scenes and terrific American Football action. Lead by Denzel Washington and many famous actors that at the time were widely unknown, this is the film I just have to watch before a big match that I am competing in.

Also, its got a terrific soundtrack, especially in the end credits.

Requested Top 10: 80's Films Associated With The 80's

When you think of the 1980's, you instantly think of big hair, should pads, Pac-Man and the general cheesiness of everything. But its biggest contribution was the growth of pop culture. The most popular films of this particular decade owe a lot to pop culture. A lot of the films that I will mention are guaranteed to be close to your hearts.

However, I would like to mentions some films that missed out that are as famous as the films that did make it:

Top Gun - A pretty solid drama with good amounts of action. I did not like as much as others, but thought it was pleasant viewing at best.

An American Werewolf In London - An above average horror that for some people saw it as a bit of a ground-breaker.

First Blood - The birth of the Rambo franchise. I'm not a big lover of brainless action movies, and this one sort of proves it. However, if you expect full on explosions that I recommend Rambo: First Blood Part II

Near Dark - One of the better, more interesting and probably my favorite vampire movies. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow and featuring a lot of actors you would see in a James Cameron film, this films has a great mix of horror and mythology of the vampire legend.

Gremlins - Only first saw a few years ago and saw it to be a wonderfully dark film that amazed me as to how violent and enjoyable it is. This would also be a great film to watch over Christmas if you are not a big fan of those generic holiday films.

The Goonies - Many people's all-time favourite. Sadly for me, I was not brought up by it and saw when I was much older. I still think its a romping adventure film, but I felt a lot of the film to be just annoying screaming by the child actors.

Robocop - A film that you forget that is certified as an 18. But when you re-live the dark violence, you remember how great this action packed blockbuster.

Stand By Me - Some people see it as the ultimate 'coming-of-age' film. I agree to that statement to an extent. But sadly just missed out on my top 10.

The Thing - A terrific terrifying horror film that is well known for its wonderful design. Directed by John Carpenter, this is probably his masterpiece and is great fun to watch.

Ferris Bueller's Day Off - Seen by a lot by as the ultimate 80's film. I'm sorry, but this is not even going to make my top 10. This does not mean that I did not like it. It is a great comedy with smart writing and wonderful characters and performances. It will be a timeless classic for many.

The Naked Gun: From The Files Of Police Squad! - An absolute belter of a crime comedy that stars the brilliant Leslie Nielsen as an incompetent cop. It is spoof comedy of the highest standard and if this was a top 11, this would be included.

Before I talk about my top 10, I would like to say this is NOT my top ten films of the 1980's. But my top 10 films that were released in the 1980's that you would associate with the 1980's. This could be from the style of film-making, the memories and legacy the film has given since its release or just the general look of everyone in the film, amongst other things.

Now that you know, here is my top 10:

10) Poltergeist (1982) - A highly enjoyable horror with Steven Spielberg being involved in the screenplay.
It involves a family that is being haunted by a group of ghosts.
There are many memorable and jump out of your seat moments. The visual effects are pretty impressive for that time also.

9) Big (1988) - With the exception of Splash, this is the performance that began his illustrious career.

When a boy wishes to be big by asking a wish from a machine, he wakes up the next morning with this life suddenly turning on its head.
There is the perfect blend of comedy and moving drama.
The idea may sound silly, but the makers make a wonderful viewing experience that can easily be seen many times.

8) Ghostbusters (1984) - Probably seen as the most entertaining film of this decade and it still works now and probably will forever more.

Seen as a timeless classic by many and great writing and brilliant performances definitely gives this film enough credit to be seen as that.

With a few mysterious incidents taking place in New York, three professors decide to make a business where they catch ghosts.

7) Die Hard (1988) - Possibly the most watched action film of all-time.
Bruce Willis stars in his breakthrough performance as an off-duty cop that gets caught up in a hijacking of an important building in Los Angeles.
It has everything you could want in action film. Big set-pieces, memorable characters and smart dialogue with lines that people will use in everyday life.

6) Airplane! (1980) - After an entire crew of an airplane falls to illness, it is up to an ex-pilot that is afraid of flying to help them land.

A plot like that is the just the beginning of the laugh count that will just implode.

When you think a movie could not get any funnier Airplane manages to pull that off in such a smart and witty way.

5) The Shining (1980) - Directed by Stanley Kubrick, this iconic horror sees Jack Nicholson play a father who becomes influenced by an evil spirit whilst living in an isolated hotel with his family.

With a master director at the helm, this has many clever set-pieces that will scar you for life.

4) The Breakfast Club (1985) - A film that completely struck me throughout.

When five high school students all depicting all the usual stereotypes meet in detention, they discover how much in common they have with each other.

It is a great movie that everyone can relate to and will make you want to punch the air by the end.
This will run with all of your emotions and you will not be forgetting this film anytime soon.

3) Back To The Future (1985) - The first part of a trilogy that has become one of the most enjoyable trilogies in film history.

When rundown professor invents time-travel, a young friend gets stuck in the past. It is up to him to not only get himself back to his time, but save his own existence.

It will have no doubt be seen by everyone during their childhood and I am sure people will still watch again and again for decades to come.

2) The Terminator (1984) - A tense, thrilling and action-packed sci-fi that saw the birth of Arnold Schwarzenegger and director James Cameron.

With a b-movie style plot, Cameron gives the deserved production value that makes it a romping success.

It is amazing to think that its sequel manages to top its predecessor.

1) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - Winner of four Oscars, Steven Spielberg directs the highest grossing film of this decade.

It is seen as Spielberg's most personal film and is everything you want from a Spielberg film.

Full of amazing moments that is perfectly family viewing and wilmany families to come.

Review: Sin City: A Dame To Kill For

2005 saw the first Sin City released. Its  became one of the biggest surprise hits in film of the last decade. The big positives that came out of it was the feeling of the pages literally leaping onto the screen, the old school noir feel to it, the visuals and the level of detail the director and his team did to make sure he remained loyal to the source material and the style of presentation.

Sadly, this nine year wait could well be A Dame To Kill For's downfall. This is by no means a bad or boring movie. But I think we all knew this was never going to surpass or even match its predecessor. A film with such uniqueness and novelty could never match the expectations, it was pretty much inevitable. You see that with many films e.g. The Matrix.

From the very first scene, I instantly kept remembering how enjoyable the first one was. I did not really want to do that, but the opening story did not engage me enough. I was also distracted by unnecessary changes to a certain character which annoyed me.
Thankfully, we got introduced to a new character and an underused one from the previous film. This is where I started to get a bit more interested into what the new Sin City installment could actually do now. As the blood, violence and film-noir tone romped along, I was feeling about more comfortable with this sequel. But I'm afraid the novelty is starting to ware off which I think many will expect and this was looking like to be solid and nothing more.
After a pretty sudden ending to an reasonably entertaining finale, I was having mixed feelings.

Let's start with the positives. The visuals are still pleasing to the eye. The best performances are by the slick Joseph Gordon-Levitt, the amazingly villainous Powers Boothe and the striking Eva Green. There are also some great set-pieces, mainly involving Jessica Alba which was pleasing to the eye.

As for the negatives, its biggest one is its lack of charactersation, the generally underwhelming stories and no iconic moments that will crop up in your head weeks after seeing it.
One character that felt less edgy and a bit detached from the film was Josh Brolin's performance as Dwight. With Clive Owen playing the role in 2005, his performance felt far superior to Brolin which is hard to believe from their previous work. Another performance that seemed to lack was Rourke as Marv. After stealing the show in 2005, he seemed to be a pastiche of himself.

In the end, I felt there were positives such as the interesting new characters, strong visuals, nice set-pieces and a continuing great modern homage to film-noir. But there was disappointing moments, the stories did not feel as engaging, the pacing did not feel as smooth as the first one, some of the returning characters did not develop well, the ending was quite abrupt and it felt a bit over-digitalised.
I was forced to see it in 3D, as I did not have time to find a 2D screening. It is actually a surprising use of 3D which I did think would happen. It did enhance that graphic novel tone which was nice to see, and fair play to the makers for making great use of this technology.
It is reasonably enjoyable, but I think throughout the film you would be thinking how good the first Sin City was and still is. But I am hoping over time that people will ignore the gap in releases and watch it back-to-back and that could make it look better.

Rating: 7/10

My Top 10: Richard Attenborough Films

For about 70 years, Lord Richard Attenborough has become a British treasure and one of the most famous actors and directors around the world.
From his breakthrough in the late 1940's to his re-emergence in the early 1990's, Attenborough has conjured up many memorable performances.

His triumphs as a director have been quite impressive also. With big hits such as A Bridge Too Far, Chorus Line, Chaplin and Gandhi where Attenborough won two Oscars for and the film eventually winning eight.

One film that I will give an honorable mention to that missed out on my top 10, is Guns At Batasi. This BAFTA award winning war drama sees a group of British soldiers caught up in the middle of a war between two African factions. It is quite a tense watch as Attenborough's character creates quite a presence and basically steals the show as he gives us the most memorable character in the entire film.

Out of his 65 films, I have only seen 17 of them. I will rank all of the ones I have seen and give a short review for each of my top 10:

16) And Then There Were None
15) Loot
14) Dunkirk
13) The Lost World: Jurassic Park
12) Miracle On 34th Street
11) Doctor Dolittle

10) Flight Of The Phoenix - Only recently seen this. A group of people crash land in the Arabian desert and they are looking for a way back into civilization.
As the men gradually lose their minds, that is where we see the film shine.

It has a star-studded cast list that include James Stewart, Ernest Borgnine, Hardy Kruger and of course Mr. Attenborough himself.

The script is good, acting is top-notch and the visuals make you feel you are there with him.

A great human survival story that the re-make could never capture.

9) I'm All Right Jack - An iconic British comedy about an aristocrat (played by Ian Carmeichel) in search of a career who gets caught up in a battle between his uncle and an aggressive labour union.
Attenborough plays a friend of the uncle who helps persuade Carmeichel's character to find a job.
His moments on screen are few, but they are valuable nonetheless.

8) The Angry Silence - I've only recently seen this and I found this very impactful viewing.

It sees Attenborough play a factory worker who goes against his colleagues during an unofficial strike.

It's themes are incredible relatable and timeless and the performances all over the board are very impressive.

7) The Magic Box - Bit of a hidden gem this one. This tells the story of William Friese-Greene, a luckless British inventor who claims to have invented the first movie camera.

Played wonderfully by Robert Donat, this is captivating biography drama. We see Lord Attenborough play a man called Jack Carter, the husband of Friese-Greene's ex-wife.

It is a solid performance that is part of a bigger picture with Donat taking centre stage.

6) The League Of Gentleman (1960) - A wonderful comedy heist full of the best of British acting at the time.

A bored war veteran decides to recruit a group of his old colleagues to perform a series of perfect bank robberies.

It is highly amusing and is certainly a good watch. Attenborough plays one of the disgraced colleagues and adds his own style to this enjoyable heist that took place years before the original Ocean's Eleven was released.

5) Elizabeth - A very well made period drama that depicts the early years of Queen Elizabeth I, played by Cate Blanchett.

With a star-studded cast list, Attenborough was given the role of Sir William Cecil, the Queen's chief advisor.

It may be a bit 'Hollywoodised', but is still great viewing and was well deserving of its Oscar.

4) Brighton Rock (1947) - The film that put Richard Attenborough on the map.

Playing the dangerous criminal Pinkie Brown, Attenborough's on-screen presence is something quite impressive. His performance really darkens the tone even more than intended and really feels ahead of its time.

After being ordered to murder someone, Brown makes sure that the police keep believing it to be suicide by eliminating all the witnesses.

3) 10 Rillington Place - Probably Attenborough's most chilling performance.
He plays John Christie, a middle-aged apartment manager who in secret kills his customers. However, Christie meets his toughest residents.

With John Hurt being a vital support, this film really surprised me and I will never forget this tense feature.

2) Jurassic Park - Directed by Steven Spielberg, this 90's classic sees Attenborough in his most well-known role.

He plays John Hammond, a man with a vision and has managed to bring creatures back to life after being extinct for 65 million years. However, his newly-built theme park does not go as planned.

1) The Great Escape - Many people's greatest war and British film of all-time and seen as a permanent fixture in Christmas TV viewings.

A group of soldiers in a prisoner of war camp plan for several hundred to escape the German camp in one night.
Attenborough plays Barlett, who frontiers the plan and sets events into motion.

One of the most enjoyable films that never fails on multiple viewings.

My Top 10: Joseph Gordon-Levitt Films

One of the few famous child actors to still make a living in acting. Joseph Gordon-Levitt began his career with various successful TV series such as Dark Shadows, Roseanne and 3rd Rock From The Sun.
During that time he also had a few minor roles in pretty good small budget films and cheesy kids films.

In the first few years of the 2000's, there was little activity from Gordon-Levitt, until in 2004 he returned with an impressive performance in a film that has made my top 10. For the last decade now, Gordon-Levitt has become one of the most popular and sought over young adult actors.
Appearing in a variety of films, from big budget blockbusters, to successful rom-coms and to independent low-budget films, Gordon-Levitt still has many years to come and I am sure his hardcore fans will be excited about that.

My top 10 is pretty good for an actor like Gordon-Levitt, but I can see better films taking its place in the near future. Out of his 52 films, I have only seen 21 of them. I will rank of the ones I have seen and give a short review of each of my top 10:

21) Angels In The Outfield
20) G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra
19) Sin City: A Dame To Kill For

18) Project Power
17) The Night Before
16) Snowden
15) Premium Rush
14) Treasure Planet
13) The Lookout
12) 500 Days Of Summer
11) The Wind Rises

10) Mysterious Skin - The film that re-introduced Gordon-Levitt to the world.

Two young men that have had similar troubled childhoods cross paths and together discover a horrible truth.

It is hard viewing, but Gordon-Levitt's performance reminds us how talented he is.

9) A River Runs Through It - Not on the screen for the majority of the film, but plays a vital role in this terrific and moving drama.

Part of the cast that includes a relatively unknown Brad Pitt at the time, this a terrific story about two sons in rural Montana with two polarizing beliefs. But one thing they have in common, is fly-fishing.

8) 10 Things I Hate About You - A rom-com high school film that is surprisingly charming, witty and has a feel-good tone about it.
Alongside the late great Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles, it tells the story of a new kid (played by Ledger) trying to find a guy to date the meanest girl in school.
The reason for doing this task is so Ledger's character can date her sister, and her sister can only date once this mean girl is.

7) 50/50 - One of Gordon-Levitt's most memorable performances.
Based on a true story, it centres around the a man in his 20's who is trying cope with cancer and aims to beat the disease.
With great supporting performances performances by Seth Rogan, Anna Kendrick, Bryce Dallas Howard and Anjelica Huston, this is a really moving drama that pulls the right amount of heart-strings and plays to the biggest audience possible.

6) The Walk - Gordon-Levitt's latest venture and this time it is with director Robert Zemeckis.

It tells the incredible story of wire-walker Philippe Petit's 'artistic stunt of the 20th century' when he walks on a wire between the World Trade Centre towers.

It is solid story-telling that ends with a jaw-dropping climax.

5) The Trial Of The Chicago 7 - Another thrilling and dialogue heavy thriller from director and writer Aaron Sorkin that tells the story of the shocking true courtroom trial of seven relating to a anti-Vietnam war riot in 1968.

It's a well constructed piece of cinema with a strong ensemble cast with Gordon-Levitt being a big contribution as the leader of the prosecution.

4) Lincoln - Director Steven Spielberg's latest directorial duties sees the story of former American president Abraham Lincoln and hiss mission to abolish slavery.

Gordon-Levitt plays Abraham's son Robert and is a solid support for leads Sally Field and Daniel Day-Lewis who won an Oscar for his performance.

It may not have that pure cinema feeling, but there is still that Spielberg feel to it. It probably has the same feel and tone to War Horse.

3) Looper - One of the big hits of 2012. Directed by future Star Wars director Rian Johnson, Gordon-Levitt stars as a man living in the near future where time-travelling is outlawed and his job to kill off people the mob want dead.

It can get complicated and that is what makes sci-fi's like this entertaining, puzzling and highly enjoyable.

2) The Dark Knight Rises - The third and final part of Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy takes place eight years after the Joker's anarchy of Gotham City.
While Batman is slowly coming back into action, a old darkness is returning.
Gordon-Levitt plays a young cop who ends up becoming a vital role into bringing peace back to Gotham City.

1) Inception - Not exactly a performance driven film, but definitely one of the best films of all-time.
Gordon-Levitt's first time with Chrostpher Nolan in this complex sci-fi espionage thriller.
Joseph's character is the right-hand man to the top extractor that has been given the ultimate test of implanting a memory into a person and making them believe it is a real memory.
Probably the most intelligent big budget blockbuster we will ever see.

My Top 10: Alfred Hitchcock Films

From the early 1920's to the late 1970's, Alfred Hitchcock has made a staggering amount of films and has been known as 'the master of the suspense'.

When I came across his films for the first time about four years ago, I was just amazed at his style of film-making and how a lot of his films look to be timeless. A typical Hitchcock film will consist of, interesting characters, a lot of tense moments, a cameo from Alfred himself and an abrupt and sometimes poor ending.

The London born director will probably be seen as the greatest director to never win an Oscar. Nominated 5 times, I and many others always seem shocked when we hear of his record at the Academy Awards. Despite that, his films are high up in many peoples lists of great films of all-time and this top 10 could be one of the best I've ever made.

Great films that have sadly missed out are To Catch A Thief, Spellbound, Notorious, Suspicion, Rebecca, Saboteur and many others.

Before I announce my top 10, I must say that if you are reading this and never seen or not watched many of Hitch's films, then I strongly recommend you do.

Out of his 56 films, I have seen 32 of them. I will rank all of the ones that I have seen and give a short review for each of my top 10:

32) Topaz
31) Torn Curtain
30) Secret Agent
29) The Wrong Man
28) Jamaica Inn

27) Sabotage

26) Young And Innocent

25) The Lodger
24) I Confess
23) Foreign Correspondent
22) Lifeboat
21) The Trouble With Harry
20) The 39 Steps
19) Marnie
18) Frenzy
17) The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
16) To Catch A Thief
15) Suspicion
14) Spellbound
13) Notorious
12) Rebecca
11) Saboteur

10) North By Northwest - When a simple working man gets mistaken for an agent by foreign spies, he is pursued across the country looking for a way to survive.

With some memorable scenes and lead by the magnificent Cary Grant, this is seen as one of Hitchcock's greats.

9) The Lady Vanishes - A real oldie and probably the breakthrough film that recognised Hitchcock's talents as a director.

When travelling across Europe, a young lady notices a passenger is missing and she gets help from several other passengers to work out this mysterious disappearance.

8) Strangers On A Train - An important film for me personally as it became the 3,000th film that I have seen. I am glad that I chose this one.

Being released almost in the middle of Hitch's 20 year strong purple patch, this definitely has all the things you know and love with the master of the suspense's film-making.

When an odd stranger bumps into a tennis star, a theory about murder is discussed, and then suddenly becomes a real plan.

7) Shadow Of A Doubt - I will never forget this first time I saw this. With its terrifying performance and the unforgettable and haunting performance by Joseph Cotton, Shadow Is A Doubt is a chilling tale.

When a young woman discovers that her uncle is not who he claims to be, it is up to her to reveal his true identity.

6) Rope - Famously set in real-time, Rope is a remarkable achievement for its time and by Hitchcock.

When two friends murder one of their classmates, they decide to hide the body in their apartment and invite his classmates friends to challenge the perfection of their crime.

5) Dial M For Murder - Only recently seen this and have been wanting to for the past couple of years.

When a husband discovers his wife is having an affair, he hires a hit-man to conduct the perfect crime.
But when things go wrong, he has to resort to Plan B.

4) Rear Window - A really interesting subject that Hitchcock has chosen.

When a photographer injures his leg, his time off consisted of him spying on his fellow residents. Over time, he begins to suspect that one of his neighbours has murdered his wife.

A great presentation into the world of voyeurism.

3) The Birds - This film really changed me and I feel it to be one of the greatest films I have ever seen.

When a wealthy lady meets a potential boyfriend, she follows him to a small costal town, where the suddenly the birds for some reason start attacking her and soon the whole town.
With one of the scariest finales I have ever seen, I will never look at birds in the same way ever again.

2) Vertigo - Another chilling a tense presentation as we see James Stewart and Kim Novak take on the leading roles.

When a retired detective that suffers from acrophobia investigates the going on of a friends wife. Over time, he suddenly becomes a bit too interested in her daily life.

1) Psycho - Hitchcock's masterpiece. This big hit from 1960 changed the way of film-making.

When a young secretary steals a large amount of money, she goes on the run and stops at this remote motel ran by a strange character that is dominated by his mother.

With one of the most memorable scenes in film, Psycho will be seen as a timeless classic.