Dad, I hate you!
Thursday, December 30, 2010 As well as lots of books, I also got several DVD box sets for Christmas - The David Lean Centenary Collection (a 10-DVD set including Brief Encounter, Great Expectations and Oliver Twist), a Film Noir Collection including The Killers and Double Indemnity and best of all, perhaps, a 15-DVD set entitled, quite simply, Alfred Hitchcock.
The latter features most of my favourite Hitchcock films including Torn Curtain, Vertigo, Rear Window and Psycho.
Psycho was the first Hitchcock film I ever saw and even now I find it hard to watch one or two scenes. Last night I decided it was time to share the experience with my children.
My daughter, 13, wasn't so keen but she didn't miss a beat, even when Janet Leigh was stabbed in the shower. In fact, I noticed that she never took her eyes of the screen, even when she was burying her head in a cushion.
After the detective was murdered, however, she caught my eye and whispered, "Dad, I hate you!"
Tonight we're going to watch The Birds. My treat.
Reader Comments (1)
I bought that Hitchcock box set and was a little annoyed that it wasn't available on blue-ray. Annoyed because I know I will buy it again when it is available on blue-ray (if it isn't already).