Alfred Hitchcock: The Essential Collection [DVD]

All good ,worth the price for Hitchcock lovers (I can't afford the blue ray ones) for what you get with the surprising extras it's worth the money

A superb selection of Hitchcock films that should entertain over several nights. Superbly shot these films show what a class producer and director Hitchcock was and even after all these years they never seem to age.

Alfred Hitchock - Essential Collection contains Psycho, Rear Window, Vertigo and The Birds. It's just 4 previous older DVD versions put together. I didn't mind the fact because I didn't own these films previously. All 4 films are in their own separate cases and comes with some extras. Rear Window comes with 2 featurettes and some trailers, art gallery. Vertigo comes with commentary track involving people who worked on the film, 30 min featurette on restoration and production of the film, and trailer. Psycho has only a trailer and no other extras. The Birds has 1 hour 20 min long documentary, Tippi Hedren's screen test, Deleted scene + alternate ending( via storyboards and script pages), Universal News reel and a trailer. Picture is 4:3 aspect ratio. Overall not bad collection for those who want to experience Hitchcock for the first time. But could have used better versions.

After studying Psycho for my film A-Level, I realized I'd committed something of a film sin ... I'd never watched a Hitchcock film. To put things right, I bought the appropriately named Essential Alfred Hitchcock Collection. In the set, you get four of his most iconic and successful films: Rear Window, Vertigo, Psycho and The Birds. I won't go into too much detail about each one individually, as there's little I could say that hasn't already been said (and said better than I could ever put it). However, if I had to choose a favourite, it has to be Psycho - a film that truly earns it iconic status, has aged phenomenally well, and is a masterclass of filmmaking. Meanwhile, The Birds proves why Hitchcock is called "The Master Of Suspense", and after a lot of entertaining, suspenseful build-up, he lets loose with surprisingly brutal and unexplained bird attacks. Rear Window makes for absorbing viewing, and sees the return of this same suspense while also tapping into and satisfying our subconscious desire to see and know about the affairs of others. Vertigo ends up becoming a plot shrouded in mystery, twists and thrills, and while I'd argue it's probably the weakest of the four films, it's still an amazing feat of filmmaking, with a flawless final act. If you've never watched anything from Hitchcock, as was the case with me, then this is probably the best start you could ask for, and you get four brilliant films in a nicely-presented box set.

All my favourite movies in one collection, worth the price

As Box Sets and "Essential Collections" go, this one is right up there with the very best. The four films included are all fantastic, the DVDs are excellent, each comes in its own case and each is jam packed with extra features including making of featurettes, cast and crew interviews and restoration documentaries. I got an awful lot more than I was expecting and I loved watching it all. My two favourites among the films are Rear Window and Vertigo, and as it happens, both are presented in a stunning restored version in the original aspect ratio. The Birds has nice picture quality and vibrant colours, but unfortunately is presented in a cropped 1.33 : 1 format. It's not a huge problem for me, but fans of this particular film may be disappointed. The bonus material about this film is, however, particularly interesting. Psycho is in black and white, the picture quality is serviceable, the sound is good, aspect ratio is the original 1.85 : 1.

Brilliant collection loved it

Essential is essential. All the creepy classics you need.

unable to play in my dvd, wrong region

It's Hitchcock. What more does one need to say.

Sin problemas

No problems…. No issues… 👍🏼😊

Class set. Essential for Hitchcock marathon movie afternoon.