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Just an ordinary necktie used with a deadly new twist.
After a serial killer strangles several women with a necktie, London police identify a suspect—but he's the wrong man.
Frenzy
1972 Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
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夺命狂凶, Frenesi
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Thrillers and murder mysteries Intense violence and sexual transgression Horror, the undead and monster classics mystery, murder, detective, murderer or crime cops, murder, thriller, detective or crime violence, shock, disturbing, brutal or graphic film noir, femme fatale, 1940s, thriller or intriguing horror, creepy, eerie, blood or gothic Show All…
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Basically an 80s De Palma movie. In other words, classic Hitchcock, but pervier.
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One of the most graphic and accurate depictions of serial murder in film that I've ever seen.
I cannot believe that this was a wide release film, or that *that one* scene is uncut.
Whenever I hear somebody say that their sensibilities were offended by a film I'll ask them if they've seen a film from 1972 by Alfred Hitchcock.
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Frenzy is Hitchcock's last great gift to British Cinema, also one of Hitchcock's best and least appreciated films. It's his most graphic and nasty movie but with all the classic elements of what makes a great Hitchcock.
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Alfred Hitchcock waited his whole life to show real tit during a murder scene.
The 1970s… were finally his time.
“Frenzy,” penned by “Sleuth” screenwriter Anthony Shaffer, is one of Hitchcock’s most grotesque and perverted films. And, after the unenthusiastic bore of “Topaz,” good on the old guy for still getting in his particular brand of giggles.
Returning to an idea from his silent film days of a serial killer stalking the women of London, “Frenzy” is a more mature but less refined version of Hitchcock; barely able to hide his glee at once again taking a stab at material with a proper body count.
There are certainly feminist critiques to be had over “Frenzy,” which flings bare breasts around…
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one of hitchcock's messier movies but also one of his most blunt and graphic. he was still going for the throat even at the end. "do i look like a sex murderer to you?"
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"Barbara, do I look like a sex murderer to you...?"
Well let me see...
Penchant for mid-day triple brandy's - tick
Empty wallet - tick
Pornstache - tick
Jacket with leather elbow patches - tickHitchcock used a lifetime of pent up frustration and film making expertise to deliver this beautifully sculpted 'Jack the Strangler' classic. Lude language, sexual assault, fully nude women and men in their Y fronts... this one has it all.
Carried along on a dramatic score from Ron Goodwin, Frenzy has us follow ex forces Richard Blaney on his journey from barely hanging on as a local barkeep to a slow descent as he becomes the key suspect in a string of London murders.
For me, the reeks of Hitch and is a brilliant example of a well executed straight-up crime thriller. Needed more da da dahhh though.
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I love this film. It is my favorite Hitchcock. This is probably my 3rd or 4th watch and I always find something new in it. This time I noticed that Gialli directors must have been influenced by it. I love the fact that scenes just went on forever and many things played out in 'real time'.
Everyone is great in this. Jon Finch is a bit Oliver Reed. It is always good to see Bernard Cribbins on the scene. I can't watch his Doctor Who episodes; they make me all weepy. Speaking of weepy, when Billie Whitelaw appeared on screen I said "too soon".
I feel this film gets the short shrift in some circles. I don't know anyone who mentions this when talking about the great Hitchcock films. I need to start a movement to get this film watched.
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The penultimate feature film in the extensive yet illustrious career of Alfred Hitchcock is a highly underrated gem that paints a fascinating portrait of a serial killer and, as a movie, employs all the director's trademarks & styles which over the years have only played an influential role in shaping up the filmmaking manual for Hollywood's modern thrillers.
Set in London, the plot of Frenzy centers around a serial killer who has been terrorizing the city by raping women & strangling them with neck-ties. When the ex-husband of the serial killer's latest victim is suspected by the police for being the killer, he goes on the run to prove his innocence by finding & exposing the neck-tie murderer.
Superbly directed by Hitchcock, Frenzy…
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We really want Frenzy to be Hitchcock’s last film. We want the magician Hitchcock, like Prospero, to break his staff and drown his book just as we pretend The Tempest is Shakespeare’s last play. It would make their canons so much neater. Unfortunately there’s Family Plot and The Two Noble Kinsmen, both entertaining but lacking the appropriate valedictory feel.
Hitchcock returns to the greengrocer stalls of Covent Garden where he scampered and helped his father as a kid. He returns to the serial killer genre in which he first made his name with The Lodger. And Hitchcock returns to form after a couple of uneven procedural espionage films to bring us something “rich and strange.”
Structurally Hitch again uses his…
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"Frenzy" at its core, from its script to his usual filmmaking motifs is quintessentially an Alfred Hitchcock film. With the only exception coming from the fact that this film is wrapped in the visual decor more commonly associated with Brian De Palma. And at times throughout the film, it felt like I was watching a De Palma film.
Frenzy, is Hitchcock with the shackles let loose, this is by far his most sleazy, violent and exploitative film he's made, and it stands out in his filmography as a unique piece. As the 1970's ushered in an era of director freedom it's interesting to see what it would've been like if Hitch was at his most prolific during the 70's and…
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