Well... That was.... not very good. I found it very dull and boring in places. There's one point where I was more interesting in the football transfer market. Thankfully there are better Hitchcock movies on the way (Psycho being one) so I'm hoping they make up for this. The ending really was disappointing. It just ended without the story really having a real ending. Plus the constant picture brightness changing from bright to dark really bugged me. Here is what I had to say while watching 1935's "The 39 Steps"
Film - The 39 Steps
Year - 1935
Director - Alfred Hitchcock
Staring - Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll, Lucie Mannheim
IMDb Rating - 7.9/10
My Rating - 6.5/10
Also my first Hitchcock movie I've seen so this should be interesting
Film opens with the music hall lights switching on
Hannay arrives just in time for the performance
Don'y you just hate hecklers
We are introduced to Mr Memory on stage
Mr Memory as lent his brain the British Museum?
First question he gets - "Where's my husband?"
He is then asked who on the cup in 1926?
Lots of these questions are sports related - Is this a old version of A Question of Sport
"How far is Winnipeg from Montreal?"
WOOP WOOP IT THE SOUND OF THE POLICE
FIGHT!!!
Scrap that - BRAWL!!!
HE'S GOT A GUN!!!
The orchestra is ordered to play something to cover for everything
Holy crap! Bus driver actually stopped for them
Hannay takes Miss Smith to his place
Miss Smith is a Freelance - I'm going to guess she's not good at her job since Lance is still in prison
She askes Hannay to turn the mirror
The telephone rings and she tells him not to answer it
She just downed that drink
They leave to talk somewhere better to chat... the kitchen
Miss Smith asks Hannay for some food - He gets hallibat
Her first name is Annabella
She fired the gunshots
She says that two men wanted to kill her
She wasn't born in a country - :S
Hannay leaves the room to look for Miss Smiths stalkers
They're there
She tells him about The 39 Steps
She says the killer is missing apart of his litte finger
She also wants a map of Scotland
"Are The 39 Steps in Scotland?"
Miss Smith walks into Hannay's bedroom and collapses
She has a knife in her back
Miss Smith is dead!!!
Hannay spots the killer by a payphone
I'LL HAVE MY MAP BACK THANKS
WILL YOU ANSWER THAT PHONE
Was it required in the 1930's that everyone wear long drench coats and hats
IT'S THE MILKMAN
Hannay wants to borrow the milkvan for a getaway
"Are you married? Yes don't rub it in"
One of the killers is a spy the other is Miss Smiths husband
Hannay takes the milkman's clothes
At the train station
ALL ABOARD!
The Flying Scotsman rolls out of London
A woman's scream is made into a train siren
Two men have a chat
One of the men has womens lingerie in his suitcase
We're in Edinburgh
Hannay's apartment was near the BBC
Hannay overhears the conversation about Miss Smiths murder
He then talks about the lingerie ad in the paper
Hannay takes the paper and gets off the train
The police are looking for him
He asks for directions for what train to catch before hopping back on the same train he was just on
Hannay moves to a different carriage
The police are on the train looking for someone
Hannay randomly kisses a woman
KISS ME BITCH!
Hannay's been spotted by the police
Who brings dogs on a train
The train stops on a bridge and Hannay escapes
We are shown a bridge while hearing a description of Hannay
In the mountains of Scotland
Hannay walks along and ends up at a farm
Hannay asks the farmer if they have any jobs around
Hannay pays for a night with the farmer and his wife
The farmer's wife was from Glasgow
For supper, we're having fish
Hannay tells her about what London is like
They spelt fourth wrong - They put "Forth" (unless that's the name of the bridge)
The farmer reads the newspaper story about the murder of Miss Smith
He says a prayer before realising he's forgot to lock the barn
He walks outside the kitchen window and watches on
A car horn can be heard and this wakes everyone up
The farmer's wife wakes Hannay up
The farmer accused Hannay of sleeping with his wife
Hannay brides the farmer £5 to not confess
The farmers wife helps Hannay escape
She gives him a dark coat and Hannay escapes
The hunt is on
That policeman has some good vision to find Hannay running 1000s of feet away
They sent a helicopter to try and find Hannay
Through river and over hills we go
Hannay arrives at a shelter
Hannay was just there
The maid distracts the police
Hannay is greeted to everyone in the house
Hannay changes his name to Hammond to avoid being caught
More talk about the murder
Hannay finds the man who Miss Smith described with the missing little finger
I'm finding this a bit dull
Hannay is given a gun but doesn't take it
Hannay gets shot as a result
We rejoin the farmer who beats up his wife for giving his coat away
Hannay survived the bullet as he has a thick book in his pocket
The police get Hannay and arrest him
Hannay jumps through the police window and escapes again
He then joins a marching band?!?!
He still has the handcuffs on
Hannay leaves the band to try and hide inside a house
He's only ended up a theatre
I can't hear him
SPEAK UP
MUMBLE MUMBLE MUMBLE
Hannay is asked to talk
Hannay is then distracted by a woman
It's a government meeting
The picture quality constantly changing brightness - from bright to dark
Hannay gets the name of the cannidate wrong
Hannay is mobbed by people as he tries to leave
It's the woman from the carriage
I'm going to guess that's Pamela as no one has said who she is
I shall call her BACKSTABBER
Winge winge winge winge winge winge winge
Shifty eyes
Whistling
Thought so, that is Pamela
SHEEP
Suddenly, sheep block the road
Pamela is then handcuffed to Hannay and they run
RUN AWAY
They hide under a waterfall
Hannay threatens to shoot Pamela is she says anything
"They are 20 million people on this planet and I had to be chained to you"
Hannay and Pamela find a hotel
JUST GO ALONG WITH IT WOMAN
SHUT THE FUCK UP WOMAN
How to shut up women the Hannay way - Choke them!
Hold my sandwich while I take my stockings off
Whiskey makes everything better
Hannay takes a nail filer to the handcuffs
Hannay thinks he will be a model in Madame Tusords (think thats how you spell it)
I'm so bored with the film I've found Sunderland buying Jordi Gomez from Wigan Athletic on a free transfer more interesting
She slept with a sandwich on the lap - SCRUFFER
She manages to slide her hand out of the handcuffs - SHE'S FREE
Bet she tells on him
The police arrive at the hotel
Pamela overhears their phone conversation
They have shillings in the 1930s - I wonder when they stopped them
The hotel wife just kicked the police out
Pamela is all smiles and the music is lighthearted
She pulls the duvet over Hannay, whos still asleep and sleeps on the sofa
She then steals the duvet from Hannay
Pamela realises Hannay has been telling the truth
Pamela tells her about the conversation she overheard
Somehow we're in London
We're in New Scotland Yard with the police and Pamela
They question her about Hannay
IT'S CRAZY MONTH AT THE LONDON PALADIUM
WOOP WOOP IT'S THE SOUND OF THE POLICE
Is this meant to be a comedy play?
Pamela tries looking for Hannay in the paladium along with the spies
Hannay finds Professor Jordan in the box in the theatre
Hannay finds the song he's been whistling
It's Mr Memory
Hannay asks Mr Memory about The 39 Steps
MR MEMORY'S BEEN SHOT!!!
Did he jump out of the box
Mr Memory tells Hannay and Pamela about the secrets of The 39 Steps
Mr Memory dies after telling them that
THE END
That's it, that ending was a bit shit
Film - The 39 Steps
Year - 1935
Director - Alfred Hitchcock
Staring - Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll, Lucie Mannheim
IMDb Rating - 7.9/10
My Rating - 6.5/10
All I know about this film is that it got made into a play in London
Also my first Hitchcock movie I've seen so this should be interesting
Film opens with the music hall lights switching on
Hannay arrives just in time for the performance
Don'y you just hate hecklers
We are introduced to Mr Memory on stage
Mr Memory as lent his brain the British Museum?
First question he gets - "Where's my husband?"
He is then asked who on the cup in 1926?
Lots of these questions are sports related - Is this a old version of A Question of Sport
"How far is Winnipeg from Montreal?"
WOOP WOOP IT THE SOUND OF THE POLICE
FIGHT!!!
Scrap that - BRAWL!!!
HE'S GOT A GUN!!!
The orchestra is ordered to play something to cover for everything
Holy crap! Bus driver actually stopped for them
Hannay takes Miss Smith to his place
Miss Smith is a Freelance - I'm going to guess she's not good at her job since Lance is still in prison
She askes Hannay to turn the mirror
The telephone rings and she tells him not to answer it
She just downed that drink
They leave to talk somewhere better to chat... the kitchen
Miss Smith asks Hannay for some food - He gets hallibat
Her first name is Annabella
She fired the gunshots
She says that two men wanted to kill her
She wasn't born in a country - :S
Hannay leaves the room to look for Miss Smiths stalkers
They're there
She tells him about The 39 Steps
She says the killer is missing apart of his litte finger
She also wants a map of Scotland
"Are The 39 Steps in Scotland?"
Miss Smith walks into Hannay's bedroom and collapses
She has a knife in her back
Miss Smith is dead!!!
Hannay spots the killer by a payphone
I'LL HAVE MY MAP BACK THANKS
WILL YOU ANSWER THAT PHONE
Was it required in the 1930's that everyone wear long drench coats and hats
IT'S THE MILKMAN
Hannay wants to borrow the milkvan for a getaway
"Are you married? Yes don't rub it in"
One of the killers is a spy the other is Miss Smiths husband
Hannay takes the milkman's clothes
At the train station
ALL ABOARD!
The Flying Scotsman rolls out of London
A woman's scream is made into a train siren
Two men have a chat
One of the men has womens lingerie in his suitcase
We're in Edinburgh
Hannay's apartment was near the BBC
Hannay overhears the conversation about Miss Smiths murder
He then talks about the lingerie ad in the paper
Hannay takes the paper and gets off the train
The police are looking for him
He asks for directions for what train to catch before hopping back on the same train he was just on
Hannay moves to a different carriage
The police are on the train looking for someone
Hannay randomly kisses a woman
KISS ME BITCH!
Hannay's been spotted by the police
Who brings dogs on a train
The train stops on a bridge and Hannay escapes
We are shown a bridge while hearing a description of Hannay
In the mountains of Scotland
Hannay walks along and ends up at a farm
Hannay asks the farmer if they have any jobs around
Hannay pays for a night with the farmer and his wife
The farmer's wife was from Glasgow
For supper, we're having fish
Hannay tells her about what London is like
They spelt fourth wrong - They put "Forth" (unless that's the name of the bridge)
The farmer reads the newspaper story about the murder of Miss Smith
He says a prayer before realising he's forgot to lock the barn
He walks outside the kitchen window and watches on
A car horn can be heard and this wakes everyone up
The farmer's wife wakes Hannay up
The farmer accused Hannay of sleeping with his wife
Hannay brides the farmer £5 to not confess
The farmers wife helps Hannay escape
She gives him a dark coat and Hannay escapes
The hunt is on
That policeman has some good vision to find Hannay running 1000s of feet away
They sent a helicopter to try and find Hannay
Through river and over hills we go
Hannay arrives at a shelter
Hannay was just there
The maid distracts the police
Hannay is greeted to everyone in the house
Hannay changes his name to Hammond to avoid being caught
More talk about the murder
Hannay finds the man who Miss Smith described with the missing little finger
I'm finding this a bit dull
Hannay is given a gun but doesn't take it
Hannay gets shot as a result
We rejoin the farmer who beats up his wife for giving his coat away
Hannay survived the bullet as he has a thick book in his pocket
The police get Hannay and arrest him
Hannay jumps through the police window and escapes again
He then joins a marching band?!?!
He still has the handcuffs on
Hannay leaves the band to try and hide inside a house
He's only ended up a theatre
I can't hear him
SPEAK UP
MUMBLE MUMBLE MUMBLE
Hannay is asked to talk
Hannay is then distracted by a woman
It's a government meeting
The picture quality constantly changing brightness - from bright to dark
Hannay gets the name of the cannidate wrong
Hannay is mobbed by people as he tries to leave
It's the woman from the carriage
I'm going to guess that's Pamela as no one has said who she is
I shall call her BACKSTABBER
Winge winge winge winge winge winge winge
Shifty eyes
Whistling
Thought so, that is Pamela
SHEEP
Suddenly, sheep block the road
Pamela is then handcuffed to Hannay and they run
RUN AWAY
They hide under a waterfall
Hannay threatens to shoot Pamela is she says anything
"They are 20 million people on this planet and I had to be chained to you"
Hannay and Pamela find a hotel
JUST GO ALONG WITH IT WOMAN
SHUT THE FUCK UP WOMAN
How to shut up women the Hannay way - Choke them!
Hold my sandwich while I take my stockings off
Whiskey makes everything better
Hannay takes a nail filer to the handcuffs
Hannay thinks he will be a model in Madame Tusords (think thats how you spell it)
I'm so bored with the film I've found Sunderland buying Jordi Gomez from Wigan Athletic on a free transfer more interesting
She slept with a sandwich on the lap - SCRUFFER
She manages to slide her hand out of the handcuffs - SHE'S FREE
Bet she tells on him
The police arrive at the hotel
Pamela overhears their phone conversation
They have shillings in the 1930s - I wonder when they stopped them
The hotel wife just kicked the police out
Pamela is all smiles and the music is lighthearted
She pulls the duvet over Hannay, whos still asleep and sleeps on the sofa
She then steals the duvet from Hannay
Pamela realises Hannay has been telling the truth
Pamela tells her about the conversation she overheard
Somehow we're in London
We're in New Scotland Yard with the police and Pamela
They question her about Hannay
IT'S CRAZY MONTH AT THE LONDON PALADIUM
WOOP WOOP IT'S THE SOUND OF THE POLICE
Is this meant to be a comedy play?
Pamela tries looking for Hannay in the paladium along with the spies
Hannay finds Professor Jordan in the box in the theatre
Hannay finds the song he's been whistling
It's Mr Memory
Hannay asks Mr Memory about The 39 Steps
MR MEMORY'S BEEN SHOT!!!
Did he jump out of the box
Mr Memory tells Hannay and Pamela about the secrets of The 39 Steps
Mr Memory dies after telling them that
THE END
That's it, that ending was a bit shit