Wed 12 Sep 2007
Cary Grant was at his best. I felt for his character the whole movie. Hitchcock did everything right here. The backdrop of the train and Mt. Rushmore, what can you say? PERFECT!
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NORTH BY NORTHWEST
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Tue 3 Jul 2007
This movie is my favourite because I can watch it over and over and it’s always as great as the first time. There isn’t a single sequence of a movie that lasts too long or bores auditory.
The actors are great; Saint did a great job as well as Grant…I don’t need to brag Hitchcock, his direction is enough praised.
Tue 15 May 2007
NORTH BY NORTHWEST
Posted by Josh Porro under AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies , Adventure , NORTH BY NORTHWEST , SuspenseNo Comments
Perfect combination of humor, style and suspense.
Having seen over ninety of AFI’s 1998 top 100, I still pick North by Northwest as my favorite for its perfect combination of humor, style and suspense. Film scholars and historians take it seriously, but it never takes itself too seriously. Hitchcock made other great films that also demonstrated his mastery of the medium, but the style and humor in this film make it my favorite.
By: Maarten Pereboom
Tue 6 Mar 2007
Why I feel in love with classic suspence and action movies.
What every movie should have. A great story, an unexpected conclusion, increbible suspence, action with memorable characters and a new movie experince everytime you watch. The chase sequences even though the film is nearly 40 years old do not seem outdated and appear realistic.
By: John Obrigewitsch
Tue 6 Mar 2007
Schlub, advertising exec Richard O. Thornhill, played by Cary Grant (what does the ‘O’ stand for? “Nothing”) is mistakenly taken as a good-guy spy by the bad-guy spies (the wonderful James Mason, Martin Landau) leading to the climax at Mt. Rushmore.
Probably the best beginning of a film (visuals, and soundtrack) ever done until that time. Clever dialogue - the wonderful Cary, equally wonderful Eva Marie Saint, Mason and Landau and of course, the McGuffin! I think it is Hitchock’s best.
By: Mary Buchanan
