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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Feb 7, 2006
Pros: Cary Grant. Suspenseful, entertaining movie.
Cons: Nothing
Summary: Alfred Hitchcock created some of the most suspenseful movies ever made during his career as a director. I've seen and enjoyed many of his movies. Over the last few years I have added several of his movies to my DVD collection. North by ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 30, 2012
Pros: It's Hitchcock on Blu Ray! North by Northwest was remastered very well.
Cons: Sometimes Blu Ray can reveal sets from live actions.
Summary: North by Northwest. If this doesn't conjure up images of Cary Grant running away from a crop plane, the beautiful Eva Marie Saint or the exciting style of Alfred Hitchcock, you have missed one of cinema's classic masterpieces.North by ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 7, 2011
Pros: Grant; Saint; Hitchcock's creative direction; Herrmann's creative score; suspense and humor
Cons: Some rather risque innuendo; quick ending
Summary: I grew up on Cary Grant movies. My mother is an especially big fan of the funny, romantic leading man. Both my parents are movie buffs, and both are big fans of director Alfred Hitchcock. So it's easy to see where I get my love of ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 1, 2011
Pros: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, and it's a Hitchcock film!
Cons: Slow at the start, but builds up to a great conclusion.
Summary: As I've gotten older, I've started to really appreciate older film. What I used to think of as 'bor-ring!' now has become interesting, and far superior to most of what is being made now. One of the greatest directors of all time is still Alfred ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 18, 2010
Pros: Incredible Hitchcock cinematography; Grant & Saint chemistry.
Cons: A tiny bit too long at 2.25 hours.
Summary: With a classy Bernard Hermann score, Hitchcock lets us in on the story of an advertising exec, Mr. Thornhill, who likes his job, considering advertising as exaggerating the facts for the public. (Hitch makes one of his famous on screen ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 25, 2009
Pros: excellent story, great acting, good pace, good action scenes
Cons: some slow moments
Summary: Many films considered to be classic thrillers or horror films don’t hold up as well to modern scrutiny. I can remember the first time I watched The Birds. All I could think of was “Is that ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 5, 2009
Pros: Cary Grant's portrayal, well crafted screenplay, that crop duster scene
Cons: A couple of convenient plot flaws
Summary: The 1950’s were certainly a golden era for Alfred Hitchcock. Over the course of that decade he shot what many consider to be his greatest movies: Rear Window, Vertigo, Psycho (1960) and North by Northwest. Not enough? Well he also had Strangers on ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 15, 2008
Pros: Action, twists, scenery, score, acting
Cons: One awkward scene, dated aspects
Summary: Who is George Kaplan? Well, he is not Roger Thornhill, an advertising executive from New York City, played perfectly by Cary Grant, but the bad guys (James Mason and Martin Landau) become, due to a weird incident involving misunderstandings, thoroughly ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 18, 2007
Pros: Cary Grant and Hitchcock, say no more.
Cons: None worth mentioning.
Summary: If there was ever a film that keeps me glued to my seat while bringing a grin to my face, it's Alfred Hitchcock's "North by Northwest". Coming at the tail end of one of the Master's most productive decades, the film combines all the best elements of ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 25, 2007
Pros: Strong story that draws you in...
Cons: ...weakened by a few slow parts.
Summary: Advertising executive Roger Thornhill (Cary Grant) leads a boring life. The highlight of his week is the play he will be attending with his mother. But when he pops into his club for a quick drink before the show, he is kidnapped. When he arrives at ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 5, 2007
Pros: Cary Grant, Direction, Story, Score, Supporting cast
Cons: Only a quibble or two - read review
Summary: North by Northwest (1959) "War is hell, Mr Thornhill, even if it's a cold one." North by Northwest seems to be the movie where all Hitchcock's powers as a filmmaker came together. It takes a case of mistaken identity and plays it ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 20, 2006
Pros: …
Cons: …
Summary: I have this list (or at least a general sense) of movies that I should see at some point in my life. I had wanted to see this movie for several reasons. First, there’s that famous crop-duster scene. Second, I figure that I should see at least one Cary ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 27, 2006
Pros: Cary Grant, the musical score, Eva Marie Saint, the famous American sights, almost everything else
Cons: Very little
Summary: Starting with a pale-green Leo the Lion (the trademark of MGM), Saul Bass creates a vibrant title sequence, seamlessly transitioning from an animated crisscrossing of animated black lines to a real-life skyscraper reflecting the bustling traffic of New ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 9, 2004
Pros: Great performance by Cary Grant and plenty of suspense.
Cons: North By Northwest? No cons here!
Summary: And so it came to pass that on Saturday, the 4th of September 2004, I was in the midst of getting a severe case of cabin fever from being cooped up and waiting for hurricane (Sgt Hulka Voice on) Frances (Hulka voice off). After seeing all the weather ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 15, 2004
Pros: Gripping and an awful lot of fun...
Cons: ...but the ending was strangely abrupt.
Summary: Continuing my quest in the movies-I-oughta-seen-by-now saga I recently settled in front of TCM to watch the classic North by Northwest directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Cary Grant. It's one of the classic tales of mistaken identity, with ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 29, 2003
Pros: Action is nonstop, the whole movie is gripping. Cary Grant's got big balls.
Cons: Just a few tiny things, not quite the introspective challenge that some others are.
Summary: It was the Hitchcock movie to end all Hitchcock movies, or so I heard. But Hitchcock would actually go on to make nine more movies between this and the last film of his career in 1976 (incidentally, when I was born). Still, coming from a guy who has ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 9, 2003
Pros: Great action and acting; scenes to be studied forever in film classes
Cons: There's a MacGuffin that nobody cares about, of course
Summary: Great entertainment and cinematic art happen so rarely in the movies that we're usually grateful to get just one or the other. But after over thirty years in the business, director Alfred Hitchcock seamlessly combined both, in a little number called ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 15, 2002
Pros: Non-stop action, direction, score, artwork, editing, tight screenplay
Cons: Nothing really
Summary: The 1950s was a mixture of successes and failures for Alfred Hitchcock. Most of his successes are classic thriller films such as Rear Window, Vertigo and Strangers on a Train. Hitchcock did have some failures such as I ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 25, 2002
Pros: DVD production quality
Cons: None
Summary: This is really more a commentary on the quality of the DVD rather than of the film itself, however one cannot easily divorce the two.
the film
One of the best films ever made by Alfred Hitchcock without a doubt. Ok, there ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 11, 2002
Pros: Cary Grant is fun, as always. The witty script holds up well.
Cons: Following the story can make your head spin... but that's the point, isn't it?
Summary: After seeing To Catch A Thief and Charade over the last year, I became very interested in obtaining a copy of North by Northwest for two reasons. One, because I'd enjoyed the quippy wit of Cary Grant. And two, I'd also become a fan of Alfred Hitchcock's ... read more
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