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Before Bourne, before Bond, there was.. Thornhill??
Advantages: The first of the great Hollywood Thrillers..with all the frills..
Disadvantages: Tame for modern audiences
...wanted to see more.
North by Northwest (1959)
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
131 minutes
Starring: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Martin Landau
The plot has holes so gaping you could fly a crop duster through:
The Plot (if you can suspend your belief):
Grant stars as Roger Thornhill, a Maddison Avenue advertising exec. Through a case of mistaken identity, he is believed to be a secret agent for the government, who just happens to ...
...movie polls that are released. North By Northwest however is THE first extravagant, technicolour thriller which would’ve shaken viewers by their lapels on the big screen. From the suave hero who is phased by nothing, the sinister villain, the beautiful girl, thunderous music, the humour and exotic location: this film has it all. In fact, Albert Broccoli based his James Bond screen adaptation on this film and picked Sean Connery for the role due to ...
 runningman77 25.02.2009 · Read full review
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Review of North By Northwest (DVD)
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The softer side of Hitchcock
Advantages: A charming and witty soft fifties thriller - pleasing to the eye.
Disadvantages: More cool than chilling - it's not nail biting stuff.
...my spine - it failed to do so. This is one of Hitchcocks later films and with it, he seems to have lost much of what it was that made us love him so much - Psyco, the Birds, Dial M for Murder this is not. However, if you step back from your expectations you can find this an enjoyable and entertaining film. It is beautifully executed, with stella perfomances from Cary Grant - at his smooth, cool and sexy best (if not getting a little bit old) and ...
...robberies taking place is enough to keep the viewers interest ticking along, despite a slightly predictable finale. The script is suave, stylish and amusing despite what is lacks in suspense. Special features include a 'making of' documentary featuring interviews from several of the production crew and some interesting insights into the working of Hitchcock, Grant, et al. All in all I would say that this film is worth buying if you are a fan of either ...
 polskey 11.09.2005 · Read full review
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Review of To Catch A Thief (Special Edition) (DVD)
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Glorious, beautiful and well performed fun
Advantages: Performances are great and it is good fun
Disadvantages: Maybe a little light for true Hitchcock fans
...first suspect. he sets out to proclaim his innocence to all including Grace kelly, the daughter of a jewel clad millionaire widow (played immpecably by Jessie Royce Landis), who suspects him and falls madly for his dangerous charm. I found this to be a highly enjoyable and entertaining film. perhaps not one Hitchcock's best, it certainly lacks the dark elements of many of his masterpieces, but the performaces are thoroughly enjoable throughout. Grant ...
...fine turn by John Williams as the insurance agent that helps grant find the thief by helping him find the richest ladies on the Riviera. the chemistry between Grant and Kelly sizzles throughout and although no-one will watch this and consider it a masterpiece, it is glorious Sunday afternoon fun. ...
Nixu1980 16.10.2009 · Read full review
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Cary Grant? A psychotic murderer? Whatever next?
Advantages: Really tense, excellent performances
Disadvantages: The ending is a complete let down
...Overall: 4/5
Suspicion is available to buy online for £9.99 from www.dvd.co.uk. I don't know anything about the extras, I'm just reviewing the film.
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine, Cedric Hardwicke, Nigel Bruce, Auriol Lee, Leo G. Carroll
Running Time: 99 minutes
Classification: PG ...
l-m-n-o-p 12.11.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Suspicion (DVD)
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Action-packed with some witty dialogue but still flawed somehow
Advantages: Quite thrilling when it gathers pace, seemed an authentic depiction of London, some humour
Disadvantages: Something about Downey Jnrs depiction of Holmes didnt work somehow, not for all ages/the squeamish
...Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's novels, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson start out by catching a serial killer who dabbles in the the supernatural, an evil man called Lord Blackwood who is sentenced to death, indeed Watson confirms he's dead after he's hung. Things take a distinctly sinister turn, however, when they discover than Blackwood has apparently risen from the dead and Holmes recalls what he told him before he was hung, which indicated that more ...
...actor (Robert Downey Jnr.) played Sherlock Holmes, while an English actor (Jude Law), played his right hand man, Dr. Watson. Now of course I knew that before I went to see the movie, infact I quite like Robert Downey Jnr. as an actor and I have enjoyed some of his other movies and the fact that he plays the main character was one of the main reasons I wanted to see it in the cinema but there was something about him playing this role that I just didn't ...
IzzyS 27.12.2009 · Read full review
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