North by Northwest (1959)

Posted : 1 year, 3 months ago at Jul 20 4:41

I have always been a big Alfred Hitchcock fan and "North by Northwest" was in my view his most entertaining and important film. It certainly rates a high position in my "Top Ten" films list!! This is a fast moving witty thriller that never lets up in its 130 minutes running time. The film is in beautiful Technicolor and Cary Grant gives the performance of a lifetime as Roger O. Thornhill being mistaken for government agent George Kaplan. He is thrust into one life threatening situation after another on the run from both the police and the bad guys! It's a roller coaster ride of thrills, suspense, comedy and romance skilfully put together with the expert Hitchcock touch. There are so many MEMORABLE LINES in this movie (brilliantly written by Ernest Lehman) that one hardly knows where to sta...Read more

Posted : 2 years, 4 months ago at Jun 20 14:28

This is definitely one of my favourite old school films. I think Roger O. Thornhill is one of the most suave and elegant characters ever portrayed on film. This film sparked my interest in the old classics and garnered a lot of respect from me for Cary Grant. That man can act. Seeing his transformation from arrogant yuppie to sophisticated 'fugitive' is great. The aeroplane scene and the final scene on Mt. Rushmore are some of the most memorable in hollywood history. If I liked it with my crippling bias against old films, then I think others will too, so it's definitely one to watch before you die.

Rating : 8/10