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| Date Reviewed: Oct 30, 2005 |
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traderboy
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Summary: 2005-10-30 03:58:00 A literally monumental cinematic landmark from Alfred Hitchcock (the most accessible, the most kinetic, and rapidly overtaking his other efforts as the most studied). How everything came together to make this romance/thriller feel simultaneously lightweight and terse is a mystery within itself. Fabulous trademark casting helped, with the balanced Cary Grant, the icy-calm calculating of Eva-Marie Saint, and the dapper menace of James Mason. Another element I've always suspected was the time it was filmed (late 1950s; you could see definite changes throughout society becoming manifest; more-relaxed forms of architecture, automotive streamlining, casual attitudes towards fashion, etc.); Hitchcock's lens captured much of it. Well-paced most of the way, but (for me) it fell askance at Rushmore (a poorly-lit, uneven sequence that couldn't keep the audience informed as to character positioning). Even with the minuscule flaws, I'll put this up against ANY actioner that Gollywood can shove on a screen today. If this isn't in your collection in some form, you're a celluloid Philistine who's run out of excuses.
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| Date Reviewed: Aug 2, 2003 |
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Summary: 2003-08-02 00:00:00 Excellent story: This tale of mistaken identity is fabulous. Cary Grant is brilliant in one of the best Hitchcock films I've ever seen. If you like mystery suspense, you will enjoy this film.
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| Date Reviewed: Apr 29, 2005 |
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Rocket Robin Hood
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Summary: 2005-04-29 03:18:00 Top notch film from the master of suspense. Excellent in every way. Wonderful production values and art direction. Great cast, terrific film. Beats just about everything made in the past 20 years.
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| Date Reviewed: Mar 4, 2004 |
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jaywilton
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Summary: 2004-03-04 00:00:00 The movie that invented rock climbing.Mount Rushmore(Eve Marie Saint and Cary Grant) outclimb great bad guys-James Mason and Martin Landau.
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| Date Reviewed: Feb 29, 2004 |
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irishgit
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Summary: 2004-02-29 00:00:00 In the top 5 of Hitchcock's canon, and a great dramatic/comedic performace by Grant. The famous scene of the "plane dusting crops where there ain't no crops" is Hitchcock at his best, where surprise comes from nowhere, and danger is in the innocuous.
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| Date Reviewed: Aug 5, 2003 |
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Hardwire
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Summary: 2003-08-05 00:00:00 I thought this was about to knock off Field of Dreams as my favorite movie ever through about the first hour. But then it slowed down, and now it probably wouldn't make my top 10. It's a goofy no-stop action packed Hitchcock thriller. How a television producer managed to overcome all of those obstacles is beyond me.
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| Date Reviewed: Jul 20, 2003 |
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mistweave
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Summary: 2003-07-20 00:00:00 A great Hitchcock classic! Cary Grant is very suave as the man whose identity is mistaken for a spy. Watching him deal with his pursuers makes for some great scenes, including the famous one of Cary Grant being chased by a crop duster. One of the top Hitchcock films and highly recommended!
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| Date Reviewed: Dec 1, 2004 |
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jjm_1965
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Summary: 2004-12-01 00:00:00 My favorite Hitchcock movie, and one of my top 10 all-time favorites. Well acted by everyone, even those w/ little or no speaking lines.
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| Date Reviewed: Aug 2, 2003 |
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jbiscuit1
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Summary: 2003-08-02 00:00:00 Excellent story: This tale of mistaken identity is fabulous. Cary Grant is brilliant in one of the best Hitchcock films I've ever seen. If you like mystery suspense, you will enjoy this film.
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| Date Reviewed: Jun 14, 2005 |
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genghis the hun
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Summary: 2005-06-14 03:41:00 Cary Grant clambering over Mount Rushmore! This is one of the great Hitchcock presentations. Watch for the little kid covering his ears at the shooting scene in the restaurant at Mount Rushmore. The scene had gone through sevaral takes and the little kid knew when the gunfire was to start.
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| Date Reviewed: Nov 16, 2004 |
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ChatnChew
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Summary: 2004-11-16 00:00:00 Perfect in every way. Romance, suspense, pacing. Top of the line Hitchcock.
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| Date Reviewed: Sep 22, 2004 |
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republic_4
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Summary: 2004-09-22 00:00:00 This will always be a top notch movie, interesting characters and great music.
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| Date Reviewed: Jun 29, 2004 |
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kompewter
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Summary: 2004-06-29 00:00:00 I think that Bernard Herrman deserves a ton of credit for providing the soundtrack to many a Hitchcock classic. I anyone has heard the frenzied screeching in Psycho, or the spacey sounds of The Day the Earth Stood Still, that was his doing. Favourite quote for "Northwest": "That plane's dustin' crops where there ain't no crops!" Little known fact: Hitchcock originally planned on calling the film "The Man On Lincoln's Nose", but the national park people who handled Mt. Rushmore's publicity thought that the title was offensive to the treasured monument.
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| Date Reviewed: Jun 22, 2004 |
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jaa2x
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Summary: 2004-06-22 00:00:00 One of the most entertaining movies of all time!
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| Date Reviewed: Mar 4, 2004 |
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Brian Schiff
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Summary: 2004-03-04 00:00:00 The movie that invented rock climbing.Mount Rushmore(Eve Marie Saint and Cary Grant) outclimb great bad guys-James Mason and Martin Landau.
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