North by Northwest (1959)
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MissMargoChanning — 6 years ago(August 01, 2019 02:11 AM)
My favorite scene is when
Cary Grant throws that book of matches with the note in it down into the living room.
Talk about suspense!
I also love the auction scene and how Cary manages to get out of there.
While I'm mentioning the auction, didn't you love Eva Marie's dress? She was stunning in that!
There are many great moments in this film. Those are a couple of my favorites besides the biggies whenever we think of this movie.
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Lilith — 6 years ago(August 01, 2019 02:21 AM)
For some odd reason, one that stands out to me is
the shooting in the restaurant when the little boy covers his ears ahead of time before the gun is fired! lol
Funny what stick in the memory.
I also really enjoy James Mason. He plays a heavy very well.
And yes, absolutely Eva Marie Saint was stunning. I almost got a bit of a Grace Kelly vibe from her in this.
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MissMargoChanning — 6 years ago(August 01, 2019 02:28 AM)
That shooting scene, the crop duster, and of course, the Mount Rushmore scene are all classic, and those scenes are the first things they think about when the think of this movie.
James Mason. I often say that I could sit and listen to him read names and numbers from a telephone book, and I'd love it! He was such a wonderful actor.
Yes. Eva Marie Saint did give off that Grace Kelly vibe. Especially in that dress!
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spiderwort — 6 years ago(September 13, 2019 11:32 PM)
Not my favorite Hitchcock film, not sure why. But I really enjoy Eva Marie Saint in it. And the sequence on Mount Rushmore. Maybe it was getting to that point when Grant was showing his age a bit when it came to working with younger actresses. Or maybe it's that I didn't like the script that much. I've never been able to figure it out, to my dismay.
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spiderwort — 6 years ago(September 14, 2019 11:51 AM)
Sorry to show my ignorance, but what is a "Marmite" thing?
Oh, and while I'm at it, just wanted to add this bit of interesting trivia. Two cast members, Eva Marie Saint and Martin Landau, both studied together in the early days of the Actors Studio. Martin later was the head of the Actors Studio West in Hollywood. -
Lilith — 6 years ago(September 14, 2019 04:23 PM)
Spread on toast. Super salty, and quite an acquired taste. Generally, people either really love it, or really hate it, but few people feel ambivalent about it.
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Alpha Raven Andromeda — 6 years ago(September 14, 2019 04:54 AM)
I didn't like it either. It was completely far fetched. I also didn't care for Grant's character either. He was not likeable so I just didn't connect with him at all. Even the villain was ridiculous. But, I can see the style of the movie set a standard other directors emulated.
Schrodinger's Cat walks into a bar, and doesn't. 
