"No, they didn't give me a chaser"

North by Northwest is the most fun Alfred Hitchcock movie. Never a dull moment in this one and watching it again is just as fun as the first, second and third time.

Anyway, North by Northwest is Hitchcock's action, adventure comedy and it fires on all cylinders. The cast is great starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason and Jessie Royce Landis. Cary Grant especially seems to have so much fun and it shows. I just love his scenes where he is drunk!

And the story just strings you along with Hitchcock's masterful direction. Have you spotted him? The final scene at Mount Rushmore, the scene with the plane, the drunken chase, everything is shot so well.

North by Northwest is just one of those films you have to watch. You'll fall in love with Cary Grant, one of the most versatile actors, you see a different side of Hitchcock, a more fun one and those 135 minutes will just fly by.

A classic.

Movie making at it's best! Where to start? Hitchcock spun brilliance. Stellar cast, phenomenal performances: Cary Grant never misses a beat, James Mason is ruthless, Martin Landau is menacing, Leo G. Carroll obfuscates, but Eva Marie Saint is the fulcrum of the piece with her powerful, skilled, nuanced performance, perfectly balancing confidence, vulnerability and passion. The cinematography is vivid. The colour is glorious. Hitchcock at his best (did you catch his cameo?). Of course I rate this film a 10 (the best) out of 10. [Mystery, Intrigue, Suspense]

Guh. I wrote a comment and then it disappeared. Anyway, this movie is amazing. Cary Grant at his best, Eva Marie Saint at her best, Hitchcock at his best. Just miles better than Vertigo, btdubs, but I'm not here to throw stones. One thing that is hysterical/horrible is the fact that the woman who played Cary Grant's mother WAS NINE MONTHS YOUNGER THAN HIM. Man. That poor actress!

A classic with a great story. Reminds me of horror flicks in black and white that had no special effects, can still be thrilling. But one thing, what is it with fight scenes in old movies? Get hit and instant knock out in slow motion while stretching out in a weird way while falling down? Never understood that...

An influential classic for the ages. 10/10 masterpiece.

I do think this movie is the predecessor of the commercial cinemas where heroes are mistaken for somebody else.Yet the hand of Hitchcock made it a lovable watch and didn't give the chance to feel clichéd.Especially the outdoor sequences seemed so extraordinarily crafted that it felt almost like a modern day film.That's why I love the work of Alfred Hitchcock so much.

Fun movie! I’m hesitant with most classic movies, but this one was actually a joy to watch. It reminds me of an old Bond-movie in a way. That might be the effects, though.

Anyway, it holds up pretty good for a 64 year old movie! It has some amazing shots, but the story, with some twists and turns, is the clear winner for me. I can honestly say that I didn’t get bored once.

Possibly the best mistaken identity movie ever made. Though critics at the time, called it typical Hitchcock. Would let him go trying something different, like Psycho.

By modern standards, this is too slow and a little corny... But that misses the point.

This film is evident in the DNA of most modern thrillers. The Bourne franchise, Tom Cruise's Mission Impossible films, virtually any cold war film. They all owe a debt to this masterpiece.

Hitchcock nails the direction with brilliant set pieces and iconic locations. Grant is a fantastic film star but his humour here is his greatest asset. The score is brilliantly apt.

It's a 60 year old film yet it could rival much of the genre that is released nowadays. When it came out, it was not only Hitchcock's finest work (yep, better than Vertigo) but probably the best action thriller to date.

What a fabulous film that is holding up extremely well despite the ravages of time.

8.25/10

Hitchcock's suspenseful mistaken-identity classic remains daring, original and vibrant enough to hang with the big boys of the modern age. Cary Grant may have been a few years too old for this leading role, but the fast-paced, ever-intensifying script that envelopes him never gives us the chance to sit and stew on it.

The concept that powers the whole bag is astonishingly simple, and once it's knocked out of the way in the first act, the picture is then perfectly happy to gradually up the stakes and riff on the premise for the rest of its allotted time. It's a testament to the creativity of the filmmakers that it still feels so fresh and untainted today, in the era of the derivative knock-off, with only a few dated automobiles and touches of public etiquette reminding us it's actually closing in on sixty years of age. Classic, timeless action / adventure / suspense.

A great movie, but I can't help but not love it completely because the train flirting is awful and corny but in a painful way, not a funny way. That, and the ending, like many Hitchcock films, is absolutely terrible and anticlimactic. All I've learned from marathoning some Hitchcock films these past few weeks is he can make great films, but can't make an ending at all.

Still worth a watch for sure, I'm just bitter.

I found this rather boring.

This would had a higher rating had the ending not completely blown. It is kind of sad that the female lead went from being in On the Waterfront to this movie to... being Cybil Sheperd's mother on Moonlighting.

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Great, scene of a plane, chasing Cary Grant in a cornfield.

The action scenes are hilarious, but the rest is still incredibly fresh and engaging. With its dense script, perfect pacing, and sophisticated direction, "North by Northwest" is the synthesis of Hitch's style up to that point. It puts together most of his usual tropes: an ordinary person getting involved in a crime, mistaken identity, MacGuffins, alcohol, inept policemen, witty humor, a mysterious blonde, etc. In a way, it's also a precursor to the James Bond movies. Things get a bit too silly at times, but nothing we can't forgive if we consider the overall playful tone.

I know it's not uncommon for old films, but the actress playing Cary Grant's mother was just a few years older than him. What were they thinking??