Northwest Passage - Oregon

North By Northwest

Advantages: Great story, direction, screenplay, very entertaining
Disadvantages: Not as original or thought-provoking as some of Hitchcock's others

North By Northwest is, at number 23 on the IMDB's greatest films list, one of Alfred Hitchcock's most enduringly popular movies. Made in 1959, it stars Cary Grant as a suave advertising exec fleeing from the police after being caught in the middle of a CIA undercover operation, even though Grant was about 55 years old when it was made! He plays Roger Thornhill, an average kind of guy, albeit with a very well paid job and his own personal secretary. He's going to the theatre with his mother in the evening, but first meeting up with some guys in a hotel for drinks. Suddenly, with no explanation, he is kidnapped and taken to the home of Lester Townsend. Much to everyone's bafflement, they begin calling him by the name George Caplin and asking him how much he knows about their plans. What plans? Who are these people? Who is ...

l-m-n-o-p 12.09.2007 · Read full review
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Oregon Scientific DP-200

Advantages: Motion sensor, Radio controlled, Bright projection
Disadvantages: Cost £85 - £100, Radio signal dependant on weather

I have been using a previous Oregon Scientific projection clock for the past couple of years, and I have been very pleased with it. I decided to get this model because one of the main points is that the projection is strong enough to be seen in daylight. Even on a really bright day, it is still possible to see the time on the ceiling or wall, unlike previous models. As with previous models, it has the radio controlled time feature, meaning that it is always up to date, and requires no manual changes. Although it is possible to turn the radio signal receiver off, and do it manually. This may have to be done if you are using it in an area of weak or no signal. With this clock, it has a switch so that it can be taken anywhere in Europe, and it should continue to work. The clock also came with an outdoor temperature sensor which ...

bindie 29.07.2008 · Read full review
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A passage to Devon

Advantages: good hotel to stay in
Disadvantages: none

Me, my husband and our two little girls have just spent three nights staying at the Passage House Hotel, which is in Kingsteignton a few miles from the coastal resort of Teignmouth. This is the third time we have stayed at the hotel, and each time has been a very good stay. I am not going to attempt to describe everything about the hotel - only the facilities we used and how we found them! One thing I would say is that although this hotel is in a holiday area, it is just as much geared towards business people as it is towards holiday makers but the two seem to mix in very well. Also, I wouldn't say that the hotel is really geared towards children, although having said that, my four year old and two year old were made to feel very welcome. BOOKING When I went to book our room I found the details from the hotel's website www ...

kingfisher111 27.08.2007 · Read full review
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