Favorite Film Noir?

[DarkHippie]

Mine without a doubt would be "Chinatown" by roman Polanski. even though it came after the big era of film noir, its just so freakin' good, every one should watch this movie.


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[CaptClown]

Blue Velvet.
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[Yerdaddy]

duh. Maltese Falcon - "I hope they don't hang you, precious, by that sweet neck. The chances are you'll get off with life. That means if you're a good girl, you'll be out in 20 years. I'll be waiting for you. If they hang you... I'll always remember you."

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[Arienette]

double indemnity

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[DarkHippie]

double indemnity would've been my runner up. Touch of evil is also very good. Has anyone seen that? Orson Wells is amazing in it.

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[Yerdaddy]

It's on my short list of films I'm looking for, Hippie. I dig even the small role he had in The Third Man though.

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[jamesdiggy]

The original Night and the City and Kiss of Death. Richard Widmark fan since day one.

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[Tall_James]

Blood Simple by the Coen Brothers. A great modern film noir.

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[Yerdaddy]

Blood Simple by the Coen Brothers. A great modern film noir.
M. Emmett Walsh & Dan Hedaya - I love everything I've ever seen from these guys, and they are at their best in Blood Simple.
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[AppleBoy]

I saw 'A Touch of Evil'. Very good film. Inetresting to see a young Dennis Weaver after seeing him in 'McCloud' on TV for all those years

[Yerdaddy]

ooh! ooh! ooh! The Killing! Stanley Kubrick old school. The banter of the Peattys and the weird guy who shoots the horse, the wrestler. Oh, and it's a great story and directing and all that too.

I want to wax intelligent about this movie right now, but I think I'm having an annurism. Watch it and talk amongst yourselves.

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[The Nature Boy]

while being at best a peripherial noir. my vote goes to The Third Man. Holy shit, what a fucking awesome movie, as good today as in 1947. My runner up is cliche, but nonetheless great, Sunset Boulevard, which is just a downright awesome, spooky movie that influenced seeming everything that came out between 1950-67. And if you are noir fan, check out Steve Martin's "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid" the best noir spoof I've come across.

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[EffMeBoobs]

Can we all have a film noir-a-thon? Pick out all your favorites...someone donate their living room....get a bunch of people, alcohol, popcorn and marijuana together. I would love to get introduced into the world of film noirs.

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[Pootertoot]

My two favorites have already been mentioned here...

1) Touch of Evil

You can't deny a movie that's so damn great that it has Charlton Heston playing a Mexican and it ISN'T silly.

2) The Third Man

When Wells gives that smile from the shadows, goddamn.

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