"Forget it Jake, it's Chinatown".
Was this his partner trying to tell him that he can't do anything or that the cops are as blind as the citizens of chinatown?
Also Noir general:
What have you watched lately?
Which is your favourite?
Maltese Falcon or Touch of Evil?
Favorite neo-noir?
Neo-noir most true to noir elements?
oh ya, here's the noir chart
Where do you think you are? Sup Forums has no memory of movies after 6 weeks past their original releases.
-What have you watched lately? last 5 days
The Blue Lamp (1950) liked it
Black Widow (1954)
I Died a Thousand Times (1955)
Pool of London (1951)
A Bullet for Joey (1955)
Fog Over Frisco (1934)
I... comme Icare (1979) liked it
The Big House (1930) liked it
-Which is your favourite? general
The Set-Up (1949)
The Sniper (1952)
Force of Evil (1948)
Dark Passage (1947)
He Walked by Night (1948)
Act of Violence (1948) etc.
-Favorite neo-noir?
The Incident (1967)
Mirage (1965)
Point Blank (1967)
Diva (1981)
Experiment in Terror (1962) etc.
hidden gem
mamet masterpiece
heavy on setting and dialogue
Blade runner
>What have you watched lately?
Pursued (1947)
Fallen Angel (1945)
The Chase (1946)
>Which is your favourite?
White Heat (1949)
>Maltese Falcon or Touch of Evil?
Both are vastly overrated, but Touch of Evil
>Favorite neo-noir?
Blade Runner
>Neo-noir most true to noir elements?
Hmm, not sure. Shattered (1991) comes to mind, very old-school
>What have you watched
last movie i've watched was Only God Forgives, but god i wish i could get my hour and a half back.
>MF or ToE
ToE.
>Neonoir
The Man Who Wasnt There
>Most true Neo-Noir
The Man Who Wasnt There
The best neo-noir for me is The Long Goodbye. Amazing movie
No Rififi?
I hate the way it looks, that cheap washed out 70's photography. Disgusting
>Was this his partner trying to tell him that he can't do anything or that the cops are as blind as the citizens of chinatown?
No, he was telling him that it's chinatown. That nobody gives a shit about what happens there and there's no point in trying.
Jake had previously gotten really invested in a case in Chinatown that ended badly. He failed and blamed himself.
History was repeating itself and his partner was reminding him that there was nothing he could really do and it wasn't worth it.
Considered by many to be the best screenplay ever written by the way.
Yeah I understand. It's not for everybody. Personally, I really liked the style.
What leaves a bad taste in my mouth every time I watch it:
HEY Jake, you FUCK, maybe not meet with her father 1 hour before they want to escape and get taken by surprise!!!
>Considered by many to be the best screenplay ever written by the way.
Why's this?
God, my blood is boiling just thinking about this
based Mamet
watch Homicide next, it's his best ;)
Sprawling and with huge depth in plot and character, subverts a lot of tropes, full of symbolism ect.
The Big Clock and DOA make a comfy double feature.
Ya i gotta agree that the 70s style was too much for me too. Even the wisecracking lead was too "70s cool".
Someone like The Dude fits the noir recipe much better with his complete indifference.
>What have you watched lately?
This World, Then the Fireworks
>Which is your favourite?
Asphalt Jungle
>Maltese Falcon or Touch of Evil?
Touch of Evil
>Favorite neo-noir?
Basic Instinct
>Neo-noir most true to noir elements?
Body Heat
Dead Reckoning has always been a bit underrated as far as Bogart's noir films go imo