What is your favorite/or best Film Noir?

[CriticalBill6966]

My picks would be...Panic, love the kid, or Blood Simple, because its good (can't get much easier than that).

[Philip Marlowe]

Here's some of my favorites

FILM NOIR
The Third Man (Carol Reed)
Stray Dog (Kurosawa)
Odd Man Out (Carol Reed)
White Heat
"Touch of Evil" (Orson Welles)
The Big Sleep (Howard Hawks)
Lady from Shanghai (Orson Welles)
The Maltese Falcon (John Houston)
Farewell,My Lovely (Richards)
Sweet Smell of Success
Kill me Deadly
In A Lonley Place
Blue Dahilla
Lady in the Lake
D.O.A.

[dr-movielove]

The Maltese Falcon by far..but if I had to choose my favorite from the last 20 years I'd go with good ol' Blood Simple.

[Antonio]

FILM NOIR
1. Double Indemnity (1944) Billy Wilder (A+)
2. The Grifters (1990) Stephen Frears (A+)
3. Bound (1996) Larry and Andy Wachowski (A+)
4. Body Heat (1981) Lawrence Kasdan (A)
5. The Last Seduction (1994) John Dahl (A)
6. Out Of The Past (1947) Jacques Tourneur (A)
7. Memento (2001) Christopher Nolan (A)
8. D.O.A. (1988) Rocky Morton and Annbel Jankel (A)
9. Criss Cross (1948) Robert Sidomak (A)
10. Murder, My Sweet (1944) Edward Dmytryk (A)

[CriticalBill6966]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Philip Marlowe:

FILM NOIR
The Third Man (Carol Reed)
Stray Dog (Kurosawa)
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Man, I forgot about those....those rule.

[James Logan]

THE MALTESE FACON is the best ever. It's a myth and it deserves it.

[Puck Bond]

Top 10 Film-Noir...

1. The Third Man(1949)
2. Strangers on a Train(1951)
3. The Maltese Falcon(1941)
4. Double Indemnity(1944)
5. Touch of Evil(1958)
6. The Big Sleep(1946)
7. The Killing(1956)
8. The Manchurian Candidate(1962)
9. The Night of the Hunter(1955)
10. To Have and Have Not(1944)

[CriticalBill6966]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by James Logan:
THE MALTESE FACON is the best ever. It's a myth and it deserves it.</font>

I've never seen that. Whats it about? What year did it come out?

[Philip Marlowe]

Dude it's a super cool movie and it's one of the first if not the first film noir defiantly worth owning don't rent it just go out and buy it.

http://www.mty.itesm.mx/dcic/centros/cinema16/historia_del_cine/film_frames/maltese.gif

[Fergus]

John Huston's The Maltese Falcon may be the best, and most critically acclaimed movie in the film noir genre. I however, have my favorite, and that is:

Ridley Scott's Blade Runner

I'm surprised it hasn't been mentioned, as it is clearly film noir. One of the best scifi films 9/10, and one of my all time favorites.

There are other good ones such as:

The Manchurian Candidate (which I loved, a great film!)
Double Indemnity
Touch of Evil
The Third Man
(Which are all classic examples.)

Critical Bill, I cannot believe that you have never heard of The Maltese Falcon! For a movie fan like yourself, that is a surprise.

[This message has been edited by Fergus (edited 10-22-2001).]

[Benny]

For old film noirs, definitely The Maltese Falcon. You must see it Bill, it rocks!

For recent ones, either Memento or Fargo.

[Philip Marlowe]

I was going to put a list of films that were influeced by film noir's and also new style film noir and since Fergus mentioned Blade Runner here's my list enjoy

Blood Simple
The Big Easy
Out of Sight
Kill Me Again
Red Rock West
Dead-Bang
White Sands
53 Pick-Up
Black Widow
Devil in a Blue Dress
U-Turn
L.A. Confidential
Chan is Missing (Wayne Wang)
The Grifters (Stephen Frears)
The Driver (Watler Hill)
Mullholland Falls
Gotham
Liebestraum
The Killer inside me
The Score (OZ)
Against All Odds (HACKFORD)
Cohen and Tate (RED)
Hard Eight (PT ANDERSON)

[CriticalBill6966]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Fergus:
John Huston's The Maltese Falcon may be the best, and most critically acclaimed movie in the film noir genre. I however, have my favorite, and that is:

Ridley Scott's Blade Runner

Critical Bill, I cannot believe that you have never heard of The Maltese Falcon! For a movie fan like yourself, that is a surprise.

[This message has been edited by Fergus (edited 10-22-2001).]</font>

I can't ever get into Blade Runner, good movie, just can't get into it.

Dude, OK, OK....I've still have no idea what this movies about. Its rare a movie slips by me, much less so if its a good acclaimed movie.

Going on y'alls advice.

I went to the local rental place....no dice...I drove 20 min into the city to go look for it, I went to the malls, Warehouse Music, Circit City...never heard of it.

I hate South TX....we don't have shit....I live in a little pissant town were old people move to die, and the closest city to me don't have the movie I want.

I'll just have to order it over the net. I'll let you know how the quest goes.

[EBastard]

1.Heat(1995,A+)
2.L.A. Confidential(1997,A)
3.Mulholland Falls(1996,A-)
4.Bound(1996,A-)
5.Internal Affairs(1990,A-)

[Benny]

That's weird I live in the north and I OWN The Maltese Falcon. It stars Humphrey Bogart and is probably about 50 years old, maybe that's why you're having so much trouble finding it...

[Fergus]

You know, Warner Bros. had a bunch of rereleases of videos (new and old) when they had their 70 something anniversary. I bought The Maltese Falcon when it was in the Special Edition videocassete. I haven't seen it in quite a while, but I can tell you that the title says it all about the plot. Everyone is trying to get this mysterious falcon.

That probably isn't a very good description of what it is about, but it is better if you know nothing about it. Keep in mind that IT IS OLD, so don't get your expectations so high that you end up not liking it, once you have watched it. It is a great movie though, Bill.

[CriticalBill6966]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Benny:
That's weird I live in the north and I OWN The Maltese Falcon. It stars Humphrey Bogart and is probably about 50 years old, maybe that's why you're having so much trouble finding it...</font>

The movie circulation is quite low here. Good example, I went to Best Buy today to buy Ginger Snaps, they don't carry it. They have it in their system, meaning other Best Buys' will get it but lucky me it isn't in demand here so basicly you get bent over. Thanks for nothing, you stupid guy in a blue shirt and yellow name tag person, YOU MOTAR.

(OK the prozac kicked in)
I'm looking on the net for it right now.

Thanks for the Discription Fergus, I can skip my next therpy session now.

[Jasonite]

Just so we're pretty clear, there haven't BEEN any film noirs since about 1960, so you'll have to back before that. Having said that, my favorite film noir is easily the Maltese Falcon. The darkest film noir I'd say is Kiss Me Deadly.

J

[Cyclonus]

Se7en
Blue Velvet
Blade Runner
Touch of Evil
The Maltese Falcon

[Stubbyneez]

I would have to say that my favorite older film noirs would be To Have and Have Not, The Big Sleep and The Manchurian Candidate. But as far as recent, It would definately be a tie between L.A. Confidential and Dark City.

[Jasonite]

Except that neither of those movies are film noirs.

J

[QUENTIN]

Couldn't neo-noir atleast be considered a sub-genre of film noir?

Favorite Film Noir:
The Third Man, Stray Dog, Touch of Evil, Maltese Falcon, Kiss Me Deadly, Strangers on A Train, The Big Sleep

Favorite Neo-Noir:
Fargo, Dark City, L.A. Confidential, Body Heat, The Last Seduction, Red Rock West, Se7en

[This message has been edited by QUENTIN (edited 11-01-2001).]

[dr-movielove]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by QUENTIN:
Couldn't neo-noir atleast be considered a sub-genre of film noir?

Favorite Neo-Noir:
The Third Man, Stray Dog, Touch of Evil, Maltese Falcon, Kiss Me Deadly, Strangers on A Train, The Big Sleep

Favorite Neo-Noir:
Fargo, Dark City, L.A. Confidential, Body Heat, The Last Seduction, Red Rock West, Se7en</font>


QUENTIN you said Favorite Neo-Noir twice..was that just a way of confusing people or did you mean to say something different the second time?

[Rankosaurus]

Neo noir???

[Jasonite]

Yes, I'd say Neo-Noir counts, but even for that I have strict standards for what qualifies.

J