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Originally Posted by octothorp
6 Degrees of Troy McClure selects, in the Thriller category, Roman Polanski's noir masterpiece, Chinatown.
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I've seen this one three times. The first time because I heard it was a must-see classic, but was not yet as learned in the art of cinema as I am today. Verdict --> bleh. The second time I watched for a film class in Kelowna while we were studying film noir, and learned to appreciate it a little more. But I was still underwhelmed. I had it arrive via Zip a few months and gave it another shot, and was once again sorta bored.
It's not that it hasn't aged well, and the acting/directing are top notch. I think maybe the subject matter/surprise revelation was perhaps more shocking back in the 70's than it would be today, and that it didn't affect me as much as it would have if I had seen it as a young man growing up back then? I dunno. Noir is a great genre, but this one was sorta like
Miller's Crossing to me, a film from a brilliant director that is well respected and admired, but that I just didn't find all that engaging, and therefore didn't enjoy all that much. I dunno. Sorry for slagging your pick Octo.
For the record,
The Royal Tenenbaums is also one of my favorite movies.
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Originally Posted by Flamesguy_SJ
With our pick in the 7th Round, Direct2Video selects Jurassic Park (1993) in the Thriller category.
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This one gets lost in the shuffle sometimes I think. It's gotta be the lame ass sequels. But for a family friendly summer blockbuster kinda movie, this one can still get your heart racing, and does just about everything right. Awesome pick, one I had on my short list in a few different categories.
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Originally Posted by habernac
the Roger Ebert Experience is proud to select, in the comedy category, the Guy Ritchie classic: Snatch
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Love this movie as well, and it was also pencilled in a few different spots because of its many possible classifications. My only criticism would be that it's essentially a reworking of Ritchie's first and and equally as entertaining movie
Lock, Stock, & Two Smoking Barrels, with some different twists and turns.
But like Dis has said a few times, how awesome is Brad Pitt in this one? And how many of you have watched it with the subtitles on just so you make out what the *%$# he is saying half the time?
I've heard good things about his new movie
RockNRolla, and am going to try and see it Toronto at the TIFF.