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an attorney in the office asked me this today: what is the best noir movie ever made? (i said the consensus pick would probably be Double Indemnity)

Posted by cupixie (aka chris) Feb 8 '11, 21:14

i don't know if it would be my pick. i need to rewatch Laura probably

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does Sunset Boulevard not count as noir? -- nm - crash davis Feb 8, 22:33 1
- that was the movie he mentioned -- nm - cupixie Feb 8, 22:35
Body Heat -- nm - ceregon Feb 8, 22:08
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid -- nm - Max Feb 8, 22:00
Touch of Evil -- nm - peglegpete Feb 8, 21:36
The Man Who Wasn't There is an amazing modern entry in the genre. -- nm - Reagen Feb 8, 21:27 6
- we did talk neo-noir also: Chinatown? Blade Runner?? -- nm - cupixie Feb 8, 21:27 5
  - Dark City -- nm - Max Feb 8, 22:03
  - Brick -- nm - Max Feb 8, 22:03
  - The Big Lebowski is Raymond Chandler for potheads. -- nm - Reagen Feb 8, 21:29 1
    - lof'nl -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 8, 21:35
  - LA Confidential? -- nm - amoxy Feb 8, 21:28
That's probably right, although Big Sleep, Maltese Falcon and Out of the Past are all up there. nm - ralph wiggum Feb 8, 21:22 2
- yes to your IM -- nm - cupixie Feb 8, 21:23 1
  - Out of the Past has one of the best lines ever in "Baby, I don't care." nm - ralph wiggum Feb 8, 21:25
Double Indemnity has some unintentional humour that's crept in - Reagen Feb 8, 21:16 7
- like with Fred McMurray trying to play the tough-talking heavy? -- nm - cupixie Feb 8, 21:19 6
  - I'm thinking of the absurd ends it goes towards "show don't tell". -- nm - Reagen Feb 8, 21:22 2
    - (oh, and the drive-through liquor store gets a nice laugh now) -- nm - Reagen Feb 8, 21:22 1
      - those still constitute about half the perth liquor stores. -- nm - mafic Feb 8, 21:30
  - He's surprisingly convincing though. nm - ralph wiggum Feb 8, 21:21 2
    - He was a good heavy. Surprisingly good in The Caine Mutiny -- nm - amoxy Feb 8, 21:27 1
      - i bought him more in the Caine Mutiny than Double Indemnity, for some reason -- nm - cupixie Feb 8, 21:28

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an attorney in the office asked me this today: what is the best noir movie ever made? (i said the consensus pick would probably be Double Indemnity)

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