donniedarko

I'm going to try and watch The Big Sleep soon, I'm expecting a totally different Philip Marlowe with Bogart in the role, but it's meant to be good. But yeh Touch of Evil is superb, an instant favourite for me as well, love the sleazy feel and Welles character with the noir feel, and there's many fantastic scenes.

Not seen The Player, no, only Short Cuts and McCabe & Mrs. Miller, the latter I loved although I know you're not the biggest fan and think you give it 2.5?

But read over your review again (I think I read it when you posted it, I at least repped it), good stuff. The coke bottle scene has to be one of the most shocking scenes that I have honestly ever seen in film, it just came out of no where and not only was Marlow visible shaken by the act but so wear the criminal henchmen. I loved the films laid back, cool style though, personified in the character of Marlow, who gives a fantastic performance. I think it is easy to see how the Coen Brothers were inspired by this in The Big Lebowski, with the Dude sharing a similar laid back attitude where he seems obnoxious to the severity and harsh brutality of the world around him, the coke scene reminded us off this and further emphasised the main character's out of the place position in the world he inhabits.

The film is a bit confusing in parts, but it's supposed to be I guess, and everything comes together in the end, but I loved the smaller characters, Sterling Hayden's performance is one I found fantastic. The visual feel and atmosphere is superb and one of my favourites for a noir, it's off beat but delightful. There's much more I can write, but I really did love it, a definite all time favourite already I feel. I have been watching a few film noir recently - Sunset Boulevard, Sweet Smell of Success, The Maltese Falcon, Touch of Evil then this. Touch of Evil I know you love to and give a 4.5, I love that just as much as The Long Goodbye and would say they have been the most enjoyable of the bunch so far, although I loved them all really

Watched The Long Goodbye last night, brilliant

That's Lucas THX-1138

Will take a look at that, noticed it's got Zed from Pulp Fiction as the main character At only 79 minutes runtime, I will probably give it a look, just watching films all the time now that I have finished school.

Yeh, all the suicides scenes I liked, but I wasn't so much enjoying/connecting with the main relationship actually between Harold and Maude, I think Maude was too crazy/odd yeh.

I thought it was decent, very strange and at times funny, but I will want to watch it again eventually I don't think I fell in love with the whole thing as much as some people. Kind of reminded me of the film Submarine, at least Harold, if you've seen that. Do you like it?

Thanks. Busy lately which has severely decreased my capacity to watch any films, let alone discuss them. But I should have a little more free time now to do both.

Hm, the only one that looks in his 40s is the actor playing the dad in my film. The rest of the actors I know are all 18-30 so I can give you some of their contact info.

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. I did mean to ask, what age actors are you looking for?