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General Movie Discussion
06-20-10
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The MoFo Movie Club Discussion: Chinatown
Posted By
Yoda
Re: The MoFo Movie Club Discussion: Chinatown
Depending on the chronology, it's possible the essay in question was written before the quote. Either way, the interesting part is that he disagreed with him at all, and that Polanski felt strongly...
Forum:
General Movie Discussion
06-16-10
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46
The MoFo Movie Club Discussion: Chinatown
Posted By
Yoda
Was looking around at some essays about Chinatown...
Was looking around at some essays about Chinatown and found one (http://bernardschopen.tripod.com/chinatown.html) with some interesting tidbits; one new (I think), and one expanded on. My apologies...
Forum:
General Movie Discussion
05-17-10
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46
The MoFo Movie Club Discussion: Chinatown
Posted By
Yoda
The Citizen Kane discussion was pretty awesome,...
The Citizen Kane discussion was pretty awesome, and quite busy, so it seems to be a very fine line for whatever reason.
I didn't pick up on that.
I did think it was kind of...
Forum:
General Movie Discussion
05-17-10
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46
The MoFo Movie Club Discussion: Chinatown
Posted By
Yoda
Interesting. Certainly there's no wrong opinion...
Interesting. Certainly there's no wrong opinion here, but I wasn't terribly impressed by the story itself. I think this comes, as I suggested earlier, from the unfortunate fact that classics are...
Forum:
General Movie Discussion
05-13-10
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46
The MoFo Movie Club Discussion: Chinatown
Posted By
Yoda
You gotta admit that the pocketwatch trick was...
You gotta admit that the pocketwatch trick was pretty cool, though. :D I kinda like to think that he has the tricks and the guts, but not the smarts or the power. Or the basic knowledge, as you...
Forum:
General Movie Discussion
05-11-10
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46
The MoFo Movie Club Discussion: Chinatown
Posted By
Yoda
Okay, sorry for the delay, MoFos. Been a bit lazy...
Okay, sorry for the delay, MoFos. Been a bit lazy lately.
I first saw me some Chinatown quite a few years ago, but figured I could use a refresher before diving into all this. Per usual I ...
Forum:
General Movie Discussion
05-10-10
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46
The MoFo Movie Club Discussion: Chinatown
Posted By
Yoda
Re: The MoFo Movie Club Discussion: Chinatown
Finally saw this again. Been a bit busy, but I'll be back soon with some scattered thoughts, some of which I expect/hope will anger you. :D
Forum:
General Movie Discussion
05-04-10
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46
The MoFo Movie Club Discussion: Chinatown
Posted By
Yoda
Re: The MoFo Movie Club Discussion: Chinatown
Seeing this again tonight, most likely. Huzzah. Will be back as soon as possible with thoughts.
Forum:
General Movie Discussion
04-28-10
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46
The MoFo Movie Club Discussion: Chinatown
Posted By
Yoda
Re: The MoFo Movie Club Discussion: Chinatown
Oh yeah, L.A. Confidential has a similar vibe. Both, I think, manage to fit the noir genre without it ever feeling forced or deliberate.
I've seen Chinatown before, but I'm going to hold off...
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