The MoFo Top 100 Neo-noir Countdown

Master of None

3 weeks ago

WHAT DID YOU THINK OF... DOG DAY AFTERNOON

RT � 96%, IMDb � 8.0

Roger Ebert said:

"The movie has an irreverent, quirky sense of humor, and we get some notion of the times we live in when the bank starts getting obscene phone calls -- and the giggling tellers breathe heavily into the receiver. There's also, in a film that's probably about fifteen minutes too long, an attempt to take a documentary look at the ways police and banks try to handle situations like this." (read full review here)

Eloise King-Clements, from Medium, said:

"Throughout the movie the shots and editing empathize with Sonny, this is just one example. The comradery and support he receives from his hostages and the crowd give Dog Day Afternoon a light and upbeat feel. But, in true neo-noir fashion, the dark undertones of the movie come to a head in the final scenes." (read full review here)

@Jack1 said:

"This is an excellent film, in my opinion, and I would recommend it to anyone who loves a good crime drama with characters who are far more than just the cardboard cutouts present in many films in the genre. Pacino provides arguably his best performance ever, and the writing is terrific." (read full review here)

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Master of None

3 weeks ago

WHAT DID YOU THINK OF... WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT

RT � 96%, IMDb � 7.7

Roger Ebert said:

"The movie is filled with throwaway gags, inside jokes, one-liners and little pokes at the screen images of its cartoon characters. It is also oddly convincing, not only because of the craft of the filmmakers but also because Hoskins and the other live actors have found the right note for their interaction with the Toons." (read full review here)

Alex Katz, from Flixist, said:

"Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a celebration of film noir as much as it is a celebration of cartoons. One must look no further than the protagonist, Eddie Valiant, for one of the biggest pieces of evidence of this. Eddie is basically every noir protagonist archetype rolled into a ball and spat into a fedora." (read full review here)

@mark f said:

"If you don't know, the script was intentionally devised to have echoes of Chinatown in its depiction of an L.A. scandal, so it's not a kiddie movie at all; at least unless you're just a kiddie at heart. When all is said and done, I just enjoy the fact that someone had the audacity to make this entertaining film." (read full review here)

SpelingError

AKA Popcorn Reviews

3 weeks ago

Dog Day Afternoon is good, but it had no chance at making my ballot. Here's what I wrote on it in a Hall of Fame:

Originally Posted by SpelingError

Dog Day Afternoon (1975) -

This is my second time watching this film and my opinion of it is about the same as it was last time. I think the film is at its best when it shows the reactions the civilians have to Sonny throughout the day. Those scenes are all great. Unfortunately, the same can't be said for the scenes which occur inside the bank. Sal isn't that memorable as Sonny's accomplice and the other bank workers are pretty bland as well. I do like the rare bit of tension in the bank (mainly in the first act) and how both groups eventually get along with each other, but even those elements grow a bit tiring as the film goes on, especially in the second half. But yeah, whenever Sonny exits the bank, the film gets me on board again. Whether you're referring to how Sonny becomes a celebrity amongst the civilians, the iconic "Attica!" scene, or how the civilians remain supportive of him after they learn he's from the LGBT community (I'm curious how well those scenes were received back in the day), those parts of the film are full of life. So much texture and detail is thrown into that one street, it feels like a vivid portrait of New York in the 70's which you could step into. Though yeah, all things considered, the film is a mixture of great and (somewhat) dull which provides a ceiling to my enjoyment of it.

I haven't seen Who Framed Roger Rabbit in years, so I barely remember it. I remember enjoying it though.

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3 weeks ago

Who Framed Roger Rabbit was my #18. I probably saw it long before I saw any classic noir films and it's still one of the first films that came to mind as neo-noir. Yes, it's a comedy, but the whole basis of the comedy is 'toons do noir'.

Holden Pike

One Ornery Sumbitch

3 weeks ago

Dog Day Afternoon was #28 on the MoFo Top 100 of the 1970s. Who Framed Roger Rabbit was #31 on the MoFo Top 100 of the 1980s.

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Master of None

3 weeks ago

AWARDS?

Dog Day Afternoon received several nominations and awards. These are some of the most notable:

Seven (7) Golden Globe Award nominations, including Best Motion Picture
Six (6) Academy Award nominations, including a win for Best Original Screenplay (Frank Pierson)
Six (6) BAFTA Film Award nominations, including a win for Best Actor (Al Pacino)
Two (2) National Board of Review Awards, including Best Supporting Actor (Charles Durning)
One (1) Directors Guild of America Award for Best Director (Sidney Lumet)

Thief

Master of None

3 weeks ago

AWARDS?

Who Framed Roger Rabbit received several nominations and awards. These are some of the most notable:

Eight (8) Saturn Award nominations, including a win for Best Fantasy Film
Seven (7) Academy Award nominations, including Best Film Editing (Arthur Schmidt)
Five (5) BAFTA Film Award nominations, including a win for Best Special Effects
Two (2) Golden Globe Award nominations, including Best Motion Picture
One (1) Jupiter Award for Best International Film

cricket

Msg

Registered User

3 weeks ago

Seen Roger Rabbit once way back when it was out. I believe I liked it but have never felt a need to watch it again.

Dog Day Afternoon is terrific but yet another film, let me put it this way, if it weren't for the presence of films like Red Rock West and Bound, I'm not sure anyone could look at this list and figure out what it was.

mrblond

Society ennobler, last seen in Medici's Florence

3 weeks ago

#36. Dog Day Afternoon (1975) is my #19.

What can I say more about this film...it's all said about it.
Alas, in most of the cases when I think about this movie or The Deer Hunter or The Godfather, it brings me sadness about John Cazale's fate.

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My Ballot
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4. The Driver (1978) [#79]
5.
6. Red Rock West (1993) [#88]
7. The Hot Spot (1990) [#85]
8. Shallow Grave (1994) [#95]
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14. Purple Noon (1960) [#94]
15.
16. Thelma & Louise (1991) [#56]
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19. Dog Day Afternoon (1975) [#36]
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21. Mona Lisa (1986) [#78]
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24. Pulp Fiction (1994) [#37]
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Others in my radar:
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The Ninth Gate (1999) [one-pointers]
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) [#96]
True Romance (1993) [#60]

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crumbsroom

Registered User

3 weeks ago

Roger Rabbit? That's fair.

I've never liked it as much as most seem to but...fair. Very fair.

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Msg

Registered User

3 weeks ago

Have seen so far: 17
Dog Day Afternoon - A classic 70's bank robber movie starring Al Pacino as he stirs up chaos at a bank. #4 on my ballot list.

Who Framed Roger Rabbit - One of the best movies in the 80's, I sure enjoyed it. #5 on my ballot list.

Have not seen so far: 47

My Ballot List
#3 - The Dark Knight
#4 - Dog Day Afternoon
#5 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit

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honeykid

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3 weeks ago

Originally Posted by Thief

Two films I love, but none made my list mostly because I don't see them as neo-noir.

If I'd played by those rules (as I usually do) my list would've been about 3 or 4 tops.

Some really good films in the last couple of days and Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

One of them did make my list as I had Pulp Fiction at #5. I don't really think of it as Noir, neo or otherwise, but I needed something on my list and there's certainly enough bits to make up a chunk, which I think can be called Neo-Noir within the overall film.

I probably could've done the same for The Big Lebowski, but it just didn't feel right to me, so I didn't do so.

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Little Ash

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3 weeks ago

Originally Posted by cricket

My sentiment on Roger Rabbit is fairly similar, except I was young enough that I know I loved it at the time. But I was also fairly young.

Dog Day Afternoon - I went back and looked at the list, and I probably would have guessed "crime movies + erotic thrillers, so I guess crime movies in general."

Holden Pike

One Ornery Sumbitch

3 weeks ago

Yes, we are putting a decent Crime/Thriller list together that has occasional Neo Noir mixed in. As I expected.

Thief

Master of None

3 weeks ago

Originally Posted by Holden Pike

Yes, we are putting a decent Crime/Thriller list together that has occasional Neo Noir mixed in. As I expected.

Which ones so far would you consider genuine neo-noir? Serious question.

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