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Forum: Movie Reviews 9 hours ago
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The MoFo Top 100 Neo-noir Countdown
Posted By Kaplan
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I only had Jackie Brown at #20, but that says nothing about my love for it. While I've long ago burned out on Pulp Fiction, I can still watch Jackie Brown any time and still happily dive into this...
Forum: Movie Reviews 9 hours ago
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The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By Kaplan
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I watched The Big Heat for the countdown and was impressed enough to put it at #13. Strangers on a Train was Patricia Highsmith's debut novel, and when Hitchcock was interested in securing the rights...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 day ago
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The MoFo Top 100 Neo-noir Countdown
Posted By Kaplan
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High and Low might be my favorite Kurosawa film, but I don't think of it as noir, no matter how gritty it gets at times, but it never has that noir grittiness to it, I guess. I'm completely...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 day ago
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The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By Kaplan
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I had Ace in the Hole at #17. It is not the only Billy Wilder film on my list, let's just say. I have two Hitchcock films, one yet to be revealed, but I left off Notorious, maybe because I don't...
Forum: Movie Reviews 2 days ago
Replies: 1,588
The MoFo Top 100 Neo-noir Countdown
Posted By Kaplan
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Nightcrawler was my #9.

My List:
4. Memories of Murder (#25)
5. True Romance (#60)
9. Nightcrawler (#21)
11. The Friends of Eddie Coyle (#100)
12. Branded to Kill (#71)
13. The Man Who...
Forum: Movie Reviews 2 days ago
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The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By Kaplan
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Pickup on South Street was my #6. The Killers is excellent, but for whatever reason I didn't think of it.

My List:
6. Pickup on South Street (#21)
7. Stray Dog (#32)
11. Where the Sidewalk...
Forum: Movie Reviews 3 days ago
Replies: 1,356
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By Kaplan
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I had The Postman Always Rings Twice at #21, but it certainly could have been higher. An excellent noir, where sexuality is a dangerous weapon to be used to manipulate others and always leads to...
Forum: Movie Reviews 4 days ago
Replies: 1,588
The MoFo Top 100 Neo-noir Countdown
Posted By Kaplan
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Two for me. Sin City is a blast of pure comic book style pulp and I had it at #16. Memories of Murder is definitely the film that made me initially notice Bong Joon Ho, and I put it at #4. As a side...
Forum: Movie Reviews 5 days ago
Replies: 1,588
The MoFo Top 100 Neo-noir Countdown
Posted By Kaplan
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The Conversation is fantastic, but it never crossed my mind when compiling my list. Had it, I doubt I would have considered it noirish enough. The Man Who Wasn't There, a sort of Camus meets noir...
Forum: Movie Reviews 6 days ago
Replies: 1,588
The MoFo Top 100 Neo-noir Countdown
Posted By Kaplan
If I may say so, you're responding to a silly...

If I may say so, you're responding to a silly argument. A healthy society will have scandalous art, and it has nothing to do with morals. At least not in the sense of claiming a prudish, more...
Forum: Movie Reviews 6 days ago
Replies: 1,356
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By Kaplan
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I squeezed Scarlet Street on at #24, and if I'd seen it more recently, maybe it would have been higher.

My List:
7. Stray Dog (#32)
11. Where the Sidewalk Ends (#66)
15. Elevator to the...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
Replies: 1,356
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By Kaplan
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My first top 10 made it, Stray Dog at #7. The movie oozes with heat and desperation. When I saw The Lady from Shanghai show up, my first thought was I didn't care for it, except the ending, and then...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
Replies: 1,588
The MoFo Top 100 Neo-noir Countdown
Posted By Kaplan
Well, the eligibility rules are what they are, so...

Well, the eligibility rules are what they are, so I can’t argue with that, but let’s say of the thousand influences you can find in Kill Bill, noir is so far down the list that we might as well have...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
Replies: 1,588
The MoFo Top 100 Neo-noir Countdown
Posted By Kaplan
Kill Bill 1 is neo-noir? Um, okay. Jackie Brown...

Kill Bill 1 is neo-noir? Um, okay. Jackie Brown maybe, though it seems a little high at this point. As for the Coens, The Man Who Wasn't There seemed like it would have a chance, but it's hard to see...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
Replies: 1,588
The MoFo Top 100 Neo-noir Countdown
Posted By Kaplan
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What a pair. Back in the 90s I probably watched Pulp Fiction every month (at least) for years, and I have a fairly endless capacity to rewatch The Big Lebowski, but I never considered Pulp Fiction. I...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
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The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By Kaplan
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I had Elevator to the Gallows at #15. The incredible score by Miles Davis elevates the movie to next-level greatness.

My List:
11. Where the Sidewalk Ends (#66)
15. Elevator to the Gallows (#41)...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
Replies: 1,588
The MoFo Top 100 Neo-noir Countdown
Posted By Kaplan
Yeah, no. 2049 doesn’t retroactively alter...

Yeah, no. 2049 doesn’t retroactively alter Scott’s (or Dick’s) original ideas. And again, the whole theme of the movie is to question what makes someone human and so the uncertainty of Deckard’s...
Forum: Movie Reviews 1 week ago
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The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By Kaplan
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I had The Set-Up at #23. I first saw it for a noir hall of fame several years ago. This is what I wrote about it then:



My List:
11. Where the Sidewalk Ends (#66)
20. This Gun for Hire (#78)...
Forum: Movie Reviews 2 weeks ago
Replies: 1,588
The MoFo Top 100 Neo-noir Countdown
Posted By Kaplan
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Allen Baron wrote, directed, and stars in Blast of Silence. He plays a lone hitman as he comes to New York during Christmas to do a hit, and the film is truly elevated with its location shooting and...
Forum: Games and Tabs 3 weeks ago
Replies: 5,708
The Bakers Dozen Music Game Thread
Posted By Kaplan
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13 songs about partying or celebrating

1. Andrew W.K. - Party Hard
2. Kool & The Gang - Celebration
3. Sam Cooke - Having a Party
4. The Beatles - Birthday
5. Eddie Murphy - Party All the Time...
Forum: Movie Reviews 3 weeks ago
Replies: 1,588
The MoFo Top 100 Neo-noir Countdown
Posted By Kaplan
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A couple friends taking me to see True Romance all those years ago was my first introduction to Tarantino, and while a bit of its shine has worn off, and I'm definitely not the Tarantino fanboy I...
Forum: Movie Reviews 3 weeks ago
Replies: 1,588
The MoFo Top 100 Neo-noir Countdown
Posted By Kaplan
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The Killing of a Chinese Bookie was truly my last cut. And for the record I very much prefer the re-edited version. I kinda regret not including it, but I’m very happy to see it. I love the Dark...
Forum: Movie Reviews 3 weeks ago
Replies: 1,356
The MoFo Top 100 Film Noir Countdown
Posted By Kaplan
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I've always been a fan of Where the Sidewalk Ends, with Dana Andrews as a cop with anger issues who isn't afraid to rough up someone. When he accidentally goes too far he chooses to do a cover-up and...
Forum: Movie Reviews 3 weeks ago
Replies: 1,588
The MoFo Top 100 Neo-noir Countdown
Posted By Kaplan
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I had Mother at #21. Mystic River is quite good too, but I never considered it.

My List:
11. The Friends of Eddie Coyle (#100)
12. Branded to Kill (#71)
18. Following (#84)
21. Mother (#67)...
Forum: Games and Tabs 3 weeks ago
Replies: 5,708
The Bakers Dozen Music Game Thread
Posted By Kaplan
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13 Great Covers of Beatles Songs

1. Richie Havens - Here Comes The Sun
2. Cher - The Long and Winding Road
3. Joe Cocker - With a little help from my friends
4. Siouxsie and the Banshees - Dear...

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