The Maltese Falcon (1941)

[baumer]

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[Plain Old Tele]

Fantastic and entertaining -- not to mention sardonic and cynical -- movie. Lots of famous moments and lines.

 

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[baumer]

Now how many movies have characters like Sam spade. So perfectly amoral. its true this movie is about characters and dialogue.Every scene is enjoyable. Certainly a movie much ahead of its time. You see film noir being invented right there. The way John Huston has filmed it just perfect.I loved the shot showing the shadow of the name of the detective firm falling on the floor of the office.If was such a good hint that the things are about to change very fast. Almost a wink from Huston! I guess the reason why the movie holds up so well even for contemporary audiences is the sheer entertainment value of the film.  This is one of the few pre-1970 movies that I don't just like but almost love. 

 

8.5/10

Edited September 7, 2013 by baumer

[Lordmandeep]

Best Film Noir film imo

[Blankments]

Thought the beginning was slow but overall an entertaining and exciting movie. A