Two Noir-ish Things Make a Post?

[maplemood]

One more episode to go with Mob City, which is pretty middle-of-the-road as far as my emotional attachment to the characters goes, but also beautiful and fun and not quite as brutally violent as I was expecting--which doesn't mean it isn't brutally violent, but the trailers always gave me the impression that it's a lot bloodier than it actually turned out to be. And six episodes really doesn't feel like enough. The characters are just starting to come alive for me, and their backstories and motivations are starting to come into play in really interesting ways (at least for Joe and Jasmine, the two characters I ended up most interested in), and I know it's not all going to get wrapped up neatly in the last episode, but oh well. We got what we got. 

I also checked out The Big Sleep from the library, since watching Mob City reminded me that I haven't watched a whole ton of classic noir at all. I watched the first half hour or so last night after getting home pretty late, and so far it's just about perfect; I would have watched the entire thing if I hadn't been completely exhausted, and I might try to finish it tonight if I can get some writing done first--otherwise, I absolutely will finish it tomorrow. I never feel like I have a whole lot to say when it comes to classic movies, since pretty much everything there is to say has already been said, but LAUREN BACALL AND HUMPHREY BOGART. They're both wonderful. And that's all I have to say. 

Comments

[skye_writer]

Glad you're enjoying both Mob City and The Big Sleep. I saw The Big Sleep in one of my film classes in college, but I can't for the life of me remember a whole lot about it (maybe unsurprisingly, given that was seven or eight years ago and I've only seen it the one time). I do remember that Bacall and Bogart were both amazing, though. :D

[maplemood]

They're FANTASTIC. And even though I'm not far enough in yet to have decided for myself, I have heard that the plot's pretty convoluted/secondary to Bacall & Bogart & their amazing chemistry, so maybe that's part of it, too?

[incognitajones]

Bacall is so incandescently beautiful in that movie, I can only stare at her in slackjawed awe.

[maplemood]

Right?! And it's not just her looks--though she's absolutely gorgeous--it's her voice, her personality, the way she holds herself...every time she shows up onscreen she's absolutely captivating.

[theuncertainhour]

Bogart & Bacall are glorious together. Their chemistry is amazing!

[maplemood]

Every scene they're in together just crackles. I love them so much. :)

[rebeccarobota]

I watched a bunch of noir films in college and now they're just a blur of cigarettes and atmospheric lighting. Probably time to revisit them! (As I recall The Third Man was my favorite of the lot, but I couldn't tell you why.)

[maplemood]

I've watched (and read!) a good bit of neo noir and noir-inspired stuff, but not nearly enough of the classics--I've heard The Third Man is one of the best, and I'm pretty sure it's on Netflix, so I should probably watch that next!