tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post6930833383485465594..comments2024-03-25T15:38:16.880-07:00Comments on Surrender to the Void: Thursday Movie Picks: Private Eyethevoid99http://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-19218125085249955682019-03-28T16:10:19.152-07:002019-03-28T16:10:19.152-07:00@Birgit-Inherent Vice is a bit like The Long Goodb...@Birgit-<i>Inherent Vice</i> is a bit like <i>The Long Goodbye</i> in spirit yet it's a bit more out there due to the source material its adapted from.<br /><br />@joel65913-I considered putting <i>Chinatown</i> in the list yet I felt it was too obvious. I wanted to do something else that was more of a theme-within-a-theme-within-a-theme.<br /><br />@The Vern-<i>Inherent Vice</i> isn't for everyone as it's too offbeat for mainstream audiences but re-watches certainly has helped me enjoy the film more.<br /><br />@Brittani-Yeah, <i>Inherent Vice</i> is just one of these baffling films where I think a re-watch would help maybe answer more questions as it's P.T. Anderson's strangest film so far.<br /><br />@Wanderer-Too weird for you? That's OK. thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-35439788231661698912019-03-28T11:50:02.701-07:002019-03-28T11:50:02.701-07:00I tried watching Inherent Vice for like half an ho...I tried watching Inherent Vice for like half an hour and gave up.Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-22537488543237824042019-03-22T05:03:40.352-07:002019-03-22T05:03:40.352-07:00I haven't seen your first pick, but I really l...I haven't seen your first pick, but I really liked Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. I didn't understand Inherent Vice lol. No problem admitting that I had a hard time following it, and thus it went way over my head. Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-68629330417589314212019-03-21T19:34:29.094-07:002019-03-21T19:34:29.094-07:00I will have to look for that Long Goodbye flick so...I will have to look for that Long Goodbye flick sometime. I am used to seeing the 1940's adaptation of Marlow like in The Big Sleep. I will be interested to see this adaptation I love Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. The breaking of the 4th wall is amazing. I will admit I wasnt a fan of Inherent Vice but I should give it another shot.TheVernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00712756384665520547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-19163289973067190962019-03-21T17:38:40.496-07:002019-03-21T17:38:40.496-07:00I was leery of The Long Goodbye when I sat down to...I was leery of The Long Goodbye when I sat down to watch because Elliott Gould seemed such an odd choice for the lead but he turned out to be a good pick. His shambling charm worked for the role. Not my favorite PI film but a decent go at the genre. <br /><br />I thought Kiss Kiss Bang Bang was okay but I had hoped to love it. There was something missing that kept it from moving from merely good to great. <br /><br />I haven't gotten around to Inherent Vice yet but it's on my list. <br /><br />I'm a fan of the lone wolf PI film and had tons of choices to wade through but managed to get down to four.<br /><br />The Maltese Falcon (1941)-Private eye Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) takes on the case of the beautiful, secretive Ruth Wonderly (Mary Astor). When Miss Wonderly is revealed to be Brigid O’Shaughnessy trouble begins. Sam's partner is murdered and he is accosted by Joel Cairo (Peter Lorre) who demands he locate a valuable statuette which is being pursued by others including the Fat Man (Sydney Greenstreet). Entangled in a dangerous web of crime and intrigue Sam soon realizes he must find the one thing they all seem to want: the bejeweled Maltese falcon. This fourth version of the story is proof that remakes aren’t necessarily bad things but you should stop once you get it right.<br /><br />Murder, My Sweet (1944)-P.I. Philip Marlowe (Dick Powell) is working what he thinks are two minor cases but suddenly someone is dead and he discovers they are dangerously connected. As he is drawn deeper into a complex web of machinations by the mysterious Helen Grayle (Claire Trevor), Marlowe finds his own life in increasing jeopardy. <br /><br />Harper (1966)-Struggling private eye Lew Harper (Paul Newman) takes a simple missing-person case that quickly spirals into something much more convoluted. Elaine Sampson (Lauren Bacall), recently paralyzed in a horse-riding accident, wants Harper to find her missing oil baron husband, but her stormy teenage stepdaughter Miranda (Pamela Tiffin) thinks Mrs. Sampson knows more than she's letting on. Fun detective film with Newman at his coolest and a loaded supporting cast-beside Bacall it includes Julie Harris, Shelley Winters, Janet Leigh and Robert Wagner.<br /><br />Chinatown (1974)-When Los Angeles private eye J.J. "Jake" Gittes (Jack Nicholson) is hired by Evelyn Mulwray to investigate her husband's activities he believes it's a routine infidelity case. Jake's investigation soon becomes anything but routine when he meets the real Mrs. Mulwray (Faye Dunaway) and realizes he was hired by an imposter. Mr. Mulwray's sudden death sets Gittes on a tangled trail of corruption, deceit and sinister family secrets as Evelyn's father (John Huston) becomes a suspect in the case. Dark, complex and twisted with amazing performances and flawless direction by Roman Polanski this is a great film. joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-37487870044222760962019-03-21T17:36:41.507-07:002019-03-21T17:36:41.507-07:00We match! I also picked The Long Goodbye which is...We match! I also picked The Long Goodbye which is an excellent film and I saw Kiss Kiss Bang Bang but can’t remember the film much at all so I have to revisit it. I would like to see inherit Vice and it sounds quite good.Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.com