tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post7814908471065913404..comments2024-03-25T15:38:16.880-07:00Comments on Surrender to the Void: 2014 Blind Spot Series: The Maltese Falconthevoid99http://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-86915826725798066632014-07-26T14:30:52.888-07:002014-07-26T14:30:52.888-07:00Based on the noir films I've seen so far, I th...Based on the noir films I've seen so far, I think <i>Double Indemnity</i> and <i>The Third Man</i> are better. This was still an amazing film though it wasn't one of my highlights in my Blind Spots so far.thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-90947127925037431142014-07-26T13:37:33.401-07:002014-07-26T13:37:33.401-07:00I'm not a huge fan of The Maltese Falcon. I th...I'm not a huge fan of The Maltese Falcon. I think that Bogart is great and the supporting players are stellar, but the love story doesn't work for me. Mary Astor just seems really flat and uninteresting. I can totally understand why this is so well-regarded, and I agree that Huston's stylish direction works. It just didn't grab me as much as I expected. Dan Heatonhttp://ptsnob.comnoreply@blogger.com