In a message dated 11/12/07 6:08:49 PM,
rictusaporia@yahoo.com writes:
> John Lau wrote:
> "I posted about it a couple of days ago.
it's as good a crime film as is
> possible to make. well-plotted,
suspenseful, uncommon depth of
> characterization and noir as noir can
be."
>
> That "as good as is possible to make" is a hard one
to live up to. As good
> as Chinatown or Pulp Fiction, then?
>
>
I love Pulp Fiction, but do you really think it's as timeless
as Chinatown? these two films vary widely in tone and scope.
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead isn't epic like Chinatown,
but the film is about its story. Pulp Fiction, like all of
Tarantino's work, is a cinematic regurgitation. completely
self-conscious
Devil is contemporary noir. in the Bludis sense. not the
Doherty. it's about guys whose lives have eluded their grasp,
and in a desperate attempt to get back on top, fuck things up
for good
who here is not down with that?
John Lau
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