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Brant · Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 7:54 am Post subject: Not as good as I remembered

I watched "Chinatown" again yesterday after having not seen it in many, many years, and while it was great as a period piece, I just can't say that it's among the best movies I've seen. In fact, I probably wouldn't put it in the Top 100. Maybe it's just my dislike for Faye Dunaway, or seeing the cameo by Roman Polanski and being reminded he's a child molester.
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Cylinsier · Master Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 13229 Location: Oh shi-

Its still number one for me. Not a big fan of Dunaway myself, but its Nicholson's movie so I'm able to focus on him.
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ellipses · Mod Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 9218 Location: WashPa!

I still need to watch this
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Cylinsier · Master Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 13229 Location: Oh shi-

I'm going to look through all the stuff you can stream on netflix and start a new thread sometime over the next couple days:

"Cylinsiers top 50 streamable netflix movies you must watch before you die." And I'll explain why I put each one on there.
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Amphikalein · Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 1:34 pm Post subject:

How about Mulholland Falls?
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Cylinsier · Master Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 13229 Location: Oh shi-

Hmm, never heard of it. I'll check it out.
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Amphikalein · Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 1:35 pm Post subject:

Enough in the same vein as Chinatown that i've heard some refer to it as a sequel. Which i don't think it actually is. Stars Nick Nolte.
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Cylinsier · Master Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 13229 Location: Oh shi-

Well, the official sequel to Chinatown was The Two Jakes. It was mediocre at best. I actually count Who Framed Roger Rabbit as an unofficial homage to Chinatown because it steals the plot of what would have been the third film in the franchise if the second had been better.
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Amphikalein · Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 1:39 pm Post subject:

Roger Rabbit is AWESOME. Puh-puh-puh-puhleeeeaaaaaasssseeee!
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