I agree with you that most of them aren't noir. If you stick to a somewhat strict definition I'd say only Double Indemnity really qualifies.
That's what I was thinking, Ed. I'm willing to give a little, but some of these don't squeak in even at that.
THE MALTESE FALCON: A hard-boiled private eye film, not noir.THE BIG SLEEP: aka THE BIG YAWN, full of cutesy Hollywood dialogue.TOUCH OF EVIL: good, moody noir, but Charlton Heston as a Mexican??THE BIG COMBO: Good noir, but not one of the very greatest.LAURA: Clifton Webb is annoying as usual, and you take away the song, what do you have?DRIVE: I actually like this one, but it's not in the top tier.
You have to wonder about the people who make these lists.
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I agree with you that most of them aren't noir. If you stick to a somewhat strict definition I'd say only Double Indemnity really qualifies.
That's what I was thinking, Ed. I'm willing to give a little, but some of these don't squeak in even at that.
THE MALTESE FALCON: A hard-boiled private eye film, not noir.
THE BIG SLEEP: aka THE BIG YAWN, full of cutesy Hollywood dialogue.
TOUCH OF EVIL: good, moody noir, but Charlton Heston as a Mexican??
THE BIG COMBO: Good noir, but not one of the very greatest.
LAURA: Clifton Webb is annoying as usual, and you take away the song, what do you have?
DRIVE: I actually like this one, but it's not in the top tier.
You have to wonder about the people who make these lists.
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