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Well, rico, you're simply wrong here. This is one of the

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In Reply to: "The Big Sleep" posted by rico on July 15, 2006 at 10:01:57:

finest films of any genre, held together by the incendiary relationship between Bogie and Bacall.
Terrific tension, one of the best chase scenes and what is still a startling and unexpected end to that "act," an extremely entertaining, bizarre, and complex plot, and bristling action throughout.
This, without a doubt, is the thinking man's ultimate detective thriller.

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Tin! We agree on something! - Mike K 08:43:00 07/17/06 (1)
Big Sleep is a wonderful film, in my personal top ten best, and
second only to Chinatown as best drama/dick flick/film noir.
Mike
- Mike, you're a genius! Brilllllllllllllliant! nt - tinear 17:52:06 07/17/06 (0)
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Re: Well, rico, you're simply wrong here. This is one of the - patrickU 03:03:38 07/16/06 (2)
No doubt one of the best, energetic and sexual laden, quick and intelligent, what ask for more?
- Bogie actually began a new anti-hero school with this movie: - tinear 05:44:24 07/16/06 (1)
  he seduced women by ignoring or insulting them and he mercilessly (and gleefully) shot down his adversaries.
  The scene in the bookstore is also the most brazenly sexual of American film to that time. The nerdy bookstore woman pulling the shade...
  - Re: Bogie actually began a new anti-hero school with this movie: - patrickU 08:14:32 07/16/06 (0)
    Yeah, a kind of mental blow job...
Amen. A great film - danj 23:42:47 07/15/06 (0)
And both ladies are ravishing but Betty Bacall had something special. Although very attractive she was not a great beauty but she positively oozed sexuality and intelligence. She and Bogart had real chemistry. The film is beautifully written and directed and requires the viewer to be attentive. So what if there is little "action" compared to more recent films? Do the rest right and you don't need all that.
In my 1 to 10 movie scale, THE BIG SLEEP is a solid 9 1/2.
Re: Well, rico, you're simply wrong here. This is one of the - rico 12:33:33 07/15/06 (3)
What wxacrly was I 'wrong" about? I said it was talky (it is) and overlong (it is). I also said it was a must if you are a film noir fan.
- Your cryptic review is "wrong" because it is neither - tinear 05:46:49 07/16/06 (0)
  talky nor overlong.
  "Talky" means excess: the brilliant dialogue is central to the film.
  "Overlong" means scenes could be shortened or cut: which ones? None.
  You also say it is a "must see" for noir fans, meaning that others needn't see it or that it's unnecessary.
  Wrong again.
  Three strikes, pobresito.
- I think this shows... - dave c 13:51:46 07/15/06 (1)
  ... that we used to expect more talking in action films.
  These days someone would have shot up the entire city within Humph's first scene...
  So it goes.
  - The Usual Suspects has the same sort of intelligence, with - tinear 05:48:05 07/16/06 (0)
    Benicio del Toro doing his best Bogie interpretation.

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