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Phil Rosenthal recommended Sweet Smell of Success (1957) in Movies (curated)

Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

1957 | Drama, Film-Noir

9.0

(1 Ratings)

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"The ultimate film noir that’s not about violent crime, it’s just character assassination at its most brutal. Tony Curtis and Burt Lancaster are beyond iconic in their performances; they become the embodiments of a rancid spirit that can sometimes be found in New York, in show business, in every business everywhere, where money talks and I’ll walk over your body to get some. “I’d hate to take a bite outta you, Sidney—you’re a cookie full of arsenic.” I like to say that to my wife."

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The Big Sleep (1946)

8.1 (23 Ratings) Rate It

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Philip Marlowe is a private detective who is hired by a wealthy general to resolve some debts, only...

Hardboiled Hard-boiled Raymond Chandler Vivian Rutledge Sternwood

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Joyful Noise (with Kathy Brier / Daria Hardeman / Jim Price / Richard Pruitt / Doug Storm / Deven May / Trent Armand Kendall, Daria Hardeman, Deven May, Doug Storm, Jim Price, Kathy Brier, Richard Pruitt, Trent Armand Kendall) by 2001 Off Broadway Cast

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Rache (174 KP) rated The Happytime Murders (2017) in Movies

Jan 6, 2019

Funny (1 more)

Inappropriate

Noir Humour (0 more)

Nearly But Not Quite

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Starting with the introduction of a puppet private detective, this is intended to be a gritty, noir, detective story with the added twist of Jim Henson puppets as characters. While film technology has vastly improved since such films as Cool World, and Who Framed Roger Rabbit, puppet technology hasn't really changed, so the puppets all have overtones of The Muppets and Sesame Street.
Despite the humour inherent in puppet characters, and the use of puppets as an analogue for minority populations (up to and including a puppet who has been 'humanised'), it's neither funny enough nor enough of a social commentary to fit into one of those two dichotomous genres.
Noir comedy, carpet-bombed with dick jokes, riddled with puppet humour, and boiling with 'social commentary', this film doesn't really land in a single genre, and the ones it tries to are too different to make a really good film. It turns out a bit like 'Muppets She Wrote' with added swearing and crudery.
Melissa Mccarthy plays the typical irreverent, foul-mouthed, stereotypical racist cop, and interacts really well with the puppets, but even all of her talent can't save this film.
It's funny (the puppet sex scene is just insane), carries some preachiness about racism (trying to decide how much 'puppet' makes someone a puppet based on a surgical implant), thoroughly irreverent (foul mouthed, 'drug' addled puppets), has an okay storyline (the twist is fairly well written), and concludes with the usual happy Muppets ending, but it feels like it's trying too hard to do too much. Perhaps, if it had tried to do less, it could have been a really good film.
All of that taken into account, it's not bad for something to watch for lighthearted fun, if you don't want to think too hard about it.

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David (771 KP) rated Logan (2017) in Movies

Jan 17, 2018

Logan (2017)

2017 | Action, Adventure

8.3

(297 Ratings)

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Banter between Jackman & Stewart's characters (0 more)

Very different from other X-men films

I sat at home to watch this not knowing much about it except the synopsis on screen. Watched the colour version rather than the film noir version. As my title says it's not like other X-men films with it's bloody violence and bad language as the previous films were aimed at a younger audience (in my opinion). The film was fast paced and gave us a little back story on how Prof X and Wolverine got to where they are now. As I am used to him in humorous roles, Stephen Merchants character was a surprise showing that he can step out of his comfort zone. The actress that played Lauren was fantastic even though she didn't speak for the first half of the film. She would be a great evil spirit in a ghost/horror movie as she has a very good deadpan glare that looks straight through you (chilling). I am not going to do spoilers, I will say that I would watch the film again maybe even the film noir version.

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The Island (Hidden Iceland #2)

Ragnar Jonasson

10.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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THE EXPLOSIVE NEW NOVEL FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR - IF YOU LIKED AND THEN THERE WERE...

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AJaneClark (3975 KP) rated Happy! - Season 1 in TV

Aug 9, 2019 (Updated Aug 9, 2019)

Happy! - Season 1

2017 | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy

9.3

(12 Ratings)

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Great casting (1 more)

Very funny

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It’s no law and order

Happy - a darkly comical crime series with plenty of action and outrageousness!! The series features Christopher Meloni ( looking somewhat ragged compared to his SVU days) we an ex cop turned hitman, that is injured and begins to see a flying blue unicorn.

His irritating blue sidekick takes him on an hilarious journey to rescue a young girl, who is the unicorn’s best friend! Expect a few laughs at this noir-ish style comedy that takes you to the borders of insanity!