@ mandrake127, Totally agree with you on the Coen brothers. This film and theme stuck with me for years. It is a hard to find film and for the life of me I do not know why it is not showed more often. For shere sleaziness has there been a better performance then M. Emmet Walsh as private detective Loren Visser? He should of received a best supporting actor nomination at least.He is up there with Strother ( praire scum ) Martin. Great film noir.
When this film appeared you knew straight away there was a new force in town. And the Cohen Brothers have never disappointed. Stunning, moving, funny, frightening .. they can tear at the nerves of every emotion. And this music ... does all those things as well ...
Still one of my favorite films. Lived in Austin when they shot the film there (and surrounding areas) back in the early 80's. There are a lot of wonderfully subltle things in this film, and some not so subltle:) Trivia question: How many times does Marty throw up in the film?
@jeman47 Film Noir movies were primarily very dark American films from the 40s and 50s. Bleak, eerie films loaded with dread and sexual tension. Movies like The Maltese Falcon, Sunset Boulevard, Double Indemnity and Scarlet Street. Neo noir just means "new noir" - stuff that has been made since the original film noir era. Movies like Taxi Driver, Blade Runner and Blood Simple. Cheers!
@jeman47 you should definitely check out film noir movies. Those films from the '40s have a very unique look, borrowing heavily from German Expressionism from the 1920s.
And a bit of a side note: one of the best german films of the silent era is "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari." If you have the patience for a silent movie I highly recommend it. If not, all's good.
@galaxyuno1 I agree, galaxy. Count Orlock is still one of the creepiest "Dracula" interpretations brought to the screen, due, in part, to just how imperfect movies look from the silent era. They're not prestine, so it does add to the experience in a good way.
didn't like the movie much, but this is the greatest theme ever
mrroboto790 4 weeks ago
one of the best themes written.
jacobsteel 1 month ago
One of my favourite films of all time. Love the theme too. Adds to the greatness.
paraphil 2 months ago
@ mandrake127, Totally agree with you on the Coen brothers. This film and theme stuck with me for years. It is a hard to find film and for the life of me I do not know why it is not showed more often. For shere sleaziness has there been a better performance then M. Emmet Walsh as private detective Loren Visser? He should of received a best supporting actor nomination at least.He is up there with Strother ( praire scum ) Martin. Great film noir.
Trajan730 2 months ago
When this film appeared you knew straight away there was a new force in town. And the Cohen Brothers have never disappointed. Stunning, moving, funny, frightening .. they can tear at the nerves of every emotion. And this music ... does all those things as well ...
mandrake127 5 months ago 2
Still one of my favorite films. Lived in Austin when they shot the film there (and surrounding areas) back in the early 80's. There are a lot of wonderfully subltle things in this film, and some not so subltle:) Trivia question: How many times does Marty throw up in the film?
QMPhilosophe 6 months ago
see the 1976 Columbo episode "Last salute to the commodore"
jlovegren 7 months ago
I just listened to this eight times in a row, absolutely hypnotizing. I'm not finished yet either..
SchweenO 7 months ago
I always think of Ninjas stalking dudes before a kung-fu fight when I listen to this. Cool theme but didn't really care for the film.
NejiKusa 11 months ago
Great discussion of noir and neo noir here, thanks.
Some noir favorites not yet mentioned: Out of the Past, Detour, Black Angel, Gun Crazy, Born to Kill, The Phantom Lady.
Neo noir: Chinatown
4Topwood 1 year ago
Great Movie.
Beautiful theme...
Francis McDormand ? Yeah i would : )
HitchHikersBlues 1 year ago
Perfectly fit to the movie, as well. Pure Texas noir.
gtrrs71 1 year ago
@gtrrs71 what does noir and neo noir mean ? explain to like i was a 6 year old
jeman47 1 year ago
@jeman47 Film Noir movies were primarily very dark American films from the 40s and 50s. Bleak, eerie films loaded with dread and sexual tension. Movies like The Maltese Falcon, Sunset Boulevard, Double Indemnity and Scarlet Street. Neo noir just means "new noir" - stuff that has been made since the original film noir era. Movies like Taxi Driver, Blade Runner and Blood Simple. Cheers!
gtrrs71 1 year ago
@jeman47 you should definitely check out film noir movies. Those films from the '40s have a very unique look, borrowing heavily from German Expressionism from the 1920s.
And a bit of a side note: one of the best german films of the silent era is "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari." If you have the patience for a silent movie I highly recommend it. If not, all's good.
jayarcidiacono 1 year ago 4
@jayarcidiacono you said it, film noir was practically born out of German expressionism
morgantown1 1 year ago
@jayarcidiacono Film noir isTHE single most influential film style of the 20th century. "Caligari" is one of my
favorite films of all time. I would also recommend "Nosferatu." Silent movies have an eerie quality that makes
them scarier than anything of the last fifty years.
galaxyuno1 1 year ago
@galaxyuno1 I agree, galaxy. Count Orlock is still one of the creepiest "Dracula" interpretations brought to the screen, due, in part, to just how imperfect movies look from the silent era. They're not prestine, so it does add to the experience in a good way.
jayarcidiacono 1 year ago
GREAT MOVIE!!!!!
GRETA THEME!!!!!
ledger28 1 year ago
i havent seen this but should i and whats it about
romerider6969 1 year ago
@romerider6969
One of the noir films of all-time, especially after 1980. It's available on Netflix for streaming until the end of the month.
dashrirprock 1 year ago
just great
CentaAssetManagement 1 year ago
one of the most haunting movie themes ever written
dmzbbr 1 year ago 24