Thursday 9 June 2011

The Big Sleep (1946)

So I'm back on my track for old hits to hit you up. This here The Big Sleep (1946)  was recommended to me by my friend and I thing I own him a bucket of skittles for this one. A great detective here for all who like those.
 As it starts as some simple case of blackmailing it flips to murder, murder and even more murder. Fun, I know. First thing you might notice is the detective, the way he talks , the way he knows so much ( as it turns out not enough thou) and as he hits on the ladies. Humphrey Bogart did a great job on this one. Made one smart guy that talks non-stop and always knows whats going on, one step more that the rest of the world. To me, that looks like a real detective should act. Just for his character this movie is worth your time. And if that does not buy you in , hows about some helpful tips on getting girls ? Because , the way he does it is just amazing , I mean really, he even got the cab drivers (girl) number for no reason. And he got a lot of attention from every girl, and every single girl in there, the cab driver, the book store keeper, and every other , are smoking hot. Just a little less hot then the center of the sun.
 Also , this movie has some resemblance to other I have seen. Like Chinatown (1974) . Just when you think the case is closed, they spin everything around and make everything even worse that it began. What started as a blackmailing ended with five or six men dead. And happens so fast, it was hard to get with everything, all the names, all the thing they do, what is going on ? I was all like this cat here. Confus.
One way or the other, no matter how confused I got, I still enjoyed it till the end. This is one great detective, good for it's age, you don't have to be a crazy World War II hero to enjoy it, kick back, let them penetrate your mind.


18 comments:

  1. Great movie based on a great book. Check out the book if you can, amazing read.

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  2. chinatown was sort of a reworking of the film-noir genre but your point is taken.

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  3. I read that book very long ago buy never saw the movie.

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  4. Book? I think I'd like a book alright. I can't take his voice much.. :/

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  5. So, is this a movie about a guy reading a book with the same title, or what?

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  6. never heard of this guy before

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  7. Great movie, great pairing in the lead roles.

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  8. Wonderful! Absolutely wonderful!

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  9. I'm a big fan of Chinatown, so I'll have to check this out for sure :D

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  10. Great movie, surprised to say ive seen it

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  11. This reminds me so much of L.A. Noire, there is a mission that takes place in Chinatown.

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  12. ahhhhhh. couldnt watch it.

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  13. Heard of this one, I gotta check this out sometime.

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  14. Cant wait to check this out son ;D

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  15. gd movie, ive actually seen this one. Followed

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