December 15Dec 15 Rolo...Tamasi. And if you don't consider this among the best Christmas--or any season--movies ever you're a booger eating moron.
December 16Dec 16 Tis a great movie. Never thought of it as Christmassy. So many great scenes!!! "That IS Rita Hayworth!" Edited December 16Dec 16 by Iceman
December 16Dec 16 4 hours ago, GhostOfTomJoad said: Rolo...Tamasi. And if you don't consider this among the best Christmas--or any season--movies ever you're a booger eating moron. Should have a string of Oscars if it were out in any other year. What a powerhouse year, Titanic, Good Will Hunting, As Good as it Gets, LA Confidential. Crowe and Pearce were incredible
December 16Dec 16 Off the record, on the QT, and very hush hush Outstanding movie. The oscar for adapted screenplay was much deserved. I love the book and am still amazed at how it was turned into that screenplay.
December 16Dec 16 8 hours ago, Iceman said: Tis a great movie. Never thought of it as Christmassy. So many great scenes!!! "That IS Rita Hayworth!" Lana Turner. Rita was the one with a nose job. Whatever you desire.
December 16Dec 16 Damn. sleepwalking through movie memories. "I wouldn't trade places with Edmund Exley right now for all the whiskey in Ireland!" was a great line by an evil character.
December 16Dec 16 It's Christmas Eve in the City of Angels and while decent citizens sleep the sleep of the righteous, hopheads prowl for marijuana, not knowing that a man is coming to stop them! Celebrity crimestopper Jack Vincennes, scourge of grasshoppers and dopefiends everywhere!
December 16Dec 16 "You're a bit of a puzzlement to me these days, Wendell. You don't seem to be your old cruel self anymore"
December 16Dec 16 Dudley Smith: It's best to stay away from a man when his blood is up! Edmund Exley: His blood is always up! Edited December 16Dec 16 by Iceman
December 16Dec 16 ”LAPD, shitbird. Get the fuck out of here, or I’ll call your wife to come get you.”
December 16Dec 16 Ed: All I ever wanted was to measure up to my father. Bud: Here's your chance. He died in the line of duty, didn't he?
December 16Dec 16 1 hour ago, Elvis said: ”LAPD, shitbird. Get the fuck out of here, or I’ll call your wife to come get you.” Officer Councilman
December 16Dec 16 "Hold up your badge, so they'll know you're a policeman." Top 5 for me and a formative movie for my 15 year old brain.
December 16Dec 16 Author 1 hour ago, mdmost said: Officer Councilman That's a perfect scene. Two words. Two camera shots. Acknowledgement. Recognition. They're both swimming in the same murky waters.
December 16Dec 16 Author 21 hours ago, Iceman said: Tis a great movie. Never thought of it as Christmassy. This topic has been beaten to death, but the entire film takes place over Christmas. Bud's introduction. The decorations. "Merry Christmas, officer." The lighting of trees. The 'Silent Night, Deadly Night' headline after the jailhouse beatdown...it's got xmas all over it.
December 16Dec 16 And Bud and Exley gives the gift of justice to all the bad people because that's what the man got. Justice.
December 17Dec 17 6 minutes ago, GhostOfTomJoad said: This topic has been beaten to death, but the entire film takes place over Christmas. Bud's introduction. The decorations. "Merry Christmas, officer." The lighting of trees. The 'Silent Night, Deadly Night' headline after the jailhouse beatdown...it's got xmas all over it. Sold. Die Hard is 2nd place now.
December 17Dec 17 LA Confidential and Miller's Crossing are 2 of my favorite crime movies with incredible dialogue that not everyone has seen. Want me to watch it during Christmas season? Mkay...maybe with a little flask of whiskey in the spirit of the film.
December 17Dec 17 Author Now that's how you surly. The scene where Jack/Spacey puts the $50 bill on top of his shot of whiskey when he recognizes he needs to BE a cop for the first time in a long, long time is so damn good. The whole film is a study in personal reckonings. How people betray their ideals in pursuit of a life that can be justified. "I doubt you've ever taken a stupid breath. Don't start now."
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