Chinatown (1974) update feed
“No scratch that. Chinatown is actually my personal favourite of Roman Polanski's movies. It is a wonderful movie, as well as an affectionate and inspired homage to film noir, with a lot to love about it.
Roman Polanski's direction is superb. He always directs with such precision in this movie and it shows loud and clear.
The production values are terrific. Chinatown does look ravishing, the costumes, detail, scenery and cinematography are all exemplary.
I am a big Jerry Goldsmith fan, since seeing The Wind and the Lion and hearing his amazing score for that. His music score up here is up there with his best, it doesn't feel hackneyed or generic in any way, it really shows a master at work.
The script is brilliantly organised. In fact along with Casab” read more
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" Notes: Well, it is probably Roman Polanski's most famous movie and, I think it completely deserves its stellar reputation. Indeed, it is basically a great mix of a traditional neo-noir feature with Polanski's dark and twisted directing style. I have to admit that the plot tends to be a little bit murky so it is definitely a movie that you can easily watch a couple of times just to fully understand all the details and what the hell is actually going on. Anyway, the murkiness of the plot was act"
" Notes: Well, it is probably Roman Polanski's most famous movie and, I think it completely deserves its stellar reputation. Indeed, it is basically a great mix of a traditional neo-noir feature with Polanski's dark and twisted directing style. I have to admit that the plot tends to be a little bit murky so it is definitely a movie that you can easily watch a couple of times just to fully understand all the details and what the hell is actually going on. Anyway, the murkiness of the plot was act"
" 2012: 91 2011: 93 2010: 97 2009: 102 2008: 115 2007: 127 "
" 2011: 93 2010: 97 2009: 102 2008: 115 2007: 127 "