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Rainaloki 2023 (101 movies items)

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Movies I Watched in February 2022 (26 movies items)

" Date: 2/25/2022 Viewed: Criterion Channel First Viewing Note: Over the years, I've heard that this film is a major classic, but I've never seen it. This film was recommended to me, and it gave me a reason to watch it. I've seen a good amount of film noir movies from the 1930s and 1940s, so I'm excited to see this one. I'm glad I saw it because it was a good movie. Detour is a solid classic from the 1940s in my opinion. The story drew me in and kept me on the edge of my seat. Despite the fac"

“One of the roughest femme fatales ever but under that rough exterior, it's easy to see Vera was dying to be loved and cared for 'in her own way', before the slow death finally consumed her whole.” read more

Film Diary 2021 (210 movies items)

"25.6 One of the roughest femme fatales ever but under that rough exterior, it's easy to see Vera was dying to be loved and cared for 'in her own way', before the slow death finally consumed her whole."

1001 Movies ... my own version (1940's) (90 movies items)

" Notes: Well, even though this movie has a very good reputation, it turned out to be a decent watch but, to be honest, not much more than that. I mean, sure, it was a solid film noir, no doubt about it, but there are some much better movies in this genre, at least, that's my opinion. Eventually, nothing much really happened through the whole thing and it was basically about the unluckiest main character I have ever seen or maybe, as it was argued by some critics, just a thief telling a bunch of"

1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe (1001 movies items)

" Notes: Well, even though this movie has a very good reputation, it turned out to be a decent watch but, to be honest, not much more than that. I mean, sure, it was a solid film noir, no doubt about it, but there are some much better movies in this genre, at least, that's my opinion. Eventually, nothing much really happened through the whole thing and it was basically about the unluckiest main character I have ever seen or maybe, as it was argued by some critics, just a thief telling a bunch of"

Movies the giraffe watched in 2020: November (26 movies items)

"First viewing - Nov. 8th It's not a good sign that 2 weeks after watching Detour I had to look up the plot to remind myself what it was about. I liked it well enough at the time, however, but clearly it didn't stick with me very well...which means in like 5-10 years I'll watch it again thinking I've never seen it. Heh. I don't recall having any issues with it, and I know I was entertained while watching it, but clearly it didn't make an impact on me. "

“(OK) Forget the beginning, and began the cursed nightmaris deviation, with a peak whan wonderful Ann Savage, recriminares Neal for killing the owner of the car... then the scenes in the hotel of the pair are unforgivable...” read more

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (1940's) (86 movies items)

" Notes: To be honest, even though this movie has a very good reputation, it turned out to be a decent watch but not much more than that. I mean, sure, it was a solid film noir, no doubt about it, but there are some much better movies in this genre, at least, that's my opinion. Eventually, nothing much really happened through the whole thing and it was basically about the unluckiest main character I have ever seen or maybe, as it was argued by some critics, just a thief telling a bunch of lies t"

Slant’s 100 Best Film Noirs of All Time (100 movies items)

"There’s a fragility to Detour that only strengthens its spell. Edgar G. Ulmer’s 1945 film is an inventively sparse mixture of docudrama and DIY expressionism: There are no lush sets and camera pirouettes on display here, as Ulmer makes do with found settings, isolated props, and abbreviated, shaky tracking shots that are rich in authentic and incidental textures. There is tension between edits that cobble sometimes mismatched takes together, meaning that one can almost feel the work that’s"

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2020) (1001 movies items)

" Notes: To be honest, even though this movie has a very good reputation, it turned out to be a decent watch but not much more than that. I mean, sure, it was a solid film noir, no doubt about it, but there are some much better movies in this genre, at least, that's my opinion. Eventually, nothing much really happened through the whole thing and it was basically about the unluckiest main character I have ever seen or maybe, as it was argued by some critics, just a thief telling a bunch of lies t"

A good movie

“I wasn't really sure what to expect from this flick and the main reason why I wanted to check it out  was because it is included in the '1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die'. Well, even though this movie has a very good reputation, it turned out to be a decent watch but not much more than that. I mean, sure, it was a solid film noir, no doubt about it, but there are some much better movies in this genre, at least, that's my opinion. Eventually, nothing much really happened through the whole thing and it was basically about the unluckiest main character I have ever seen or maybe, as it was argued by some critics, just a thief telling a bunch of lies to the audience but I think it would be giving this movie too much credit. Eventually, I was actually more interested in Vera thanks to An” read more

100 Greatest Golden Age Hollywood Films (100 movies items)

"Renowned as one of the greatest B-movies of all time, 'Detour' is a low-budget film noir given an impressive edge and sense of visual invention by director Edgar G. Ulmer. Having achieved a major studio hit early in his career with the Bela Lugosi/Boris Karloff horror 'The Black Cat', Ulmer quickly found himself exiled from the major Hollywood studios after he began an affair with Shirley Beatrice Kassler, the wife of Universal studio head Carl Laemmle's nephew. Marrying Shirley and recruiting h"

Elokuvapäiväkirja (48 movies items)

"Aikas napakka punk-film noir, jäi ehkä hitusen odotuksistani, jotka olin kasvattanut liiallisiin suureisiin... Mutta sehän ei ole itse elokuvan eikä Edward G. Ulmerin syy. Taloudellista kerrontaa, muutamia hätkähdyttävän näyttäviä kohtia kengännauhabudjettiin nähden. Suunnitelmiin lisättävä nyt Ulmer-matinea. Lisämaininnan ansaitsee vielä Ann Savage, joka onnistuu näyttelemään niin hermoja raastavan ärsyttävästi femme fatale/runosmäkeläinen röökimuija -crossoveria, "

Project #1 -1001 Movies I Must see Before I die- (1167 movies items)

" Rating iMDB: My Rating: Director: Actors: Genre: The Plot:"

Watched in 2017 (274 movies items)

"My Rating:7/10 "

500 Essential Cult Movies (502 movies items)

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