--- Brian Thornton <
tieresias@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> William-
>
> With all due respect, if THE KILLERS and THE
ASPHALT
> JUNGLE aren't noir, then nothing is.
>
No problem. Now we're getting somewhere. If you don't mind
discussing this in a dispassionate way. To me, both films are
probably the best example of a heist film. Granted,
characters from each die at the end. But both were criminals
to begin with. Certainly, Sterling Hayden's in Asphalt Jungle
was a criminal. A better case could be made for The Killers
but I don't think it passes my noir test. (I have it right
here and will watch it again tomorrow.) But the Asphalt
Jungle is a crime film, pure and simple. Both, by the way,
are fabulous movies, no mistake about it.
William
Essays and Ramblings
<http://www.williamahearn.com>
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