Re: RARA-AVIS: L.A. CONFIDENTIAL/CHINATOWN

TERRY MCCOMBS (terry.mccombs@the-matrix.com)
Wed, 24 Sep 97 04:26:00 -0600 -> after Chinatown... no film that deals with corruption on a grand
-> scale is going to surprise anybody. people today are much more
-> cynical and in fact expect that from our politicians and developers.
-> but contrasting the two works, the Polanski film is more meditative
-> and melancholy, and has a sense of outrage over the immenseness of
-> its evil. while L.A. Confidential cheerfully accepts that evil as a
-> starting point and still holds the power to stun its audience. no
-> small feat in this day and age. Chinatown left Gittes

I have not yet seen L.A. Confidential so can not really comment. But I
ran across a rare bad review on the Web Page Called Mr. Cranky (sorry,
don't have it on me as I was using my libaries internet connection. But
It could be found using Hotbot and Mr. Cranky movies) It was an
interesting view of the film, but keep in mind that the highest rateing
he gives a film is 1 bomb = almost tolerable. He give L.A. Conf 2 bombs
which is worse.
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