Daaaaaaaaaaaamn.
Pretty much flawless if you like noir. Only thing I felt was low was the love story between Bogart and Astor, not that it was bad, just felt under developed. 

http://www.symaltesefalcon.com/

Out of topic, but what a nice boat. I saw it once in Cannes Bay, it was simply awesome... even more when you know a single man is able to drive it, as all sails, masts, etc.. are automated... :P 

have you seen The Big Sleep yet? or Out of the Past? or The Killers?

Almost all of those at Maltese level IMHO. 

One of my favourites, and one of the best scripts ever if you ask me, which you didn't. 

No I haven't seen any of those yet. Netflix does not have them streaming, so until then I will have to satisfy myself with a lot of their other noir films (I think I have 6 or 7 in my queue anyway.) Or download them through tpb or something. 

http://www.dvdaf.com/search.html?genre=filmnoir&where=nitin&init_form=str0_genre_filmnoir 

except maybe Beyond a Reasonable Doubt and You Only Live Once. 

Finally watched The Godfather yesterday. I was a bit afraid that it would not nearly be as good as the general concensus suggested but it absolutely lived up to my expectations. It was quite complex and some parts were hard to follow, so I will see it again. Can't wait to see 2 and 3. 

2 is at least the equal of 1, 3 is a notorious letdown by popular consensus, but I still enjoyed it. Its portrayal of the church was interesting.

Dancer in the Dark - Since I thought Antichrist and Melancholia were good I decided to check out some of Von Trier's earlier stuff, but despite a few standout scenes this wasn't very good, the acting was good and the setting was convincing but it's obviously lowish budget, fairly melodramatic, and weird in having it a musical (although points for trying something different I guess). Hopefully Dogville is better.

The Adjustment Bureau - Well the scifi stuff makes no sense at all, but then Phillip K Dick was never really about science, more about just coming up with some crazy idea first and inventing some halfass scifi justification afterwards if at all (not that there's anything wrong with that). Really good performances from the leads, the start where the Emily Blunt (hot) makes fun of him then he makes the speech about how ridiculous politics and marketing is, was awesome. Seeing the Daily Show sections was weird. Overall, it was good, but not that original (anyone see "Source Code"?). Parts of it reminded me of Dark City. I think my favourite part was thinking that in this, Source Code and Dark City, some guy has to convince his girlfriend that he isn't crazy, even though he keeps saying things, and behaving in ways, that make him seem like the craziest bastard ever: "Oh so you're one of THEM! I knew it!" "Don't worry, he wasn't human anyway" "None of this is real!" and my favouite from Source Code right after he grabs the gun, "Do you trust me enough to follow me, even if I am about do something that looks really dangerous?"

Awesome subgenre. Make more. Though why don't they ever make it the woman who knows that some crazy scifi scenario is happening, and the man who thinks she's crazy. 

"We never met before, none of what we think happened did, someone just WANTS US TO THINK IT DID"
and
(throwing a bunch of pictures off a table) "IT MEANS THESE ARE ALL LIES!"

paranoia is one of my favourite aspects of movies 

I liked Source Code a lot. 

Dogville is better but the aesthetic takes a little getting used to. Europa is his best IMHO.

Spirit, why are you suddenly watching good movies? Mid life crisis :) 

Tinker tailor...: Worth watching at the silver screen due to nice photography. I felt satisfied having gone to see it early on just because of the visuals and good soundtrack. Spy movies aren't really my favorite genre but this one is really well done with good attention to details.

Paprika: Very good, maybe a few tired anime clich�s. For some reason I imagined it could work as a Hollywood re-make... Think I saw a Secret of Mana reference? 

looks good. 

I dont say this lightly, especially since Tree of Life came out in the same year and I saw that three times at the cinemas, but this is not only the best 2011 release I've seen but easily one of the greatest films I've seen.

Go watch it. In 3D. Even if you hate 3D, if only to understand why, despite spending all his days counting all the money he made from Avatar, James Cameron secretly cries at night. 

It's well worth watching the original TV series of Tinker Tailor and Smiley's People, they're fantastic. Smiley's People is probably better of the two, it's even bleaker and the characters are explored brilliantly. 

from imdb: "I attended the DGA screening over the weekend, followed by a Q&A moderated by James Cameron. Cameron's first words (after correctly referring to Scorsese as "maestro"), were "I thought we'd just geek out over 3D for a half hour, but having seen the movie... it's a masterpiece." I brought my ten year old daughter, who sat -- if anything -- even more transfixed than I did. Every single image is arresting, the use of 3D is perfection itself, the story is engaging and thrilling and heartbreaking and uplifting and I never wanted it to end. If only it'd be three hours! All the performances are excellent, including the kids. Great British actors appear in roles with only a line or two, but it helps lift the movie into the realm of Instant Classic, and Sacha Baron Cohen brings nuance and heart to his humorous role as the Station Inspector. On the way to the car my daughter asked if we could get the blu-ray when it's available, and I had the same feeling as well." 

haha, maybe not so secretly after all :)

Going again tomorrow night. 

I HATE all these douchebags who wont watch a film just because it has subtitles.

Hearing the natural accent of the ACTORS is half of the effect of any acting.

I will NEVER watch the fucking AMERICAN BULLSHIT remake of TGWTDT, because I have too much respect for the creators and stars of the three Sweedish films.

It just fucking bums me out how someone can make three tremendous movies, but because it was popular it has to be spoon fed to a bunch of morons who probably cant understand the plot anyway.

/rant 

to be fair the remake is helmed by Fincher and the original movie, even though its good, has a fair bit that can be improved upon.

The last two movies are a different story, IMHO they are pretty bad :)

On another note, saw Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Blockbuster makers, please take note. This should serve as a basic template to get them right. 

in general, I support your rant against the lack of interest in subtitled movies. 

godfather 2 was confusing and boring that we switched to some awful reality show after an hour. 

Couldn't agree more. This was one of the very few good major movies I have seen recently. It proves that you can make a blockbuster that does not repeat the same clich�s and plot devices over again and that has deep, intereting characters and dilemmas.

Also, you can't praise Andy Serkis enough. And the people who did the creature effects in this movie. Plus it has some nice references to the original Planet of the Apes without rubbing them bluntly in your face. Recommended!

Ps the icon is a gorilla! 

I love how this movie mirrors the original movie, that's also why the references are so nicely done. 

I HATE all these douchebags who wont watch a film just because it has subtitles.

i chose not to watch the original TGWTDT. not because of the subtitles, but because i knew Fincher was behind the remake & would in all probability put out a superior movie, regardless of language

on the other hand (staying with US remakes of swedish films) i avoided 'let me in' when it came out because the original had gotten better reviews. i then saw the original and enjoyed it

i guess you could argue the remake wouldn't exist if it weren't for those so-called douchebags but writing it off as bullshit for that reason alone seems about as silly as writing off anything with subtitles ;)