Monday, August 30, 2004

The Third Man


I just finished watching The Third Man again.
What an amazing film. Got to be one of the best.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sure you have already seen, but Fallen Idol was also a good one by Carol Reed.

Joe said...

No, I've never seen that one. I'll check it out - thanks! Just saw Dodgeball though. It's not The Third Man, but it is hilarious.

Anonymous said...

Dodgeball :( I do not think it will go anyone's classics list.

Along the lines of the Third Man, ever see Welles' Othello? I do't know how much of the text was cut, but visually it is stunning.

Joe said...

Yes, I think you’re right about Dodgeball.
I haven’t seen Othello, so that’s another one to add to the ‘must see’ list. One of my favourites is ‘The Lady from Shanghai’. I think I even prefer that one and ‘The Third Man’ to ‘Citizen Kane’…

Anonymous said...

Lady from Shanghai- all the mirrors at the end
So you are a Welles fan more than a film noir fan?
when you mentioned Lady I thought of the Asphalt Jungle.
I believe that is a John Huston and well worth a look.

Joe said...

Thanks, I haven't seen that either.
I'm definitely more of a Noir fan.

Anonymous said...

There are a great many noir films.
I will think of some that I have enjoyed.
Anything with Robert Mitchum is noir.