Badlands (The Criterion Collection) - March 19, 2013

[NoirFan]

Originally Posted by shortmartin

what are some of the others? just curious, if you've got them in mind or handy.

Just a few of the top of my head:

Maltese Falcon
Breathless
Citizen Kane
400 Blows
Pather Panchali
Night of the Hunter

[shortmartin]

Originally Posted by NoirFan

Just a few of the top of my head:

Maltese Falcon
Breathless
Citizen Kane
400 Blows
Pather Panchali
Night of the Hunter

cool, thanks. on a more pedestrian note, I like Duel.

[lolwut]

This is the only Malick film I like.

[NoirFan]

What an appropriate username then!

Seriously though, one of the things that keeps bringing me back to this film is the pitch-perfect dialogue, which casually yet expertly manages to be simultaneously mundane and fascinating, even profound. It's like the words both linger and dissipate. A lot of it is just flat-out funny though, in a dry, deadpan way. This exchange could easily find a home in a Jarmusch film:

"Listen, honey - when all this is over, I'm going to sit down and buy you a big, thick steak."

"I don't want a steak."

"Well, we'll see about that."

[hoytereden]

Originally Posted by NoirFan

What an appropriate username then!

Seriously though, one of the things that keeps bringing me back to this film is the pitch-perfect dialogue, which casually yet expertly manages to be simultaneously mundane and fascinating, even profound. It's like the words both linger and dissipate. A lot of it is just flat-out funny though, in a dry, deadpan way. This exchange could easily find a home in a Jarmusch film:

"Listen, honey - when all this is over, I'm going to sit down and buy you a big, thick steak."

"I don't want a steak."

"Well, we'll see about that."

[Show spoiler]Or the fact he sends her to get her school books from her locker so she can "Continue her studies" while on the lam.

Hilarious!

[Visco.]

Originally Posted by NoirFan

What an appropriate username then!

Seriously though, one of the things that keeps bringing me back to this film is the pitch-perfect dialogue, which casually yet expertly manages to be simultaneously mundane and fascinating, even profound. It's like the words both linger and dissipate. A lot of it is just flat-out funny though, in a dry, deadpan way. This exchange could easily find a home in a Jarmusch film:

"Listen, honey - when all this is over, I'm going to sit down and buy you a big, thick steak."

"I don't want a steak."

"Well, we'll see about that."

Lol that's a great moment. Another one:

"I'm hungry."

"There's an old fudge sicle on the ground."

Or

"Hey look. I found a toaster."

[hoytereden]

Yep, lots of absurd dialogue in this film but it fits the characters and makes you smile and even laugh! Laugh is not a word that comes to mind when you bring up Malick films.