Noir enthusiasts....your recommendations? - Blu-ray Forum

MCT · 05-31-2010, 08:56 PM

Been itching to check out some older noir flicks from the golden age of Hollywood, but I don't know much about the genre. Throw some names out and I'll watch them.

SquidPuppet · 05-31-2010, 09:35 PM

Not from the Golden Age, but excellent, Body Heat.

CarsonDyle · 05-31-2010, 09:59 PM

Can't go wrong with Double Indemnity. I highly recommend that one. In fact, I'd make that my first stop on the noir express. Many (most?) consider it to be the best of the noirs.

Also The Postman Always Rings Twice and Out of the Past. Don't know if these two are technically noirs, but White Heat and Touch of Evil are both excellent black and white crime thrillers. Alas, none of them on Blu.

donaldheil · 05-31-2010, 10:48 PM

I agree with TOUCH OF EVIL, one of my favourites.

And also, I recommend LAURA (1944, by Otto Preminger), but sadly, it's not in Blu yet.

EricJ · 05-31-2010, 11:09 PM

The Big Sleep, with Bogie & Bacall--
Don't expect to understand the ending on the first go, but with noir, by the time you're that far in, it doesn't matter.

(And a darker film than The Maltese Falcon, obviously, but thought it might help to include that just in case.)

Duffy12 · 05-31-2010, 11:51 PM

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- Sunset Blvd. (1950)

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Duffy12 · 06-01-2010, 12:00 AM

Another favorite of mine-

- Detective Story (1951)

I LOVE that one.

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MCT · 06-01-2010, 01:30 AM

thanks yall. Keep 'em coming. I'm filling up my Netflix queue as we speak.

Atreyu · 06-01-2010, 03:44 AM

I also highy recomend The Man Who Wasn't There with Billy Bob Thornton.

KubrickFan · 06-01-2010, 07:47 AM

You should check out Stanley Kubrick's The Killing, it's an amazing noir movie.

Rob71 · 06-01-2010, 08:24 AM

D.O.A.
The Killers
The Night of the Hunter
Blade Runner

J. J. Hunsecker · 06-01-2010, 08:28 AM

I love noir films!

I consider the following the best from the golden age:

Asphalt Jungle
Bad Day at Black Rock
The Big Sleep
Criss Cross
Double Indemnity
Gun Crazy (AKA Deadly is the Female)
Key Largo
The Killing
Kiss of Death
The Lodger
The Maltese Falcon
Night and the City
Nightmare Alley
Notorious
Out of the Past
Rebecca
Rififi
Scarlet Street
The Set-Up
Shadow of a Doubt
Sorry, Wrong Number
Sunset Blvd.
Strangers on a Train
Sweet Smell of Success
The Third Man
Touch of Evil
Vertigo
White Heat

Others that are also good include:

The Big Clock
The Big Combo
The Big Heat
Body and Soul
Brute Force
Crime Wave
Detour
D.O.A.
This Gun for Hire
He Walked by Night
In a Lonely Place
Kansas City Confidential
The Killers
Kiss Me Deadly
The Lady from Shanghai
Laura (I feel this one is overrated, but it's still good)
Mildred Pierce
The Naked City
Niagara
The Night of the Hunter
Panic in the Streets
The Postman Always Rings Twice
They Live by Night

Q? · 06-01-2010, 02:36 PM

Is there such a thing as a "trippy-noir" movie?

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jlynn33 · 06-01-2010, 02:54 PM

Agatha Christie's Ten Little Indians

Anything from Hammer Studios!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Travis · 06-01-2010, 03:11 PM

Double Indemnity
Strangers on a Train

Not Golden Age but great,
Chinatown
L.A. Confidential
Blade Runner (already said, I think as a joke, but it is such a great Sci-fi Noir movie)

Atreyu · 06-01-2010, 05:23 PM

And make sure when you check some of these titles out that you view the originals not the remakes as I know there have been poor remakes of D.O.A. and The Postman Always Rings Twice. And probably a few more on these great lists.

inlayterms · 06-01-2010, 06:04 PM

For modern(ish) day film noir, I highly recommend 'Romeo is Bleeding'. And how about some (or all) of David Lynch?

SquidPuppet · 06-01-2010, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MCT

thanks yall. Keep 'em coming. I'm filling up my Netflix queue as we speak.

Be careful, you are getting tons of recs that are NOT Noir.

blu-bry · 06-01-2010, 06:26 PM

J.J. Hunsecker's list above is awesome! Watch all those and you will be an expert. Another that is not considered to be great, but which I found interesting is "The Blue Dahlia".

Oh - and if you like French films in addition to Rififfi you could try "Touchez pas au Grisbi" and "Bob le Flambeur".

Have fun.

pickfair · 06-01-2010, 06:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by J. J. Hunsecker

I love noir films!

I consider the following the best from the golden age:

Asphalt Jungle
Bad Day at Black Rock
The Big Sleep
Criss Cross
Double Indemnity
Gun Crazy (AKA Deadly is the Female)
Key Largo
The Killing
Kiss of Death
The Lodger
The Maltese Falcon
Night and the City
Nightmare Alley
Notorious
Out of the Past
Rebecca
Rififi
Scarlet Street
The Set-Up
Shadow of a Doubt
Sorry, Wrong Number
Sunset Blvd.
Strangers on a Train
Sweet Smell of Success
The Third Man
Touch of Evil
Vertigo
White Heat

Others that are also good include:

The Big Clock
The Big Combo
The Big Heat
Body and Soul
Brute Force
Crime Wave
Detour
D.O.A.
This Gun for Hire
He Walked by Night
In a Lonely Place
Kansas City Confidential
The Killers
Kiss Me Deadly
The Lady from Shanghai
Laura (I feel this one is overrated, but it's still good)
Mildred Pierce
The Naked City
Niagara
The Night of the Hunter
Panic in the Streets
The Postman Always Rings Twice
They Live by Night

lots on this list, but I bolded my favourites from it

05-31-2010, 08:56 PM	#1
MCT Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Nov 2008 Blu-ray collection:499 Blu-ray reviews: 8 Trading Score:1	Noir enthusiasts....your recommendations? Been itching to check out some older noir flicks from the golden age of Hollywood, but I don't know much about the genre. Throw some names out and I'll watch them.

06-01-2010, 06:26 PM	#19
blu-bry Senior Member Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Norton Shores, MI 4K collection:98 Blu-ray collection:797 DVD collection:151 Blu-ray reviews: 10	J.J. Hunsecker's list above is awesome! Watch all those and you will be an expert. Another that is not considered to be great, but which I found interesting is "The Blue Dahlia". Oh - and if you like French films in addition to Rififfi you could try "Touchez pas au Grisbi" and "Bob le Flambeur". Have fun. Last edited by blu-bry; 06-01-2010 at 06:31 PM.

05-31-2010, 09:35 PM	#2
SquidPuppet Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Club Loop Blu-ray collection:277 Blu-ray reviews:27	Not from the Golden Age, but excellent, Body Heat.

05-31-2010, 09:59 PM	#3
CarsonDyle Senior Member Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Southern California 4K collection:184 Blu-ray collection:473 Trading Score:170	Can't go wrong with Double Indemnity. I highly recommend that one. In fact, I'd make that my first stop on the noir express. Many (most?) consider it to be the best of the noirs. Also The Postman Always Rings Twice and Out of the Past. Don't know if these two are technically noirs, but White Heat and Touch of Evil are both excellent black and white crime thrillers. Alas, none of them on Blu.

05-31-2010, 10:48 PM	#4
donaldheil Active Member Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Blu-ray collection:539 Blu-ray reviews: 58	I agree with TOUCH OF EVIL, one of my favourites. And also, I recommend LAURA (1944, by Otto Preminger), but sadly, it's not in Blu yet.

05-31-2010, 11:09 PM	#5
EricJ Banned Member since:Jul 2007 Location:The Paradise of New England Blu-ray collection:6	The Big Sleep, with Bogie & Bacall-- Don't expect to understand the ending on the first go, but with noir, by the time you're that far in, it doesn't matter. (And a darker film than The Maltese Falcon, obviously, but thought it might help to include that just in case.)

05-31-2010, 11:51 PM	#6
Duffy12 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Among the Tuatha’an 4K collection:20 Blu-ray collection:272	. - Sunset Blvd. (1950) .

06-01-2010, 12:00 AM	#7
Duffy12 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Among the Tuatha’an 4K collection:20 Blu-ray collection:272	Another favorite of mine- - Detective Story (1951) I LOVE that one. .

06-01-2010, 01:30 AM	#8
MCT Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Nov 2008 Blu-ray collection:499 Blu-ray reviews: 8 Trading Score:1	thanks yall. Keep 'em coming. I'm filling up my Netflix queue as we speak.

06-01-2010, 03:44 AM	#9
Atreyu Blu-ray Knight Member since:Dec 2008 Location:North Carolina 4K collection:374 Blu-ray collection:1884 DVD collection:619 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 299 Trading Score:4	I also highy recomend The Man Who Wasn't There with Billy Bob Thornton.

06-01-2010, 07:47 AM	#10
KubrickFan Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Mar 2009 Blu-ray collection:319	You should check out Stanley Kubrick's The Killing, it's an amazing noir movie.

06-01-2010, 08:24 AM	#11
Rob71 Blu-ray Knight Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Florida Home Theater Gallery:13 Blu-ray collection:295 Trading Score:5	D.O.A. The Killers The Night of the Hunter Blade Runner

06-01-2010, 08:28 AM	#12
J. J. Hunsecker Special Member Member since:Dec 2008 Blu-ray collection:460 DVD collection:270	I love noir films! I consider the following the best from the golden age: Asphalt Jungle Bad Day at Black Rock The Big Sleep Criss Cross Double Indemnity Gun Crazy (AKA Deadly is the Female) Key Largo The Killing Kiss of Death The Lodger The Maltese Falcon Night and the City Nightmare Alley Notorious Out of the Past Rebecca Rififi Scarlet Street The Set-Up Shadow of a Doubt Sorry, Wrong Number Sunset Blvd. Strangers on a Train Sweet Smell of Success The Third Man Touch of Evil Vertigo White Heat Others that are also good include: The Big Clock The Big Combo The Big Heat Body and Soul Brute Force Crime Wave Detour D.O.A. This Gun for Hire He Walked by Night In a Lonely Place Kansas City Confidential The Killers Kiss Me Deadly The Lady from Shanghai Laura (I feel this one is overrated, but it's still good) Mildred Pierce The Naked City Niagara The Night of the Hunter Panic in the Streets The Postman Always Rings Twice They Live by Night

06-01-2010, 02:36 PM	#13
Q? Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Nuuk, Greenland Blu-ray collection:168	Is there such a thing as a "trippy-noir" movie? :

06-01-2010, 02:54 PM	#14
jlynn33 Active Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Paducah,Ky 4K collection:158 Blu-ray collection:1201 DVD collection:1258	Agatha Christie's Ten Little Indians Anything from Hammer Studios!!!!!!!!!!!!!

06-01-2010, 03:11 PM	#15
Travis Blu-ray King Top contributor Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Recliner Home Theater Gallery:71 4K collection:126 Blu-ray collection:2055 DVD collection:241 iTunes collection:40 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:14	Double Indemnity Strangers on a Train Not Golden Age but great, Chinatown L.A. Confidential Blade Runner (already said, I think as a joke, but it is such a great Sci-fi Noir movie)

06-01-2010, 05:23 PM	#16
Atreyu Blu-ray Knight Member since:Dec 2008 Location:North Carolina 4K collection:374 Blu-ray collection:1884 DVD collection:619 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 299 Trading Score:4	And make sure when you check some of these titles out that you view the originals not the remakes as I know there have been poor remakes of D.O.A. and The Postman Always Rings Twice. And probably a few more on these great lists.

06-01-2010, 06:04 PM	#17
inlayterms Senior Member Member since:May 2009 Location:Toronto, ON Canada	For modern(ish) day film noir, I highly recommend 'Romeo is Bleeding'. And how about some (or all) of David Lynch?

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