Can we all just be honest about this movie?

Rupert - may I call you Rupert? - I agree. This movie sucks. Heston and Dietrich cast as Mexicans? The plot? Are you f'king kidding me?

I watched this movie knowing absolutely nothing, no knowledge of the plot, of anything. Just heard that it was one of the "great" movies of all time. So I put it in the DVD player sat down to watch.

Rupert, you have to admit that opening scene, all in one shot, the tension, was masterful. Sure, the rest of the movie blows great big donkey balls. But you can appreciate the incredible Orson Welles touch, cantcha?

I guess what it comes down to is whether it's worth it to watch an entire movie of drek for a few minutes of brilliance. I thought so.




I want the doctor to take your picture so I can look at you from inside as well.

It is excellent after the hour point, but it takes too long to get there.

My 100 favorite movies http://www.imdb.com/list/Uvw_F2_GMx8/
What are your favorites?

I'm sick of everyone crediting this as a great movie because of the cinematography, the music, and the lighting.

Let's just be honest and identify this film as what it really is: a really boring movie.

Call me old-fashioned, but I enjoy movies with great scripts, unique stories, and interesting characters. Pardon me for not raving about this movie because the lighting was exquisite. Let's just be honest and identify this film as what it really is: a really boring movie. Orson Welles did some great movies. (The Third Man is one of my all time favorites.) Touch of evil, however, is slow, meandering, and dull.

The Third Man is NOT an Orson Welles film. It was directed by Carol Reed.

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To me - I either really like a "film noir" or I just find it blah.

Movies like Laura, Double Indemnity & They Drive By Night rank in my top 100

But other critically "great" ones like The Big Sleep, Touch of Evil & The Third Man - I felt were weak and not deserving of high praise.

Cinematography, music and lighting all can make a movie better, but it doesn't save a poor movie outside of making it watchable just for the extra stuff

That is your opinion, my opinion is it was Hitchcock esque and was very good, yes there is goofs and loop holes if you look for them, but none the less it was a solid effort and much better than the last film I decided to see which was Dances with Wolves, now that is a slow and boring film!