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What is Your favourite episode of Night on Earth?

posted 19 years ago by Spike-in-Berlin
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What is Your favourite episode of Night on Earth?

I purchased the DVD a week ago and since then have seen the movie perhaps a dozen times? Yeah I know that's a little strange but I'm not exactly normal concerning movies and I am quite aware of that.
I have grown to nearly all episodes by know, enjoying even the LA-Episode which originally was a little weak at first sight. But I think I will never really enjoy the Helsinki-Episode, it's just to sombre and humorless compared to the others, even the Paris-Episode at least had some positive feeling.
My favourite Episode however is New York with Helmut and Yo-Yo (and that's not because I am German like Helmut), followed by Paris, then Rome and L.A. making Helsinki the least.
Which episode is your favourite?

[–] IloveCrabs 15 years ago

For me it was Rome, the guy just makes you want to hit your self while laughing so hard. God; I just loved him confessing.

[–] sonofbeach-sheet 15 years ago

I liked the cold, icy, and somber tone of the Helsinki sequence. And the Finnish language is a most fascinating one to listen to. I loved the French sequence, but the blind woman wasn't that likable

[–] paleolith 15 years ago

It's certainly interesting to see how different people's lists are completely opposite.

I thought Rome was a good five-minute joke stretched out to 25 minutes. That didn't work for me.

I loved New York. Whether either the setting or the characters are realistic, they fit together in a quirky and delightful pattern.

The other three were all good in one way or another, and very different from one another.

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[–] ImTheToad 15 years ago

1. LA (Winona)
2. NY (Funniest)
3. Helsinki (Least funny (in a good way), and kind of reminded me of Norway)
4. Rome (Some funny parts, some boring parts)
5. Paris (Didn't really like it, not sure why)

[–] kingcarcas 15 years ago

Rome because it was hilarious followed by Helsinki, like that other guy said for the misery gut.

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[–] Jdchrstnsn 14 years ago

1. Paris
2. NY
3. Helsinki
4. Rome
5. LA

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[–] anotherworld4u2002 14 years ago

Same order as in the movie.

L.A.
(Winona wasnt very believable as a taxi driver but still she is pleasure for eyes and like has been said, she had good interaction with the woman)

New York
(Funniest part, and i liked the argue moment)

Paris
(Here began the downhill but still quite interesting part with the woman)

Rome
(I lost my interest, i didnt like at all)

Helsinki
(Most boring and depressing part, ugly city)

I wish the movie had ended after 3. part.

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[–] Merphisto 14 years ago

1. New York

2. Helsinki

3. Paris, 3. Rome

4. Los Angeles

[–] sunshineboxi 12 years ago

ROME!
Yes despite some may classify it as 'lower-class humor' due to the content, I found it an hilarious segment which contrasted with the sombre tones of the preveious 3 segments and how the situation, the lines, the enactment of Benigni to be perfectly ridculous yet entertaining.
New york was quite humorous as well, but I found the end part where Helmut drove around Brooklyn quite depressing and bitter, like a harsh reflection of reality.

[–] schickner 12 years ago

1. New York
2. Paris
3. Rome & Helsinki head-to-head
4. L.A.

[–] franzkabuki 12 years ago

Oh, hell, gotta go with the Helsinki one for purely sentimental reasons as the feeling of driving around a city in a car on cold, snowy winter nights rings some rather personal bells. I know the feeling, the coziness amidst the cold of empty streets, experienced some 100 kilometers southwards from the Finnish capital. It was cool riding around with Pellonpää & co, even if the "story" itself wasn´t very strong. The funniest episodes were undoubtedly NY and Rome though, with amazing performances by Müller-Stahl and Benigni, respectively. All in all an interesting, if uneven, little project from Jarmusch, though. 7,5/10.

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