tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post465546053480344216..comments2024-02-14T15:27:59.577-05:00Comments on Bukowski's Basement: NEO NOIR: FOUR FILMS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED, PART IIAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11413377601369107260noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-23265003799359356942012-06-21T09:43:41.677-04:002012-06-21T09:43:41.677-04:00I will speak heresy and say Bogart was not the bes...I will speak heresy and say Bogart was not the best Marlowe, tho THE BIG SLEEP is the best Marlowe film and the character was cool, but not Marlowe.<br /><br />Had Mitchum played Marlowe when he was around 35 (in a good interpretation) there would be no debate who was the best Marlowe.<br /><br />I'll go further on a limb and Powers Boothe was a great Marlowe on the HBO series from the 1980's, but the scripts and production values mar his performance.<br /><br />Everyone else ranks below Bogart.<br /><br />Kent Westmoreland<br /><br />www.kentwestmoreland.comKent Westmorelandhttp://www.kentwestmoreland.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-19563318135929644442012-05-29T14:58:10.584-04:002012-05-29T14:58:10.584-04:00For me - Robert Mitchum is Marlowe. Farewell My L...For me - Robert Mitchum is Marlowe. Farewell My Lovely is a classic noir flick. And Palmetto...forgot all about that one. Great flick!Kevin Michaels https://www.blogger.com/profile/02368693689742661501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-23340450811810372712012-05-24T03:01:40.054-04:002012-05-24T03:01:40.054-04:00Shit, sorry about that: should be not shouldbe and...Shit, sorry about that: should be not shouldbe and Marlowe not marlow.AJ Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02765836513403665199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7475969042192089612.post-83335249891355009222012-05-24T02:59:24.964-04:002012-05-24T02:59:24.964-04:00Saw all except Palmetto. Gotta get it. I've co...Saw all except Palmetto. Gotta get it. I've come to be a Woody H. freak these days. "Fireworks" was pretty raw stuff, the cop love scenes were brutal and Billy Zane had a full head of hair back then. You're right Mitchim shouldbe considered the best marlow ever with those hooded eyes and the perfect laconic face.AJ Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02765836513403665199noreply@blogger.com