L.A. CONFIDENTIAL
- ISBN13: 0085391156994
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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In a time when it seems which each alternative movie creates a little explain to being a movie noir, L.A. Confidential is the genuine thing–a gritty, contemptible story of sex, scandal, betrayal, and crime of all sorts (police, political, press–and, of course, really personal) in 1940s Hollywood. The Oscar-winning screenplay is essentially formed on multiform titles in James Ellroy’s array of sequential thriller novels (including the pretension volume, The Big Nowhere, and White Jazz)–a constrained mix of L.A. story and pap novella which has warranted it comparisons to the biggest of all Technicolor noir films, Chinatown. Kim Basinger richly deserved her Supporting Actress Oscar for her description of a conflicted femme fatale; unfortunately, her masculine costars have been so regularly excellent which they might have canceled each alternative out with the Academy voters: Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kevin Spacey, and James Cromwell fool around LAPD officers of varying stripes. Pearce’s impression is a quite appealing investigate in Hollywood amorality and ambition, a puritanical “hero” (and son of a departmental legend) whose career goals transcend all alternative moral, ethical, and authorised considerations. If he’s a great guy, it’s usually since he sees it as the quickest track to a promotion. –Jim Emerson
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the dvd came in a timely manner, packaged well and I have had no problems with the item. It seems to be in great condition.
Rating: 1 / 5
Why, oh why are people obsessed with promoting movies that depend more on vulgarity and sex than plot? Why do these movies never-the-less garner all sorts of critical acclaim? This seedy study of a creep cop and his slut girl had every cliche in the book, and every cuss word to boot. I think, gee, what would I rather watch? A masterpiece like Lillies of the Field or this LA Confidential garbage? Moral of story: I’ll never be a Hollywood critic because I favor movies that lift the human spirit, not that show us what rotten scum we are underneath our veneer of civility. So be it. Please, Amazon, allow us to rate films with no stars.
Rating: 1 / 5
I cannot stress enough to avoid this movie like the plague. I used to think it was a masterful piece of cinema. Then I read the book and everything changed. My problems with this movie are the same as any other Ellroy book to movie adaptations – stories and characters are rewritten without any consideration for how it affects the overall piece, casting is done without reading the characters descriptions, and the angst and misery of the main characters is never properly conveyed. Hopefully White Jazz can break the cycle, though I have very little hope.
Rating: 1 / 5
I didn’t like this one at all. I finally got up and ordered a pizza and returned later to see if it had gotten any better. It didn’t. Kim bassinger is lifeless. She has been and always will be a lady totally bereft of any acting talent whose put on stage because she’s … and looks good in an evening gown. The whole story is really flat.
Rating: 1 / 5
I liked to see pointless violence done in a cliched, uninteresting way….when I was 13 years old. I don’t think this is really a one star film, but I feel the overall rating of this movie needs to come down a bit. It is way overrated. I found the movie uninteresting, a bit confusing, and riddled with unbeleivable, flat characters. Don’t beleive the hype – people just wet their pants when Kevin Spacey or any other actor they like pops up in a flick. If you are not a discriminating person, you’ll be entertained. If you appreciate quality, intellectual films, you’ll have more fun organizing your closet.
Rating: 1 / 5