| Posted by: Philip Marlowe at November 15, 2001, 12:51 am | | Topic: THE THIRD MAN (10/10) **** out of **** Forum: JoBlo | I love this film 10/10
The use of canting (Dutch angles)are used to full suspense effect those who don't know what canting is.It is when the Camera is place on and angle shown hear also the first shot of Orson coming out of the door way and the hands coming up from the sewers this movie is a visual masterpiece the Cinematography could stand alone and make this a great film. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Deckard at November 14, 2001, 11:37 pm | | Topic: THE THIRD MAN (10/10) **** out of **** Forum: JoBlo | | Good reviews "Adam" and "Foolardi"- THE THIRD MAN (9/10) is a top notch thriller and a fine noir to boot. Solid direction, tight script and stellar performances make this filma must see for all true film buffs. A personal fave that gets better everytime. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Foolardi at November 14, 2001, 8:06 pm | | Topic: THE THIRD MAN (10/10) **** out of **** Forum: JoBlo | | A brilliant and very stylish european thriller.Without question one of Orson Welles best films,and that's saying a lot.Ingenious plot is chock full of suspense and intrigue with great locale shooting and authentic acting.The music is handled by a particular instrument that has its own sound.It adds a kind of greek and slavic gypsy feel to the going's on.The use of shadow's and back alley lightening is nothing short of superb.This movie gets better with age and is timeless in my estimation.Not for all tastes,being that it has certain feel-- very european and cloak and dagger.Shot in Vienna,and beautifully done at that it represents the best in film suspense and plot unravelling,bar none.This is a truly one of a kind movie,that develops and increases in intensity and character development throughout.The way a good spy thriller should.This is THE most UNpretentious of all spy thrillers.Not a fake frame in it's entirety.But,the storyline is based on chicanery and deception.It's one thing to look and act false,qu... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Adam J. Hakari at November 13, 2001, 6:30 pm | | Topic: THE THIRD MAN (10/10) **** out of **** Forum: JoBlo | | Pulp western writer Holly Martins (Joseph Cotten) arrives in post-WWII Vienna to accept a job from his old chum Harry Lime. When he arrives at Harry's place, though, Martins discovers he was killed after being hit by a car. He even attends Harry's funeral, but afterwards, he can't get the possibility of something fishy going on out of his head. This is brought on by two conflicting stories: one where Harry was supposedly carried away by two men, which virtually everyone excepts, and one where there was a third man, which Harry's housekeeper saw. Was there a third man? Is Harry Lime really dead? And what was Harry up to all these years? THE THIRD MAN is one of the best non-Hitchcock thrillers that feels guided by the master himself ever made. The casting is pitch-perfect, from Cotten as the puzzled Martins to Orson Welles, making a memorable entrance and leaving a lasting impression as Harry Lime. The atmosphere is a perfect example of film-noir, the suspense an uninterrupted pattern of continuous discovery o... | | Read Entire Entry |
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