Film Noir Poll

I’m going to get at least one reply from Riffi for this thread. :wink:

Your favorite Film Noir? (Mine is "The Third Man)
Your least favorite Film Noir? (Mine is “Cloak and Dagger”)
The most underrated Film Noir? (Mine is “Scarlet Street”)
The most overrated Film Noir? (Mine is “Spellbound”)

[quote=“John Welles, post:1, topic:1961”]Your favorite Film Noir? (Mine is "The Third Man)
Your least favorite Film Noir? (Mine is “Cloak and Dagger”)
The most underrated Film Noir? (Mine is “Scarlet Street”)
The most overrated Film Noir? (Mine is “Spellbound”)[/quote]

Favourite: The Big Combo
Least Favourite: N/A (haven’t found one yet I didn’t enjoy)
Most Underrated: The Devil Thumbs A Ride
Most Overrated: The Maltese Falcon

Favourite: Laura, The Big Sleep comes very close though.
Underrated: Gilda
Overrated: Strangers on a Train

Favourite–The Third Man
Least-- Ministry of Fear or Journey into Fear
Overrated-- Laura, The Big Combo, The Maltese Falcon, Out of the Past(somewhat)
Underrated-- All Dassin’s films, The Long Night, Behind Green Lights, The Stranger…

Favourite: The third man
Least Favourite: None
Most Underrated: The Trial
Most Overrated: Touch of evil / The Maltese Falcon / Out of the Past

[quote=“Rififii, post:4, topic:1961”]Least-- Ministry of Fear[/quote]I know “Ministry of Fear” isn’t Fritz Lang’s best film, but I really like it. It has good dark photography and a nice performence from Ray Milland. Oh, and the begining is excellent.

[ul][li]Favorite: Big Combo[/li]
[li]Least Favorite: Angel Face[/li]
[li]Underrated: Ride the Pink Horse[/li]
[li]Overrated: Third Man (still love it)[/li][/ul]

[quote=“korano, post:7, topic:1961”][ul][li]Favorite: Big Combo[/li]
[li]Least Favorite: Angel Face[/li]
[li]Underrated: Ride the Pink Horse[/li]
[li]Overrated: Third Man (still love it)[/li][/ul][/quote]

I actually enjoyed Angel Face…

[quote=“Dorado, post:5, topic:1961”]Most Underrated: The Trial[/quote]“The Trial” is a Film Noir!?! You learn something new everyday, don’t you? :wink:

Private Eye K

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K the “hero” of The Trial.

Favorite:[size=12pt]THE BIG HEAT/FRITZ LANG/1953[/size]

Least Favorite:[size=12pt]NAKED CITY/JULES DASSIN/1948[/size]

Underrated:[size=12pt]BERLIN EXPRESS/JACQUES TOURNEUR/1948[/size]

Overrated:[size=12pt]SHADOW OF A DOUBT/ALFRED HITCHCOCK/1943[/size]

Favorite: Nightmare Alley
Overrated: The House on Telegraph Hill

As a lot of you know I’ve only really started watching films like this the last year or so.

And by the looks of it I’ve unintentionally picked classics. I’ve not seen much so haven’t seen enough to judge but the ones I have seen so far I really enjoyed are Double Indemnity, Touch Of Evil, The Big Sleep and The Maltese Falcon. I recently bought Sunset Boulevard so will be watching that sometime in the near future.

Favorite: Double Indemnity (maybe?)
Least Favorite: The Lady From Shanghai (I did like it though, just not as much as the others I’ve seen so far)
Underrated: ?
Overrated: Kiss Me Deadly (I liked it but maybe I was just expecting it to be better)

Favourite: Dark Passage, Key Largo
Underrated: Red Light, Dead Reckoning
Overrated: The Killers, Gun Crazy