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I looked through the threads, and I didn't find anything on this 90s flick, so I thought I'd start my own thread. IMHO, LA Confidential is one of the best movies of the 90s. It stars Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe (in what I believe was his breakout role,) Guy Pearce (also the first time I ever remember seeing him, and James Cromwell. Kim Basinger :twisted: won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. The movie was nominated for Best Picture, but lost to Titanic - a travesty of justice to many.
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Spectacular flick! I agree with your assessment Don.
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Interesting that you two should agree on anything! :P I watched the 1st quarter about 4 years and couldn't get into it--may give it another try...
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Danlo - you and your sarcasm.....
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Russell Crowe is simply amazing in this movie. he is a beast. i would like to see him do more 'small' movies like this.
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This is a very good film. 8)
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Totally agree that it is one of the best movies made of that time. Very underrated. Excellent script, acting, everything! It reminds me in style and excellence of Chinatown...
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i found Chinatown to be overated. maybe it's my dislike of Jack?
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sgtnull wrote:i found Chinatown to be overated. maybe it's my dislike of Jack?
Die, philistine, die! :P

Sorry...Chinatown is one of my favorite movies, as is L.A. Confidential. ;)

However, if anyone thinks the L.A. Confidential movie is good, they should read the original James Ellroy book that it was based on. They left a *lot* out of the movie that was in the book (which is excellent as well). No slight on the movie though, as the book is so twisty and turny that the movie would have been 10 times as long trying to fit everything in.
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sgtnull wrote:i found Chinatown to be overated. maybe it's my dislike of Jack?
I'm with the Sarge on this one - can't stand Nicholson.
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sgtnull wrote:i found Chinatown to be overated. maybe it's my dislike of Jack?
Ironically enough, you've got this in your signature:

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Nickolson or however it's spelled.

and i found it creepy and disgusting where Jack was lusting after Helen Hunt. hell Hollywood having any of these young women with the old, disgusting pervs makes me ill.
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Post by Usivius »

I totally agree with sgtnull! The height of this for me was Sean Connery and Catherin Zeta Jones in Entrapment. Gads that made me want to puke!
Having said that, Hollywood is just showing us what many males would love to have in their waning years... :lol:
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I'm only 36, so I'd like Zeta Jones right now, thank you.
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You guys were just pissed you weren't Jack or Sean. Just like I was. :mrgreen:
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Post by Usivius »

... I admit it...
But at the same time I also lust after Michelle Yeo and Rene Russo!!! some very hot 'older' women!!!
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Michelle Yeo
Agreed.
Rene Russo
Disagree, fiercely.
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i just don't want to see anymore Hollywood films where attractive young ladies are lusting after fossilized grandfathers. Connery, Jack, Harrison Ford, they need to move onto elder stesmen roles.
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How about pre-fossilized fathers? (Come on, Sarge, let me dream a little.)
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