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Poll Question: Favorite Crime movie??
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    Posted: November 01 2011 at 08:15
Straw Dogs has unforgettable climax, violent and iconic Hoffman at his best, I just love how the every man gets revenge on those sadists. The boiling water int he pot, the wire, and of course the bear trap - unforgettable ending worth seeking out. 
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^I believe so. I've yet to see it actually but Im gonna pick it up sooner or later.
 
And I agree that Straw Dogs is already as awesome as it is.
 
 
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Would John Woo's shootout bonanza `Hard Boiled' with Chow Yun-Fat count as a crime film?
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Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:

Speaking of great crime movies, slightly left field, but can you believe they've re-made Straw Dogs???

Wow - i loved original and couldn't imagine it done better. There ya go. Like to see on this list also Marathon Man - Hoffman is unforgettable but even better was the sadistic chilling portrayal from Laurence Olivier as the Nazi Dentist - drddrdrddrdrdrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

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Speaking of great crime movies, slightly left field, but can you believe they've re-made Straw Dogs???

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oh I think Dog Day from this list, one of the most raw films ever made at the time (and still), Taxi Driver great but very stylized and not terribly real;  but DDA was a stunner, a masterpiece of True Crime.   I'd also strongly recommend Dustan Hoffman's Straight Time, The Friends of Eddie Coyle, and French noir classic Refifi .
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A Shot in the Dark! LOL
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Fargo or if there was the option Vertigo - but there's a few tough choices up there, like Godfather being a classic of course
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Scarface easily,but closely followed by both Godfather movies and Goodfellas.


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Scarface, with Pulp Fiction and Taxi Driver being CLOSE behind.
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Points: 14258 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 31 2011 at 04:01
Taxi Driver - incredible iconic movie

brilliant method acting by RDN

ending is impacting

De Niro as punk is genius

Scorcese's best movie easily
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I would like to add the stunning/brilliant/intense/hilarious/clever/insane Série noire.
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Ja ja! LOL  Fargo is cool.

I voted Godfather though. Nr. 1 to be precise.
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So many I could vote for here (Godfather 1 & 2... I think I'm the only person who actually likes part 3 as well).

I eventually went for Godfather part 1 as it's probably my favorite movie of all time, but honorary mentions to Fargo, Goodfellas, Casino & Departed.

Have to say though for a damned good crime caper, you have to go a long way to beat Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels (or Snatch, for that matter)

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Points: 34550 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 01 2011 at 21:29
I don't really see Shawshank as a "crime" movie really, but that is one of my all time favorites. Awesome flick.


Vote goes for Goodfellas.
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Points: 9426 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 01 2011 at 17:35
Originally posted by Padraic Padraic wrote:

The Usual Suspects
 
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Casino - for Pesci's performance
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Points: 31169 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 29 2011 at 18:39
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Points: 36836 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 29 2011 at 16:06
The fisrt one to spring to my mind when I saw this topic is Lars von Trier's The Element of Crime:



Another favcourite of mine is Imamura's Vengeance is Mine

Lots I really like off the list, anyway, and think I'll go with Dog Day Afternoon.
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