Submitted by misspcv1996 t3_126wq31 in OldSchoolCool
Sorry to disappoint those expecting nudity of some kind, but gore makeup probably isn’t safe for work either.
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misspcv1996 OP t1_jebdzio wrote
If there was a ever a movie that made me feel like taking a long hot shower after watching, it’s Chinatown. I can see why it’s used in screenwriting classes to teach students, but Sweet Lord that final act was brutal.
SoylentGrunt t1_jebgzwf wrote
Right? New Hollywood was full of envelope pushing movies. Then the blockbusters came along. Mixed feelings on that.
TallEnoughJones t1_jebi0oc wrote
The good old days when people still cared how they looked after they'd been shot in the face.
reddog323 t1_jebqqqo wrote
Wow. I can’t imagine anybody else in the role in the original Thomas Crown.
reddog323 t1_jebqri2 wrote
Wow. I can’t imagine anybody else in the role in the original Thomas Crown.
SoylentGrunt t1_jebrw9o wrote
Right? Finding those backstories about who almost played who in famous movies always trips me up trying to imagine the difference.
psychotropicfox t1_jec0ff0 wrote
Amazing scene.
nellie_1017 t1_jec1uxu wrote
... best final line in films, IMHO!
SoylentGrunt t1_jebda2p wrote
Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown.
Steve McQueen didn't want her on The Thomas Crown Affair, Called her Faye Done Fadeaway. Her part as the shrink in the remake of the same movie was a nice touch.
Edot-used the wrong word