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"THE BLACK DAHLIA" (2006) Review

May 24, 2009 20:15

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rose mcgowan, scarlett johansson, movies, world war 2, hilary swank, jemima rooper, literary, josh harnett, fiona shaw, early 20th century, history, aaron eckhart

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the_jester1 May 26 2009, 02:35:11 UTC

I don't know, I couldn't say one was better than the other re the book and the film, I think it's a tie - they're both excellent.

As for L.A. Confidential I think both the book and the film were excellent too - I could say that the book is superior because it gives Jack Vincennes a backstory and thus more depth; otherwise, there were other aspects and subplots of the book that had to go in order to accomodate a two-hour movie.

Also re: L.A. Confidential I couldn't help but notice how few of the men in that film wore hats...

ladylavinia May 26 2009, 04:28:52 UTC

I cannot say that I liked the "L.A. Confidential" novel. When I read the book, it seemed as if Ellroy was on crack when he wrote it.