The time it took to watch Out of the Past, Kiss Me Deadly and Chinatown, I actually grew an appreciation for something I probably would have never seen on my own. Film noir truely had characteristics that without them, wouldn't be real noirs. The detective who usually has a dark past, a femme fetale, dark streets, and venetian blinds all play huge roles in noirs.
Even though I enjoyed all three films, I would have to say Chinatown was my favorite whereas Kiss Me Deadly was my least favorite.
Watching Chinatown last gave me a different perspective on an original film noir. One reason was that it was in color. It gave a different contrast between shadows and darkness compared to black and white films. Also I really liked the dark humor in this film. Jack Nicholson plays the role of private investigator Jake Gittes. He is plunged into a spiral of murder and darkness and he manages to escape from it all but only having the memories haunt him.
Kiss Me Deadly is a film that I don't really want to see again. Yes all three of these noirs are movies, but the other two films were actually believably. In Kiss Me Deadly there were a lot of parts that I really didn't understand or believe. Also the dialouge seemed slow and corny. So unfortunately Kiss Me Deadly really didn't do it for me!
