RE: Well, YOU say it's a police procedural. Of course, one could

Posted by jamesgarvin (A) on September 11, 2007 at 13:25:05

In Reply to: Well, YOU say it's a police procedural. Of course, one could posted by tinear on September 11, 2007 at 13:15:45:

"Memories of Murder."

Not yet seen.

"Z" was boring."

Maybe. But to who? I know some people who are bored going to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Or watching a well played chess match. Or watching poker on television. I happen to like police procedurals, which is how I evaluated this film.

"describe "Silence of the Lambs," similarly, couldn't one? I mean, wasn't Clarice's pursuit a key piece?"

She did pursue him. That does not make it a police procedural. I think a police procedural is a film for which the plot or purpose of the film is to depict the investigation. "Silence" certainly shows her pursuit, but does not show her doing research (beyond conversing with Hanibal), interviewing witnesses, etc. I think of Silence as a psycholigical thriller, in which we are learning with Clarice as she is investigating.

On the other hand, with Zodiac, we know all the answers. Indeed, we know more than the characters in the film, and so there is nothing they can teach us about the events. The only thing a layman does not know is how they investigated the crimes, and the conclusions they drew, or failed to draw. I found Silence of the Lambs entertaining, but hardly educational. Thankfully.

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Topic - Zodiac - KT88 13:32:01 09/08/07 (20)

RE: Zodiac - DWPC 16:34:54 09/12/07 (1)

RE: agree with your comments - halfnote 23:07:21 09/15/07 (0)

I thought it was pretty well done... - mkuller 11:59:41 09/12/07 (0)

Deservedly overlooked. It managed to convey neither - tinear 13:39:57 09/10/07 (8)

The reporter... - mkuller 12:01:16 09/12/07 (0)

RE: Deservedly overlooked. It managed to convey neither - jamesgarvin 12:52:31 09/11/07 (4)

Do you yell at the hardware store attendant... - KT88 15:54:35 09/11/07 (0)

Well, YOU say it's a police procedural. Of course, one could - tinear 13:15:45 09/11/07 (2)

RE: Well, YOU say it's a police procedural. Of course, one could - jamesgarvin 13:25:05 09/11/07 (1)

"The Naked City," the mother of all police procedurals, since you want to create a genre... nt - tinear 12:11:04 09/15/07 (0)

agreed in whole but not in part... - KT88 17:59:32 09/10/07 (1)

RE: agreed in whole but not in part... - tinear 12:45:13 09/11/07 (0)

I thought it was an excellent movie - Analog Scott 16:54:50 09/08/07 (0)

read my post here about it. - Duilawyer 15:34:43 09/08/07 (6)

He quit killing long before your suspect died. There were - tinear 13:18:41 09/11/07 (0)

The police issue a search warrant after their prime suspect dies - grinagog 21:50:48 09/09/07 (1)

RE: The police issue a search warrant after their prime suspect dies - Duilawyer 06:53:54 09/11/07 (0)

RE: read my post here about it. - rico 06:27:16 09/09/07 (2)

there was a lot of political fallout over that!!! - Duilawyer 09:35:51 09/09/07 (1)

RE: there was a lot of political fallout over that!!! - rico 12:26:04 09/09/07 (0)

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RE: Well, YOU say it's a police procedural. Of course, one could - jamesgarvin 13:25:05 09/11/07 (1)

"The Naked City," the mother of all police procedurals, since you want to create a genre... nt - tinear 12:11:04 09/15/07 (0)

RE: Well, YOU say it's a police procedural. Of course, one could

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