One of MY Favorite Films
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zurichpoet — 17 years ago(October 05, 2008 09:43 AM)
So much mood in this.
Choking on the mood.
Powerful.
I like it on the VHS.
Pulling out a tape, slipping it in the player, adds to the overall experience.
And with the way they have treated this movie, who knows about a proper transfer, if they will do it right.
You need to watch this movie at dusk, with the windows open and sipping some rum.
This and Gleaming The Cube are two of the underrated classics of the era. -
EmmaPopell — 14 years ago(May 08, 2011 09:19 PM)
Yes!! zurichpoet You nailed the exact reason I love this film.
Chock full O mood. And great performances. Saw this when it came out,
and have never forgotten it. One of my favorites to watch at dusk, with
the windows open, sipping some rum. You nailed it!!! -
stevegallanter — 14 years ago(November 06, 2011 07:34 PM)
Yes, MIKE'S MURDER is one of my favorites. I have only known 3 people besides me who have seen it. 2 of them thought it "O.K," while another and myself thought it great.
The theme of unintentional but inevitable events is one of film's finest depictions of determinism. All of these people are connected but none of them, with the exception of Debra Winger's lady friend, "know" each other.
Everything in the movie revolves around Mike yet he has little screen time.
The use of much real-time filming brings the sense of minutes lasting hours and weeks lastingminutes.
Genuinely scary because it shows how chains of acquaintances can be affected by events that they did not initiate. One of the scariest films i have ever seen.
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fuzzout987 — 13 years ago(May 05, 2012 06:06 PM)
I do think it is underrated, I don't like it as much as some but I did like the portrayal of Los Angeles, many films portray Los Angeles as either a glamorous wonderland or a cesspool of vice and corruption. Mike's Murder presents L.A. filled with normal people leading workaday lives. The down to earth portrayal of the drug world, the drug dealers aren't portrayed as criminal masterminds or Tony Montana types. Even Pete's descent into coke fuelled paranoia feels realistic.
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letess — 10 years ago(April 13, 2015 03:23 PM)
Mine too. I remember at the time, they cut a lot of footage - that it was more graphic. And if I recall, it's when she went into his room. This film haunted me at the time. I understand the director had difficulties keeping the stuff he wanted in the movie in the movie. It was very good as it was, but I wonder what could it have been if he wasn't restricted.