tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589188530348035004.post7401563826806232494..comments2024-03-26T18:53:21.796-07:00Comments on One Geek's Mind: Thoughts on "Stranger on the Third Floor"Chimeradavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14373236451090168388noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589188530348035004.post-36443702387512680532013-03-19T11:33:54.445-07:002013-03-19T11:33:54.445-07:00In fact if I ever have the time it would be fun to...In fact if I ever have the time it would be fun to see if the papers my professor graded are still in the attic at my parent's house. Chimeradavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14373236451090168388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589188530348035004.post-46059463230603433372013-03-19T11:20:38.185-07:002013-03-19T11:20:38.185-07:00Bob, thank you so much for your comment. I'm g...Bob, thank you so much for your comment. I'm glad you cared about my review enough to comment on it. Whether or not you agree with me is secondary. We are each entitled to our own opinions. And in fact I'd be happy to have a dissenting opinion on each of my film noir reviews. It would sort of keep me honest. As it says at the beginning of the reviews, these are reaction papers for a college film noir class. I don't know if I ever mentioned it, but I didn't always get A's on these papers. Sometimes my professor didn't think much of them either. :) <br /><br />I hope you check out my other reviews too.<br /> Chimeradavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14373236451090168388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589188530348035004.post-11879367729326745522013-03-19T10:58:03.050-07:002013-03-19T10:58:03.050-07:00"Stranger on the Third Floor is the first tru..."Stranger on the Third Floor is the first true film noir...This unheralded B film noir, demonstrates the most overt influence yet of German expressionism on American crime films to that time." - Bob Porfirio author of Film Noir Reader<br /><br />Stranger on the Third Floor was released on August 16, 1940. Even though at the time of release wasn't considered the "first" film noir but just a "minor" low-budget "B" film. Today it is often credited by most film critics, film historians, and film "buffs" as being the "first" film noir.<br /><br />The true soul of film noir isn’t found in shadowy offices, tough private eyes, and deadly femme fatales. Many have made the mistake of believing that film noir is simply a style. Film noir isn’t the detective walking lonely streets, but the internal monologue bouncing around his head as he tries to separate friend from foe. Film noir isn’t the dark alleyways, but the deviants and crooks who hide in them. And finally, film noir isn’t about amorality, but about moral people trying to make sense of an amoral world<br /><br />Stranger on the Third Floor deserves its status as the first film noir!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14353663683147381762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589188530348035004.post-23978738916461436372011-08-17T20:40:25.107-07:002011-08-17T20:40:25.107-07:00That surprises me that it's not on Netflix.
...That surprises me that it's not on Netflix. <br /><br />You can watch it through Amazon instant, but you have to pay a fee.Chimeradavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14373236451090168388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589188530348035004.post-26445386212942432762011-08-17T19:00:29.309-07:002011-08-17T19:00:29.309-07:00This film sounds interesting. I haven't seen ...This film sounds interesting. I haven't seen it, but sadly it's not available at Netflix.<br /><br />I'm looking forward to your other film noir reviews.Jim Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09953679196185650753noreply@blogger.com