Carlilto's Way

[volksdragon]

No matter how many times I watch Carlito's Way, I never get tired of it. It's been one of my favorite movies since I first saw it way back in 1993.

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[nemomori.livejournal.com]

I shall have to check it out then. I have never seen it.

Something for Everybody

[territan.livejournal.com]

Everyone's got to have a favorite, some particular movie or book that resonates with them. And the question becomes not just what, but also why: there has to be something about the movie that the fan finds so engaging that it becomes unforgettable.

So, what is it about Carlito's Way that, ah, gets the bacon delivered, so to speak?

(My task now is trying to figure out what movie to claim as my favorite beside what feels like an obvious choice, Fight Club.)

Re: Something for Everybody

[scirocco.livejournal.com]

I'm not shy about saying I like violent movies, they appeal to the basic instinctual masculine stupid part of my brain. But this movie has that, and emotional content, and attempted repentance, and apologetic failing at that repentance. It's got a friend dying for a friend, dying for trying to do the right thing, and Al Pacino delivering a really good performance as a conflicted man who knows he's doing the wrong things, but just can't defy his nature enough to do the right thing.

And the last scene almost always has be closer to sniffling that I'd like to admit. He comes so close to making it out.

[vorpalbla.livejournal.com]

How many movies with Al Pacino AREN'T great?
OK, so I heard there was one called Cruising, but I haven't seen it.

[scirocco.livejournal.com]

Hmm, good point :)