View Poll Results: Favorite Mamet film?
House of Games (1987)
17
16.19%
Homicide (1991)
5
4.76%
Glengarry Glen Ross (written) (1992)
43
40.95%
The Spanish Prisoner (1997)
14
13.33%
The Winslow Boy (1999)
1
0.95%
State and Main (2000)
5
4.76%
Heist (2001)
5
4.76%
Spartan (2004)
10
9.52%
Redbelt (2007)
5
4.76%
Other (please specify)
0
0%
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Favorite David Mamet film?
05-06-18, 05:13 PM
#51
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Re: Favorite David Mamet film?
Not a single person has cited Oleanna, which I think is much better than its reputation. No other film has managed to convey the dusty, musty, "the carpets and furniture smell of decades of learning" atmosphere of a university setting quite so well.
My fav is probably Homicide, but I also love Glengarry, Spanish Prisoner, Oleanna, House of Games, and to a lesser extent, Winslow Boy. I haven't seen the others. I'm not fond of Mamet's singularly stilted, artificial dialogue, but I have always managed to overlook it and enjoy his films anyway.
My fav is probably Homicide, but I also love Glengarry, Spanish Prisoner, Oleanna, House of Games, and to a lesser extent, Winslow Boy. I haven't seen the others. I'm not fond of Mamet's singularly stilted, artificial dialogue, but I have always managed to overlook it and enjoy his films anyway.
05-06-18, 06:09 PM
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Re: Favorite David Mamet film?
Not a single person has cited Oleanna, which I think is much better than its reputation. No other film has managed to convey the dusty, musty, "the carpets and furniture smell of decades of learning" atmosphere of a university setting quite so well.
My fav is probably Homicide, but I also love Glengarry, Spanish Prisoner, Oleanna, House of Games, and to a lesser extent, Winslow Boy. I haven't seen the others. I'm not fond of Mamet's singularly stilted, artificial dialogue, but I have always managed to overlook it and enjoy his films anyway.
My fav is probably Homicide, but I also love Glengarry, Spanish Prisoner, Oleanna, House of Games, and to a lesser extent, Winslow Boy. I haven't seen the others. I'm not fond of Mamet's singularly stilted, artificial dialogue, but I have always managed to overlook it and enjoy his films anyway.
05-06-18, 06:14 PM
#53
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Re: Favorite David Mamet film?
NOBODY can pull an Oldboy except for Oldboy. Everyone else just strives to be you.
And we all use the Google, which already prevents us from pulling any kind of Oldboy.
And we all use the Google, which already prevents us from pulling any kind of Oldboy.
05-06-18, 07:48 PM
#54
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Favorite David Mamet film?
Oops, I missed Mabuse's comment, but it's also not in the poll.
05-07-18, 03:52 AM
#57
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Re: Favorite David Mamet film?
Yes, you will definitely recognize "Mamet dialogue" throughout the movie...And Baldwin delivers it just as well as he did in Glengarry Glen Ross...Really underrated movie in my mind...Also has one of the main characters from the HBO show Oz and he's really great in it...The score is also fantastic...
05-07-18, 04:08 AM
#58
DVD Talk Special Edition
Re: Favorite David Mamet film?
He took his name off of Ronin so it was credited to an alias. Apparently he hated that they hired someone to rewrite the third act...Can't remember where I read it, but he more or less disowned that movie...For what it's worth, I do think that is a good movie, aside from the final twenty minutes or so...And Jean Reno was great in it...
05-07-18, 05:29 AM
#59
Re: Favorite David Mamet film?
For Ronin, he actually came in to rewrite the script and took his name off because he wouldn’t get the sole credit.
I don’t think the Edge has a definitive Mamet styling as it plays very commercial. It’s way toned down from “That’s why it’s called money.”
I don’t think the Edge has a definitive Mamet styling as it plays very commercial. It’s way toned down from “That’s why it’s called money.”
Last edited by gmanca; 05-07-18 at 05:38 AM.
