The Maltese Falcon

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Summary: A Minor But Noticable Continuity Glitch !
Review: Earlier in the flick, at the crime scene where Bogy's partner (Miles Archer) has been killed, detective Polhaus (Ward Bond) displays the weapon - obviously a REVOLVER, and a large bore one at that - no small woman's puse variety. Anyway, later in the movie, Sam Spade calls it a "Welby AUTOMATIC !" For film noir that's like calling a long-bow a cross-bow !

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Summary: the quintessential detective movie
Review: the best private dick movie of all time. i could watch it a thousand times and it never gets old. when men were still men. put it on dvd pronto.

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Summary: Dreams are made
Review: This is probably the best tough-guy film ever made. The plot is straight out of a dime novel, yet these completely captivating performances by all the principals make for riveting drama. And for heaven's sake, get this instead of the colorized version.

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Summary: best actors, best detective movie around
Review: Strong story and morality tale, with an atmosphere made for black and white. The lines and the actors are amazing. It shows that greed has always been around and always will be-and besides, who would not want a bejewelled falcon?

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Summary: Huston Magic
Review: One could have only imagined how the audiences of the early forties must have reacted to the final reel. There would be no satisfying "wrap up" in this film no...not with Huston directing. No matter how many times one can view this film it still moves at a rapid pace thanks to direction and editing...along with a rogues gallery of colorfull characters that have been copied over and over again...a landmark film.

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Summary: Bogey Still Sets the Standard
Review: It's amazing that Humphrey Bogart's performance in this film (helped by great writing and directing) is still 100% contemporary: sly, cynical, knowing with cop or criminal, tough, tender, edgy, intelligent, and complex--oh, and very, very dangerous. You could imagine his Sam Spade ambling into any of the sequences in "Pulp Fiction" and utterly demolishing any of the characters foolish enough to take him on, verbally or any other way. His character, and the movie built around it, have so many levels, at least a dozen viewings are required. So much is put forth without explicit dialog or action, you find yourself wondering how it was done in the heavily-censored 1940s studio system. Tough, knowing genius is how, courtesy of Dashiell Hammett, John Huston, and the immortal Bogey. Not to be missed.

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Summary: An absolute classic, a timeless tough-guy masterpiece
Review: This is one of those rare perfect movies. There's absolutely no fat to trim, no scenes that don't work beautifully, no casting you'd like to have seen changed. I never get tired of this one and neither will you. How could you with lines like, "If you were half as sweet as you pretend to be, we'd never get anywhere."?

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Summary: Bogart at his best!
Review: Being a fan of the highly popular "Casablanca," I checked out this film to see Bogart in action again. I wasn't dissapointed with the results. The film boasts a great cast, (you'll recognize two players from "Casablanca")and develops the characters and plot with great skill. I thoroughly enjoyed it and plan to purchase it in the near future.

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Summary: Classic B&W Detective Film that has it all
Review: A cast of famous actors who play their roles to perfection, combined with the back drop of 1940's San Francisco, results in a captivating tale of murder and a lost treasure. Bogart plays to perfection the jaded detective caught in the web of greed and murder. You will be guessing until the last minute of play. This movie has it all-the historical connection, murder, deception. One of the all time greats!

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Summary: The feel good movie of the century. . .
Review: Casablanca, nope. Citizen Kane, no way. The greatest movie of the century hands down is The Maltese Falcon. Bogart as the ubercool detective Sam Spade is brilliant in this adaptation of the Hammett novel of the same name. Once you play this movie you will lose all track of time while you are chilled in your chair by the shear coolness of Bogart's Spade. Lorre and Greenstreet are just as impressive and add as much color and dimension to fictional characters as has ever been done in the relm of film. To make this short, SEE THIS MOVIE and love like many others have.