Great but I liked Chinatown better

Rating: 10/10 (20 June 2008)

With the thermometer at 112 at home today, it was a good day to watch a movie or two. I hadn't seen LA CONFIDENTIAL in several years and caught Chinatown only a week ago. Both are excellent films, 10 points from me, but I preferred Chinatown. Both are outstanding films dealing with corruption in high places, albeit in two different eras, the 1950's for LAC and the 1930's for Chinatown. Others have said that this film would have done better in a different year, having to compete with Titanic & others and grossing only $55 million or so. In the end it's just an excellent corrupt cop movie that could have been set in Chicago or New York with only minor changes in the characters. Don't get me wrong, I truly enjoyed LA CONFIDENTIAL but Chinatown is truly exceptional and will stand the test of time far better than it Los Angeles based counterpart.