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Chinatown (1974) film

Discussed in 4 episodes · 3 film takes
PKA Score 6.6/10
Kyle
6.6/10
3 takes
IMDb 8.1 RT 98% Metacritic 92
PKA rates this 2.4 lower than critics

Every time it came up

▶ PKA 516 @ 22:36 — PKA 516 w Filthy Robot Woody's Nightmare, All Drugs Legal in Ore
Jack Nicholson film discussion
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“Chinatown with Jack Nicholson that the one I was thinking of and fade down away that a real old one that great”
▶ PKA 748 @ 4:23 — PKA 748 W/ Turkey Tom: The Disgusting Thing Your Girlfriend LOVE
In-depth discussion of Roman Polanski's crime noir masterpiece with Jack Nicholson, considered one of the greatest screenplays ever
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“it's got a very depressing ending. I will say a lot of his movies don't have a very like uh I don't want to spoil it”
Joe M · unverified▲ positive
“He made Chinatown, which is a great movie. That is a great movie. Um really really [ __ ] good.”
Unknown · unverified▲ positive
“some people consider it the greatest screenplay ever made”
Taylor · unverified▲ positive
“If you if you haven't seen it, it's an experience if you watch it.”
▶ PKA 690 @ 3:38:05 — PKA 690 W/ Vito: Street Quality Ozempic, Mike Tyson Vs Jake Paul
Brief discussion of the Jack Nicholson film, mentioning the iconic switchblade scene where his character's nostril is cut
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“Jack Nicholson from uh China um um Chinatown that I haven't seen that yeah this reference is falling on godamn”
Kyle · unverified▲ positive
“there's a crazy surprise ending that's like oh [ __ ] it's a it's fun one it's old movie though it's again it's Jack Nicholson with all his hair”
▶ PKA 602 @ 1:42:27 — PKA 602 W/ Matt Farah: Kyle Moves, Matt's Mental Health
Kyle recommends Chinatown as one of his favorite Jack Nicholson films
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“then the other one is chinatown that's one of his earlier films young jack nicholson um la noire uh detective story that that like he thinks he's investigating uh uh impropriety in a marriage um you know but but suddenly”