Film Junk Poll: What is the Best Vegas Movie?
Las Vegas is a city with a lot of mystique behind it and as a result it has served as the backdrop for a lot of classic movies. With The Hangover coming out this weekend, it’s time to look back at some of the more memorable ones. The movies on this list vary wildly from genre to genre, but I’m curious to see what will come out on top. Go ahead and vote for your quintessential Vegas flick in the poll, and then let us know which ones we forgot about in the comments below.
Comments (12)
Hmm. These movies encompass such a broad range of tones and styles, it’s hard for me to pick one as best.
Leaving Las Vegas is fantastic but it’s a royal downer, whereas Swingers is a stone classic, even if it launched a million frat-boy getaway weekends and maybe deserves a little backlash.
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Posted by hungSolo on June 4th, 2009“stone comedy classic,” I should say.
Posted by hungSolo on June 4th, 2009Casino is the best from the list, but Swingers is my favorite one.
Posted by Pr1mal on June 4th, 2009I was all excited to vote for Showgirls, but it’s not listed! Nothing else comes even close.
Posted by Austin on June 4th, 2009So many good choices. I ultimately had to go with Gilliam but kudos for putting Diamonds Are Forever on there. That’d have probably been my second or third choice.
Posted by Ian on June 4th, 2009Hard Eight.
Posted by Chaz on June 4th, 2009Nice one chaz. I concur.
Posted by Byron on June 4th, 2009Hard Eight = Reno
Posted by Pr1mal on June 4th, 2009Pretty sure Swingers is LA. Dont they go to a party in the Hills at one point in that moive?
Posted by Me on June 5th, 2009Didn’t the Griswold’s go on a Vegas Vacation?
Posted by Mason on June 5th, 2009Me: Vegas baby… Vegas?!
Mason: They did… I don’t remember much about it but I think it was one of the worst ones.
Posted by Sean on June 5th, 2009“What the fuck you doing, dont stop here man, this is bat country”
“Vegas loves a drunk”
Not only is this the best vegas movie, but one of the best movies ever. you can’t hold a candel to Depps performence in this movie. This poll, i agree with
Posted by Rick on June 8th, 2009Leave a Reply