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Is he a great director? I've seen no real evidence of that.
I saw SORCERER during its original release. It was during a period of time, when I hated every film I was seeing at a movie theater. In fact, 1977 is probably my very least favorite year for motion pictures. Having said that, I didn't hate the film, as much as most others I was seeing. However, I don't recall being compelled to ever see it, again, either.
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Re Friedkin:
THE EXORCIST is an undisputed classic and a masterpiece
FRENCH CONNECTION is a film that was great in its day but i do not know if it will be considerd a classic in future decades (or even now).
Talk about a director who flamed out fast!!!!!
brm
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TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. from 1985 is also tremendously good. And, yes, THE FRENCH CONNECTION will remain a classic - its Oscar for Best Picture will ensure it won't fall into obscurity.
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Is he a great director? I've seen no real evidence of that.
I saw SORCERER during its original release. It was during a period of time, when I hated every film I was seeing at a movie theater. In fact, 1977 is probably my very least favorite year for motion pictures. Having said that, I didn't hate the film, as much as most others I was seeing. However, I don't recall being compelled to ever see it, again, either.
I think just on the basis of French Connection, and perhaps To Live and Die in LA you can argue that he was a great director, yeah, he had a lot of other misses, but there have been many great directors that had few great films, like David Lynch, or Stanley Kubrick. I think these two films remain very effective to this day. French Connection in particular was groundbreaking in its spare approach, brutally real and beautiful at the same time.
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". The man is, was, and will always be the consummate asshole ....
Can you imaging Billy & Benny Herrmann working on the same film??????????????????!!!!!!!
it almost happened with EXORCIST!!!!!!
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...., yes, THE FRENCH CONNECTION will remain a classic - its Oscar for Best Picture will ensure it won't fall into obscurity.
i HOPE SO!
winning Best Picture is no guarantee, though (CRASH anyone? )
bruce
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...., yes, THE FRENCH CONNECTION will remain a classic - its Oscar for Best Picture will ensure it won't fall into obscurity.
i HOPE SO!
winning Best Picture is no guarantee, though (CRASH anyone? )
bruce
lol, true. I meant that, for better or worse, a BP Oscar keeps a movie well-known even to cinema novices - just like there are people who use the list of Pulitzer winners for best novel as a guide when they are exploring the past highlights of American lit.
So I too hope that movie enthusiasts years from now still find FRENCH CONNECTION and other great films of that era viable - but that's a speculation for another thread!
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...., yes, THE FRENCH CONNECTION will remain a classic - its Oscar for Best Picture will ensure it won't fall into obscurity.
i HOPE SO!
winning Best Picture is no guarantee, though (CRASH anyone? )
bruce
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So I too hope that movie enthusiasts years from now still find FRENCH CONNECTION and other great films of that era viable - !
Yeah, cuz lets face it, there have been a ton of films in its wake with great car chases.
Whole series of films, in fact.
TFC had that, and much, much more!
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". The man is, was, and will always be the consummate asshole ....
Can you imaging Billy & Benny Herrmann working on the same film?
and Phil Spector as the Music Supervisor!!!!!!
brm
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Re Friedkin:
THE EXORCIST is an undisputed classic and a masterpiece
FRENCH CONNECTION is a film that was great in its day but i do not know if it will be considerd a classic in future decades (or even now).
Talk about a director who flamed out fast!!!!!
brm
I don't like THE FRENCH CONNECTION, and I like EXORCIST 3 better. Although, I like THE EXORCIST, very much.
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Sorcerer is a great film, I really enjoy it. It's in my top ten. The whole look of it is superb and the bridge sequence is really well done. Love the score too, especially the Betrayal track.
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Holy Moley, so close to greatness. (I mean Kermode of course).
I have both Wages of Fear and Sorcerer and enjoy them both.
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