15-06-2013, 10:19 PM
I can't say I was ever that crazy about either film. A much better Gene Hackman film from the period is THE CONVERSATION, directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Following the life of a professional surveillance man, the equipment used is obviously dated but the film's message is even more relevant today.
Director William Friedkin knows how to deliver thrills and chills in FRENCH CONNECTION, but as with THE EXORCIST and SORCERER, there's not as much going on beneath the surface. SORCERER is a pale remake of THE WAGES OF FEAR. And THE EXORCIST would only scare a conservative Christian brought up to believe that the most evil thing on earth is foul language and blasphemous sexual talk.
I'd love to see someone remake THE EXORCIST where the possessed girl carries on a philosophical talk with the priests: "So, who do you think is responsible for more death, suffering and mayhem? The devil, or the Catholic Church?"
Director William Friedkin knows how to deliver thrills and chills in FRENCH CONNECTION, but as with THE EXORCIST and SORCERER, there's not as much going on beneath the surface. SORCERER is a pale remake of THE WAGES OF FEAR. And THE EXORCIST would only scare a conservative Christian brought up to believe that the most evil thing on earth is foul language and blasphemous sexual talk.
I'd love to see someone remake THE EXORCIST where the possessed girl carries on a philosophical talk with the priests: "So, who do you think is responsible for more death, suffering and mayhem? The devil, or the Catholic Church?"