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In Reply to: RE: The French Connection posted by musetap on February 07, 2010 at 12:08:24
Superb thriller.
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I'll need to see "Night Moves".It's been a while since I've seen "Scarecrow" (1973) with Hackman and Pacino - it made me forget his Popeye Doyle (The French Connection, 1971).
His strip-tease to quench bar tensions in "Scarecrow" and his subtle character transformations in reciprocating careing for Pacino were beautiful to behold.
Then there's "No Way Out"...
What a body of work for lifetime achievement.
Edits: 02/08/10
I saw it years ago, probably when it came out, and didn't like it. I
thought the script was weak, the directing weak, and Eastwood had not
yet learned to act. Maybe I should watch it again.
MK
I'm kind of with you on this one - my first impression was so-so but for the "ching cling cling" sound of Eastwood's spurs.
For me, later viewings dug deeper past stereotypes and a wry humor came through.
Yeah, Night Moves was an ace, and well directed by Arthur Penn. 3 killer performances by the women; Jennifer Warren, Susan Clark and Melanie Griffith (as the bad girl/ingenue). My other favorite early Hackman performance was from "I never sang for my Father."
he seems to be reckoned with in, and I've added that to the queue.
I haven't seen "Dangerous Moves" either, but that French film has some good things said about it.
Thanks!
" Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination." -Michael McClure
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