tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post6149486041074224669..comments2024-03-28T08:13:30.774-05:00Comments on Rambling Film: 2016 Blind Spot Series: The French ConnectionBrittani Burnhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-34953219969362024642016-06-29T07:06:02.530-05:002016-06-29T07:06:02.530-05:00I'm glad you liked it! It certainly set the ba...I'm glad you liked it! It certainly set the bar for good car chases.Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-39443525494203183852016-06-29T07:05:37.990-05:002016-06-29T07:05:37.990-05:00The pay off was good, I just wish they would'v...The pay off was good, I just wish they would've picked up the pace a bit. <br /><br />Things do feel very organic. I read that first car crash they get in was actually real and not planned. They clipped a guy on his way to work.Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-65037107919077971832016-06-28T15:17:51.233-05:002016-06-28T15:17:51.233-05:00I'd also recommend the original Pelham One Two...I'd also recommend the original Pelham One Two Three. It's tense but also clever, the remake while it isn't awful suffers in comparison mostly because of Travolta's ridiculously over the top villain replacing Robert Shaw's ice cold sociopath. joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-77275464090934336712016-06-28T15:13:04.380-05:002016-06-28T15:13:04.380-05:00I love that the movie gets the grit of New York Ci...I love that the movie gets the grit of New York City at the time both in look and the feel of the film. I didn't mind the extended set-up of the first part since it paid off so handsomely in the second. <br /><br />Gene Hackman is great but it's not just his show, Scheider and Fernando Rey match him and all the other characters feel very organic to the setting. joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-47161274211479462312016-06-16T14:40:37.000-05:002016-06-16T14:40:37.000-05:00This is such a great down and dirty, gritty to a f...This is such a great down and dirty, gritty to a fault 70's classic. And that chase scene still kicks ass 45 years later.Khalidhttp://www.theblazingreel.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-68396321415158815952016-06-16T09:04:04.856-05:002016-06-16T09:04:04.856-05:00I definitely wouldn't call it one of the bests...I definitely wouldn't call it one of the bests either. Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-36150612698622422142016-06-16T09:03:42.742-05:002016-06-16T09:03:42.742-05:00Thank you! :)Thank you! :)Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-12330415163036924882016-06-16T09:03:31.295-05:002016-06-16T09:03:31.295-05:00I'm glad it worked better for you, I'm jus...I'm glad it worked better for you, I'm just thankful that it did eventually pick up. Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-19163757200700964562016-06-16T09:03:05.526-05:002016-06-16T09:03:05.526-05:00That scene was great. That scene was great. Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-36349861248074963062016-06-15T20:10:05.828-05:002016-06-15T20:10:05.828-05:00This is one of the rare Best Picture winners that ...This is one of the rare Best Picture winners that I really love as I still get chills off of that car chase. thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-19335598360534234652016-06-15T19:00:58.313-05:002016-06-15T19:00:58.313-05:00I did this one for my Blind Spot list last year an...I did this one for my Blind Spot list last year and I love every minute of it. Sorry you feel that way about the first hour, but it worked for me as a perfect set-up for the second hour.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-71939851400599740752016-06-15T16:13:44.368-05:002016-06-15T16:13:44.368-05:00I haven't seen this in so many years that it m...I haven't seen this in so many years that it might as well be a Blind Spot for me. I remember feeling about like you though. It's really great in parts but slow to get going. Great write-up! Kevin Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219017960488448934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-59139732648451351952016-06-15T15:24:57.159-05:002016-06-15T15:24:57.159-05:00I'm so behind on my Blindspot movies! I saw th...I'm so behind on my Blindspot movies! I saw this not too long ago and liked it quite a bit. I know people regard this as one of the best classics, but I think it was good but not great. So yeah, B sounds about right.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06313168799746450979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-18029262352547815792016-06-15T13:34:01.880-05:002016-06-15T13:34:01.880-05:00I haven't seen that one. I'll have to look...I haven't seen that one. I'll have to look into it. Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-67303990351957306102016-06-15T10:33:39.780-05:002016-06-15T10:33:39.780-05:00I really liked this film. Not sure if you've s...I really liked this film. Not sure if you've seen "To Live and Die in LA," but if I recall correctly, the car chase is even crazier in that film. Both films are very Freidkin-esque. Phantomhttp://www.celluloidondemand.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-38396167141054178312016-06-15T10:20:32.600-05:002016-06-15T10:20:32.600-05:00I think I actually saw part of the remake of One T...I think I actually saw part of the remake of One Two Three, I'm sure the original is much better.Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-25797900083310059792016-06-15T10:19:56.275-05:002016-06-15T10:19:56.275-05:00I just wish I liked the first half of it as much a...I just wish I liked the first half of it as much as I liked the 2nd.Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-15526437084209817202016-06-15T09:14:23.271-05:002016-06-15T09:14:23.271-05:00Damn, Brittani. This is one that has been on my l...Damn, Brittani. This is one that has been on my list forever, but I've never seen a minute of it. And honestly, it's been so long since I've seen Hackman, this might be the perfect way to remedy that, too.m.brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14457418128925003938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-38497958754639952952016-06-15T08:40:59.909-05:002016-06-15T08:40:59.909-05:00A great, gritty film from a great, gritty decade. ...A great, gritty film from a great, gritty decade. Also worth checking out is the Taking of Pelham One Two Three.<br /><br />That said, I haven't seen this film for years and can't quite remember whether I too found the opening to be slow.Myerlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00772428029534463716noreply@blogger.com