tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post4978390768878637883..comments2023-10-28T11:09:18.671+05:30Comments on Cinemascope: The French Connection [1971]Shubhajithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-84854916838628823332012-02-12T11:32:37.308+05:302012-02-12T11:32:37.308+05:30Thanks Sam. Yes, given its storyline & its bei...Thanks Sam. Yes, given its storyline & its being a thriller, it's often difficult to compare it with more adulated dramas or movies belonging to other genres - I guess that's one pitfall of being a thriller. But yeah, this movie had a lot working for it, and its influence too has been enormous (of course one can only say that in hindsight, and so I do understand why you were not as impressed by it back then).Shubhajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-27747270536424374312012-02-12T03:17:44.987+05:302012-02-12T03:17:44.987+05:30I have come to appreciate this thriller more in re...I have come to appreciate this thriller more in recent years, as I recall back in 1971 I was appalled it won the Best Picture Oscar over both THE LAST PICTURE SHOW and A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, which I still see as better films. However after a recent re-viewing at the Film Forum I am convinced it does hold sway in a number of ways, ways that you've admirably approached in your excellent capsule assessment here. The hard-edged realism, compelling chase scene, Hackman's extraordinary performance and influence on subsequent genre films all elevate it's stature.Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.com