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Solid Snake 06-26-14 02:35 PM
Re: Has anyone seen Friedkin's Sorcerer?
 
Spoilers, man.

VHS? 06-26-14 02:37 PM
Re: Has anyone seen Friedkin's Sorcerer?
 
This thread was started over 10yrs ago.

Cardiac161 06-26-14 03:25 PM
Re: Has anyone seen Friedkin's Sorcerer?
 
i'm the OP...has it been 10 years?? Wow, do I feel really old!

inri222 06-26-14 03:44 PM
Re: Has anyone seen Friedkin's Sorcerer?
 
Originally Posted by VHS? (Post 12151207)
I enjoyed the movie but one thing bothered me. The name of the movie.
We know that one of the trucks used was named "SORCERER" but the fact that it wasn't used as the "main" vehicle nor was a bigger name and the name draw (Roy Scheider) driving it. Hell, the "Sorcerer" was even destroyed.

I bridge crossing scene had me on the edge though. Really intense moment.
The film's title, according to Friedkin, refers to the evil wizard of fate which people supposedly have no control over.

Solid Snake 06-26-14 04:18 PM
Re: Has anyone seen Friedkin's Sorcerer?
 
Which is shitty.

Not sure what I would have called it but Sorcerer is a great film with a shit title.

I don't think Wages of Fear as a title fits it either.

inri222 06-26-14 05:46 PM
Re: Has anyone seen Friedkin's Sorcerer?
 
What about the Spanish title?

Spanish poster Size:

dhmac 06-26-14 08:20 PM
Re: Has anyone seen Friedkin's Sorcerer?
 
Originally Posted by inri222 (Post 12151397)
What about the Spanish title?

Spanish poster Size:

:lol:

(I had to use Google Translate to get it.)

Solid Snake 06-26-14 11:43 PM
Re: Has anyone seen Friedkin's Sorcerer?
 
Yeah. I loved that poster.

Damned Cargo... Roughly translated. That's what it translates to me.

inri222 06-27-14 08:37 AM
Re: Has anyone seen Friedkin's Sorcerer?
 
Foreign Titles

French : The Convoy of Fear
Dutch : The Convoy of Fear
Italian : The Wages of Fear
Turkish : Destiny Battle
Czech : Price of Fear

http://www.forgottensilver.net/wp-co...1020365353.jpg

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076740/trivia

Due to the subtitles at the beginning of the film many theater patrons began complaining, believing that they had unknowingly paid to see a foreign film. In order to alleviate that, special posters were quickly printed up and posted in the theater lobby which stated the following. "YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE. To dramatize the diverse backgrounds of the principal characters in "Sorcerer", two of the opening sequences were filmed in the appropriate foreign languages - with subtitles in English. Other than these opening scenes, "Sorcerer" is an English-language film."

Dan 06-30-14 10:52 AM
Re: Has anyone seen Friedkin's Sorcerer?
 
I finally got around to watching this a few weeks ago. Great flick, although (I'm going to get criticized for this...) I felt that the opening was too long. I kind of felt that way about Wages of Fear, too, but for different reasons.

Anyway, :up: If you haven't seen it, check it out!

gmanca 07-03-14 03:26 PM
Re: Has anyone seen Friedkin's Sorcerer?
 
It's a cliché for sure but in the most sincerest way, this movie was ahead of it's time. A serious injustice was done with the way this movie's been handled over the years.

You cannot watch it without truly feeling the tension, it was made in a time where the actors were in the scenes and that is a realism you cannot find today.

Solid Snake 07-03-14 04:15 PM
Re: Has anyone seen Friedkin's Sorcerer?
 
For the most part... Yes.

It's funny watching one aspect of the rain storm. Some shots have an layered rain effect on the image. Never noticed that on the shit DVD. stood out like crazy to me.

I think that's the only non practical thing in there.

mostaccioli 07-03-14 06:57 PM
Re: Has anyone seen Friedkin's Sorcerer?
 
so when they re-release the dvd in august this thread will resurrect again.

mostaccioli 08-01-14 07:34 PM
Re: Has anyone seen Friedkin's Sorcerer?
 
the fixed up dvd comes out aug. 5 !!

Solid Snake 08-01-14 07:46 PM
Re: Has anyone seen Friedkin's Sorcerer?
 
Ha. Who will buy the DVD here? Seems pointless for a DVD of this now. I think anyone who wanted this thing wanted it on BD.

mostaccioli 10-13-14 11:02 PM
Re: Has anyone seen Friedkin's Sorcerer?
 
Originally Posted by Solid Snake (Post 12187036)
Ha. Who will buy the DVD here? Seems pointless for a DVD of this now. I think anyone who wanted this thing wanted it on BD.
just bought it and watched it. i don't see what all the fuss is about this movie. only thing i liked was the movie score. friedkin said he wanted steve mcqueen for the lead and don't see that would have made a difference.

JumpCutz 10-14-14 12:17 AM
Re: Has anyone seen Friedkin's Sorcerer?
 
Originally Posted by mostaccioli (Post 12268914)
just bought it and watched it. i don't see what all the fuss is about this movie. only thing i liked was the movie score. friedkin said he wanted steve mcqueen for the lead and don't see that would have made a difference.
Different strokes, I guess. :shrug:

It's a great film.

Solid Snake 10-14-14 05:03 AM
Re: Has anyone seen Friedkin's Sorcerer?
 
He's bonkers, mate.

inri222 10-14-14 09:21 AM
Re: Has anyone seen Friedkin's Sorcerer?
 
Originally Posted by mostaccioli (Post 12268914)
just bought it and watched it. i don't see what all the fuss is about this movie. only thing i liked was the movie score. friedkin said he wanted steve mcqueen for the lead and don't see that would have made a difference.
McQueen was a movie star and Roy Scheider even though he starred in Jaws was not. With McQueen the movie would have cost more and probably made more at the box office. I personally like the way it turned out and think that Scheider was perfect for the role.

clappj 10-14-14 11:09 AM
Re: Has anyone seen Friedkin's Sorcerer?
 
Just picked this up on a blind buy from eBay. A seller currently has them for $14.99 shipped. I loved "Wages of Fear," and am looking forward to checking this one out. :)

Solid Snake 10-14-14 11:44 AM
Re: Has anyone seen Friedkin's Sorcerer?
 
Originally Posted by inri222 (Post 12269173)
McQueen was a movie star and Roy Scheider even though he starred in Jaws was not. With McQueen the movie would have cost more and probably made more at the box office. I personally like the way it turned out and think that Scheider was perfect for the role.
Yeah. He was soooo goddamn good for how Juan Dominguez had to do his thing. The desperation, madness, and just the physicality for it. I am not a fan of McQueen all that much but he had star power for sure. NO WAY could he have gotten to the drama of that character like Scheider did. I would have liked to see what McQueen could have done to it though.

inri222 10-14-14 11:56 AM
Re: Has anyone seen Friedkin's Sorcerer?
 
Originally Posted by Solid Snake (Post 12269325)
I would have liked to see what McQueen could have done to it though.
Steve McQueen was a difficult person to work with and William Friedkin didn't take no shit from anyone so who knows.

Randy Miller III 10-14-14 12:07 PM
Re: Has anyone seen Friedkin's Sorcerer?
 
Originally Posted by mostaccioli (Post 12268914)
just bought it and watched it. i don't see what all the fuss is about this movie. only thing i liked was the movie score. friedkin said he wanted steve mcqueen for the lead and don't see that would have made a difference.
If you're selling the Blu-ray, hit me up...I'll take it off your hands. :D

Solid Snake 10-14-14 12:29 PM
Re: Has anyone seen Friedkin's Sorcerer?
 
Originally Posted by inri222 (Post 12269347)
Steve McQueen was a difficult person to work with and William Friedkin didn't take no shit from anyone so who knows.
Was he difficult? I know about how he wanted Ally McGraw with him all the time or whatever.

I know Billy doesn't take shit from anyone.

EDIT: Wow. Didn't know all this shit.

Why So Blu? 10-14-14 02:31 PM
Re: Has anyone seen Friedkin's Sorcerer?
 
Originally Posted by Solid Snake (Post 12269404)
Was he difficult? I know about how he wanted Ally McGraw with him all the time or whatever.

I know Billy doesn't take shit from anyone.

EDIT: Wow. Didn't know all this shit.
Damn, they had a go at Sharon Tate at the same time these two:

The two men, fuelled by alcohol and cocaine, shared the sexual favours of a Bambi-eyed starlet called Sharon Tate, often in the same bed at the same time. And their friendship continued even after she married the director Roman Polanski.


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