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The Boys in The Band
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The French Connection
28.78%
The Exorcist
49.64%
Sorcerer
2.88%
The Brink's Job
0.72%
To Live and Die in LA
13.67%
Rampage
0
0%
Bug
0.72%
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2.16%
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Favorite William Friedkin Film?

Old 09-03-08, 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by NoirFan
Cruising has gotten a sizable chunk of negative publicity over the years, but I think it's one of Friedkin's best.
Agreed on Cruising. It's (A) an underrated crime thriller and (B) a film way ahead of its time thanks to its pre-AIDS depiction of NYC's gay community. I don't deem it homophobic but rather a time capsule and a look at another side of culture.

I voted for To Live and Die in L.A., with French Connection, Exorcist, and Sorcerer close behind.
Old 09-03-08, 12:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Zen Peckinpah
Agreed on Cruising. It's (A) an underrated crime thriller and (B) a film way ahead of its time thanks to its pre-AIDS depiction of NYC's gay community. I don't deem it homophobic but rather a time capsule and a look at another side of culture.
Plus it has a killer (no pun intended) soundtrack, which is criminally unavailable on cd.
Old 09-03-08, 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by NoirFan
Plus it has a killer (no pun intended) soundtrack, which is criminally unavailable on cd.
Agreed. "It's So Easy" by Willy DeVille (closing credits song, and my personal favorite cut) appears in the extended version of Death Proof as well.
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The Exorcist. It's still one of the only horror films that can give me the creeps to this day.

Close second is the phenomenal The French Connection, then To Live and Die in L.A. and Cruising.

I still need to see Sorcerer, but I'm waiting for the rumored anniversary edition DVD.
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1. To Live and Die In L.A.
2. The Exorcist
3. The French Connection
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I just wonder how many people see the Exorcist The Version You Haven't Seen, or whatever it is called, as the definitive version. The yuk yuk tacked on ending ruins the whole picture IMHO.
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More like "The Version You Wish You Haven't Seen". The distracting digital effects were straight out of the Lucas revisionist handbook, though the additional scene at the hospital clarifies some of Regan's behavior.
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Originally Posted by NoirFan
More like "The Version You Wish You Haven't Seen". The distracting digital effects were straight out of the Lucas revisionist handbook, though the additional scene at the hospital clarifies some of Regan's behavior.
Agreed. The only improvement is the remastered sound design.

Ironically The Exorcist won the Academy Award for 'best sound'.
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Originally Posted by hasslein
I just wonder how many people see the Exorcist The Version You Haven't Seen, or whatever it is called, as the definitive version. The yuk yuk tacked on ending ruins the whole picture IMHO.
Although I like the original ending,
the yuk yuk tacked on ending is the way the book ends.

Originally Posted by NoirFan
though the additional scene at the hospital clarifies some of Regan's behavior.
Yes that is one scene that adds more to the story.
Also the scene with the woman (Lois Kintry)
who translates the tape of Reagan speaking backwards.
We find out in Legion (Exorcist III) that she was the mother of the first victim (Thomas Kintry).

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Ironically The Exorcist won the Academy Award for 'best sound'.
One of my vivid memories of seeing it in the theater was getting there early and sitting in the lobby waiting. We could hear the exorcism scene booming through the walls. We were getting scared just hearing the sounds and yelling.
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my dad has told me that when he went to see it, there were lines around the building waiting to see it, and its one of the few movies to legit scare him (he grew up catholic too, so that prob influenced it)
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Re: Favorite William Friedkin Film?

The French Connection
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Re: Favorite William Friedkin Film?

Originally Posted by Torchur317
The French Connection
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Re: Favorite William Friedkin Film?

Originally Posted by Matthew Ackerly
No love for "Blue Chips" or "Jade"??
JADE is the reason I voted "Other".
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Re: Favorite William Friedkin Film?

The Exorcist without question for me.
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Re: Favorite William Friedkin Film?

Originally Posted by Charlie Goose
Exorcist by a mile, then French Connection.
Exactly
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Re: Favorite William Friedkin Film?

I just watched Cruising again last night. Still packs a punch. I sure would have loved to have seen Friedkin's original extended cut.

Pacino makes some interesting acting choices in this and it's the quiet Pacino... before he became the bombastic Al of later films.

Oh and that soundtrack.
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Re: Favorite William Friedkin Film?

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Re: Favorite William Friedkin Film?

Sorcerer. I didn't think anything could live up to The Wages of Fear, but I think Friedkin's film matches it every step of the way while including it's own unique touches such as the terrific Tangerine Dream score, the bridge sequence and the ending. I can't believe that Friedkin wanted Steve McQueen to star in this. I certainly don't think I'd be able to buy him in the role, so I'm glad the part went to Scheider.

I'd rank my favorites as follows:

Sorcerer
Bug
Cruising
To Live and Die in L.A.
Rampage

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Re: Favorite William Friedkin Film?

^Nice to see Rampage getting some love. Where is the damn DVD/BD?

Totally agree with your assessment of Sorcerer. My 2nd favorite Friedkin film. Brilliant from start to finish.
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Re: Favorite William Friedkin Film?

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^Nice to see Rampage getting some love. Where is the damn DVD/BD?
Oh yeah, I'd say Rampage is easily his most underrated work. Perhaps it would get more respect if released in it's full version, though I think it's still a damn fine film in it's current incarnation. I used to have a VHS copy, but it has long since died.
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Re: Favorite William Friedkin Film?

My favorite is To Live and Die in LA.

Can't beat the car chase in that one.
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Re: Favorite William Friedkin Film?

Bug was good (besides the obvious Exorcist); but didn't vote for lack of exposure.
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Re: Favorite William Friedkin Film?

To Live and Die in L.A.
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Re: Favorite William Friedkin Film?

Time to bump this...

Also....Sorcerer, Cruising, Rampage, Bug and The Brink's Job need to be released on BD.

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