Debat Xacal
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Great thriller
publicat per catmydogsSTAFFMOD el dia 31 g de 2020 a les 10:28 A.M.
This is a masterful film. Great police procedural drama, suspenseful, easily one of my favorite 70’s era films.
The director Fred Zinnemann is a legend in my eyes. Just look at some of his film credits! Oklahoma, great musical. A Man for All Seasons, great period piece. From Here to Eternity, one of the best American films ever. High Noon, another true masterpiece and one of the best westerns ever. Just wow. He mastered a lot of film genres.
Resposta per tmdb53400018
el 31 g de 2020 a les 11:17 A.M.
I saw it, liked it. I don't recall much other than the ending.
Resposta per MongoLloyd
el 31 g de 2020 a les 5:39 P.M.
Some of the most implausible sh!t I've ever seen in a movie.
Resposta per Fergoose
el 3 e de 2020 a les 5:45 P.M.
I thought it was a great adaptation of decent book, that somehow captured both the pseudo-realism and overblown bombast of Frederick Forsyth's novels without that being a jarring contradiction. I have to agree with the OP about Zimmerman, although it is only this and AMFATS of his that I have seen and really rated. His ability to capture a time and a place is extremely impressive. The location shots were all great here and felt very French, despite there not being a French accent to be found.
The ability to condense huge sections of a book into under 2hrs 25mins is very impressive. There is no fat on this film but, other than the final 2mins, it never feels rushed. You could easily make a 6 or 8 part series out of the book.
Very memorable scenes such as:
the staged horse accident (how the hell did they coordinate 2 animals and a human stunt to such perfection?)
the minimalist violence and gore in one, blink-and-you'll-miss-it murder
the dreaded inevitability of another death (out of sight of the camera, with only the tell tale plop of a falling lobster to convey the horror)
"they won't find a soldier who would raise a gun to me"
You are never going to get a completely coherent and believable tale from an author with the limitations of Frederick Forsyth, but as a film focussed on hitmen / undercover / terrorists I enjoyed this far more than any Bond film or movie on notorious crooks like Carlos the Jackal. Probably the first Bourne film is the only one that comes close for me.
Just watched it for the first time tonight and it has aged very well. A more considered final 2mins would have made this an all time classic, but as it is I go for 8/10.