Review of The French Connection (1971) by Sire 1 — 11 Aug 2009

I don't see how this made it into oscar territory, unless oscars are dished out for making a solid film, because it is nothing other. aside from some funny moments... one that comes to mind is when fernando reys character made popeye (gene hackman) at the train station and they both kept stepping in and out of the train.

made me genuinely laugh out loud! there's alot of tailing people. infact I think that's the majority of the reel. it does have one of the most realistic car chases in any movie... only it's a car chasing a train.

loved it when popeye managed to slam the side of the car into that wall. better than steve mcqueen in bullitt!