Last night it was The French Connection and the night before, It's A Mad Mad Mad World. The latter is a comedy directed by Stanley Kramer, but he should stick to serious drama and avoid slapstick at all costs.This film came out in 1963 and stars many comedians who look a lot differenet today ( or who have passed on).It is better than two and a half hours and drags terribly. The 5.1 sound sucks but the picture is pretty good, even though there is occasional edge enhancement, which really doesn't bother me all that much. Anyway, it concerns a group of people who stop to aid a motorist who has driven off a cliff.The motorist, played by Jimmy Durante, kicks the bucket (literally), but not before telling the group how he robbed a bank and where he hid the money. The rest of the movie concerns the race to get to the hidden money site, and there's all kinds of hijinks along the way, mostly due to the cause and effect of greed.You may or may not like this film. Its stars include Milton Berle, Jonathan Winters,Terry Thomas, Mickey Rooney, Sid Ceaser, Edie Adams, etc.May be worth a rental on an evening you have two and a half hours to kill.
The French Connection (released in 1971) is a helluva fine film, with superb acting by Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider and a great supporting cast. It's a nail biter at times and there's a car speeding scene under the subway that comes close to the excitement of Steve McQueen's car chase in Bullit.If you have already seen this, it is well worth a second look here. The transfer is terrific. It has a 5.1 track but I didn't care for it and went with the Stereo Surround version instead.The dvd replaces a crumby vhs tape in my collection, and it was sure great to see it in the OAR of 1:85:1. Rent it or buy it, but whatever you do,see it.
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The French Connection (released in 1971) is a helluva fine film, with superb acting by Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider and a great supporting cast. It's a nail biter at times and there's a car speeding scene under the subway that comes close to the excitement of Steve McQueen's car chase in Bullit.If you have already seen this, it is well worth a second look here. The transfer is terrific. It has a 5.1 track but I didn't care for it and went with the Stereo Surround version instead.The dvd replaces a crumby vhs tape in my collection, and it was sure great to see it in the OAR of 1:85:1. Rent it or buy it, but whatever you do,see it.
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