films seen
7/31
average score
2.21*
nationality
USA - 87 years old
status
R.I.P. (1935 - 2023)
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Movies


Bug

2006 / 102m - USA
Thriller
3.5*/5.0*
Bug poster

The Exorcist

1973 / 122m - USA
Horror
3.0*/5.0*
The Exorcist poster

Killer Joe

2011 / 102m - USA
Crime, Thriller
2.5*/5.0*
Killer Joe poster

The Hunted

2003 / 94m - USA
Action, Thriller
2.0*/5.0*
The Hunted poster

Sorcerer

1977 / 121m - USA
Adventure, Thriller
2.0*/5.0*
Sorcerer poster

Friedkin's adaptation of Le Salaire de la Peur (the book). While the film shares quite a bit of material with Clouzot's adaptation, Friedkin made it his own thing. The biggest positive is that Sorcerer is quite a bit shorter, still it drags way too much in places, Friedkin's version also isn't quite as tense as Clouzot's.

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Just like the original, the trip is the main feature here, it's a shame then that it takes so long before they even get started. The drama isn't too interesting, Friendkin's direction is a bit murky too, but at least there are some nice scenes scattered throughout. Just not enough to make this a successful thriller.


The French Connection

1971 / 104m - USA
Crime, Thriller
1.5*/5.0*
The French Connection poster

The Devil and Father Amorth

2017 / 68m - USA
Documentary, Horror
1.0*/5.0*
The Devil and Father Amorth poster

Friedkin should've been the ideal director to make a doc on exorcisms (after all, he directed The Exorcist), but the result is laughable. Conversations are amateurish, the exorcism footage is lame and the final reconstruction is something C-grade horror films would be ashamed of. Friedkin should stick to fiction.