Are you a fan of him?
The Exorcist and The French Connection are 2 of my favorite movies ever. I also love To Live and Die in LA, I also enjoyed Killer Joe, Bug, The Hunted, and Blue Chips. So overall i'd say i'm a pretty big fan of his work.
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Of his movies that i have seen i am especially fond of Killer Joe, Bug, The Guardian, The French Connection, The Exorcist and To Live and Die in LA...
That is a great body of work and by no means have i seen all of his yet
Two memories of Friedkin i will always have...
In To Live and Die in LA a main character is bumped off very suddenly...Friedkin filmed this scene in such a manner that its shocking, brutal and completely unexpected
I think i may have even gasped while watching it
At the start of The Exorcist there is a brief scene of nuns walking on a lane...the way Friedkin shot it, the morning sun filters through their veils (im not sure thats the right term) and cloaks...its a beautiful and serene bit of photography and puts us at ease...THEN, nothing but terror!!
Friedkin is brilliant
One of the very best