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Tough-talking New York City detective Popeye Doyle and his partner uncover an international drug smuggling ring, but it's Doyle's feverish and relentless pursuit of the suspects that drives the invest...( read more 
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MCT:October 2, 2008i had really high expectations for this- and most of them were met- but i can't help but feel this just needs a little something more to put it over for me.
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MCT:September 14, 2008
Decent film, but a little bit too one dimensional for my linking. Still, it's a good story about the hunt for narcotics traffic in New York.
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MCT:September 6, 2008one of the best films of the 1970s starring Gene Hackman and also The French Connection comes under the direction of William Friedkin. a very interesting movie. worth seeing.
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MCT:August 24, 2008
The French Connection made Gene Hackman the serious, bad-ass, I don't-take-shit-from-no-one, he is.
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MCT:August 21, 2008
I've been saying for the past couple of years now that the 70's was the best decade for film. This is one of the films I'm now using to support my view. At the Academy Awards in 1971, this film, along with A Clockwork Orange, The Last Picture Show, Fiddler on the Roof, and Nicholas and Alexandra were nominated for Best Picture. It was a tough decision to make, and I'm sure that not all are happy about it, but this film won, I'm not sure if I completely agree, but I'm not mad that it won. It's a great film. It deserves the praise it gets, and not just for the legendary car chase scene either. Hackman is brilliant as the tough, intense, down-and-out porkpie wearing Popeye Doyle, and I'm glad he got the Oscar. The late Roy Scheider is also awesome as his partner "Cloudy". Of all the amazing actors that come to prominence during the 1970's, Scheider is often overlooked, and that's a shame. The aforementioned car chase is often the first (if not only) thing people talk about when this film is mentioned. While it was brilliant for it's time, it's been out done. Still, it's a great sequence, and a highlight of the film, but it is not the only thing the film has going for it (as my talk of the acting makes obvious). What I really liked about the film (and what many cite as a problem with the film) is the fact that it is really nothing more than a police procedural, albeit a gritty police procedural/ character study that is really engaging and entertaining, despite a sometiems slow pace. It amazies me that the people who think this movie is boring, but probably find The Dark Knight to be brilliant probably don't stop to see how much of an influence this film had (on multiple levels) on both of Nolan's Batman films. Ah, it's ok though. I'm just starting to ramble. Bottom line: this is a classic must see film.
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MCT:July 31, 2008
Gene Hackman stars as Popeye Doyle in this thriller from the early 1970s based on a novel of the account of the actual true story.
Also features a chase between a car and a train.
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MCT:July 25, 2008Another disappointing "classic", The French Connection was infuriatingly slow to the point where I spent a lot of time feeling like I didn't know what was going on when in actual fact there was just nothing happening to "get" in the first place.
There is nothing in this movie that warrants a sequel and that fact alone is enough to keep me perfectly happy not having seen the second instalment.
So many of the scenes are just of Gene Hackman standing glaring at people from the cover of shop entrances with absolutely no dialogue. The overall effect is a disconnected rabble of scenes in which there is no focal point for your attention and a plot so basic as to become redundant. -
MCT:July 24, 2008
This movie is really intense, like the main character. Plus, the story is based on real events and people, which makes it more interesting. Sometimes it's a little too real, which gets boring, but then it has that great train chase scene, which livens it up again. This is a cool movie.
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MCT:July 20, 2008
Not so great I first thought. The Chase-scene altough was wonderful and to me it felt like after that the film got interesting.
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MCT:July 18, 2008
07-18-08 --I really wish I could have rated this higher but I just couldn't. I really liked Gene Hackman in this role. It showed me a side of his acting talents I've never seen before. Aside from the racist comment he makes in the movie... The soundtrack was creepy, there was too much "following him", "trailing him", "chasing this guy" "tailing that guy", stakeouts and long drawn out chase scenes. Although the car and the subway chase scene was pretty cool. With all of the extra waiting to "catch" the bad guy I really didn't like the ending of this movie. I guess that is why there was a sequel. That I will in fact have to watch now. It's hard to believe that this movie won an Oscar. Based on what? really!? Gene Hackman made this movie.
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MCT:June 12, 2008
The French Connection had some really awesome chase scenes that were probably kick-ass for the time, but the overall feeling I got from the movie was racism and desire to be Steve McQueen...
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MCT:June 12, 2008
This is a pretty good movie, but I don't really get why its in the AFI Top 100 , There are much better movies than this one, it didnt really had anything special. I enjoyed the directing and the music, the movie was good to, but not as good as i tought it would be
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MCT:June 11, 2008
Gene Hackman as Popeye Doyle. What more can I say? No wonder its one of AFI's top 100 movies of all time and the result was five Oscars including Best Picture of 1971. This was the apex of Hollywood cimema that emerge from the 1970's.
The coolest car chase in screen history through the mean streets of Brooklyn is cimematic treat. -
MCT:June 10, 2008
one of the best films of the 70s,and a showcase for hackman, as real life newyork cop popeye doyle, who was involved with the french connection drugs bust of late 60s, which was a major thing. william friedkin directs with a great eye for the gritty, with a authentic newyork as a location, a great pace and a terrific look at a real life case and procedur, is popeye doyle a good man, hes flawed, but very interesting
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MCT:June 4, 2008
Gene Hackman leads a good cast in one of the best crime films of all time. If there is one thing The French Connection is remembered for, it's the terrific chase scene towards the end with the subway and the car; pure action genius. Overall a terrific film.
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MCT:March 29, 2008
Still one of the greatest of all action movies. Forget No Country for Old Men; this one has the most anti-climactic ending of all time.
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MCT:March 11, 2008
wow just seen this for the 1st time n think its absolutley brilliant...this is a gritty 1970's movie its ace i think that william fredkin does an brilliant job of directing this movie...he keeps the viewers guessing whats going to happen next he keeps the viewers on the edge of your seat throughout the movie its a great cop movie from the 70's...gene hackman does a great performance throughout the movie as jimmy "popeye" doyle throughout the movie the cars are quite nice in this movie...its just a great action, suspense thriller movie that keeps you guessing on whats going to happen next...
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MCT:March 2, 2008Classic chase sequences....this movie is the shit. Gene Hackman probably got laid about 6 times a day after this gem.
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MCT:February 26, 2008
To be honest I found this entertaining but not best pitcure worthy. Even for its time. The car and train chase was by far the best part.
I found it to be just another stakeout movie. Because that was pretty much all we watched them do...stakeout....little story....more stakeout...So, not something to pass up but not something you'll miss out on. -
MCT:February 17, 2008
The best car chase scene ever, love the part when Gene Hackman is played on the train, last hillarious.
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MCT:February 16, 2008
Most of this film is really not very exciting, doyle just follows people. i dont know what all the fuss was about i was not very impressed with this. it gets better towrds the end but come on its about a drug bust thats it. so what, seen a million films like this. maybe i'm being harsh but i didnt really enjoy it.
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MCT:January 21, 2008Interesting to see that to tailing someone, you should try to follow the person from across the street. Other than that, this shows all the characteristics of how you hope police do NOT behave...
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