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Gene Hackman has died

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Re: Gene Hackman has died

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Post by gilleain »

kunwon1 wrote: post #6
MrBuddyCasino wrote: post #3

Drop your favourite Hackman movies! Heres mine: --= The Conversation (1979) =-- "Schizo surveillance guy gets a contract that starts to derail things" is the basic premise, but there is more going on - "it has layers". Francis Ford Coppola filmed this in between Godfather I & II. I believe it is less famous only because the target audience is smaller, not due to its quality. The editing is perfect, the pacing just ri…

Heist (2001) - Directed by David Mamet It's not very well known or particularly well reviewed. It just clicked with me, I've watched it probably a dozen times. It's about a jewel heist and the drama surrounding it

That was one of the first ones I thought of as well. Not sure why but the line "I can't be worrying about every little thing!" stuck in my mind.

Re: Gene Hackman has died

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Post by jhallenworld »

MrBuddyCasino wrote: post #3

Drop your favourite Hackman movies! Heres mine: --= The Conversation (1979) =-- "Schizo surveillance guy gets a contract that starts to derail things" is the basic premise, but there is more going on - "it has layers". Francis Ford Coppola filmed this in between Godfather I & II. I believe it is less famous only because the target audience is smaller, not due to its quality. The editing is perfect, the pacing just ri…

Never mind the story, the audio equipment was awesome :-)

https://www.audioasylum.com/cgi/vt.mpl?f=vintage&m=224226

Re: Gene Hackman has died

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Post by kieselguhr_kid »

MrBuddyCasino wrote: post #3

Drop your favourite Hackman movies! Heres mine: --= The Conversation (1979) =-- "Schizo surveillance guy gets a contract that starts to derail things" is the basic premise, but there is more going on - "it has layers". Francis Ford Coppola filmed this in between Godfather I & II. I believe it is less famous only because the target audience is smaller, not due to its quality. The editing is perfect, the pacing just ri…

The Conversation is probably my favorite as well, but I always enjoyed Enemy of the State (1998) a lot. It has the same paranoid vibes as some of his work in the 70s, but with the subtlety replaced with sensational action. He was great in that film as a retired super spook, and his chemistry with Will Smith really elevated it.

Re: Gene Hackman has died

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Post by xnx »

MrBuddyCasino wrote: post #3

Drop your favourite Hackman movies! Heres mine: --= The Conversation (1979) =-- "Schizo surveillance guy gets a contract that starts to derail things" is the basic premise, but there is more going on - "it has layers". Francis Ford Coppola filmed this in between Godfather I & II. I believe it is less famous only because the target audience is smaller, not due to its quality. The editing is perfect, the pacing just ri…

The Royal Tenenbaums: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5Hbs0s6_sQ

Re: Gene Hackman has died

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Post by locallost »

MrBuddyCasino wrote: post #3

Drop your favourite Hackman movies! Heres mine: --= The Conversation (1979) =-- "Schizo surveillance guy gets a contract that starts to derail things" is the basic premise, but there is more going on - "it has layers". Francis Ford Coppola filmed this in between Godfather I & II. I believe it is less famous only because the target audience is smaller, not due to its quality. The editing is perfect, the pacing just ri…

French Connection, talk about nailing the role of a cop obsessed with getting his suspect. Even the sequel is not bad. Mississippi Burning, Hoosiers...

Didn't watch that one, seems interesting so I will check it out, thanks.

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Post by khy »

xnx wrote: post #15
MrBuddyCasino wrote: post #3

Drop your favourite Hackman movies! Heres mine: --= The Conversation (1979) =-- "Schizo surveillance guy gets a contract that starts to derail things" is the basic premise, but there is more going on - "it has layers". Francis Ford Coppola filmed this in between Godfather I & II. I believe it is less famous only because the target audience is smaller, not due to its quality. The editing is perfect, the pacing just ri…

The Royal Tenenbaums: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5Hbs0s6_sQ

Just came across this, which I enjoyed: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/wes-anderson-difficulty-working...

Re: Gene Hackman has died

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Post by UnreachableCode »

locallost wrote: post #16
MrBuddyCasino wrote: post #3

Drop your favourite Hackman movies! Heres mine: --= The Conversation (1979) =-- "Schizo surveillance guy gets a contract that starts to derail things" is the basic premise, but there is more going on - "it has layers". Francis Ford Coppola filmed this in between Godfather I & II. I believe it is less famous only because the target audience is smaller, not due to its quality. The editing is perfect, the pacing just ri…

French Connection, talk about nailing the role of a cop obsessed with getting his suspect. Even the sequel is not bad. Mississippi Burning, Hoosiers... Didn't watch that one, seems interesting so I will check it out, thanks.

The contrast between the police eating hotdogs out in the cold while the gangsters wine and dine in the most expensive restaurant is the most memorable scene to me. I still need to watch the sequel.

Re: Gene Hackman has died

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Post by TeaBrain »

MrBuddyCasino wrote: post #3

Drop your favourite Hackman movies! Heres mine: --= The Conversation (1979) =-- "Schizo surveillance guy gets a contract that starts to derail things" is the basic premise, but there is more going on - "it has layers". Francis Ford Coppola filmed this in between Godfather I & II. I believe it is less famous only because the target audience is smaller, not due to its quality. The editing is perfect, the pacing just ri…

This is my favorite of the films I've seen him in also. It is surprising how rarely the film gets brought up, considering its quality and it having been written and directed by Coppola.
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