Product: French Connection [VHS] (1971)
Rating: 5.0
Outstanding
I definitely recommend the "4-star" DVD of this film. I hadn't seen THE FRENCH CONNECTION in years and, after watching it on disc, I felt that it was as fresh and well-done as it was back when it was made. Movies today wish they had the impact this one has. A lean, grainy documentary look, characters that come right off the streets. And all the extras make it that much more compelling (the fact there was really no script going into production and the filming of the famous car chase sequence are as eye-opening as anything I've seen on special edition DVDs).William Friedkin was definitely at the top of his game with this film and his next film, THE EXORCIST (another outstanding film on a DVD loaded with fascinating extras).Not to be missed.