No really, too soon?
I'm sorry, but if you hear "Mexican dynamite truck explosion" and don't think of Wages of Fear, you haven't seen one of the most exciting movies ever made.
Here's a very solid assessment. Warning: Lots of little spoilers, but won't ruin the film for you.
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One of the greatest suspense films ever made. And it's all just shots of tires! I saw it for the first time in the old Thalia Soho, and as a wheel approached a rock you could feel the whole room tense up. When it had successfully made it over, everyone audibly "Whew!d" at the same time, then laughed at themselves for doing so.
Ever see the Friedkin remake? The opening act is actually longer. Ugh. Some worthwhile things, though.
Posted by: J | September 10, 2007 4:00 PM
According to Netflix, I rented Sorcerer in January 2002 (a month after watching Wages of Fear) and gave it 3 stars. But I don't remember a thing about it.
Posted by: radosh | September 10, 2007 4:06 PM
wages of fear; one of my favorites...
sorcerer interesting failure, took friedkin's career two decades to recover...
Posted by: jake | September 10, 2007 4:44 PM
[SPOILER] Sorcerer ends on foot [/SPOILER].
Posted by: J | September 10, 2007 5:11 PM
Wages of Fear should be shown in every Driver's Ed class everywhere. You never know when you might have to drive a truck filled with nitro on bumpy dirt roads, you know?
Posted by: David F | September 10, 2007 11:58 PM