Friedkin’s First Blood rules y’all. The Hunted is a film I rarely see discussed or praised, and I had forgotten just how stark, elemental, and razor-edge focused it is as a relentless chase thriller. Pointedly thematic, but always driven by momentum first and foremost

Jan 11, 2023 · 4:09 AM UTC

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Like any media where a fighter uses their own gushing wound blood as an improvised weapon is on another level of hardcore
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A simple ferocious $55 million cat-&-mouse from deadly wilderness to concrete jungle, with Jones and del Toro committing to rugged physicality and minimalistic performance. Inconceivable that a movie like this today would have the budget for its horrific, explosive opening scene
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Friedkin has quite a few hidden gems under his belt. Watched Sorcerer for the first time last year, dude knows how to slather on the suspense.
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Hunted, Bug, and Killer Joe are an incredible trio of films. Not many ‘70s/‘80s directors can boast a new millennium comeback that good
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Also, TLJ’s low-key performance displaying subtle signs of OCD (check his hands whenever he talks to someone) is stellar. Film had trouble in the editing -transition from Act 2 to Act 3 feels quite wonky- but it’s a fantastic action yarn. Bonus points for Brian Tyler’s score too.
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Hunted and Rules Of Engagement are the two Friedkin movies I’ve seen the most. I had watched Hunted so much back in the day I had pretty much forgot exactly how good it was until I rewatched it a few weeks ago. Fucking stellar movie.
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The reveal in the final scene that TLJ had received all of BDT's letters and chosen not to reply because he simply had no answers took it to another level.
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I love this movie. It knows exactly what it is and it delivers.
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I have never seen this movie bc I have never know it was Friedkin. Dang.
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Great movie
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The Hunted was great movie!
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I saw this one in the theater & have always enjoyed. It felt like it could have been a Seagal film with him in the Tommy Lee Jones role. However, Jones is great in it.
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Completely missed this. Giving it a watch right now!
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Such a good movie
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A little masterpiece
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Excelente trhiller. Jones y del toro estupendos.
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Love it.
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So do we all agree that the two hunters in the beginning scene were out to kill him? That and the nasal spray assassins seem to justify his constant paranoia. The government, and not Toro, is the antagonist of the film.
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Never mentioned in any Friedkin documentary. For a reason, I think.
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For some reason. I always thought it was a sequel. To “The Fugitvie” as a kid.
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Rewatched this few weeks ago..Tommy Lee Jones doing what he does 🙌🏼…good movie agree also not mentioned enough
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No way dude that movie sucked. I remember being literally bored enough to want to leave the theater. The scene at the end where they both craft knives to duel each other with is just stupid
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That creepy scene where BDT forces the assassin to snort his own death spray is everything. Second only to the Michael Clayton assassination sequence.
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I haven't seen it since it came out but I remember feeling at the time like it was chopped to bits in editing. Like there was more that we should have seen but didn't. Must give it a rewatch.
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I remember seeing this movie and instantly think. “I need that knife.” Anyone else??
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They filmed the end fight & a few other bits in my hometown. My dad & his friend watched some of the fight being filmed.
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🤙🤙
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I have owned this film since it came out. A very good cat and mouse thriller. 👌🏻👊🏻
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Great flick✊🏽
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Been a long time since I saw that one.
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The film is streaming on Amazon Prime BTW
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One of THE most underrated thrillers there is… Lambert’s The Hunted ain’t bad either if I’m honest 😎
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Filmed in Portland!
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So true. The Hunted is an underappreciated master class in brutal rugged action and suspense. Not to mention being a beautifully shot and acted film all around. A ode to the misunderstood spirit of man and all its flaws and power alike.
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