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Originally posted by Brian 162
It's hard to pick which one is better. I hope Hollywood doesn't make a re-make of either film.
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Sadly, there's word of a Bullit remake in the pipe works. Probably starring someone of great talent like Brad Pitt. Who knows? I won't see it for the same reasons I wouldn't see the remake of "The Getaway."
1) No McQueen
2) Not directed by Peckinpah.
Remake of The French Connection? There's no way. While McQueen's Frank Bullit is somewhat of a contemporary character, Hackman's Popeye Doyle has the sort of grit that's disappeared from America, IMO. The 40 yr. old studio exec wouldn't even begin to understand a person like Popeye.