Marc Lespérance (marcl11)

That one got bloated by the critics at the time. For me, it is one of Friedkin's three masterpieces. A "remake" of H-G Clouzot's "Le Salaire de la Peur" (The Wages Of Fear) wich I find even a bit superior to the original. The atmosphere is raw and gritty and the suspense is superbly managed, more so by the film's slow pace. Great performance by Roy Scheider and a great score by Tangerine Dream. This IS my favourite film, I could almost write a book on it.

The mother of all slasher movies, that could stand for the PSYCHO of the 70's. Here Carpenter shows again that he is a mastermind of suspense, and with a shoestring budget... and that unforgettable musical score. Too bad it spawned so many crappy sequels (especially starting from part IV).