Day 8: Favorite thriller

Ooooh damn you genre definers!

Favorite thriller *quietly does the dance*

Day of the Jackal


The original of course. It is intensely thrilling! Generally when its been on TV its late at night, Ive invariably been doing other things, or just too tired to pay proper attention - so when now I watch the DVD, I see new things each time.

Of course, its a beautifully shot film, like other films of that time its fantastical in some ways, and utterly realistic in others.

For those who don't know - it's about the assasination of the French President - a group of dissidents hire a hit man, and we follow his story. Its as much an education as a film, an education in ways of doing things all sneaky style, and of course, just how bad an idea it is to try and doublecross a hitman. There is also an excellent sequence showing you how to sight you new sniper rifle through the cunning use of watermelons.

Saying all this I want to watch it again. The star has just that Real Star Quality - leadingman handsome in the way of the old war movie hero of the hour. It is an.. understated film. Everything the epitomy of cool, just the man doing exactly what he was meant to do, knowing everything he does will be exactly spot on.

It's a great film. I would witter on more, but I just realised I have some computer fiddlage to do to try and print some stuff out that I need tomorrow.

Toodles.