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Visiting 2 beloved classics at KIFF 2023

Two classic films Enter The Dragon and The Exorcist turn 50 this year. The 29 th KIFF gave cineastes a chance to view these masterpieces, o...



Two classic films Enter The Dragon and The Exorcist turn 50 this year. The 29th KIFF gave cineastes a chance to view these masterpieces, one a fight thriller, the other the ultimate in horror filmmaking.

 

Enter The Dragon 

 

Cast: Bruce Lee, John Saxon, Jim Kelly, Sek Kin, Ahna Capri, Robert Wall, Betty Chung, Angela Mao Ying, Bolo Yeung

 

Enter the Dragon, starring the legendary Bruce Lee turned 50 on July 26, was shown as a part of the “Restored Classics” section.

Bruce Lee’s choreography is excellent with the fight scenes being almost riveting. The supporting cast was also great and they fought well. It is the same old revenge plot but it has been made in such a way that it feels interesting. The final fight sequence in the Hall of Mirrors is directed brilliantly.

Enter the Dragon may not be everyone's cup of tea but those who like films of this kind will be in for a thrilling ride.

 

The Exorcist


Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Linda Blair, Jason Miller, Max von Sydow, Lee J Cobb, Kitty Winn, Jack MacGowran, William O’Malley, Barton Heyman, Peter Masterson, Rudolf Schundler

 

The Exorcist turns 50 on the 26th of December. Friedkin’s direction is simply excellent and the performances par excellence. The film is “jump-scare” horror, it’s more psychologically horrifying and at times, emotionally draining. The film is about a mother-daughter relationship and if you look deeper into it, you will realize that it’s about a helpless mother and her estranged daughter’s fragile relationship.

The horror elements are excellent and the scary scenes are really well made and the dialogues well written. There has never been or will be a horror film like The Exorcist.

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