Dirty Harry

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  • Rick RobertsRick Roberts Posts: 536MI6 Agent
    1. Dirty Harry - The rest pale in comparison. Don Siegel is the deciding factor.

    The rest are about equal, entertaining but nothing special.

    I wouldn't say pale exactly. Magnum Force and Sudden Impact are very good, the latter had fantastic direction.
  • Dan SameDan Same Victoria, AustraliaPosts: 6,054MI6 Agent
    7289 wrote:
    Some pretty intresting reviews, esp. Dan Same's
    :D -{
    I love Hal Halbrook in this film for some reason, I can't articulate why. I just think he's the perfect white collar film.
    He's a wonderful actor, and he was indeed fantastic in Magnum Force, so I'm not surprised that you love him.
    "The Enforcer", I always liked the Tyne Daly charecter. She proved she had the mettle for the job in spite of the horrid way she was treated. I enjoyed all the charecter interaction, even if the plot is somewhat turgid.
    I think the story had the right idea but the whole film felt too sit-com-esque.
    The Enforcer is the only Dirty Harry film which disappoints me, and to be perfectly honest, if it wasn't a Dirty Harry film and didn't have Eastwood, I wouldn't pay much attention to it. The plot is fine, but the film is just incredibly boring.
    "He’s a man way out there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine. And when they start not smiling back—that’s an earthquake. and then you get yourself a couple of spots on your hat, and you’re finished. Nobody dast blame this man. A salesman is got to dream, boy. It comes with the territory." Death of a Salesman
  • Dan SameDan Same Victoria, AustraliaPosts: 6,054MI6 Agent
    1. Dirty Harry - The rest pale in comparison. Don Siegel is the deciding factor.

    The rest are about equal, entertaining but nothing special.
    I kinda agree with you. I do think that Sudden Impact, The Dead Force and Magnum Force are special; Sudden Impact being IMO an absolute masterpiece while I also think that The Dead Pool, and to a lesser extent, Magnum Force are great as well. However I certainly agree with you that Dirty Harry is by far the best, and not just because of Siegel. The entire film is perfect; the performances, the direction, the dialogue, the screenplay, the action scenes, the use of the city locations, the moral ambiguity. Perfect. :D
    "He’s a man way out there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine. And when they start not smiling back—that’s an earthquake. and then you get yourself a couple of spots on your hat, and you’re finished. Nobody dast blame this man. A salesman is got to dream, boy. It comes with the territory." Death of a Salesman
  • Rick RobertsRick Roberts Posts: 536MI6 Agent
    Dan Same wrote:
    1. Dirty Harry - The rest pale in comparison. Don Siegel is the deciding factor.

    The rest are about equal, entertaining but nothing special.
    I kinda agree with you. I do think that Sudden Impact, The Dead Force and Magnum Force are special; Sudden Impact being IMO an absolute masterpiece while I also think that The Dead Pool, and to a lesser extent, Magnum Force are great as well. However I certainly agree with you that Dirty Harry is by far the best, and not just because of Siegel. The entire film is perfect; the performances, the direction, the dialogue, the screenplay, the action scenes, the use of the city locations, the moral ambiguity. Perfect. :D

    The Scorpio Killer is the biggest factor for me to outrank the other films. He was just frickin' crazy.
  • blofeld#1blofeld#1 Posts: 118MI6 Agent
    true dat.
  • Dan SameDan Same Victoria, AustraliaPosts: 6,054MI6 Agent
    The Scorpio Killer is the biggest factor for me to outrank the other films. He was just frickin' crazy.
    He was indeed awesome. :D It's been said that Bond films are measured by their villains. I feel the same way about most action/cop films. Dirty Harry is a masterpiece, and its having such an extraordinary villain is certainly IMO a major reason for its brilliance. :D
    "He’s a man way out there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine. And when they start not smiling back—that’s an earthquake. and then you get yourself a couple of spots on your hat, and you’re finished. Nobody dast blame this man. A salesman is got to dream, boy. It comes with the territory." Death of a Salesman
  • Bond fan from OzBond fan from Oz Posts: 88MI6 Agent
    Magnum Force (It's Eastwood's favourite too)
    Dirty Harry
    Sudden Impact (I have a soft spot for this one)
    The Enforcer/The Dead Pool
  • Dirty PunkerDirty Punker ...Your Eyes Only, darling."Posts: 2,587MI6 Agent
    Dirty Harry, no question. (No other movie made me want to see the villain's brains splattered all over. Great, solid and believable performances throughout without having to snooze through the movie like Bullitt. It's the best one.)
    Magnum Force (It may not be the best but it is my favourite.)
    Sudden Impact (Should've been made after Dirty Harry and left Magnum Force for 1975. It's well made and extremely well shot, while the score lacks the jazziness of the previous two, it's a nice combination of late disco-early new wave.)
    The Enforcer (It didn't feel necessary at all, sort of like Jaws 2. A summer blockbuster with a cop that happens to be named Callahan. We don't get any sort of character development and while there is the odd good scene, 4-point suppository and the female cop's qualification for inspector, namely, they don't do much at all with her. It certainly doesn't suck though. I'd take it over most generic action movies from the 2010s.)
    The Dead Pool shouldn't of even happened. Eastwood's time was up as Harry and it plays like his View To a Kill, only with no redeeming factors whatsoever.
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  • danjaq_0ffdanjaq_0ff The SwampsPosts: 7,283MI6 Agent
    LOVE Dirty Harry, he hates everyone equally :D
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    I always remember an interview with Clint on
    Dirty Harry and his violence etc . When he said
    That if you had a member of your family attacked
    You'd want a cop like Dirty Harry on the case. ;)
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 26,416Chief of Staff
    danjaq_0ff wrote:
    LOVE Dirty Harry, he hates everyone equally :D

    Sounds more like me :))
    YNWA 97
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
    no, in your case, everybody hates you! :o
    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.

    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,053Chief of Staff
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  • ChriscoopChriscoop Belize Posts: 10,449MI6 Agent
    :)) ^
    It was either that.....or the priesthood
  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 26,416Chief of Staff
    Higgins wrote:
    no, in your case, everybody hates you! :o

    Then I’m doing my job correctly -{
    YNWA 97
  • Dirty PunkerDirty Punker ...Your Eyes Only, darling."Posts: 2,587MI6 Agent
    Sir Miles wrote:
    Higgins wrote:
    no, in your case, everybody hates you! :o

    Then I’m doing my job correctly -{
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    I bet you're quite a plink-ster on who gets banned or not. Always think of that moment every time you exchange wits with Jizzy, Higgy-bum.
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    Wonder how many close encounters he's had to well... ^^

    (5 top recent posts from me. Or was it six? Do I feel lucky?)
    a reasonable rate of return
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
    Sir Miles wrote:
    Higgins wrote:
    no, in your case, everybody hates you! :o

    Then I’m doing my job correctly -{

    :D your job has nothing to do with it :D
    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.

    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
    Jizzy, Higgy-bum.

    X-( HIGGINS X-(
    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.

    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 26,416Chief of Staff
    Higgins wrote:
    Sir Miles wrote:
    Higgins wrote:
    no, in your case, everybody hates you! :o

    Then I’m doing my job correctly -{

    :D your job has nothing to do with it :D

    Must be my ‘natural charm’ then :D
    YNWA 97
  • RemingtonRemington CAPosts: 239MI6 Agent
    Gotta love Harry.

    CLASSICS
    1. Magnum Force
    2. Dirty Harry

    DECENT
    3. The Enforcer
    4. The Dead Pool

    ONLY SEEN IT ONCE. NEED TO WATCH AGAIN.
    5. Sudden Impact
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    1. Connery 2. Moore 3. Dalton 4. Brosnan 5. Craig 6. Lazenby
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
    Sir Miles wrote:
    Higgins wrote:

    :D your job has nothing to do with it :D

    Must be my ‘natural charm’ then :D

    Getting warmer :p
    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.

    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 26,416Chief of Staff
    Higgins wrote:
    Sir Miles wrote:
    Higgins wrote:

    :D your job has nothing to do with it :D

    Must be my ‘natural charm’ then :D

    Getting warmer :p

    :))
    YNWA 97
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