The Cat 3 Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Net Boys and Net Girls, Here's a two part topic for you to consider... 1: Select your favourite movie from the Dirty Harry collection. 2: Rank the five Dirty Harry movies from your favourite to least favourite. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ReRushed Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 The order of release is my ranking. I liked each film less than the previous one. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbanezJem Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Yep, same for me - order of release is the ranking order. Not Clint`s fault, that`s for sure - the quality of antagonist never got to Scorpio standard. Such a great performance from Andrew Robinson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Carmina Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 I'd rate Magnum Force as #1, but only just; thereafter, diminishing returns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driventotheedge Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 (edited) Vote?Do you feel lucky? Well, do ya.....punk? First one's still the best for me but all were entertaining. Edited August 15, 2021 by driventotheedge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Dirty Harry tops them all, but Magnum Force was well-done. The entertainment value falls off for me after those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 I've only seen the first two and Dead Pool. Dead Pool is the worst and right up there with Pink Cadillac, J Edgar and City Heat among Clint's worst I've seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 I think it just goes in chronological order getting progressively weaker. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 I think it just goes in chronological order getting progressively weaker. I've heard 4 is one of the better ones since it's the one Clint directed and has that iconic line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 I think it just goes in chronological order getting progressively weaker. I've heard 4 is one of the better ones since it's the one Clint directed and has that iconic line.Nah, it lacks the atmosphere and Dirty Harry vibe of the 70's entries. The music is totally 80's etc. To be honest though the quality of the scripts just diminished with each film, although I'm a big fan of the first three. I think The Gauntlet feels more like a Dirty Harry film than Sudden Impact. In fact back in the day I saw The Gauntlet a few times thinking it was Sudden Impact. Also you have the Sondra Locke factor, mind you she's in both, so that's another bit that confused things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your_Lion Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 The order of release is my ranking. I liked each film less than the previous one.It seems we all agree I still love them all, though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 I think it just goes in chronological order getting progressively weaker. I've heard 4 is one of the better ones since it's the one Clint directed and has that iconic line.Nah, it lacks the atmosphere and Dirty Harry vibe of the 70's entries. The music is totally 80's etc. To be honest though the quality of the scripts just diminished with each film, although I'm a big fan of the first three. I think The Gauntlet feels more like a Dirty Harry film than Sudden Impact. In fact back in the day I saw The Gauntlet a few times thinking it was Sudden Impact. Also you have the Sondra Locke factor, mind you she's in both, so that's another bit that confused things.The later films were spec scripts repurposed for Dirty Harry. I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 I think it just goes in chronological order getting progressively weaker. I've heard 4 is one of the better ones since it's the one Clint directed and has that iconic line.Nah, it lacks the atmosphere and Dirty Harry vibe of the 70's entries. The music is totally 80's etc. To be honest though the quality of the scripts just diminished with each film, although I'm a big fan of the first three. I think The Gauntlet feels more like a Dirty Harry film than Sudden Impact. In fact back in the day I saw The Gauntlet a few times thinking it was Sudden Impact. Also you have the Sondra Locke factor, mind you she's in both, so that's another bit that confused things.The later films were spec scripts repurposed for Dirty Harry. I think.Yeah cheap, slapdash methods. Clint probably did the last one just for the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemistry1973 Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 I've only seen the first two and Dead Pool. Dead Pool is the worst and right up there with Pink Cadillac, J Edgar and City Heat among Clint's worst I've seen. I saw City Heat in the theater as a kid and loved it. Is it that bad? I remember the audience loving it. I know Reynolds was all messed up physically, but he still got some laughs I recall. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 I've only seen the first two and Dead Pool. Dead Pool is the worst and right up there with Pink Cadillac, J Edgar and City Heat among Clint's worst I've seen. I saw City Heat in the theater as a kid and loved it. Is it that bad? I remember the audience loving it. I know Reynolds was all messed up physically, but he still got some laughs I recall.I like it, and Pink Cadillac is pretty good too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 I've only seen the first two and Dead Pool. Dead Pool is the worst and right up there with Pink Cadillac, J Edgar and City Heat among Clint's worst I've seen. I saw City Heat in the theater as a kid and loved it. Is it that bad? I remember the audience loving it. I know Reynolds was all messed up physically, but he still got some laughs I recall.Didn't he get his jaw broken when he was hit in the face with a chair during a fight sequence for the film? And then had to go on a liquid diet and lost a ton of weight? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbear05 Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 For me, Magnum Force is the favorite. "A man's got to know his limitations." 2 , 1, 3, 4, 5. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat 3 Posted August 16, 2021 Author Share Posted August 16, 2021 I agree with everyone regarding the order of quality of the movies being ranked in chronological order. The order of my favourites is... Dirty Harry Sudden Impact Magnum Force The Enforcer The Dead Pool ...I think they missed an opportunity for one more. It could have surrounded by Callahan on the verge of retirement and one last caper to solve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 I agree with everyone regarding the order of quality of the movies being ranked in chronological order. The order of my favourites is... Dirty Harry Sudden Impact Magnum Force The Enforcer The Dead Pool ...I think they missed an opportunity for one more. It could have surrounded by Callahan on the verge of retirement and one last caper to solve.SE7EN, with Clint Eastwood instead of Morgan Freeman? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbanezJem Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 (edited) I agree with everyone regarding the order of quality of the movies being ranked in chronological order. The order of my favourites is... Dirty Harry Sudden Impact Magnum Force The Enforcer The Dead Pool ...I think they missed an opportunity for one more. It could have surrounded by Callahan on the verge of retirement and one last caper to solve.SE7EN, with Clint Eastwood instead of Morgan Freeman?Well, for numerical precision, Sixth Sense w/Clint instead of Bruce - like a fever dream after being shot? - then back to the day job for Se7en! Edited August 16, 2021 by IbanezJem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 I've only seen the first two and Dead Pool. Dead Pool is the worst and right up there with Pink Cadillac, J Edgar and City Heat among Clint's worst I've seen. I saw City Heat in the theater as a kid and loved it. Is it that bad? I remember the audience loving it. I know Reynolds was all messed up physically, but he still got some laughs I recall. Yeah, I saw it on Starz recently and the troubled production from what I've read about shows in this movie. Burt hurt his jaw so bad he could only drink instead of eating solid foods which led up to him losing weight. It shows in the trailer for Stick that came out a year later. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemistry1973 Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 (edited) I've only seen the first two and Dead Pool. Dead Pool is the worst and right up there with Pink Cadillac, J Edgar and City Heat among Clint's worst I've seen. I saw City Heat in the theater as a kid and loved it. Is it that bad? I remember the audience loving it. I know Reynolds was all messed up physically, but he still got some laughs I recall. Yeah, I saw it on Starz recently and the troubled production from what I've read about shows in this movie. Burt hurt his jaw so bad he could only drink instead of eating solid foods which led up to him losing weight. It shows in the trailer for Stick that came out a year later. I remember reading that in Burt's autobiography (it's great). He got in a car accident and smashed up his face. He was miserable during the production (but he probably needed the money badly). EDIT - I was wrong about that - he broke his jaw shooting a fight scene for the film: Filming began in February 1984. On the first day, Reynolds was accidentally hit in the face with a metal chair during a fight scene.[2]His jaw was broken, and he was restricted to a liquid diet, causing him to lose over 30 pounds by the time filming wrapped. His condition made headlines in the tabloids, which speculated he had AIDS.[9][10] Edited August 16, 2021 by chemistry1973 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 I've only seen the first two and Dead Pool. Dead Pool is the worst and right up there with Pink Cadillac, J Edgar and City Heat among Clint's worst I've seen. I saw City Heat in the theater as a kid and loved it. Is it that bad? I remember the audience loving it. I know Reynolds was all messed up physically, but he still got some laughs I recall. Yeah, I saw it on Starz recently and the troubled production from what I've read about shows in this movie. Burt hurt his jaw so bad he could only drink instead of eating solid foods which led up to him losing weight. It shows in the trailer for Stick that came out a year later. I remember reading that in Burt's autobiography (it's great). He got in a car accident and smashed up his face. He was miserable during the production (but he probably needed the money badly). EDIT - I was wrong about that - he broke his jaw shooting a fight scene for the film: Filming began in February 1984. On the first day, Reynolds was accidentally hit in the face with a metal chair during a fight scene.[2] His jaw was broken, and he was restricted to a liquid diet, causing him to lose over 30 pounds by the time filming wrapped. His condition made headlines in the tabloids , which speculated he had AIDS .[9][10] You should read the thread more carefully, I talked about this in an earlier post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemistry1973 Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 I've only seen the first two and Dead Pool. Dead Pool is the worst and right up there with Pink Cadillac, J Edgar and City Heat among Clint's worst I've seen. I saw City Heat in the theater as a kid and loved it. Is it that bad? I remember the audience loving it. I know Reynolds was all messed up physically, but he still got some laughs I recall.Didn't he get his jaw broken when he was hit in the face with a chair during a fight sequence for the film? And then had to go on a liquid diet and lost a ton of weight? Sorry missed this 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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