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Summary: Clint Has Yet Another One Liner. This Time In A Documentary.
Review: "Sometimes It's Best To Leave A Good Thing Alone" says Eastwood, one of the most popular actors to walk the Earth, When asked if another sequel should be made to this series. He's as wise as he is gifted. Everyone is dying for another Dirty Harry but I've seen so many poor sequels in my life. Yes, They could probably make a good one, But Eastwood has a point. He is Dirty Harry and knows that character better than anyone (Excluding whoever invented the most popular film detective). He's lived a long life and has all those experiences to reflect upon. In other words, He's Smart. That documentary is found right here on this DVD set. There are a moderate amount of bonus features which make this worth buying as well as the five movies. If you are reading this you probably know how good the movies found here are, All worthwhile, But some are better than others. You be the judge on that. Cheers.
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Summary: A must have !!
Review: A dvd collection to watch over and over. It's been proven that noone will match Clint as "Dirty Harry". The other cop heroes will use his style and humor, but they fall short in the "originality" category. Buy it..watch it!!
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Summary: Probably the most powerful video-film in the world!
Review: Ah Ah,I know what your thinkin' PUNK. Your askin yourself if I fired six shots or only five. But this is the 44-Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world. It will pull off your head clean!
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Summary: Make Inspector Harry Callahan Your R-Rated Valentine
Review: Are you in love with sturdy screenplays, slick production values and pressure-cooker plots involving unique twists? Are you smitten for violence, colorful characters, creative cursing, and enough nudity and sexual situations to make even Hugh Hefner blush? Make Inspector Harry Callahan your R-rated Valentine. Order all of his adventures in this DVD collection and swoon as he back talks his cranky superiors, badgers his doomed partners with his cut-and-dry wisdom and goes after evil trash with his equally cut-and-dry .44 Magnum. (This collection guaranteed to rivet people to the screen who normally shun cop thrillers.)
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Summary: Dirty Harry... the original lethal weapon
Review: Before the 'Lethal Weapon' movies introduced me to the somewhat psychotic loose-cannon police officer Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson), Clint Eastwood stepped into a similar role that made him a cinematic legend. But, unlike "LW"'s Riggs, Harry Callahan rarely had a partner to help keep him in check. His methods were severe and uncompromising, and he didn't want anyone to cramp his style. This box set includes five celluloid adventures of this legendary character riding roughshod over the criminal element, and I enjoy almost every moment of it.I was rather surprised at how many up-and-coming actors guest-starred in these flicks. There was David Soul of 'Starsky and Hutch' fame, Robert Urich, and a brief appearance by Suzanne Somers in 'Magnum Force'. Tyne Daly of 'Cagney and Lacey' was Dirty Harry's partner in 'The Enforcer'. Liam Neeson and Jim Carrey made the rounds in 'The Dead Pool'. Apparently, there was atime when being in a Dirty Harry flick was a good thing to have on one's acting resume. My rankings: My favorite is the original 'Dirty Harry'. Good pacing, and action. The all-time classic. My second fave: 'Dead Pool'. Harry starts showing his age, but no less determined to dole out justice his way. Number three: 'Magnum Force'. Harry vs. his fellow police officers over their differences concerning 'vigilante justice'. The big drawback to this one- the movie looks more like a TV episode than a theatrical release. Number four: 'Sudden Impact'. Too derivative of the 'Death Wish' plots. And of course Sondra Locke's tagging along... Number five: 'The Enforcer'. The climax at Alcatraz was too far-fetched for me. That and another 'cannon fodder' partner. I'm waiting for a DVD release of all of the movies. So far only the first one's been released on this format. Oh Warner Brothers, why dost thou torture me so? 'Late...
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Summary: clint eastwood:the dirty officer!!
Review: Clint eastwood stars Harry Callahan in Dirty Harry(1971),Magnum Force(1973)The enforcer(1976),Sudden Inpact(1983) and The dead pool(1988).In my opinion the first dirty harry is not as good as the others but let me say that its the start of an award winner clint eastwood.The return of eastwood in magnum force is much better than the first in my opinion.Then the enforcer,sudden impact are two thombs up.They're as good as they come.An the last one in the collection the dead pool is magnificent regarding the age of clint eastwood.As in sudden impact he sais Go Ahead Make my day!!!
Harry thinks that the better way for the law is to kill someone
if he did anything illegal.Harrry gets problems with the other officers and his boss because of his attitude against the bad.
If you like action movies and police you better watch those eastwood movies because i garantee you that you wont regret it.
Im telling you watch it and you'll see that's all i can say.As eastwood said in A fistful of dollars Adios Amigo!!!
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Summary: Be Like Clint . Do Not Over-Analyze. His Best Movie
Review: Clint has had a long career starting off as a lifeguard and then getting his first break in TV as Rowdy, then moving to Italy where he made his early signature westerns, i.e.: the strong silent type know for violence. Next came a series of - I am being nice - disjointed movies. Then he broke out with the Dirty Harry series in 1971 - making his permanent mark in cinema history. Clint Eastwood has now made a lot of movies, been married a twice, has fathered many children, made a lot of money, directed many movies, and has had a lot of box office success - by any measure. His trademark in the movies was to move quickly and efficiently, brevity in making movies being a basic tenant. The movies are big theater draws and cost efficient. He is not known for a lot of self analysis and retrospection. This comes through loud and clear in Dirty Harry. I have seen almost every one of Clint's movies - I have lost track but it is over 50 - and I think this movie - the first in this series was his high water mark. If you happen to be a person living in isolation and have never seen the movie, sure run out and see it or buy the DVD. For the rest of us this DVD is a must for every collection. Jack in Toronto
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Summary: Dirty Harry is really a hard punk!
Review: Despite all the crazy talk about the glorification of violence in this kind of movies, these are the precursors to all modern actioners nowadays.
I gave it 4 stars, just because the last two (Sudden Impact & The Dead Pool) where lesser sequels and had weak storylines that tended to repeat themes already elaborated in the first three.
Despite all that, they all are exeptionally entertaining movies.
Dirty Harry: introduces us to the character and is obviously the best of the bunch especially with a villain such as the one incarnated by the highly talented Andy Robinson (who, by the way, played a more lovable Elim Garak throughout the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine series). A vicious psychopath named Scorpio blackmails the City of San Francisco with a note where he threatens to kill at random until he gets what he wants. Inspector Callahan is called in to hunt him down...
Magnum Force: after having been reprimanded for his violent methods, Harry is put out of the game until a few unexplained murders are uncovered. They all look like executions and a few cops are suspected, among them Harry himself...
The Enforcer: this is one of the very first attempts to tell about the presence of terrorism amongst American society. A group of separatist hoodlums, a few of which are truly psycopaths take possession of the prison of Alcatraz and hold tourist hostages for ransom. Harry is reactivated and sent off with a female colleague who disavowes his methods until...
Sudden Impact: Harry is sent off to a quiet provincial town where nothing happens to purge his violent tendencies. Suddenly a mysterious woman appears and at the same time strange murders start to be committed. Are they connected to the woman or are they just a coincidence?...
The Dead Pool: Harry goes Hollywood. While a director starts filming a Horror Flick, strange murders start to happen and exactly as they are described in the script. Is it the director, whose decline is almost certain unless he finds a way to sell the movie, or is it somebody else who wants to take a revenge?...
In other words, Harry is almost always involved with psychopaths.
With such individuals on the loose who can really blame him for pulling the trigger of his Magnum 44 at the right time?
Even if the view of most of these movies is a bit unilateral, they are meant to be taken with a grain of salt.
One has to remember the late sixties and early seventies, where hard drugs were pervading American society and where revolutionary movements (true or invented ones) were rampaging all over with no rules nor pity.
Out of this explosive situation came a cinematic response which tried to deal with these problems in its own way. Can it be blamed? Perhaps, but when you are at war, whether on the battlefield or in a moment of social unrest and chaos, you the soldier in this war, have only one choice: kill or be killed.
Harry chose his own way, and within the context in which it was dealt, his way seemed the only one possible.
Sorry for pacifists, but at times you have to trigger your own self-preservation button to stay alive...
All five movies are well-acted and the characterization given by Clint Eastwood is impeccable.
Be warned though, they are not for the faint-hearted.
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Summary: The classical action-packed movies that started it all!!!!!!
Review: Dirty Harry is one of the best american movie series because it started a new generation of action with technology and new kind of guns in the present instead of cowboys in the past.
Here my points:
* Dirty Harry is the original and the best movie of the series, is action-packed with memorial phrases. (inspired Lethal Weapon, Beverly Hills Cop, Die Hard, Pulp Fiction and Rush Hour 2)
* Magnun Force is good as Dirty Harry but not THAT original and memorable, the motorcicle scene is a classic.
* The Enforcer is good but ONLY because Harry wields a bazooka, the ending is stupid and there isn't much action as the other two. (inspired Lethal Weapon 2, Rambo, Cobra and The Rock)
I didn't watched the other last two movies because they were made in the 80's and everybody knows that the 80's action movies with guns are LAME!!!!!!!!!!!
The only good movies are:
* Scarface (the best)
* Die Hard
* Aliens
* Rambo (is really not that good but is original)
* Indiana Jones (not much action with guns but is cool)
* Terminator (Is good but the sequel was 10 times much better)
adios!!
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Summary: Great Film Series! Poor DVD Extra Features.
Review: Dirty Harry is without a doubt one the most famous characters ever to be portrayed by Clint Eastwood. It was almost like seeing the man with no name being given a badge in modern times. The first film is arguably the best, for a great deal of reasons. First you have a great villain: Scorpio..completely off his rocker, who's vile and deadly..somebody you want Harry to show no mercy to. Plus this is the only film that ever gives any real insight to who Harry is and why he's become this sort of rogue cop with a vengeance. One of my favorite scenes is when he's talking to his dead partner's wife as he reveals a bit of himself to her. It's a poignant moment we never really ever see again in the Harry character. But the movie succeeds in keeping our eyes glued to the picture because we want Harry to track down Scorpio and save the girl he's kidnapped just as much as Harry does! The final scenerio on a bus is very good. A modern day classic at its best! The other Dirty Harry movies are not as clever as the first film, and by saying that I mean that they're still good movies, but the 1st film is more superior. "Magnum Force" deals with the story of cops who take the law into their own hands (including a young Robert Urich), going a step beyond what even Harry does, thinking he'll join them. "The Enforcer" give a unique twist of pairing Harry with a female partner, played well by Tyne Daly (which is why I think she later ended up on the TV series "Cagney & Lacey"). My personal favorite of the Harry films next to the original has got to be "Sudden Impact", which was also directed by Clint Eastwood. It includes his all time best Dirty Harry line and has a great finale at an amusement park. "The Dead Pool" ends the series with some great wit and action, including a unique car chase with a little remote control car. Add Jim Carrey as a doped up out of his mind rock muscician (using Guns 'N' Roses Welcome To The Jungle as his own song) and what more could you ask for? As great as the movies are I was very disappointed in the slim pickens as far as extra features on the DVDs are concerned. "Dirty Harry" contains a new retrospective documentary, that is pretty good. But why didn't Warner Brothers opt to include the documentary that was included on the Laserdisc Box Set, entitled: "Eastwood: The Man From Malpaso"? Magnum Force & The Enforcer also contain short "Making Of" featurettes that aren't bad. All the other films only contain a trailer. Which means, perhaps some time down the road another box set will be released, filled to the teeth with extras (anybody remember the Die Hard trilogy?). But for people like me who have been waiting and waiting and waiting for all 5 Harry films to become available, as well as to be put together in a nice Box Set, the time to buy is now. I've never even seen any of the films in the Widescreen format (2.35:1), so now I finally can. So make your day or somebody's day and pick up the Dirty Harry Collection DVD Box Set! You'll be glad you did. "Go ahead...make my day" - Clint Eastwood as Dirty Harry
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