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Old 06-23-2012, 05:49 PM   #11841 (permalink)
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Dirty Harry (1971)

Finally got around to filling this particular gap in my viewing spectrum. Overall I liked it, mostly because I finally got to see where all the cop movie archetypes from other movies came from, and well... Harry Callahan is just a badass.
The shot with him on the bridge as the bus passes by is so cool and the film holds up really well considering it's age.


I haven't seen this film for at least 15 years and it hasn't aged well but it still has a curious charm. Schoolteachers who also happen to be ex- military androids dispensing punishment in a lawless society. Great stuff


I managed to get through the first 30 mins before turning it off so I haven't really watched it!

Utter garbage and it tries far too hard to be cool and hip but ends up being a pastiche of far better films. If a film wants to be ultra violent - then stay that way and be intense or offset it with humour and a tongue in cheek approach. This film did neither and even ripped off an entire scene from Shoot Em Up (which is what this film wanted to be). Crap.


Mentioned it briefly in other threads. Rented it last week and bought it this week. Stunning film.
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Old 06-23-2012, 06:28 PM   #11842 (permalink)
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I haven't seen this film for at least 15 years and it hasn't aged well but it still has a curious charm. Schoolteachers who also happen to be ex- military androids dispensing punishment in a lawless society. Great stuff
Oh man, I remember that one. Definitely in the "so bad it's good" category.
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Old 06-23-2012, 06:34 PM   #11843 (permalink)
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Oh man, I remember that one. Definitely in the "so bad it's good" category.
Worth watching for the obligatory 'everyone looks like a metal head or goth in the future' scenes. Glad to have finally got it on DVD though.
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Old 06-24-2012, 11:48 AM   #11844 (permalink)
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this movie follows the very typical Disney motif....but lets face it...it works.....story wise there is everything likable characters, plenty of laugh out loud moments, a couple of "smoke in the eyes" moments.....in general just a wonderful pixar/disney movie up there with the likes of Up, Monsters INC, Wall-e (etc etc)....as always they really went ahead of the selves visually....Merida is one bad ass princesses who really screws things up in a real fun way

the opixar short before the film was freaking awesome by the way

and there were archery school sign ups art the theater!
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"Girl with the Dragon Tatoo." A bit graphic in parts, but Roger Craig was brilliant.

"Moneyball" was also fantastic... even non-baseball fans will like it.
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Old 06-25-2012, 05:23 AM   #11846 (permalink)
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this movie follows the very typical Disney motif....but lets face it...it works.....story wise there is everything likable characters, plenty of laugh out loud moments, a couple of "smoke in the eyes" moments.....in general just a wonderful pixar/disney movie up there with the likes of Up, Monsters INC, Wall-e (etc etc)....as always they really went ahead of the selves visually....Merida is one bad ass princesses who really screws things up in a real fun way

the opixar short before the film was freaking awesome by the way

and there were archery school sign ups art the theater!
watching it next week

not catching it in its opening weekend here, cos the tix are expensive
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Old 06-25-2012, 10:37 AM   #11847 (permalink)
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"Girl with the Dragon Tatoo." A bit graphic in parts, but Roger Craig was brilliant.

"Moneyball" was also fantastic... even non-baseball fans will like it.


Who knew one of the best 49ers of all time was a great actor as well. I think you mean Daniel Craig buddy.
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Old 06-25-2012, 01:26 PM   #11848 (permalink)
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when i finished reading this book sometime last year i said to myself "if they make a movie even 1/4 as good as this....that movie will rock!"

the didn't

had a friend of mine not seen this on Friday and was nice enough to warn me i would have walked out on my viewing (seriously it is that bad).....

a) it is absolutely NOTHING like the book....which in my opinion is fucking crazy....the book was a well done accurate telling of Lincoln's life and the screen play was written 100% by the author of the book....and literally raped himself and completely changed the plot, story and characters OF HIS OWN BOOK!!!! (hmmm money money money)

and in turn made a ****ing god awful over special effects piece of steaming crap....if you love these **** films with hundreds of slow motion over the top fight scenes....you';ll love this....as thats probably about 98% of the film.....i means seriously fuck historical accuracy, fuck great characters, and fuck a creative way of making a great man's rather depressing and average life really fucking cool

yeah **** all that.....the people want to see Mary Todd Lincoln fighting at the battle of Gettysburg! YEAH!....this was so off from the book and any fact that i was in suspense waiting to find out who kills Lincoln at the end.....

it boils down to this....

if you like the slow motion blow **** up type of movie with little plot and little story and undeveloped characters....you will love this

if you liked the book or care at all about the integrity of a great story....you'll hate it

just want to add that this really bummed me out
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I'm honestly not surprised in the slightest that this movie is getting pretty bad-to-mediocre reviews across the board. The whole gimmick that Seth Grahame-Smith started was getting pretty played out in 2010 when the book came out to begin with, and now it's just... it's just kind of sad.
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Old 06-25-2012, 05:20 PM   #11850 (permalink)
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He's a terrible screen writer. Some people just can't change mediums.
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