Post by Dramatic Look Gopher on Jul 25, 2018 16:51:46 GMT
I always thought The Enforcer had more detractors who think it's the weakest of the franchise, which I don't agree with because I think that one is also a solid Dirty Harry flick. My vote for the weakest sequel is The Dead Pool.
Anyway, on with Sudden Impact. I agree that it is a terrific action thriller and one of the top Dirty Harry movies. In this one Harry is tougher, meaner, and funnier than ever before. It certainly is dark with some unpleasant scenes, as well as extremely brutal, and it even borderlines on misogyny. But aside from that it really delivers the goods with tough action scenes/shootouts and numerous quotes. The grand finale shootout at the carnival was stylishly shot, and Clint may have been paying tribute to Sergio Leone with that.
My favorite humorous scene is the "Listen, punk, you're nothing but dogshit" scene in the elevator.
By the way I actually agree with Harry about putting ketchup on a hotdog. It's much better on french fries.
Anyway, on with Sudden Impact. I agree that it is a terrific action thriller and one of the top Dirty Harry movies. In this one Harry is tougher, meaner, and funnier than ever before. It certainly is dark with some unpleasant scenes, as well as extremely brutal, and it even borderlines on misogyny. But aside from that it really delivers the goods with tough action scenes/shootouts and numerous quotes. The grand finale shootout at the carnival was stylishly shot, and Clint may have been paying tribute to Sergio Leone with that.
My favorite humorous scene is the "Listen, punk, you're nothing but dogshit" scene in the elevator.
By the way I actually agree with Harry about putting ketchup on a hotdog. It's much better on french fries.
