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In the year 1971, San Francisco faces the terror of a maniac known as Scorpio- who snipes at innocent victims and demands ransom through notes left at the scene of the crime. Inspector Harry Callahan ...( read more 
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MCT:October 11, 2008I know what you ´re thinking.Did he fire six shots or only five? Well,to tell the truth,after all that excitement i kinda lost the track myself.Since this a Magnum 44.,the most powerfull handgun in the world and would blow your head clean off,you gottta ask yourself one question:Do i feel lucky?Well do you,punk?-Harry Callahan.
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This movie is a freaking classic and that immortal quote by Eastwood is legendary.Dirty Harry is a fast ,smoot and intense action thriller and also gave birth to another action flicks like Lethal Weapon and Die Hard.It was really cool to see Clint Eastwood in the top of his game.I love the toughness and sarcasm he gives to the character.They call him a pig or a racist but Harry is a cop that doesn´t give a fuck about the rules and he just want to smash the badguys.
Great classic,man.Do i feel lucky to see this movie?Hell yeeah. -
MCT:October 9, 2008Pretty innovative for its time. This is one of many films that reflected real life events as they were occurring. The Scorpio killer is a reflection of the Zodiac killer, who was at his prime during this period. Clint Eastwood does a great job creating an iconic anti-hero cop who does things his own way (much like many of his outlaw/cowboy characters). The other actors in the film don't do the films iconic nature justice. Many of the other actors fall flat, and even comical in moments that should have been serious.
Overall the film hangs on the performance of Eastwood (which is quite strong) and allows for the series to have an initial launching point for future sequels. -
MCT:September 17, 2008
One of the great cop movies, it is to this day one of the defining films of the genre. It manages to be truly brutal and hard-hitting even now, despite some dated special effects (more often than not, the blood looks like red paint).
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MCT:September 13, 2008
Part police procedural and part horror film. Crafty veteran director Don Siegel wisely turns Andy Robinson's Scorpio into a borderline boogey man to offset Harry's callous disregard of certain laws.
It's like there's a nightmare world that only Harry can see. This world is aggressively attacking the real world and only Harry-who's prepared to cross certain boundries-can fight what's coming. The audience see's the threat as Harry sees it, (and how he sees it when he's not there is debatable-and part of the trick the film makers employ to make Harry sympathetic)but everyone else in the film can only see the effects without putting the dots together.
This technique gets used time and time again, from the horror film aspect (See Cruising and Cobra among many.) to the omnicient law agent. (Everything from Batman to Jack Bauer.) -
MCT:September 6, 2008
a very involved film, This is classic Eastwood and he is a true bad ass as Detective Callahan. It is a must for action fans and an iconic film in history.
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MCT:September 3, 2008
Wow, can't believe I went so long without seeing this. This may become one of my new favorite movies.
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MCT:August 25, 2008
Clint has never been tougher. He gives a performance that is so truthful and gripping that his character's take no prisoners attitude towards criminals feels justified. With great action sequences, a great script and a super crazy baddie, this is the best of the best.
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MCT:August 25, 2008
I found this movie to be average at best. I did enjoy the retrograde appeaol I must say, yet this cannot count towards the actual quality of the movie. Clint Eastwood saved the score here, and Robinson has his spine-chilling moments when he starts giggling in his lunatic way. But the whole movie is basically a 70ies mousehunt with a cosniderable amount of verve (Thanks to Lalo Schifrin score), yet there is no real suspension or thrill going on. We know how the killer is from the beginning, he does never "fool" the police (like in other portrayals of serial killers), so it is just basic showdown after showdown with the last one being just that. The pointless nudity made me laugh and miss the 70ies (not that i've been anyway).
A good movie for Eastwood, Flatwood and 70ies enthusiast, but if you are not into any or all of those aspects, this might not interest you. -
MCT:August 22, 2008
Solid and suspenseful, Dirty Harry has everything to be a great cop movie, with a badass performance by Clint Eastwood, a nice storyline, and crude action.
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MCT:August 16, 2008
Clint Eastwood is THE MAN! period. Nobody plays a dirty bad ass like him. The character and his dialog are brilliant, but the story is a little boring, it's feel old, but it's a great example of a cop movie from the 70's.-
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MCT:August 11, 2008
Just gave this the re-watch, it holds up pretty well, although I wish they'd reference the 'Dirty Harry' name about a dozen more times in the movie, I couldn't really get a handle on why he had that nickname. Yeesh.
Still a good film, very watchable.
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MCT:August 5, 2008
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[after a battered crook has accused Harry of beating him]
Chief: Have you been following that man?
Harry Callahan: Yeah, I've been following him on my own time. And anybody can tell I didn't do that to him.
Chief: How?
Harry Callahan: Cause he looks too damn good, that's how! "
A Classic...that will blow your mind like Magnum.44.
I have always been fond for Dirty Harry series (although other ones sucks).Because when I was little I watched it all day and never got tired of it.I have it in VHS and memorised almost every lines.It's a classic cop and action movie.
I watched it recently and it still stands.Clint Eastwood in his iconic role Harry Callahan a.k.a Dirty Harry.He is so cool in this movie.
This film itself is iconic.Dirty Harry, the forefather of the modern day cop film. Before Dirty Harry, cop movies were really 'just the facts' films, with cops being portrayed as humdrum, mostly uniformed officers who always arrived at the scene one minute too late and who only liked to patrol around in their police cars eating donuts and drinking free coffee. This film changed all that.
It set the standard for the 'new' cop/buddy films that were to follow it like a stampede. Lethal Weapon, Die Hard, L.A. Confidential and a slew of others owe their origins to this film.Several things stand out in this film. First of all is the wonderful melding of Lalo Schifrin's musical score with John Surtee's camera work. They bring an intimate sense of voyeurism and hip-ness to 1970 San Francisco. Going back to when I first saw this film, I have always been impressed by Scorpio (the serial killer in the film) played by Andrew Robinson. Even at the age of 7 I was curious why he didn't get an some sort of nomination. He scared the bejesus out of me and still does.
It is a very thrilling piece that keeps the viewer on the edge of their seats. The on-location shooting in beautiful San Francisco really is a character itself. The film really captures the gritty, urban feel and while the plot may be a tad preposterous, realistic scenery adds to the action, drama, and plot. The great director Don Siegel directed this film and it is right up there with the best of the 1970s. It definitely ushered in a new kind of cop hero in Harry Callahan.
The following will reveal the story
1971. San Francisco is under the terrorizing eye of a psychopathic sniper called Scorpio, and claims in one of his written letters to the SFPD, that he will keep killing until his demands are made. Inspector 'Dirty' Harry Callahan is a San Francisco police officer, with a dirty attitude and uses little methods to what the law prescribes. It becomes a menacing task for Callahan, as he's been assigned to apprehend the menacing killer at all cost, which later unravels into a cat-and-mouse game between the two men. One killer with a sinister, distasteful laughter. The other, a killer with just a plain dirty attitude who holds the badge.
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"Harry Callahan:
I know what you're thinking. "Did he fire six shots or only five?" Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kind of lost track myself. But being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky?
Well, do ya, punk? " -
MCT:August 2, 2008
well, do you punk?
one of the best cop film with the best actor clint eastwood who play inspector harry callahan who search the "mystery" killer name scorpico.
there "dirty harry" have 4 sequel..
"magnum force", "the enforcer",
"sudden impact", and "the dead pool". -
MCT:July 26, 2008
I know that the description of 'Dirty' Harry Callahan as a Christ figure seems unlikely, but upon my most recent viewing of this film, it occurred to me that a Christ figure is precisely what Harry is. At one point, he explains to another character that people call him Dirty Harry because he gets "every dirty job that comes along". This is especially true as it pertains to the film's villain, Scorpio. Handicapped by bureaucrats and red tape, the authorities are completely unable to bring Scorpio to justice, while he roams free, terrorizing the populace and killing innocent people. As a result, Harry lays everything - including his career - on the line, and launches a bold, all-out assault against Scorpio, ending the menace once and for all. In this way, Harry is the sacrificial lamb; a reviled rogue who takes upon himself the sins of weak-willed men, and suffers the consequences.
And, on a slightly less philosophical note:
In "Shoot 'Em Up", Clive Owen's character says, "If there's one thing I hate, it's a pussy with a gun in his hand." This is a most apt way to describe Scorpio. He acts like he's all bad-ass whenever he has a weapon or a hostage, but the moment he gets into trouble or gets hurt, he turns into a crying, whimpering piece of shit. -
MCT:July 13, 2008
Love the ' Dirt Harry ' series of movies and the cool way Clint Eastwood did everything, especially the one liners.
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MCT:July 8, 2008
MAN Clint is probably one of my favourite action stars because he is the origin of the damn genre. From the Man With No Name to Dirty Harry.... ITS INSANE!!!!!! This movie has no holds barred, and was one of the first movies to contain full frontal nudity. It broke boundaries, and kicked major ass... and even still to this day is a landmark production and a hell of a good film. And if you really want to get in someones face you can always say.... "You know... I lost myself in all that action, and I cannot recall how many bullets I fired, was it 5 or 6. Well do ya feel lucky punk? Do Ya?"
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MCT:June 27, 2008
Vintage 70s classic...violent vigilante theme, except its Eastwood sporting the badge and armed with the 44 magnum and wry humor.....
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MCT:June 25, 2008
I was surprised that I liked it as much as I did. I thought it might be kinda boring, but he was actually pretty BA.
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MCT:June 24, 2008
There is something about Dirty Harry that lives up to his name - Clint Eastwood. It wasn't considered anything exceptional except good character development that audiences recognize who he is: one cop that doesn't play by the rules.
Of course in 1971 it was something of an icon people recognize. But it's also because of Clint Eastwood that make the character more popular throughout the years that also gave other creators of copycat versions of him but better.
The first movie introduce the character and what he's made of. There's a little political point of opinion that is indirect what justice means. In many ways, Dirty Harry lives up to his name as one dirty cop in many aspects.
Overall:- Watch Dirty Harry, he can be one good example to live by his rules in real life. -
MCT:June 23, 2008
"Dirty" Harry Callahan (Eastwood), is among the most disgruntled of San Francisco's police force. He doesn't like the fact that criminals seem to have more rights afforded to them than their victims. Now a ruthless sniper (Robinson), is on the loose and is making demands or else continued assassinations will take place. The tables get turned on Harry when the savvy sniper uses these rights to literally get away with murder and make the good guys seem bad.
It would become Eastwood's most famous of roles, and the one that cemented his place as the monosyllabic bad-ass that didn't take crap from anyone. Dirty Harry is more than just another cop movie. It is a film created to spark discussion, thematically grappling over the way justice may not actually be served by affording too many rights to the criminals, who are literally set free when cops overstep their bounds in order to make sure that these bad guys don't get away with more crimes.
Dirty Harry was branded as "fascist" by several prominent critics at the time of its release, but given its many imitators, its style has been completely enveloped as standard loose-cannon cop fare. However, even with the myriad of rip-offs, it is remarkably still a strong movie, with a keen sense of style, surprisingly pungent violence, and a truly heinous villain that might have some viewers wishing Harry would step completely over the line and just blow away without immediate cause.
Eastwood would become a superstar after this film, earning that sense of mystique and consummate strength that audiences admired and loved, intense but still able to maintain a healthy sense of humor despite his outrage. However, even with his landmark performance, the film equally succeeds due to the energetic and stylish direction by Don Siegel. Although decades old, the in-your-face style still feels remarkably fresh, with some moments of violence that are still quite strong. Complementing Siegel's style is a memorably funky, psychedelic score by Lalo Schifrin, and gritty, haunting cinematography from Bruce Surtees.
Among cop action films, Dirty Harry ranks up near the very top ever made, practically must-see for anyone that considers himself a fan of the genre, and of Clint Eastwood. -
MCT:June 20, 2008
Now I know what you're thinkin'. Did he fire 6 shots or only 5, while to tell you the truth in all this exitement I kinda lost track myself, but you just gotta ask you're self one question -Do you feel lucky?-While do ya punk!?-Ummm, definately one of the greatest catchphrases ever uttered in a motion picture. The film Dirty Harry isn't a classic just because of that line, no it's a classic because of story, the charecters, & it's memorable sequences. As well of the fact that it set the mood for the whole genre.
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