Favorite Films

[Spark Of Spirit]

I figured why not? I'll do the Dirty Harry movies. Though I have not seen the last one yet.

Dirty Harry (10/10) - Like you didn't see that rating coming. A film very much of its time, yet at the same time makes valid points about the potential failures of the law, Dirty Harry is the ORIGINAL loose cannon cop movie. It's also still the best. The direction and writing are iconic, but its the performances that really stay with you even after the credits roll. The Dirty Harry movies have always been controversial, but the films have never been about shock value. The violence is only for emphasis of the theme and things only get messy when people do the wrong thing intentionally. It's a classic.

Magnum Force (6/10) - This is a fairly typical 70s cop movie. It's watchable and it's well made, but it doesn't do anything the original doesn't do about one hundred times better. The last line is killer, though, and pretty much sums up why he never crosses that line the bad guys do. It's worth watching, just like Die Harder is, but it's never going to be the series favorite.

The Enforcer (8/10) - Much better. This doesn't have the heavy themes of the original, but it's a really fun action movie and highly re-watchable. This film also had Harry getting a partner who actually adds a lot to the proceedings and to separate it from the first two. But, I mean, at he end of the day it's an action movie. And it's a fairly fun one. It's really the only movie in the series I can call fun, and I don't mean that in a negative way-- it's just the way the series is.

Sudden Impact (9/10) - This was a surprise to me. It evokes the original movie, but in a much different way and with a far different tone much more in common with the better cop films of the 80s. This is more of a suspense tale and not a wall to wall action film like the others (specifically the second and third), but it benefits from it. Oh, and this is the film where Harry Callahan says "Go ahead, make my day". Yep, that happened in the fourth movie. Weird, huh?

The Dead Pool (N/A) - I still haven't seen this one, but being that it's the last Dirty Harry movie, I probably will at some point. I've heard it's just more Dirty Harry, which means it's probably worth my time.

[Avaitor]

I've only seen the first, but I absolutely love it. I keep on saying that I should get to the others, but I keep on sleeping on them for whatever reason. I should at least hit Sudden Impact up.

[Spark Of Spirit]

If you can, you can get the DVD budget release that has the first four movies. That's the one I have. You probably won't watch the second much, but the other three are worth your time. I was sort of expecting it to be like Rambo where only the first one is worth your time and the other two are disposable, but I was pleasantly surprised by The Enforcer and Sudden Impact.

Edit: This one!

[gunswordfist]

i've only seen the first one. i have some catching up to do.

[gunswordfist]

favorite terminator robots:
4. cromatie
3. t-800
2. rivernator
1. t-800 and t-1000 in t2

[Spark Of Spirit]

Favorite Terminator characters:

1. Kyle Reese (T1)
2. Sarah Connor (T1 and T2)
3. T-800 (T2)
4. T-1000 (T2)
5. Miles Dyson (T2)

[gunswordfist]

i'd probably have t2 and scc sarah as my no. 1. this makes me want to rewatch the original.

[talonmalon333]

Scc?

[gunswordfist]

sarah connor chronicles.

[talonmalon333]

I've never seen that show, but I struggle imagining Linda Hamilton's character being topped.

[gunswordfist]

lena heady is about as good as her, imo.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

Fun Fact: Lena Headey went on to play Cersei Lannister in Game of Thrones. Emilia Clarke, who will be playing Sarah Connor in the new Terminator film, is also a regular actress from Game of Thrones. It's funny how two different actresses from the same show end up portraying the same character in a different fictional series.

[gunswordfist]

i want to see both god of cookery movies. kung fu hustle and shaolin soccer are my favorite stephen chow movies.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

Top 25 Comedies (not counting stuff already on my horror comedy list):

25. Shaun of the Dead
24. The Pink Panther (original)
23. School of Rock
22. My Cousin Vinny
21. Army of Darkness
20. Airplane!
19. A Shot in the Dark
18. Police Story
17. Monsters, Inc.
16. Monty Python's Life of Brian
15. Ghostbusters
14. Futurama: Bender's Big Score
13. Shaolin Soccer
12. God of Cookery
11. South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut
10. Plains, Trains, and Automobiles
9. Kung Fu Hustle
8. 21 Jump Street
7. Silver Streak
6. Groundhog Day
5. The World's End
4. Little Miss Sunshine
3. Hot Fuzz
2. The Return of the Pink Panther
1. Monty Python and the Holy Grail

I extended my list. There's just too many great comedies for me.

[Avaitor]

I'm going to try a set of lists of my own- my top 5 Best Actor winners per Oscar.

Best Actor-
5- Peter Finch- Network
4- F. Murray Abraham- Amadeus
3- William Holden- Stalag 17
2- Robert De Niro- Raging Bull
1- James Cagney- Yankee Doodle Dandy

Best Actress-
5- Susan Sarandon- Dead Man Walking
4- Vivien Leigh- Gone With the Wind
3- Sissy Spacek- Coal Miner's Daughter
2- Elizabeth Taylor- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
1- Julie Andrews- Mary Poppins

Best Supporting Actor-
5- Sean Connery- The Untouchables
4- Harold Russell- The Best Years of Our Lives
3- Heath Ledger- The Dark Knight
2- Gig Young- They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
1- Christoph Waltz- Inglorious Basterds

Best Supporting Actress-
5- Meryl Streep- Kramer vs. Kramer
4- Sandy Dennis- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
3- Cloris Leachman- The Last Picture Show
2- Angelina Jolie- Girl, Interrupted
1- Hattie McDaniel- Gone With the Wind

A special shout out to Tatum O'Neill in Paper Moon, who is most definitely not a supporting role.