Dirty Harry

[Carmine Falcone]

Anyone with balls hanging between his legs should love this badass 70's cop flick. Clint Eastwood is the ****. And anyone who disagrees knows he is wrong.

Show your love for Clint and his Magnum here....

 

[tzarinna]

I don't have any balls.
I do love his Magnum.

 

[The Shape]

Punk.

 

[xwolverine2]

one of my fav. movies ......

definition of badass..... father of wolverine

 

[The Chairman]

Dirty Harry is a classic in every sense of the word, and probably the quintessential cop thriller, brimming with intensity, grittiness and thrills galore. It's also one of the few movies I've been genuinely disturbed by. Scorpio, the film's villian, is arguably the most vile antogonist in the history of cinema, simply because he was so merciless in his attacks, between hijacking the schoolbus at the end and shooting the 10 year old boy in the face. I was smiling like a fiend when Clint blew his pathetic ***ing ass away into the river. Pure brilliance.

 

[xwolverine2]

he has some of the most badass lines ever


opinions are like a-holes...everyones got one

 

[Carmine Falcone]

he has some of the most badass lines ever


opinions are like a-holes...everyones got one

That quote is from The Dead Pool.

His badass lines in Dirty Harry are:

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!

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 a question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?

Harry Callahan: Get out of the way, Hammerhead.

Harry Callahan: Where's the girl?
The Killer: You tried to kill me!
Harry Callahan: If I tried to do that your head would be splattered all over this field - now where's the girl?

Harry Callahan: Well, when an adult male is chasing a female with intent to commit rape, I shoot the bastard. That's my policy.
The Mayor: Intent? How did you establish that?
Harry Callahan: When a naked man is chasing a woman through an alley with a butcher's knife and a hard-on, I figure he isn't out collecting for the Red Cross!

The Mayor: Well let's have it.
Harry Callahan: Have what?
The Mayor: A report! What have you been doing?
Harry Callahan: Well, for the past three quarters of an hour I've been sitting on my ass in your outer office waiting on you!

 

[Carmine Falcone]

Dirty Harry is a classic in every sense of the word, and probably the quintessential cop thriller, brimming with intensity, grittiness and thrills galore. It's also one of the few movies I've been genuinely disturbed by. Serpico, the film's villian, is arguably the most vile antogonist in the history of cinema, simply because he was so merciless in his attacks, between hijacking the schoolbus at the end and shooting the 10 year old boy in the face. I was smiling like a fiend when Clint blew his pathetic ***ing ass away into the river. Pure brilliance.

You have a way with words my friend. Well said

Oh and that is Scorpio. You are confused with another first-rate 70's cop flick.

 

[The Chairman]

You have a way with words my friend. Well said

Oh and that is Scorpio. You are confused with another first-rate 70's cop flick.

Thank you, and good call. I actually need to see Serpico.

 

[tzarinna]

Oh you'll love it

 

[tinister]

Dirty Harry is an icon. That character started the whole cop with questionable methods trend.

Do they have a boxed DVD set of Dirty Harry movies? I only have two of them.

 

[tinister]

Oh you'll love it

Serpico is an awesome movie. I love late 60s - 70s gritty cop/crime dramas?

I also like:
The French Connection
Bullit
Dog Day Afternoon
Death Wish

 

[tinister]

That quote is from The Dead Pool.

His badass lines in Dirty Harry are:

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!

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 a question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?

Harry Callahan: Get out of the way, Hammerhead.

Harry Callahan: Where's the girl?
The Killer: You tried to kill me!
Harry Callahan: If I tried to do that your head would be splattered all over this field - now where's the girl?

Harry Callahan: Well, when an adult male is chasing a female with intent to commit rape, I shoot the bastard. That's my policy.
The Mayor: Intent? How did you establish that?
Harry Callahan: When a naked man is chasing a woman through an alley with a butcher's knife and a hard-on, I figure he isn't out collecting for the Red Cross!

The Mayor: Well let's have it.
Harry Callahan: Have what?
The Mayor: A report! What have you been doing?
Harry Callahan: Well, for the past three quarters of an hour I've been sitting on my ass in your outer office waiting on you!

And of course - he sometimes expresses so much without saying a word. Those eyes of his says "Shut the ***K up!" so well.

 

[JLBats]

I personally prefer French Connection. I like Dirty Harry, and own it, but I often find myself not approving of the film's message.

 

[xwolverine2]

I often find myself not approving of the film's message.

yes but thats the magic of it all........


you know you felt some kind of justice when he shot that psychotic bastard in the lake (and football field).......

 

[JLBats]

yes but thats the magic of it all........


you know you felt some kind of justice when he shot that psychotic bastard in the lake (and football field).......

Not really.

Ultimately, in some ways, I felt the way I feel when you see the sobby scene in a chick flick where everyone gets back together, there's love in the air, and all is well. I felt emotionally manipulated. And like in the sappy chick flick, it doesn't get the intended reaction from me. In the chick flick, I never cry for the couple and I never feel happy for them at the end. In Dirty Harry, I never really feel particular contempt for the villian, nor do I get to feel the satisfaction when he's killed.

It's not like I could feel any sort of relief or satisfaction, since Scorpio largely felt like a terribly one-note psychopath, designed entirely to make us hate us. The more over the top, the better. He was a series of contrivances. It was ENTIRELY designed to manipulate your emotions in a particular direction. It always feels like propaganda to me, rather than a genuine exploration of the themes.

That said, I doubt the movie was ever intended to be examined so closely, and it is a fun, exciting action flick.

 

[The Chairman]

Do they have a boxed DVD set of Dirty Harry movies? I only have two of them.

Yes.

I got it for Christmas. I call it "Badass In A Box".

 

[The Chairman]

Not really.

Ultimately, in some ways, I felt the way I feel when you see the sobby scene in a chick flick where everyone gets back together, there's love in the air, and all is well. I felt emotionally manipulated. And like in the sappy chick flick, it doesn't get the intended reaction from me. In the chick flick, I never cry for the couple and I never feel happy for them at the end. In Dirty Harry, I never really feel particular contempt for the villian, nor do I get to feel the satisfaction when he's killed.

It's not like I could feel any sort of relief or satisfaction, since Scorpio largely felt like a terribly one-note psychopath, designed entirely to make us hate us. The more over the top, the better. He was a series of contrivances. It was ENTIRELY designed to manipulate your emotions in a particular direction. It always feels like propaganda to me, rather than a genuine exploration of the themes.

That said, I doubt the movie was ever intended to be examined so closely, and it is a fun, exciting action flick.

I disagree with your view of Scorpio. Severely.

 

[JLBats]

I disagree with your view of Scorpio. Severely.

In what way?

 

[The Chairman]

In what way?

I don't know. I agree he wasn't exactly fleshed out as a character, but I still think he was a very powerful character. I hardly felt he was one-note. As I said in my first post, Scorpio was one of the few villians in history that I ever was truly disturbed by. I've seen thousands of movies with tons of great villians, but few have left an impact on me like Scorpio did. In that aspect, I hardly think he was one-note.

 

[JLBats]

Yes, but that's precisely WHY I think he's one note. He's specifically designed to make you hate him and cheer when he dies.

Picture, say, Norman Bates in the roll of Scorpio. Most serial killers are a lot less like Scorpio, who is clearly a total, unsympathetic sociopath. At first glance, many serial killers are the guy next door.

Now, follow through on what I said. If the villian were more realistic and sympathetic, like Norman, would that moment at the end feel nearly as good?

Scorpio is a contrived character, clearly designed to make us propaganda point of view of the film.

Regardless, fun flick.

 

[xwolverine2]

Yes, but that's precisely WHY I think he's one note. He's specifically designed to make you hate him and cheer when he dies.

Picture, say, Norman Bates in the roll of Scorpio. Most serial killers are a lot less like Scorpio, who is clearly a total, unsympathetic sociopath. At first glance, many serial killers are the guy next door.

Now, follow through on what I said. If the villian were more realistic and sympathetic, like Norman, would that moment at the end feel nearly as good?

Scorpio is a contrived character, clearly designed to make us propaganda point of view of the film.

Regardless, fun flick.

thats an unfair question really.

making the killer "likeable" would shatter the ENTIRE point of the whole movie...

sure the audience hates him..... but not in the same way they hate a villain like Bison, where you feel justice was done but you really dont cheer at all because you know it was coming.

this guy had the law on his side... and everytime he used the law for his own good that just fuels your rage...

btw-that psycho guy was an amazing actor..... i heard people didnt hire him anymore because they thought he was actually crazy.(AMC)

 

[JLBats]

thats an unfair question really.

making the killer "likeable" would shatter the ENTIRE point of the whole movie...

sure the audience hates him..... but not in the same way they hate a villain like Bison, where you feel justice was done but you really dont cheer at all because you know it was coming.

this guy had the law on his side... and everytime he used the law for his own good that just fuels your rage...

btw-that psycho guy was an amazing actor..... i heard people didnt hire him anymore because they thought he was actually crazy.(AMC)

Yes, and that's my point. They made the character a sort of one dimensional straw man to support a point of view that I happen to consider... sort of vile.

I don't have a problem with it in slasher films or the like, because they DON'T put across that point of view.

And yeah, Anthony Perkins was amazing, and sadly he got typecast in the role and didn't get to do much else for the rest of his career

 

[xwolverine2]

Yes, and that's my point. They made the character a sort of one dimensional straw man to support a point of view that I happen to consider... sort of vile.

I don't have a problem with it in slasher films or the like, because they DON'T put across that point of view.

And yeah, Anthony Perkins was amazing, and sadly he got typecast in the role and didn't get to do much else for the rest of his career

he was psychotic....... what more could they have done?

this film was proganda-ish........ and it served its purpose.VERY VERY well.

anthony perkins?

you mean andrew robinson?

 

[xwolverine2]

some credit should be given to the awesome posters too....lol