What Films Have You Seen Recently?

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Gojirosan

I resent the sequels and feel they damn near dilute the magnificence of the initial film. Dirty Harry is a masterpiece. Its politics may jar with mine, but I love it. It would easily make my top 15 of all-time. It is a serious, powerful and expertly constructed bit of Film Noir and deserves all its plaudits and more.

The sequels are so much less. Mere money-grabbing bits of mindless action films - though there is some value in the terrifying police execution squad storyline in Magnum Force. However, it should have been a different character. Magnum Force would have been brilliant if it was not a Dirty Harry film. At the end of the first film the badge goes into the water in disgust. Unquestioningly having Harry back in the force for a series of dumb cop flicks is insulting.

One of the greatest travesties in cinema is that Dirty Harry has sequels for me.

Then you'll be disgusted to find out that I love The Dead Pool. 😊

[Gojirosan]

Originally Posted by Stephen@Cult Labs

Then you'll be disgusted to find out that I love The Dead Pool. ��

Haha! I went to see it at the cinema and was just shell shocked by what I had seen. It's the very worst of the sequels, I reckon. Two things I don't generally get on with - 80s action films and sequels....it never had a chance with me! I couldn't believe Clint could have been involved in such a load of poop...


...and I had seen Firefox at the cinema! So I knew Clint could produce a turd now and then

[Pete]

They only DH I don't like is SUDDEN IMPACT. It's crap imo.

[Crimson Blade]

The only film i didn't enjoy in the series was The Dead Pool. It sucked on so many levels. Esp, the ridiculous bomb in the toy car scenario

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Crimson Blade

The only film i didn't enjoy in the series was The Dead Pool. It sucked on so many levels. Esp, the ridiculous bomb in the toy car scenario

And I was going to say that was one of my favourite parts.

[Paul@TheOverlook]

I love the radio controlled car bit too. Must be a generation thing, Stephen

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Paul@Lovelockandload

I love the radio controlled car bit too. Must be a generation thing, Stephen

Must be. And it was the first (and only) DH movie that I saw in the cinema, so that's another contributing factor to my fondness for it.

[Paul@TheOverlook]

I was only 13 when it came out in the cinema here. Had to wait another year before I saw my first 18 at the pictures.

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Paul@Lovelockandload

I was only 13 when it came out in the cinema here. Had to wait another year before I saw my first 18 at the pictures.

I was only 14 when I saw it, but my mum worked in the cinema, so I got to see stuff like Predator when I was 13

[Hawkmonger]

Hah. Funny. Going to the cinema is one of the few places my parents can do jack all about me seeing stuff I shouldnt.