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Dirty Harry (1971) Watch along (Patreon)

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2025-03-20 17:31:59
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2025-03-20 17:32:12
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Heyyyy ya Punks! Are you feelin' Lucky???

I accidentally thought this was from 1977 please excuse my mistake! LOL I had no idea this was part of a 5 film series, so please NO Spoilers for the rest of the films!

🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨Slight Spoilers below ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

I loved this film!!! And what a pleasant surprise! I’m sure there’s a lot more meaning to it than what I might’ve picked up on in my first watch, but stylistically? It was 👌🏽Don Siegel’s direction was outstanding! His creativity and how he shaped the gritty, raw vibe of the film and captured SF blew me away. A crime thriller but also a commentary on the tough moral choices society/one faces, especially in law enforcement I guess... grappling with the line between justice and vengeance.

Clint Eastwood as Dirty Harry!!! I kinda loved his style, not gonna lie. He brought this perfect mix of grit, and just the right amount of charm to the role. Honestly, it’s probably my favourite performance from him so far. Watching his deep, unspoken struggle about what’s right and what’s necessary to get the job done. It’s a character that sticks with you. Scorpio! What another memorable villain played brilliantly by Andrew Robinson. His mix of pure psychopath and whiney baby made me so angry!

The film really makes you think—about power, justice, and morality. It keeps you questioning, “What would I do?” I’m curious to dive deeper into more of Siegel’s work, especially Invasion of the Body Snatchers. This one was a ride, and I’m pumped to see what the rest of the series has in store!

I hope you enjoy this one! I sure did! Please let me know your thoughts below and over on discord!!!

xx

ames

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Dirty Harry (1971)

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JM63

I feel lucky! 😎👉

RFK Fan

Special place in my heart for Clint Eastwood as he was the ONLY actor I remember my Dad ever stopping what he was doing to watch an Eastwood movie. As a kid I remember being allowed to stay up late to watch Dirty Harry, Magnum Force, High Plains Drifter and The Good the Bad and the Ugly with him.. Although MANY other leading men have replicated these "FAFO" film genre's? Nobody has ever done it as long or as well as Eastwood.

Clay F

Putting on your reaction now.

Clay F

Great reaction. Agree with you about the atmosphere being awesome. Plus, I like movie settings generally in SF. Interesting seeing SF as filmed in 1970-71. I visited SF in 2023. Awesome city. I like the Dirty Harry character - an icon -- part of pop culture. He does have a good mix of grit and charm. I like how decisive he is. Him doing what he believes is right is personal to him. The moral dilemmas -- "what is right, what is wrong." I like the ending scene -- a fitting conclusion to the gray/dissonance in the movie. Another good collaboration between Siegel and Eastwood is ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ (1979) [RT = 97%]. One of my favorite Eastwood movies. Watched many times over the last 40 years. As you may know, Alcatraz Island is 1.25 miles offshore from San Francisco.

Greg In East TN

Andy Robinson is a great actor. You can tell that by how much you hated him. The last I heard, he has an acting school now. But it you watch any more Star Trek series, you'll see him a lot as a Cardasian. You owe it to yourself to see Clint Eastwood's The Gauntlet, a mediocre cop assigned to transport a prisoner, and all hell breaks lose.

Reggie

Clint Eastwood's portrayal of Dirty Harry is iconic. He did five movies total in that franchise from 1971 to 1988, but people for years afterward pleaded with him to make another one. Andy Robinson's performance as the killer is terribly overlooked when it comes to discussions of the greatest villains in movie history. His character is one of the most loathsome I've ever seen. The next movie in the series is Magnum Force (1973) and is well worth a watch! Great reaction, enjoyed watching!

Rob M

The bad guy was the dad in Hellraiser. I believe you reacted to that one. All 5 of the movies are well worth a watch.

Teemu Laitinen

Lalo Schifrin really sets the mood with the music. Bruce Surtees did many movies with Clint. Clint does the famous monologue twice in the movie. The first time to the bank robber he is more playful, but to Scorpio he's more angry. Andrew Robinson does such a fantastic job. Smith & Wesson model 29 became really popular after this movie. They used guns with different barrel lengths for different shots. Clint really sells the recoil of the .44 magnum. All the movies in the series are worth watching. By the way Ames L.A. Confidential was Dante Spinotti.

Kevnnnn

When Harry points his gun inside the bus at Scorpio makes me laugh every time.

JM63

The loose cannon, rogue cop has become such a cliché that an entire film satirizing the trope, The Naked Gun, was made in 1988. The subgenre extends at least back to 1932's The Beast of the City, and it includes a fairly well-known 50s crime film (which I will not name, to avoid spoiling the plot). But Dirty Harry still ranks as one of the best. ** SPOILER WARNING ** One of the outstanding aspects of Dirty Harry is how it uses color to reinforce its main theme. An early shot puts Harry in the center of the frame, where his red sweater clearly stands out against the bright blue sky. A bit later, Harry meets with his lieutenant, the chief of police, and the mayor. Both the mayor and the lieutenant are wearing blue ties, and the police chief is wearing his dress blue uniform. But a closer look at Harry reveals that his tie is a combination of blue *and* red. I don’t believe these wardrobe choices are accidental. Harry’s tie shows that the conflict between the blue (cool, level-headed adherence to the law) and the red (blind rage and “an eye for an eye” retribution) is literally at the center of his character.

JM63
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The “blue vs. red” motif is cleverly expanded during the rooftop stakeout sequence. As the “Jesus Saves” neon sign rotates, Harry is alternately bathed in blue and red light. At this point, the two aspects are still equally balanced in his psyche. [Incidentally, I believe Ames was correct in pointing out the noir influence on this film. The term “noir” can indicate many things (and I’m not sure whether the word explains more than it confuses), but to me “noir” primarily refers to a visual style that uses light, shadow, and color (in neo-noirs) to portray **external manifestations** of internal conflicts and turmoil (which goes back to its roots in German Expressionism).] But this balance is disrupted during the stadium confrontation with Scorpio. The incredible helicopter pull-away shot shows how unhinged and detached Harry has become from any legal or ethical concerns as he uses any possible means to extract the information from Scorpio. The next morning reveals the blue sky of San Francisco over the Golden Gate Bridge. These shots are not only beautiful – they show Harry contemplating his place in the “blue world.” Visually, he has completely disappeared from the blue plane, leaving only his shadow. Later, as Harry trails Scorpio, we see the result. No more struggle – he is now unambiguously red. The film ends with a shot to match the end of the stadium scene (this time with a calmer zoom out instead of the violent helicopter pull-away).

Mayan Luevano

Dirty Harry is one of those characters that always stuck with me as a kid because of my father and his upbringing. My father grew up in a very dangerous neighborhood in LA and told me many stories about the constant crime and fear that were always prevalent during the 80s and early 90s.