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Best Clint Eastwood movie?

Topic started by JJWeatherman on May 17, 2010. Last post by Watcherg44 1 year ago.
Post by JJWeatherman (356 posts) See mini bio
I grew up a little late to experience Clint in his prime. I saw Gran Torino though, and that was really good. 
 
So my question is, which old Eastwood movie is "the one to watch"?
Posted 3 years ago
Post by snide (167 posts) See mini bio
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If you're going to watch 2 old ones I'd pick Dirty Harry and The Good The Bad and The Ugly.
Posted 3 years ago
Post by ethan (746 posts) See mini bio
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Every Which Way But Loose 
 
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Post by JJWeatherman (356 posts) See mini bio
@snide said:
" If you're going to watch 2 old ones I'd pick Dirty Harry and The Good The Bad and The Ugly. "
Cool. Those are the most popular but I wasn't sure if there was a better one. I'll definitely watch both.
Posted 3 years ago
Post by JJWeatherman (356 posts) See mini bio
@ethan: wow, best movie poster I've ever seen!  :P
Posted 3 years ago
Post by sopranosfan (1,055 posts) See mini bio
  1. Unforgiven
  2. Gran Torino
Posted 3 years ago
Post by HandsomeDead (1,691 posts) See mini bio
@JJWeatherman said:
" @snide said:
" If you're going to watch 2 old ones I'd pick Dirty Harry and The Good The Bad and The Ugly. "
Cool. Those are the most popular but I wasn't sure if there was a better one. I'll definitely watch both. "
While Dirty Harry is a good watch, I highly recommend the sequel Magnum Force. Dirty Harry now seems really outdated as it was the first of those kinds of badass cop movies. Magnum Force has a more interesting plot and a finale which includes Eastwood killing a man with a karate chop. Can't go wrong with that.
Posted 3 years ago
Post by Belonpopo (220 posts) See mini bio
@JJWeatherman:  The Good the Bad and the Ugly
Posted 2 years, 12 months ago
Post by ThePaleKing (626 posts) See mini bio
Absolute Power is, I think, a very underrated Eastwood film. Fantastic cast that includes Gene Hackman and Ed Harris, with an interesting plot. 
Edited 2 years, 12 months ago
Post by HandsomeDead (1,691 posts) See mini bio
@thepaleking: Definitely. There's a lot of Eastwood movies that end up underappreciated simply because of his more famous roles.
Posted 2 years, 12 months ago
Post by GunstarRed (207 posts) See mini bio

@HandsomeDead:
Yeah Magnum Force is great, it has a real  kind of "toughness" to it. And Harry gets a ton of really great lines in it. 
 
The Good The Bad & The Ugly , Unforgiven and Dirty Harry are probably my picks though.

Posted 2 years, 12 months ago
Post by JJWeatherman (356 posts) See mini bio
@SeamonsterNeil said:
"...The Good The Bad & The Ugly , Unforgiven and Dirty Harry are probably my picks though.
"
Those are the three I have watched since creating this thread, and man they were great. I can't believe I waited until now to watch them. The next one I plan to watch is Million Dollar Baby. Absolute Power sounds good too, so maybe that one after. I'm on an Eastwood bender!  :P
Posted 2 years, 11 months ago
Post by TheFreeMan (899 posts) See mini bio
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly and Unforgiven are my picks.
Posted 2 years, 11 months ago
Post by Freezerr (133 posts) See mini bio
The Outlaw Josey Wales.
Posted 2 years, 11 months ago
Post by raidingkvatch (37 posts) See mini bio
Unforgiven, but you should probably watch Dirty Harry and The Good the Bad and the Ugly first. After those three you can go deeper into the Eastwood catalogue according to your tastes, but I'd say those three are the ones you have to see.
Edited 2 years, 11 months ago
Post by TwoOneFive (732 posts) See mini bio
@snide said:
" If you're going to watch 2 old ones I'd pick Dirty Harry and The Good The Bad and The Ugly. "
 
and then High Plains Drifter  
 
then do Any Which Way But Loose
Posted 2 years, 11 months ago
Post by Gabriel (224 posts) See mini bio
@ethan said:
" Every Which Way But Loose 
 
"
Posted 2 years, 11 months ago
Post by Olivaw (779 posts) See mini bio
Depends on if you're talking about "Clint Eastwood movies" as movies he has starred in or movies he has directed.
 
The answer to either question is of course Unforgiven. But if you'd prefer more classical Eastwood, Dirty Harry and The Outlaw Josey Wales are both good choices.
Posted 2 years, 11 months ago
Post by Olivaw (779 posts) See mini bio
@HandsomeDead said:
" @JJWeatherman said:
" @snide said:
" If you're going to watch 2 old ones I'd pick Dirty Harry and The Good The Bad and The Ugly. "
Cool. Those are the most popular but I wasn't sure if there was a better one. I'll definitely watch both. "
While Dirty Harry is a good watch, I highly recommend the sequel Magnum Force. Dirty Harry now seems really outdated as it was the first of those kinds of badass cop movies. Magnum Force has a more interesting plot and a finale which includes Eastwood killing a man with a karate chop. Can't go wrong with that. "
Dirty Harry is a classic though. And it has that awesome long zoomout shot on the football field. I love that shit.
Posted 2 years, 11 months ago
Post by JJWeatherman (356 posts) See mini bio
@Olivaw said:
" @HandsomeDead said:
" @JJWeatherman said:
" @snide said:
" If you're going to watch 2 old ones I'd pick Dirty Harry and The Good The Bad and The Ugly. "
Cool. Those are the most popular but I wasn't sure if there was a better one. I'll definitely watch both. "
While Dirty Harry is a good watch, I highly recommend the sequel Magnum Force. Dirty Harry now seems really outdated as it was the first of those kinds of badass cop movies. Magnum Force has a more interesting plot and a finale which includes Eastwood killing a man with a karate chop. Can't go wrong with that. "
Dirty Harry is a classic though. And it has that awesome long zoomout shot on the football field. I love that shit. "
Ah yes, that scene was awesome. There's too many good suggestions now, I feel overwhelmed.  :P
Posted 2 years, 11 months ago

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