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It would seem, whether he intended it or not, that Eastwood's more recent work is appealing to an audience that is considerably more female than his classics from 30-50 years ago.
I can't help but be curious as to whether there is anyone here who liked Gran Torino and The Mule AND liked Coogan's Bluff, The Gauntlet, and Heartbreak Ridge. I'd be surprised if there are very many, especially among men.
I saw 'The Mule' a few months ago,and enjoyed it. Clint knows how to tell a story, without the need for fast cutting, or fancy camerawork. It is a pleasure to just sit back, and let him tell the story.
It is quite emotional nowadays to see an obviously fragile Clint still working, and entertaining us. As I said in an earlier post, he is a living movie legend, going back to the 1950s. We will not see his like again.
In answer to the poster above, I have enjoyed everyone of Clint's movies, except one, called 'Joe Kidd' way back in the early 70s. That's not a bad track record in a career lasting seven decades.
I can't help but be curious as to whether there is anyone here who liked Gran Torino and The Mule AND liked Coogan's Bluff, The Gauntlet, and Heartbreak Ridge. I'd be surprised if there are very many, especially among men.
A bold assumption to make. I like all those films, and the "Dirty" Harry series (minus the forgettable The Dead Pool). I even like Tightrope, The Eiger Sanction, Every Which Way but Loose (and its inferior sequel Any Which Way You Can), Bronco Billy, and the wunnerful Thunderbolt and Lightfoot.
And tell me, who does not love Escape from Alcatraz?
A bold assumption to make. I like all those films, and the "Dirty" Harry series (minus the forgettable The Dead Pool). I even like Tightrope, The Eiger Sanction, Every Which Way but Loose (and its inferior sequel Any Which Way You Can), Bronco Billy, and the wunnerful Thunderbolt and Lightfoot.
And tell me, who does not love Escape from Alcatraz?
Clint has a helluva filmography.
Agreed. In the Dirty Harry films, I was not crazy about Sudden Impact. I also enjoyed Pale Rider and Unforgiven, though the latter may have been a bit overrated.
Yup, this man has one heck of a filmography. Certainly none of the younger generations of actors will be able to match what Eastwood has accomplished in his career.
It would seem, whether he intended it or not, that Eastwood's more recent work is appealing to an audience that is considerably more female than his classics from 30-50 years ago.
I can't help but be curious as to whether there is anyone here who liked Gran Torino and The Mule AND liked Coogan's Bluff, The Gauntlet, and Heartbreak Ridge. I'd be surprised if there are very many, especially among men.
I don't know about that. I am a 100% heterosexual male and I like both his classic films from 30-50 years ago as well as the more recent ones that you mentioned (Coogan's Bluff is one that I don't remember, though).
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Agreed. In the Dirty Harry films, I was not crazy about Sudden Impact. I also enjoyed Pale Rider and Unforgiven, though the latter may have been a bit overrated.
Yup, this man has one heck of a filmography. Certainly none of the younger generations of actors will be able to match what Eastwood has accomplished in his career.
Indeed -- Sudden Impact was just a way to showcase his new girlfriend/wife/whatever. It's like they wrote a movie around her, with Dirty Harry being an afterthought. What a terrible way to kill a franchise, though The Dead Pool and all its over-the-top 80's goofiness didn't help either.
Unforgiven was a bit too drawn out and indeed, overrated. I guess a lot of people just wanted a regular western from Eastwood again and they knew this was the best they'd get.
I don't know about that. I am a 100% heterosexual male and I like both his classic films from 30-50 years ago as well as the more recent ones that you mentioned (Coogan's Bluff is one that I don't remember, though).
I think a lot of people cut him way too much slack in the last 30 years because of his phenomenal earlier work and the way it connected with people. He clearly lost his way with Unforgiven and has never since come close to levels we once took for granted. But I also reiterate that I think this dichotomy is seen somewhat differently by women, generally speaking. How many men who loved Heartbreak Ridge and Dirty Harry even bought a ticket for Million Dollar Baby? Nobody I know of.
I suggest you seek and find Coogan's Bluff - it'll be worth your while. It started him off in the modern day tough cop persona and was excellent.
As pointed out in the movie, the story is very loosely based on the real life story of the old drug trafficker.
Which made the movie all the better as only Eastwood can do. He's great at the subtle scenes and knows how to hold audience interest in even the most seemingly mundane scenarios.
When directors like Eastwood take a real life story and put so much B.S. in it like American Sniper, and try to infer that it's a 'true' story, doesn't work for me. However, he takes a real life story and up front says it's just loosely based on the actual story, then it works.
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Just saw it, was a very good movie.
As pointed out in the movie, the story is very loosely based on the real life story of the old drug trafficker.
Which made the movie all the better as only Eastwood can do. He's great at the subtle scenes and knows how to hold audience interest in even the most seemingly mundane scenarios.
When directors like Eastwood take a real life story and put so much B.S. in it like American Sniper, and try to infer that it's a 'true' story, doesn't work for me. However, he takes a real life story and up front says it's just loosely based on the actual story, then it works.
Yep, that's exactly how I felt about the film. Eastwood himself is what really makes it work, and I can't think of any other current actors who could pull it off as well as did he.
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