Harry P. Posted September 6, 2015 Posted September 6, 2015 I'm a huge Clint Eastwood fan... that is, Clint Eastwood the director. Not so much as an actor (although he's a perfectly capable actor). But the movies that he has directed (and sometimes also starred in, sometimes not) are the ones I really like. In fact, IMO Clint Eastwood is one of the top 5 directors currently active, and again IMO in the future will be remembered as one of the great directors of all time. Just a few of my favorite Eastwood films... Mystic River, American Sniper, Million Dollar Baby, Unforgiven... I could list a dozen easy. Anyway, among the many films he has directed, some of my favorites are the westerns... Pale Rider, Unforgiven, The Outlaw Josey Wales, etc. So I finally saw High Plains Drifter the other night on Sundance Channel. I can't believe that after all these years, I had never seen that movie! Another Eastwood film I can now take off my list of "must see some day"...
Old Buckaroo Posted September 6, 2015 Posted September 6, 2015 I have really liked the movies he has directed also, one of my top favorites "A Perfect World" .
Foxer Posted September 6, 2015 Posted September 6, 2015 hmmmm ... favorite director/actor and haven't seen all his films ... internet or cable down?
Snake45 Posted September 7, 2015 Posted September 7, 2015 Another CE fan here. He has a reputation for getting things done on time and on budget, which is a real rarity in Hollywood. (Or, increasingly, anywhere else.)
Petetrucker07 Posted September 7, 2015 Posted September 7, 2015 He also will only do stuff he truly feels is worth doing. He won't do a film, just for a paycheck.
High octane Posted September 7, 2015 Posted September 7, 2015 The Good, The Bad, & the Ugly is one of my favorite all time movies. I also like the movie Gran Torino.
disabled modeler Posted September 7, 2015 Posted September 7, 2015 I like many of his movies seen most of them.
Sixties Sam Posted September 7, 2015 Posted September 7, 2015 He's a very talented man.I think his longevity in Hollywood bears that out!Sam
XJ6 Posted September 7, 2015 Posted September 7, 2015 You are not the only one I myself am a Big fan of Clint Eastwood both has a Actor and Director has a matter of fact just the other day stop in to Dimples a place the sells used records DVDs and the like and found the Box Set of Clint in Blueray ? Tonights movie will be Two Mules for Sister Sara last night was a ole time classic Play Misty for Me with Debbie Reynolds
Snake45 Posted September 7, 2015 Posted September 7, 2015 Debbie Reynolds was in Misty? Don't think so. I think that was Jessica Walters and the yummy Donna Mills.
aurfalien Posted September 7, 2015 Posted September 7, 2015 Yes Gran Torino was very well done. My wife and I went to a screening of it back when I was a member of VES. Saw it on Christmas Day way back when. Simply a very very good movie.
XJ6 Posted September 7, 2015 Posted September 7, 2015 Debbie Reynolds was in Misty? Don't think so. I think that was Jessica Walters and the yummy Donna Mills.Ah I am so embarrassed you are so Right it is Donna Mills Thanks for setting it right ?
LDO Posted September 7, 2015 Posted September 7, 2015 I also recently saw High Plains Drifter for the first time. I wondered "What the bleep did I just watch?".
Harry P. Posted September 7, 2015 Author Posted September 7, 2015 I also recently saw High Plains Drifter for the first time. I wondered "What the bleep did I just watch?".It is a little...uh...odd. I think that's what they call an "allegory."
Mike_G Posted September 7, 2015 Posted September 7, 2015 His directorial debut featured Kay Lenz' boobs
slusher Posted September 7, 2015 Posted September 7, 2015 I like and enjoy all his movies. i own most of his movies. i didn't care for the last dirty harry but liked all the rest. i think my wife enjoyed million dollar baby the best of his movies she cried...
Snake45 Posted September 7, 2015 Posted September 7, 2015 S&W M29-2, 6.5", pinned and recessed, RR/WO. Got one, a lovely piece of gear. Nothing comes close with the possible exception of a 6" Colt Python. My kid just got a 2.5" M66 in .357, which is what Clint carried in The Gauntlet. Bad CE movies? I can think of three: The two Every Which Way movies, and Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil. The latter maybe wasn't a horrible movie, but that book was SO GOOD that ANY movie made from it was destined to disappoint. It's one of those rare books where the joy is all in the writing itself, not in the story, and that sort of book just doesn't translate to film, no matter who tries to do it. A couple of my favorite often-overlooked CE classics: Where Eagles Dare, The Eiger Sanction, and Kelly's Heroes. Like everyone else, I love the first two Dirty Harrys, Outlaw Josie Wales, Pale Rider, and Unforgiven.
madhorseman Posted September 7, 2015 Posted September 7, 2015 Bloodwork was a good Clint movie!! Wanda De Jesus made a Noice looking love interest!!
SteveG Posted September 7, 2015 Posted September 7, 2015 We were looking for the entrance to San Quentin. You know where that is ? ....
disabled modeler Posted September 7, 2015 Posted September 7, 2015 We were looking for the entrance to San Quentin. You know where that is ? .... Oh that is sweet...!
von Zipper Posted September 7, 2015 Posted September 7, 2015 I never really got into cowboy movies but I like The Outlaw Josie Wales---------Dirty Harry is the reason I never put ketchup on a hot dog.... My favorite Clint Eastwood performance was when he was talking to an empty chair.........
Harry P. Posted September 7, 2015 Author Posted September 7, 2015 My favorite Clint Eastwood performance was when he was talking to an empty chair......... Yeah, that was a classic performance! Even though I'm a bigger fan of the movies he directs vs. the ones he acts in and are directed by others, I really like Escape From Alcatraz, directed by Don Siegel. In case you don't know, it's based on the true story of three guys (one of them played by Clint Eastwood, obviously) who successfully escaped from Alcatraz in the early 1960s. Alcatraz was generally believed to be totally "escape proof" since it was situated on an island off San Francisco Bay and was the only thing on that island... so even if you somehow got out of your cell and out into the open, you had no pace to go. Their successful escape was one of the factors that contributed to Alcatraz being shut down. Nobody knows if they actually made it to the mainland (San Francisco), but their bodies were never found, so there are still theories around today that they made it safely to SF and managed to merge into regular society somehow. The movie is terrific... the ingenious way the three guys made their escape is pretty amazing, and if it wasn't a true story you'd never believe it was possible for them to do what they did. If you have never seen this movie, it's definitely a must-see if you are an Eastwood fan. Even if you're not, it's a great movie on it's own.
Snake45 Posted September 7, 2015 Posted September 7, 2015 We were looking for the entrance to San Quentin. You know where that is ? .... I just wanted to see if you know where it is...and you DO, don't you, [redacted bad word]!
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