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Sudden Impact [DVD] [1983] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
 
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Sudden Impact [DVD] [1983] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

DVD ~ Clint Eastwood
3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle, Bradford Dillman, Paul Drake
  • Directors: Clint Eastwood
  • Writers: Charles B. Pierce, Earl E. Smith, Harry Julian Fink, Joseph Stinson
  • Producers: Clint Eastwood, Fritz Manes
  • Format: Closed-captioned, Colour, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Language English, French
  • Subtitles: Chinese, English, French, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish
  • Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: R (Restricted) (US MPAA rating. See details.)
  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: 20 Nov 2001
  • Run Time: 117 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00005NTNO
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 34,647 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great film, 26 Jul 2007
By T. Krings "thorstenkrings2" (düsseldorf) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sudden Impact [DVD] [1983] (DVD)
Sudden Impact tends to be treated as Eastwood's artistic failure at a point in his career when he had established a good reputation as a director. The reason is actually not the film itself but the attitude it takes towards vigilantism which it seems to support. In some places it actually owes more to Death Wish than the original Dirty Harry film. One might argue if that is so- at the end of the day it's a film about guilt, justice and retribution. For me, at the end of the day it's more empathy than sympathy. However, in view of all these arguments it is easily overlooked that sudden impact is an awfully well made film. Forget the "Go ahead punk, make my day scene", that's iconic but not original. But look at the views of San Fransisco taken from the air, zooming in on the city. The first 15 or 20 minutes are quite spectacular. Or have a look at the brilliantly made scene where Sondra Locke's character visits her mentally ill sister in hospital. Eastwood makes great use of the juxtaposition of faces. So all in all Sudden Impact is a very visual film that really shows how mature Eastwood is as a director. And if I remember correctly it was actually the first time Eastwood put that on screen albeit in an action film of debatable ideology. Also, I think this is the first well paced film Eastwood directed. Although Eastwood has enormous talent as a director, dramaturgy has always been his weak point (see Play Misty for me, Breezy etc.) Thepace of the narrative leads to the visual elements being well integrated into the film and not distracting from the story. The only thing that is really annoying is the farting dog.

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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars BEST DIRTY HARRY FILM EVER!, 12 Jul 2008
This review is from: Sudden Impact [DVD] [1983] (DVD)
The orginal was fantastic, but this one has even more impact! Simply the best one in the series!
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1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Weaker, 28 Nov 2006
By S J Buck (Kent, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sudden Impact [DVD] [1983] (DVD)
This isn't in the same league as the original Dirty Harry movie and I would advise caution before buying.

Eastwood is fine (if 12 years older), and in fact delivers some absolutely classic lines in the film, the most famous of which is "go ahead make my day". Also in the lift near the beginning there is a scene where he speaks his mind to a hood who has got off on a technicality:

"Listen, punk. To me you're nothin' but dogshit, you understand? And a lot of things can happen to dogshit. It can be scraped up with a shovel off the ground. It can dry up and blow away in the wind. Or it can be stepped on and squashed. So take my advice and be careful where the dog shits ya!"

Eastwood delivers this line with his usual venom, and the film is almost worth getting just for this scene alone. However overall the film plods a bit, and in my view Sondra Locke is unconvincing and a bit wooden. If you've seen the film you'll know whether to buy or not. If you haven't I'd rent it first.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Make my day again
I missed this one until the other day. I like a good vigilante film as you feel that at least all the baddies have got it coming to them. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Peter Wade

3.0 out of 5 stars Some very good action, some very dodgy acting
This has better action than "The Enforcer" and has the classic "make my day" line. It's worth seeing for a couple of sequences, most of them right at the start. Read more
Published 13 months ago by The Cheerful Teacher

2.0 out of 5 stars poor show
released in 1983 and with a tired looking clint reprising his role as harry callaghan,sudden impact is just a bit too much in places,its just overdone,clint also handles the... Read more
Published 23 months ago by sean paul mccann

2.0 out of 5 stars A let down
I purchased the box of all the Dirty Harry films a couple of months ago now, I enjoyed the first two, the third was ok, then when I got to this one I found it to be pretty bad... Read more
Published on 12 Mar 2004 by P. Woods

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