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| Actor: Clint Eastwood
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $129.95
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Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 4179
Format: Box Set
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: Blu-ray
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 5
Running Time: 530 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.6 x 2.9
MPN: 1000037212
UPC: 883929010790
EAN: 0883929010790
ASIN: B001608QVS
Theatrical Release Date: December 25, 1973
Release Date: June 3, 2008
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Product Description
Includes all five Dirty Harry films: all special features on the Dirty Harry Special Edition and Deluxe Editions plus additional special features and contents specific to the Ultimate Collector's Edition. Bonus Feature-Length documentary Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows; a 40+ page hardcover book; Wallet w/metal badge and removable laminated I.D. card; Five 5?x 7? Reproduction Lobby Poster Cards plus an exclusive UCE card; Scorpio Portrait of a Killer Poster-Sized (19? x 27?) map of San Francisco detailing Harry?s hunt for the killer; Never-Before-Seen Production CorrespondenceFormat: BLU-RAY DISC Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE/CRIME Rating: R UPC: 883929010790 Manufacturer No: 1000037212
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 Fires on all thrusters June 15, 2008
C. S. Junker (Burien, WA USA)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
If you're a fan of the Dirty Harry films, and you have a Blu-Ray player, this is a no-brainer. A lot of Blu-Ray transfers are disappointing, particularly in older films. However, Warner has pulled out all the stops, and every one of these films, even the oldest, looks and sounds utterly spectacular.
The original DIRTY HARRY features a lot of aerial photography of San Francisco, as some of the earlier action takes place on rooftops. The detail in these distance shots is staggeringly clear. The colors are rich, vivid, and bold, and the remixed soundtrack is shatteringly good for a film of this vintage.
The four sequels look equally good (the fifth, THE DEAD POOL, suffers only because it was not shot in true widescreen ) and all films are supplemented with a wide selection of new extras. The box even includes a personal message from Clint Eastwood, encouraging you to sample the new bonus features.
I watched all five films in less than a week and I'm ready to watch them all again. It's about time older films started receiving this kind of treatment in High-Def; hopefully this is a harbinger of things to come for classics films of the 60s, 70s, and 80s. Go ahead, make your day and buy this box.
Details (Updated on video/sound quality) for Blu-ray Dirty Harry Ultimate Collector's Edition due out on June 3rd, 2008 March 18, 2008
Sanpete (in Utah)
45 out of 64 found this review helpful
Warner Home Video has announced the details of the new releases of all five Dirty Harry movies with new special features.
They'll be on Blu-ray in this 5-disc Ultimate Collector's Edition. Only a Dirty Harry Special Edition will be available separately on Blu-ray; the other four movies will only be available on Blu-ray in this set. (They won't be available in HD, which Warner officially discontinues at the end of May.)
They will also be available on standard DVD as a set in an Ultimate Collector's Edition, or separately in Special or Deluxe editions.
Assuming the transfers are good (see Update at end), this looks like an excellent set.
Here's a bit about each film and the special features, contained in both the separate releases and the sets. The Ultimate Editions will also include some additional features, listed further below.
Dirty Harry Special Edition
Dirty Harry is generally regarded as a classic, the beginning of a second larger-than-life persona for Clint Eastwood (after The Man with No Name). It's the source of the famous "Do you feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?" (The actual quote is "... you've got to ask yourself a question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?" but the original doesn't quote as well out of context.)
Tough cop "Dirty" Harry Callahan has his own simple, commonsense rules for dealing with crime, based on a strong sense of right and wrong and an impatience with needless details and constraints. The latter gets him into continual trouble with the system which, as portrayed in the movie, is more about politics and bureaucracy than doing what needs to be done. This reflected well the frustrations and fears of Americans in the '70s that criminals were taking over the streets and that the law was powerless to stop them because the "criminal-coddling" courts were holding them back. I personally value the Fourth Amendment and other such niceties and shiver to think of some of the political and moral ramifications of this movie (some of which are still very much with us), but whatever one's politics, Dirty Harry is very effective as a police-action thriller, largely because of Eastwood's unique persona. It's hard not to admire and root for him even if you think he's not always right. There are also the standard gunfights and car chases, and high suspense, all well done.
In the films that followed in the series, Harry became a somewhat more balanced, complex or confusing character, depending on your point of view, coming down clearly on the side of the law against rogue vigilante cops, for example, and learning to appreciate a female cop as a partner, but the basic idea of Harry standing strong despite the corrupt, wimpy system remained.
I'm pleased to see that some of the new special features in the set deal with the "issues" raised by the Dirty Harry films. I look forward to seeing what others make of them.
The special features:
-- new commentary by filmmaker and Eastwood associate/biographer Richard Schickel
-- new featurette "The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry," on the influence and legacy of Dirty Harry
-- "Dirty Harry: The Original," with Clint Eastwood and the film's creators looking back at the creation of the Dirty Harry character
-- "Dirty Harry's Way," a promotional short focusing on the toughness of the movie's main character
-- interview gallery, with Patricia Clarkson, Joel Cox, Clint Eastwood, Hal Holbrook, Evan Kim, John Milius, Ted Post, Andy Robinson, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Robert Urich
-- "Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso," a 1993 TV program on his life and career, including scenes from his work and interviews with friends, fellow actors and crew members
-- trailer gallery: Dirty Harry, Magnum Force, The Enforcer, Sudden Impact and The Dead Pool
Magnum Force Deluxe Edition
As the sequel to a classic film, it suffers some from the let-downs typical of sequels, but it's still Clint Eastwood being a tough guy, which is enough to carry the merely average plot and script and make it good entertainment for Eastwood fans. I'd say that applies to all four sequels.
In this installment, Harry, the cop frustrated by the rules that hold him back, shows he has his limits when he goes up against wicked vigilante cops killing criminals without any due process. As in the first movie, there's plenty of action, a car chase, suspense, people getting shot, etc.
Special features:
-- new commentary by director and Magnum Force screenwriter John Milius ("in this gritty, entertaining commentary, legendary Hollywood screenwriter Milius discusses Eastwood, the world of Dirty Harry and the rugged resilience of crime drama in American cinema")
-- new featurette "A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry," with filmmakers, social scientists and authors on the politics and ethics of the Dirty Harry films
-- "The Hero Cop: Yesterday and Today"
-- trailer gallery
The Enforcer Deluxe Edition
In this installment, Harry, the renegade cop with some old-fashioned attitudes and no desire to be tied up with a partner, gets stuck with a female partner, well played by Tyne Daly. Surprise surprise, he learns to respect and rely on her as they make hamburger of a group of domestic terrorists. As in the first two movies, there's plenty of action, suspense, people getting shot, etc., but with a chase on foot in place of the usual car chase.
Special features:
-- new commentary by Enforcer director James Fargo
-- new featurette "The Business End: Violence in Cinema"
-- "Harry Callahan/Clint Eastwood: Something Special in Films"
-- trailer gallery
Sudden Impact Deluxe Edition
Sudden Impact inspires very mixed reactions, but it's still Clint Eastwood in a classic role, this time with Sondra Locke, his partner in several films and off-screen. Some people hate Locke, but I think she's good with Eastwood. (I liked them even more in the Dirty Harryish Gauntlet and the very un-Dirty-Harry Bronco Billy.)
Harry is on forced leave for being his usual trouble-making self while getting the bad guys, but still finds himself in the middle of a string of murders that he undertakes to stop. As in a couple of the others in the series, this movie includes a story line where extralegal justice is an issue, as Locke's damaged rape victim seeks revenge. With the usual action, shootings, and a high level of violence, with women getting their share.
This one is the source of the famous quote, "Go ahead, make my day." It was directed by Eastwood.
-- new commentary by filmmaker and Eastwood associate/biographer Richard Schickel
-- new featurette "The Evolution of Clint Eastwood," on the film in the context of Eastwood's career as a director
-- trailer gallery
The Dead Pool Deluxe Edition
The Dead Pool was pretty well received, considering its place in the series. It has a convoluted plot about a game in which bets are taken on the deaths of celebrities, including Harry, with young Liam Neeson playing a questionable film director who's playing the game. Issues of the celebrity-enslaved press are mixed with romance as Harry dates a reporter. As always, there's plenty of action, suspense, gun play, and, this time, a unique and hilarious car chase with a very small but dangerous car.
-- new commentary by Dead Pool producer David Valdes and Dead Pool cinematographer Jack N. Green
-- new Featurette "The Craft of Dirty Harry," including the cinematography, editing, music, and production design of the Dirty Harry films
-- trailer gallery
The Ultimate editions will contain all of the above features, plus some:
-- the feature-length documentary Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (which has been and is available separately)
-- 40+ page hardcover book
-- wallet with metal badge and removable ID card
-- five 5" x 7" lobby poster reproduction cards and an exclusive Ultimate Collector's Edition card
-- "Scorpio: Portrait of a Killer" 19" x 27" map of San Francisco detailing Harry's hunt for the killer in the first film
-- never-before-seen production correspondence
Update on video and sound quality (June 5th)
I don't have my copy yet (I may have to take out a mortgage first), but I've been checking out professional reviews to see how the transfers are. I'll post what I've found here in case others are interested. The consensus:
1) while not reference quality, all the movies are much improved from the earlier standard definition releases and look very good, with improved color and sharpness
2) the video and sound quality varies some according to how recently the film was made, improving as they get more recent (as expected)
3) the minor defects of the original films are more evident in high definition
4) the surround sound is not always very surrounding or spectacular, but the quality is good (one reviewer, at dvdbeaver, preferred the stereo mix as less artificially "bumped" with rear speaker effects)
I haven't seen any major complaints about the new set. The extras are reportedly mixed in entertainment value, but include a lot of information. I'm still looking forward to the commentaries and social analyses, in particular, as soon as I work something out with my credit union ....
New Transfers April 2, 2008
Giles
13 out of 25 found this review helpful
Sound & Vision magazine did a recent article on Warner Home Video and their transferring of film to video with the new 4K transfer process - it's the most state of the art in transferring technology allowing for greater detail, color reproduction and clarity. Warner Bros. steps up the bar in some of the best HiDef transfers on the market, these as the article stated should look amazing - can't wait to own this!
Blu-Ray Review June 15, 2008
Peter (CT. United States)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Again Amazon is fkd up with posting reviews.
This set looks good on Blu-Ray.
Go ahead, make my day. March 26, 2008
All Powerful Wizard Of Oz (Oz, far far away)
11 out of 28 found this review helpful
Indeed. My day has been made. This is just awesome that we are getting all the Dirty Harry movies on bluray in one sweet box set. No need for me to cover the bases of what's inside since Sanpete did a fine job. No this is just a quick statement to say how thrilled I am and I am sure anyone else who is a fan that has this on pre-order that we are getting these fantastic classics in an HD format.
They don't make movies like this anymore sadly but at least we have them to enjoy and in glorious bluray!
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