When Dirty Harry Met Sally
The Reel Deal • Published 6 Feb 2011 20:30
Forgive me for not posting. I've had a week off AND I've been accosted by Dead Space 2.
Forty nine out of 50 Achievements. Any gamer will forgive that.
Douglas, on the other hand - who hasn't played a game since the original Prince of Persia in 1989 (see below) - cares little for video games.
I'm falling behind in my quest to watch 100 movies before the year is out. And I've still not found time to play the 2009 Prince of Persia...
Anyho. I did find time to watch "When Harry Met Sally" and "Dirty Harry".
I also recommend "Percy Jackson and the Lighting Thief". I was expecting "Harry Potter and the Straight-to-DVD Rip-off" but wow. Everybody looks like they're having a great time.
Uma. Rosario. Pierce. Steve. Watch it on Sky Anytime. Immediately.
And if you get the chance, nip out and see "Tangled". Me and @StarGirlSabrine did.
It's bringing old school Disney back and long blondes have more fun.
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(When Harry Met Sally, tweeted)
@SandyK1LL Billy Crystal meets Meg Ryan but they can't be friends because sex will get in the way. Fake ORGASM in a restaurant. Princess Leia stars.
I agree with the whole "men and woman can't be friends" thing. Broads may not agree with Harry's rules but I don't think you'll find one man who doesn't.
It's a bloody good thing I watched "Casablanca" btw. This pair would have wasted the ending for me.
Billy Crystal wouldn't have been my first choice as romantic lead. With only "City Slickers" and "City Slickers 2: The Legend of Curly's Gold" in the bank I somehow just couldn't picture it.
So, he's not exactly home wrecker Tom Hanks who waltzes off with Meg breaking her fiancé's hearts any chance he gets but Billy carries it well.
Young Meg Ryan is hot. Everything she's in prior to having her lips done she is. For being a News Reporter she doesn't seem to work much. What's that you say Pot, I'm a black kettle? Phh.
I don't think modern rom-coms are as good as this. This isn't painting romance by numbers, it's very realistic.
This however. FAKE. (See below).
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(Dirty Harry in 140 Characters or less)
@SandyK1LL Clint Eastwood is the cop with the 44 Magnum who doesn't play by the rules. Sniper Scorpio is a threat. Feel lucky, punk?
You can pick up a lot about a film from pop culture.
Playing Resident Evil 5 online taught me about the Big F****** Dirty Harry. Not the exact Smith & Wesson Model 29 revolver Clint carries in the film but I knew he had a big gun.
He shoots a car and it frickin' crashes!
Clint is unbelievably cool all the way through - effortlessly...
I thought Dirty Harry was going to be a bit like Death Wish. Nope. Clint is still a good guy, he just doesn't play by the rules.
When he catches Scorpio in the baseball diamond I thought that's it. Case closed. The legal implications that actually unfolded. I did not expect. Who knew not playing by the rules would have consequences?
Bit of trivia for you. The parallels with the Zodiac killer aren't a coincidence. Scorpio is loosely based on the Zodiac killer who threatened to hijack a bus of school kids. And Clint's role of Harry Callahan was partially based on real life detective David Toschi who was the chief investigator in the Zodiac case.
The original title was Dead Right and Clint did all his own stunts.
Mr Eastwood, I salute you. Nobody jumps from a bridge onto a moving school bus wearing sunglasses better. EPIC.
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The List So Far...
1. White Heat.
2. Sunset Boulevard.
3. Ace In The Hole.
4. His Girl Friday.
5. The Thing From Another World!
6. Casablanca. X
7. Training Day.
8. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
9. Cool Hand Luke.
10. The Big Sleep.
11. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid,
12. The French Connection,
13. The Taking of Pelham 123 (1974)
14. Rocky.
15. Soylent Green (is people!)
16. Planet of The Apes (1968)
17. The Great Escape.
18. A Bridge Too Far.
19. Citizen Kane.
20. Lawrence of Arabia.
21. Doctor Zhivago.
22. The Dirty Dozen,
23. Angels With Dirty Faces.
24. Shane.
25. Red River.
26. Executive Decision
27. Dirty Harry. X
28. When Harry Met Sally X
29. Absence of Malice.
30. Outland.
31. The Man Who Would Be King.
32. Flight of the Phoenix.
33. The Departed.
34. JFK.
35. The Paper.
36. Naked Gun.
37. Reign Over Me.
38/39. Miracle of 34th Street. (Original and remake)
40. The Italian Job. (1969)
41. Zulu.
42. The Ipcress File,
43. Maltese Falcon.
44. Where Eagles Dare.
45. The Exorcist.
46. The Omen,
47. Four Weddings and a Funeral.
48. The Haunting (1962)
49. The Odd Couple. X
50. Blade Runner. X (It's in the next blog, people)
51/52/53. The Godfather Trilogy.
54. Halloween.
55. Magic.
56. The Lion In Winter.
57. Goodbye Girl.
58. High Plains Drifter
59. Stagecoach.
60. Twelve Angry Men
61. Bullitt
62. Mystic River
63. The Princess Bride
64. Strangers on a Train.
65. A Shot in the Dark
66 - 100 (Douglas is working on it.)
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DO NOT WATCH THIS VIDEO. EVER
Isaac Clarke
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And shout out to my one loyal reader @MaxLynas. Cheers. ^_^
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