“I Don’t Believe In Pessimism…”

“…If Something Doesn’t Come–Up The Way You Want, Forge Ahead. If You Think It‘s Going To Rain, It Will.“

—CLINT EASTWOOD

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_[[ACTOR]]_

_[[WRITER]]_

_[[DIRECTOR]]_

_[[PRODUCER]]_

((((Side Note: I Sincerely Went With This Quote For Two Reasons. First, Because The More I Read It, The More I Think "This Dude Was Drunk, Or High, Or SOMETHING" When This Quote Was Uttered. Second, How Could I Not Use This Photo! Clint In 1981 Is Novel Enough, But The Aviator Sunglasses Are Simply More Priceless Than I Could Hope To Express! 😀 ))))

Have A Very Merry “DIRTY HARRY” Xmas!!!

So…

…Not Doin’ A Lot, Today, Eh?

If You’re Reading This, That’s A Strong‘ish Possibility.

Unless, Well, You’re Really Just That Damned Devoted.

If So, That’s AWESOME And THANK YOU.

But, If You’re Just Reading This For The Sake Of “Having Something To Do“???

Well…

…THIS COULD HELP!!!

What Is It, You Ask?!

WELLLLL…

…Perhaps It’s Time For A…

“DIRTY HARRY“–ATHON!!!

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Maybe?!

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Me Thinks YES!!!

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The “DIRTY HARRY” Collection !!!

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Shall We Begin At…

…Hmm…

…The Beginning?!

EXCELLENT CHOICE!!

I’ll Join You!!!

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1ST

((Arguably "THE BEST" Of Series, Or Is So Considered To Be By Most People.))

“DIRTY HARRY“

(1971)

…Starring…

CLINT EASTWOOD

…As (the now iconic) San Francisco Police Inspector…

“HARRY CALLAHAN“

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Also Starring…

ANDREW J. “ANDY” ROBINSON

…As The Killer…

“SCORPIO“

…And…

JOHN VERNON

…As…

“THE MAYOR Of SAN FRANCISCO“

Produced AND Directed By…

DON SIEGEL

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((Absolutely "THE MOST UNDERRATED" Of The Series, Fo Flippin' SHO, My Peeps!))

“MAGNUM FORCE“

(1973)

…Starring…

CLINT EASTWOOD

…As…

“DIRTY HARRY CALLAHAN“

…And…

HAL HOLBROOK

…As The Sinister…

“LT. BRIGGS“

Directed By…

TED POST

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3RD

((Sadly "THE WORST" Of The Series, Though It Is Still Pretty Good. It's Just Not As Good As The Others.))

“THE ENFORCER“

(1976)

…Starring…

CLINT EASTWOOD

…As…

“DIRTY HARRY CALLAHAN“

…And…

TYNE DALY

…As Harry’s New Partner…

“KATE MOORE“

Directed By…

JAMES FARGO

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((Totally "MY FAVORITE" Of The Series, By Far Far FAR!!!))

“SUDDEN IMPACT“

(1983)

…Starring…

CLINT EASTWOOD

…As…

“DIRTY HARRY CALLAHAN“

…With…

SONDRA LOCKE

…As The Vigilante…

“JENNIFER SPENCER“

…And…

PAT HINGLE

…As…

“CHIEF JANNINGS“

Produced AND Directed By…

CLINT EASTWOOD

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((Very Much "THE WILD CARD" Of The Series, As There Are Some Whom Think It The Worst, While Others Think It Pretty Damned Good.))

“THE DEAD POOL“

(1988)

…Starring…

CLINT EASTWOOD

…As…

“DIRTY HARRY CALLAHAN“

…And…

LIAM NEESON

…As Film-Maker…

“PETER SWAN“

Directed By…

BUDDY VAN HORN

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With Five (5) Flicks To Choose From, I’m Not Going To Try Telling Y’all How You Should Handle Watching Them.

Some Prefer The Classic Approach Of Starting With The First Flick, And Rolling Forward Through To The Last Flick.

Some Prefer To Watch Them By Order Of Their Favorites.

Whether You’re Watching Them Worst-To-Best…

…Best-To-Worst…

…Favorite-To-Least-Favorite…

…Least-Favorite-To-Favorite…

…Backward…

…Forward…

…Side-To-Side…

…With-A-Shimmy…

…IT DOESN’T MATTER!

You’re Going To Do It YOUR OWN WAY, Regardless Of What I Say.

I’m Just Planting A Seed, Here, My Peeps.

YOU Needed Something To Do.

I Needed Something To Do.

So, WE Are Working TOGETHER!

WE Are ALL In This Thing TOGETHER!!

That’s Just LIFE, My Peeps.

I Sure Hope This Helped Ya.

Have A Very Merry “DIRTY HARRY” Xmas!!!

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What’s On Now Now NOW?! Ted Post’s “HANG ‘EM HIGH” (1968) Starring Clint Eastwood!!!

As It’s Said In The Film…

“All Right, Now That Makes Three Mistakes We’ve Made. The Money. We Hung An Innocent Man. And We Didn’t Finish The Job. We Can’t Undo The First Two. But We Can Still Finish The Job.“

That Really Does Sum Up This Classic Western.

“HANG ‘EM HIGH“

…Stars…

CLINT EASTWOOD

ED BEGLEY

PAT HINGLE

BEN JOHNSON

BRUCE DERN

ALAN HALE Jr.

DENNIS HOPPER

L.Q. JONES

…And…

INGER STEVENS

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Talk About Your Ensemble Cast, Eh!!!

Granted, This Is Well Before Some Of Them Were Actually Known By Anyone…

…But Think About Doing A Movie Today With As Many Stars As This Flick Boasts!!

Yeah.

It Would Sure Cost The Studio A Pretty Penny, That’s A BIG FO SHO!!!

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“HANG ‘EM HIGH“

…Is One Of THE Most Fun Westerns You’re Likely To Ever Find…

…And I’m Sure There Are Plenty Of You Out There Who Could Back Me Up On That Statement.

Am I Right, Or Am I Right?!

Yeah.

Exactly.

I’m Right.

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The Actors Are Spot On.

The Production Is Damn Near Spotless.

The Score Is Pulse-Poundingly-Perfect.

This Is Film-Making At Its Finest, So Far As Westerns Are Considered.

You See…

…The Director…

TED POST

…Had Some Hella Experience In The Western Genera.

Have Y’all Ever Heard Of Shows Like…

“GUNSMOKE“

…Or…

“RAWHIDE“

…Or…

“THE RIFLEMAN“

??? ???

Well…

…As It So Happens, Mr. POST Did Episodes For Each Of Those Series…

…Plus A Bundle More Episodes For A Bundle Of Other Shows!

The Man KNOWS Westerns.

Period.

And That Is Perfectly Evident Here, With…

“HANG ‘EM HIGH“

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CLINT EASTWOOD

…Is…

“JED COOPER”

…And Our Hang’ee.

ED BEGLEY And His Crew Are The Hang’ers.

They Leave Our Man COOPER Strung-Up By The Neck In A Tree.

Along Comes A Marshall (BEN JOHNSON) And He Discovers COOPER Swinging From A Noose.

Except For One Thing…

…COOPER AIN’T DEAD!

(*QUE THE AWESOME MUSIC*)

Yeah.

Now Ole COOPER Is Set Upon Avenging Himself!

SO WHAT’S GONNA HAPPEN?!?!?!

Well…

…I’d Suggest Watching It If You REALLY WANNA KNOW!!!

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Like I Said, My Peeps…

“HANG ‘EM HIGH“

…Is Exceptionally Fun!

And YES, It’s Totally Worth The (almost) 2-Hours You’ll Spend Watching It!

ENJOY, Kiddies!!

ENJOY, INDEED!!!

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What’s On Now?! CLINT EASTWOOD’s “FIREFOX” (1982)

One Of My Favorite Flicks Of The 1980s…

“FIREFOX“

…Was Released In 1982…

…And…

…Is One Of The Most Fun “Cold War” Flicks Ever Made.

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“FIREFOX“

…Was Produced By…

…Directed By…

…AND…

…Stars…

CLINT EASTWOOD

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CLINT Plays “Mitchell Gant”…

…A Retired Military Pilot…

…Who Is Being Brought Back Into Service For A Special Mission.

What’s The Mission, You Ask?!

To Steal The Soviet Russian’s Latest War-Machine…

…The MIG 31…

…Code-Name…

“FIREFOX“

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It’s The Fastest…

…Most Deadly Fighter-Aircraft Ever Built…

…And The Ole U.S. Of. A. Wants It BADLY!

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So…

…CLINT Is Going Undercover…

…And Is Going To Try To Snatch-Up The “FIREFOX” Or Die Trying!!!

Will He Succeed?!?

Hmm.

Well…

…I Suppose I COULD Tell Y’all…

…I Really COULD…

…But…

…I Ain’t Gonna Spoil The Fun!!!

“FIREFOX“

…Is A Very Worthy “Cold War” Adventure…

…With Pretty Awesome Special Effects (for their day) By “STAR WARS” Special Effects Oscar Winner…

JOHN DYKSTRA

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If You’ve Seen This Flick…

…That’s Cool Beans.

However…

…I Know The Bulk Of Y’all Haven’t.

It’s One Of CLINT‘s More Forgotten Action Yarns…

…But That Doesn’t Mean It Deserves Any Less Of Your Sweet Sweet Lovin’!!!

Ya Know Ya Know, My Peeps?!

SURE YOU DO!!!

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What Did I Just Get That MUST Be Watched IMMEDIATELY??? “J. EDGAR” (2011)

"J. EDGAR" (2011) Stars LEONARDO DiCAPRIO, And Is Directed By CLINT EASTWOOD!!!

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OKIE THE DOKIE, My Peeps…

…I Have NEVER Seen This Flick…

“J. EDGAR“

…But My Family All Knew I Really REALLY Wanted To.

So, Since It’s My Birthday And All…

…Yaddi Yaddi Yadda…

…It’s IN THE DVD PLAYER…

…And I’m About To Indulge Myself!!!

I Sure Do Hope It’s A Good One.

I’ve Read AND Heard A Mixed-Bag Of Reviews.

Some Folks Truly LOVED IT.

The Others Pretty Much Said It STANK ON ICE.

So I’m Really Trying To Go Into This One With An Open-Mind.

With Ole…

CLINT EASTWOOD

…In The Director’s Chair, It Should Be Juuuuuust FINE!

(I Hope I Hope I Hope hehehe)

WISH ME LUCK, My Peeps!

I’M GOIN’ IN!!!

COVER ME!!!

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What Could POSSIBLY Be On At 5A.M.??? “HANG ‘EM HIGH” (1968)

"HANG 'EM HIGH" (1968) Stars CLINT EASTWOOD, BEN JOHNSON, ED BEGLEY, PAT HINGLE, DENNIS HOPPER, L.Q. JONES, ALAN HALE Jr., and BRUCE DERN!

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Since I Was Unable To Sleep…

(Again!)

…I Decided To Put-On A Flick I’ve Always Considered To Be A “FORGOTTEN CLASSIC” Since Very Few Folks I Know Ever Seem To Mention It.

And That Goes For You…

“DIE-HARD-CLINT–EASTWOOD-FANS”

…Also.

“HANG ‘EM HIGH“

…Is A Classic Tale Of Mistaken Identity…

…Vigilante Justice…

…And REVENGE!!!

CLINT EASTWOOD

…Is At The Top Of His “Western” Game In This Little Number.

He Gets Falsely Accused Of Being A Rustler AND Murderer.

He Gets Strung-Up And Hanged By A Blood-Thirsty Vigilante-Mob.

And He SURVIVES!

The Rest Of The Film Centers On Ole CLINT…

…Who Takes Up The Position Of A DEPUTY MARSHAL…

…And Scours The Western-Landscape In Search Of The Men Who Hung-Him And Left Him For Dead.

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If You’re Looking For Classic Western FUN…

…And Just A Quality Bit Of Escapist FUN…

…Then This Flick…

“HANG ‘EM HIGH“

…May Just Be YOUR Type Of FUN!!!

ENJOY, KIDDIES!

ENJOY INDEED!!!

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DOUBLE SHOT EDITION: “My TWO Favorite Clint Eastwood Westerns, Are…”

“The OUTLAW

JOSEY WALES”

"The Outlaw Josey Wales", to ME, Stands-Out Above ALL Other Clint Eastwood Westerns. I've Always Felt It Was THE MOST HONEST and, therefore, THE MOST ENGAGING Turn Clint EVER Had In The Western Genera. PERIOD.

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“PALE

RIDER”

"Pale Rider", to ME, Was THE MOST FUN of ALL of Clint's Western Yarns. I Fell In Love With The Film At The Age of 5, and I Haven't Looked Back Since. Clint's "Preacher" is THE PERFECT Character For ANY Hardcore-Western-Fan. PERIOD.

Yes, I Know MOST Folks Stick With…

“The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly”

…And…

“Unforgiven”

…And I DO Love BOTH Of Those Films…

…BUT…

…When I Truly Want To Kick-It-Back…

…And Indulge Myself…

…And Lose Myself…

…I Find It IMPOSSIBLE To Go Against MYSELF.

I WANT MY FAVORITES.

PERIOD.

Can Ya Dig My Jive?

As Josey Wales Would Have Said…

“I

RECKON

SO.”

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