Gritty Realistic 70s Action/Dramas...

[killer must kill again Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close killer must kill again]

speaking of misogynistic, I recently revisited the enforcer (1976) ... holy shit, women's rights activists would run amok if this gets ever shown on the big screen again. I especially enjoyed the encounter with mrs. grey.

[Matt H. Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Matt H.]

"Hit the deck, you sonuvabitch!"

[Paul L Scholar of Sleaze Find all posts View Profile Close Paul L]

I watched this based on your recommendation and all I can say is... wow. This is such a bleak, nightmarish film and you could almost classify it as horror. It has the best performance I've seen from Sean Connery and the music and cinematography is stellar.

*SPOILER*

I'm pretty sure it's meant to be ambiguous, but do you think Connery was a pedophile or just completely messed up from everything he'd seen over the years?

I've watched the film I don't know how many times over the past twenty-five years or so (since I first saw it) and I oscillate from one interpretation to the other. I guess the only conclusion I've drawn from it is that part of the 'point' of the picture is that you can never know what lurks within someone else's soul (eg, Johnson's wife being unaware, or completely uninterested, in the cases that haunt her husband) - thus the lack of conclusiveness regarding Ian Bannen's character's relationship with the crime (did he assault the girl or not?) :)

[Paul L Scholar of Sleaze Find all posts View Profile Close Paul L]

"Hit the deck, you sonuvabitch!"

The moment at the end of the picture when Callahan fires the rocket launcher at one of the villains whilst calling him a 'fuckin' fruit' always makes my jaw hit the floor.

But it's all 'very stylish' ;)

[Marshall Crist Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Marshall Crist]

I just blind-ordered THE DRIVER. It gets here Friday. Also looking forward to the new Blu-ray of THE LAUGHING POLICEMAN.

[Randy G Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Randy G]

Don't think you'll regret the blind buy of THE DRIVER.

[Marshall Crist Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Marshall Crist]

Yeah, that was good.

[Paul L Scholar of Sleaze Find all posts View Profile Close Paul L]

THE DRIVER is a great film.

[Marshall Crist Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Marshall Crist]

Watched THE LAUGHING POLICEMAN and also really enjoyed it. Much more deliberately-paced, but I was able to just chill and absorb the 70s atmosphere and performances. And damn, the other trailers on that disc. Now I gotta see REPORT TO THE COMMISIONER.

[Randy G Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Randy G]

REPORT is good. Another grim little 70s gem. How many of these did they crank out in the decade?

[Marshall Crist Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Marshall Crist]

We need to watch Night of the Juggler.

3.5 years later and still not on disc as far as I can tell. WTF?

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

So far as I can tell, you're correct. And I agree, WTF indeed!

[Randy G Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Randy G]

Yeah odd that it hasn't even been given some kind of archive release.

[Mark Tolch Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mark Tolch]

Watched JUGGLER based on the love here. Holy shit, what a blast.

[Alison Jane Girl Boss Jane Find all posts View Profile Close Alison Jane]

Still haven't seen it.