The Enforcer

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Yeah, it seems to me that the Dirty Harry movies are a lot better when they are trying to be fun, rather than trying to be serious. This one is the most overtly comic so far, and it's actually a little weird to see how far it's spun off from the original movie. This time Harry gets saddled with a feisty female partner, and of course they butt heads because Harry doesn't think a woman can do the job, but they end up forming a respect for each other, etc etc. It's a little corny, but still mostly amusing.

It's funny, I can't think of too many series where the first movie is my least favorite. I don't mean sequels that are better than the original, as that actually happens more often than people admit, but rather longer running series where the initial entry is the weakest. I felt that way about the Bourne series, but what else besides that? Dr. No isn't the best Bond movie, but it's not the worst either.

We still have Sudden Impact and The Dead Pool left to watch, so we'll see how it all tallies up.