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| re: Heartbreak Ridge (Posted on 2/6/13 at 9:57 am to teke184)
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Anyone who claims they've seen the worst Clint movie ever without mentioning City Heat as a contender is a fricking piker.
Good catch - I had, literally, blocked that movie from my memory.
On hindsight - (Clint has directed himself in the vast majority of films since Josey Wales), with Richard Benjamin directing a script based on a Blake Edwards story, City Heat, should have been better than it was. I think, ultimately, it comes down to chemistry - sometimes great ingredients just don't go together.
But, anyway, yeah, certainly should top the list of discussion of worst films with Clint Eastwood, at least since he became a bona fide star.
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mt1
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| re: Heartbreak Ridge (Posted on 2/6/13 at 10:00 am to junior)
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I enjoyed the hell out of Heartbreak ridge.
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| re: Heartbreak Ridge (Posted on 2/6/13 at 10:31 am to Godfather1)
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Worst war movie ever?
That would be Thin Red Line.
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| re: Heartbreak Ridge (Posted on 2/6/13 at 10:52 am to Godfather1)
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Worst war movie ever?
Not a good war movie.
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Worst Clint movie ever?
Come on man?!? This is solid old guy Clint, cussing and kicking young guy ass? How can you not like his role?
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Tchefuncte Tiger 
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| re: Heartbreak Ridge (Posted on 2/6/13 at 10:57 am to alajones)
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Now get the hell out of here. Because with all due respect, you're starting to bore the hell out of me.
This doesn't mean we're going to take warm showers 'til the wee hours of the morning. 
HBR is a quote factory.
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Well, you shouldn't litter Fag-eddi. It's ecologically unsound.
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davesdawgs 
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| re: Heartbreak Ridge (Posted on 2/6/13 at 10:59 am to Godfather1)
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Heartbreak Ridge
Worst war movie ever?
Not by a long shot.
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Papercutninja
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| re: Heartbreak Ridge (Posted on 2/6/13 at 11:04 am to BoardReader)
Growing up in house where my mom made me watch musicals (its a wonder I like the ladies), a musical with Clint Eastwood and Lee Marvin was a welcomed treat.
For those complaining about the realism of Heartbreak, then you clearly don't know jack about the lackadaisical post Vietnam military. It was about the clash of the old warriors and the punks too young to make the draft.
Plus his character's name was Highway! Seriously awesome!
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Tchefuncte Tiger
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| re: Heartbreak Ridge (Posted on 2/6/13 at 12:34 pm to Papercutninja)
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Growing up in house where my mom made me watch musicals (its a wonder I like the ladies), a musical with Clint Eastwood and Lee Marvin was a welcomed treat.
Paint Your Wagon. 
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Ace Midnight
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| re: Heartbreak Ridge (Posted on 2/6/13 at 3:16 pm to boxcarbarney)
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That would be Thin Red Line.
Yeah - got me thinking. Sean Penn + War Movie = Bad (I mentioned Casualties of War and now you drop Thin Red Line - they're Born on the Fourth of July-bad).
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alajones
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| re: Heartbreak Ridge (Posted on 2/6/13 at 3:23 pm to Papercutninja)
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Plus his character's name was Highway! Seriously awesome!
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My name's Gunnery Sergeant Highway and I've drunk more beer and banged more quiff and pissed more blood and stomped more arse that all of you numbnuts put together.
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America 
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| re: Heartbreak Ridge (Posted on 2/6/13 at 3:51 pm to junior)
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I enjoyed the hell out of Heartbreak ridge.
Seriously?!?! It was fricking horrible 
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alajones
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| re: Heartbreak Ridge (Posted on 2/6/13 at 3:56 pm to America)
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USA fan
Not buying it. Clearly a pinko.
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| re: Heartbreak Ridge (Posted on 2/6/13 at 4:01 pm to elprez00)
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Come on man?!? This is solid old guy Clint, cussing and kicking young guy ass? How can you not like his role?
Never said I didn't like the role of Gunny Highway.
But the acting from the supporting cast was some of the worst ever. Particularly the character of Chooz (who, in fairness, had some of the worst dialogue ever committed to film). But the whole platoon (including Lt. Ring) was horrible.
I agree w/ the earlier poster who said this movie is like a train wreck. It's God-awful, but you can't stop watching.
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alajones
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| re: Heartbreak Ridge (Posted on 2/6/13 at 4:07 pm to Godfather1)
I don't remember Chooz.
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Godfather1
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| re: Heartbreak Ridge (Posted on 2/6/13 at 4:15 pm to alajones)
The Sergeant Major.
See? He was so bad, you never even caught his name.
Clint's supporting cast blew this one for him. Clint himself is the film's one redeeming feature.
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Suck Out West
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| re: Heartbreak Ridge (Posted on 2/6/13 at 4:18 pm to alajones)
-Swede, say something to the man.
-I'm gonna tear your head off and shite down your neck.
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alajones
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| re: Heartbreak Ridge (Posted on 2/6/13 at 5:04 pm to Godfather1)
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The Sergeant Major.
He was awesome also.
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alajones
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| re: Heartbreak Ridge (Posted on 2/6/13 at 5:07 pm to alajones)
What are we, Chooz?
We're short-haired bastards with meat cleavers for pricks and kerosene for blood.
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| re: Heartbreak Ridge (Posted on 2/6/13 at 6:33 pm to alajones)
War movie?
Jesus. I thought it was a comedy. That's why I loved it.
Clint was pure awesome in this.
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| re: Heartbreak Ridge (Posted on 2/6/13 at 7:09 pm to Godfather1)
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Ah yes. Pardon me. I stand corrected.
It is like you weren't even trying man. Do some research.
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