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Posted on 3/30/17 at 11:52 pm
Posted by sparkinator
Lake Claiborne
Member since Dec 2007
4468 posts
Posted on 3/30/17 at 11:52 pm
Sitting back and watching it now and was wondering What everyone's thoughts were on this movie.

What a really good movie. Doesn't get a lot of airplay, which is a shame. It's got it's corny parts too, but it's great at what it is, just a action packed cop movie. Sure it's not groundbreaking (really just a repackaged Dirty Harry) but to me it has a better soundtrack, and a better supporting cast. And Rachel Ward is at her finest.

It's a damn shame Burt Reynolds couldn't get more roles in movies like this and deliverance. He really was a good actor, when he had was given a descent platform.
Posted by White Roach
Member since Apr 2009
9461 posts
Posted on 3/31/17 at 1:07 am to
All I remember about that movie is how fine Domino was and how fricking crazy/scary the assassin guy was. It's been about 30 or 35 years since I've seen it.
Posted by BigAppleTiger
New York City
Member since Dec 2008
10390 posts
Posted on 3/31/17 at 1:09 am to
quote:

He really was a good actor, when he had was given a descent platform.




He could really sink to all levels.
Posted by udtiger
Over your left shoulder
Member since Nov 2006
99196 posts
Posted on 3/31/17 at 6:11 am to
Love this movie. Torture scene was rough.

Really gained an appreciation for backlighting and silhouettes.
Posted by kywildcatfanone
Wildcat Country!
Member since Oct 2012
119536 posts
Posted on 3/31/17 at 7:00 am to
Isn't that the movie with the Albino bad guy? Creeped me out as a kid.
Posted by runforrestrun
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2013
819 posts
Posted on 3/31/17 at 7:55 am to
As a side note... The scene where the guy falls out of the window of the office building broke a record for the longest fall for a stuntman or something like that. I remember watching "Thats Incredible" when I was a kid & they did a long story about it.
Posted by TigrrrDad
Member since Oct 2016
7144 posts
Posted on 3/31/17 at 10:57 am to
Loved that movie. I watched it so many times on cable in my teen years. Domino was so incredibly hot. Easily one of my top 3 Reynolds movies. It's one of my favorite movies from that era. Another I loved from that same era that I always rewatched on cable was Dressed to Kill with Michael Caine...and the Angie Didkinson shower scene.
Posted by WhiskeyPapa
Member since Aug 2016
9277 posts
Posted on 3/31/17 at 12:15 pm to
Posted by League Champs
Bayou Self
Member since Oct 2012
10340 posts
Posted on 3/31/17 at 12:34 pm to
It's a favorite
Posted by LSUDonMCO
Orlando
Member since Dec 2003
6889 posts
Posted on 3/31/17 at 12:50 pm to
"You know what the worst thing is? You're from out of state!"
Posted by L.A.
The Mojave Desert
Member since Aug 2003
61338 posts
Posted on 3/31/17 at 9:25 pm to
The William Diehl book the movie is based on is a pretty good read.
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