The Dead Pool
1988 Directed by Buddy Van Horn
Synopsis
Dirty Harry Just Learned A New Game.
Dirty Harry Callahan returns for his final film adventure. Together with his partner Al Quan, he must investigate the systematic murder of actors and musicians. By the time Harry learns that the murders are a part of a sick game to predict the deaths of celebrities before they happen, it may be too late...
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Probably because of my adoration for the original, I have fond thoughts towards almost all of the sequels to Dirty Harry. The Dead Pool was aparticularly daft but entertaining Harry Callahan film with a cast of stars that, back then, were anything but.
In this one, Callahan notches himself a new Asian partner (that's another ethnicity chalked off for the man who hates everybody) to do some occasional roundhouse kicking while he sticks with the trusty Magnum. He's on the hunt for a murderer who has decided not to play the dead pool fairly and is finishing off people on it himself.
Really, the only remarkable thing in this film is the car chase. If you want to be picky…
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Part of Clintfest '13
Have you ever wanted to hear Clint call Liam Neeson "love"? Stupid question, of course you have.
Received wisdom has it that the Dirty Barry movies follow the law of diminishing returns. I disagree. The Enforcer, a daft, gimmicky flick pairing Clint with a female sidekick, is far more entertaining than Magnum Force - which squanders a fine premise and has no concept of its own muddled worldview - while the widely-reviled swansong, The Dead Pool, for all its many and glaring faults, is a whole lot easier to take than the disgusting rape revenge movie that preceded it, Sudden Impact.
Yes, the story here about a serial killer is daft (even with its then-novel twist),…
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The fifth and final instalment of the Dirty Harry franchise. Eastwood is back as Harry Callahan in a bit of an unusual outing. This is Dirty Harry meets "Theatre of Blood" (Douglas Hickox, 1973) where Harry is battling a delusional maniac with a death list that has Harry's name on it.
This is standard fare in the world of Dirt Harry. He upsets his superiors who want him off the streets and behind a desk. Of course, this does not sit well with Harry, especially after he's forced to co-operate with the press, enter Patricia Clarkson an ambitious journalist who wants Harry's story.
This is actually quite an enjoyable film and does hold up slightly better than the other sequels. It is a bit cheesy but will pass a Friday or Saturday evening just fine. Also, Jim Carrey plays a very small role as a drug addled rock star, well worth watching just for him.
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Dirty Harry once again limps onto the screen in this his fifth and final case.
Only notable for Liam Neeson sporting the worst ponytail in movie history and a very early appearance by one James (Jim) Carrey.
All the sequels have achieved is to tarnish the original Dirty Harry (1971), personnally I'd watch the first only and leave the rest in the supermarket bargain bins where they belong.
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We’re now deep in the 80’s and rest assured, this movie won’t let you forget it.
We get to see a young Jim Carrey acting mental and lip-synching to „Welcome to the Jungle” by Guns n’ Roses during the filming of some The Exorcist inspired music video, directed by Liam Neeson.
Watching it now, it seems sort of delightfully bizarre, but back then?
It’s also a decent commentary on celebrity pressure and violent movies influencing people to be violent.
Overall, a fast and entertaining movie, cheesy, but with at least some substance."Well, opinions are like assholes. Everybody has one."
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Buddy Van Horn's "The Dead pool" was the fifth Harry Callahan movie and last part of the beloved action thriller series. I've always had huge troubles of actually deciding which one of the four sequels of the original "Dirty Harry" (1971) is the very best and which one's the worst because I sort of like 'em all. Of course the easiest solution would be to simply claim that every new sequel was a bit worse than the previous since even Clint himself confessed that perhaps he made couple of Harry Callahan films too many.
Well, he was only 41 years old in the first Harry flick and 58 in this so that should tell something. Only reason to shoot "The…
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Part of Clintfest '13
Have you ever wanted to hear Clint call Liam Neeson "love"? Stupid question, of course you have.
Received wisdom has it that the Dirty Barry movies follow the law of diminishing returns. I disagree. The Enforcer, a daft, gimmicky flick pairing Clint with a female sidekick, is far more entertaining than Magnum Force - which squanders a fine premise and has no concept of its own muddled worldview - while the widely-reviled swansong, The Dead Pool, for all its many and glaring faults, is a whole lot easier to take than the disgusting rape revenge movie that preceded it, Sudden Impact.
Yes, the story here about a serial killer is daft (even with its then-novel twist),…
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Meh, a few good lines. Pleased the series ended here.
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(zum glück) wieder besser als der 4.
Unfreiwillig komische, ja - sogar lächerliche, Verfolgungsjagd mit einem ferngesteuerten Spielzeugauto mit Sprengstoff an Bord. Es stirbt diesmal kein Partner.
Insgesamt unwürdiges Ende der Reihe. -
So-so entry in the Dirty Harry series.
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This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.
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Pretty good but a little silly.
With Jim Carrey and Liam Neeson. -
The Dirty Harry series in typically generic fashion with Eastwood doing his thing. The script is far more focused than some previous installments but this still fails to live up to the mastery that was Siegel's first film. Although this film is notable for a car chase involving a toy car, Liam Neeson as a douchebag film director and an early appearance by Jim Carrey as a junkie rockstar.
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“The Dead Pool” is the final Dirty Harry movie and I almost hate that it is included in the franchise; it is by far the weakest of the lot. Harry is still dealing with his conflict with the justice system but for once he is popular and is becoming uncomfortably famous. There are plenty of tough-guy lines and it is an interesting premise but overall the movie just isn’t great…watchable for the interesting parts but lacking on the whole.
While not billed as a comedic performance, Jim Carrey lip-syncing “Welcome to the Jungle” is pretty funny, as is Liam Neeson’s rat-tail hair. And then there is the radio-controlled car chasing Harry around San Francisco is it memorable but maybe not…