Hotload: I have enjoyed virtually EVERY Clint Eastwood movie - for a couple of reasons: #1 is, he literally saved my life when I was a youngster and #2 he is a great actor and has a great screen presence.
Let me explain the life saving situation.
When I was 6 or 7 years old my slightly older friends dared me to jump off of the high board at the local swim place.
Well I finally was chided enough to take the plunge and sure enough I took in a ton of water and began drowning and was unable to get to safety.
Who swims up and yanks me from the water but Clinton Eastwood Jr.!
He also gave me a lecture and forbade me from jumping off either diving board (the low or the high) until I was able to swim 3 laps of the pool without stopping.
I always said hello to him when he was the on duty lifeguard at that swimming place after that - it also never failed that a young woman or two would be swooning around him that summer.
If I had to pick a favorite movie of his I would have to go with "Unforgiven".
But for pure emotional impact I was "touched" by the original Dirty Harry.
In fact I was asked to leave the theatre by the manager just after I answered out loud Dirty Harry's question "Do you feel lucky punk" with an unprofessional and very inappropriate for a mixed race audience - "SHOOT THAT N----R"!
I also very much enjoyed and was very surprised by Gran Torino.
Long live Clint Eastwood.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy
VarmintGuy - Don't think I ever saw a bad Eastwood movie, but some I enjoyed more than others.
