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Overall Rating
3.19

Awesome: 8.33%
Worth A Look: 25%
Average47.22%
Pretty Bad: 16.67%
Total Crap: 2.78%

2 reviews, 24 user ratings


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by Dill Havarti

"Now here's a switch. Let's make movie filled with tension."
3 stars

The military world my grandfathers had lived in their entire lives was taking a new shape, one that scared them because they didn't understand it. In reality, all battefields were shifting. Politics were as devisive as ever, and the leadership stronghold of a generation was beginning to come apart.

In the simplest terms, naval power was losing it's
place as the most powerful military force. Planes
were about to start winning the wars of the world.
It was a difficult period to understand for my
parents. But it was especially difficult for my
grandfathers.

(Re) enter Clint Eastwood. As if the guy wasn't
huge enough already, he had to go and show he
could direct, too. The film was a bit of a
challenge to get off the ground, if I recall
correctly. It was especially difficult for the
Director of Photography I'm sure, as Mr. Eastwood
relied on a lighting style that was pretty
realistic. The implication of action was relied
upon heavily, with a great portion of the film
shot in darkness.

The story Mr. Eastwood picked was a nerve-pincher
for sure. He used the unsettling prospect of an
invisible weapon able to deliver death from above
for which we, the great US of A, had no system of
detection. Red Scare was still a real threat, and
the film took our commie fears to a character
level.

Not a really great film, in the end. The first in
a long line of works by Mr. Eastwood that keep
showing his maturing prowess as a director, for
better or worse.

Truly the most notable thing about the film was the lighting. It's like a horror film, almost. Truly unique amongst it's peers for the cinematography aspects.

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User Comments

2/04/08 Pamela White Clint is the only reason to see this more than once 3 stars
12/08/07 Screwball Dull ! 2 stars
9/28/07 mr.mike recall liking it more than most people -or critics- did. 4 stars
12/29/06 David Pollastrini not eastwoods best 3 stars
8/13/05 Ric Some good aerial chases towards the end, but Blue Thunder is way more fun than this flick. 3 stars
5/01/04 y2mckay Boring as hell until he (finally) steals the plane. Way longer than it needed to be. 2 stars
12/25/03 Sugarfoot BORING! 1 stars
12/04/03 john a guilty pleasure good in parts but an awful score 3 stars
9/27/03 Ross Glenn Solid spy flick with great cinematography 4 stars
9/23/03 Sam Moszynski A few slow moments, but still enjoyable. 4 stars
6/27/03 cochese I must agree, better than any Bond film. A must see for any spy lover. 5 stars
3/19/03 Jack Sommersby The flying scenes are nifty, but the endless minutes leading up to them are deathly dull. 2 stars
10/24/02 Charles Tatum Great change of pace for Eastwood 5 stars
9/25/02 Steve If you ever read the novel back in the late 70's, you would appreciate this film. 4 stars
7/19/02 Shams Huque A good film. 4 stars
1/21/02 Hatten A deliberately-plotted espionage/action flick, perhaps Eastwood's most misunderstood film. 5 stars
11/06/01 Richard B. Ford great spy flick; better then Bond 4 stars
6/27/01 R.W. Welch Not bad but too far-fetched to really get into. 3 stars
11/28/00 Cristopher Revilla average spy film, still it was a pretty cool plane 4 stars
6/12/00 happyhappyjoyjoy You have to like how they killed most of the good guys 4 stars
5/19/00 tank An experiment in the Eastwood oeuvre. His worst film. 2 stars
12/04/98 Lord Of The Dunce Without the crappy effects, it was still weak as warm milk. 2 stars
12/01/98 Silent Rob I've always liked this film for it's rather accurate approach to espionage. So-so FX! 4 stars
11/30/98 Steve McCune Fake plane; predictable story. 2 stars
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  02-Feb-1982 (PG)

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  02-Jul-1982 (PG)




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