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A rape victim is exacting revenge on her aggressors in a small town outside San Francisco. "Dirty" Harry Callahan, on suspension for angering his superiors (again), is assigned to the case. Once again Clint Eastwood brings on the guns, the action and most of all? the one liners in the 4th film of the Dirty Harry series 'Sudden Impact' i mean what is there to say that hasn't been said? This movie is just amazing, it's action packed, it's full of suspense and thriller and just never stops having you at the edge of your seat. If you loved the previous installments you're going to love this one as well, trust me pal. (10/10)
The Grand Master
Clint Eastwood returns as Inspector Harry Callahan for the fourth time in Sudden Impact. You know what to expect when you see Harry Callahan return. It's no surprise that he does what he does best, dishing out his own unorthodox brand of justice with his Smith & Wesson .44 Magnum. Regardless, it's always great to see Clint Eastwood light up the screen as Harry Callahan and the series has always been a pleasure to watch. The Dirty Harry series has a reputation for being violent, but Sudden Impact is noticeably darker than the previous movies with some unsettling moments.SFPD Inspector Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) yet again finds himself in hot water with his superiors, judges, the media and the mayor for breaking rules and police procedures which sees various criminals walk free from court, a crime boss suffering a heart attack, and it's also no surprise that Inspector Callahan finds himself to be a target for retribution. His superiors including Captain Briggs (Bradford Dillman who appeared as Captain McKay in The Enforcer) and Lieutenant Donnelly (Michael Currie) decide that enough is enough and assign Callahan to a sleepy coastal town named San Paulo to follow up on a homicide investigation in which a man is found shot in the groin and head in his own car. San Paolo Police Chief Lester Jannings (Pat Hingle) is far from impressed having Callahan in his town, seeing him as nothing more than a big city hotshot who has no place in his town. When further killings occur, it is revealed that the person responsible for the deaths is Jennifer Spencer (Sondra Locke). Spencer is seeking revenge against the rapists responsible for the rape of her and her sister years ago which left her sister in a vegetative state. The rapists which include Mick (Paul Drake) and Ray Parkins (Audrie J. Neenan) find out that they are being targeted for the rape that occurred years ago and seek to track down the secret vigilante before they are next. Callahan must also find the link as to who is behind the killings and why they are occurring.It's always a pleasure to see Clint Eastwood return as his iconic character "Dirty" Harry Callahan, who although may be older but stands firm with his unorthodox ways of dealing with criminals his way. Clint Eastwood also sits in the director's chair for the only time in the Dirty Harry series. Sondra Locke (who was CLint Eastwood's partner at the time) does well as the embittered rape victim Jennifer Spencer who has vowed revenge against her rapists. We also see the return of Bradford Dillman (albeit a different character) and Albert Popwell returns for the fourth time in the Dirty Harry series as Callahan's friend Horace King. This time, Popwell plays a good guy after playing the ill fated bank robber in Dirty Harry (1971), a pimp in Magnum Force (1973), and a revolutionary leader in The Enforcer (1976).Sudden Impact also introduces the now iconic line "Go ahead, make my day". This occurred in a stand off between Callahan and a robber, daring him to shoot his hostage. The catchphrase meant that if the hostage died, the robber would be next as Callahan would be more than happy to take him down.Sudden Impact is a welcome addition to the Dirty Harry series, and well worth watching Clint Eastwood return as his iconic character.7/10.
Idiot-Deluxe
"Go ahead - make my day" "Remember that "cock-shot stiff" out by the cliffhouse" "How the hell was I supposed to know he was going to vapor-lock" "Yeah, you're a legend in your own mind / Goddamn you Callahan!""Listen Punk! To me you're nothing but dog sh*t, yah understand and a lot of things can happen to dog sh*t, it it can be scraped up with a shovel off the ground, it can dry up and blow away in the wind or it can be stepped on and squashed - so take my advice be careful where the dog sh*t's you!"Sudden Impact, the 3rd (and best) sequel of the Dirty Harry franchise was released in December of 1983, which was sort of a down period for good old Clint, as several of his films of that era are not that good, some throw-away's even; but Sudden Impact is a great one and surely is the best of Eastwood's early-80's out-put.Directed by the man himself, Sudden Impact comes brimming with action and humor and has, on a intermittent basis, some of the best dialog in the series. The movie is studded with several sequences where Harry just happens to be at the right place at the right time to take out the trash, but more often than not he's targeted by an ongoing assortment of street punks, mobsters, psychopaths, rapists and even a couple of smarmy rogue-fisherman - you'll find it's palate of foe's is more widely varied than any other Dirty Harry film. The first half-hour is largely Harry just taking out the trash, which is great and always a blast to watch, but after that the movies plot starts to solidify.Sudden Impact is a tale of revenge, sweet revenge and is one of only a handful of films out there that features a female serial-killer; played by Sandra Locke (Clint's fling at the time). Locke's pale skin and dark eyes gave her the right look for the role, she's especially effective when staring down her victims. A dark and violent film and the most violent of all the Dirty Harry films and yet oddly Sudden Impact doesn't pack the highest kill-count of the series, that distinction goes to Magnum Force. Like others have mentioned, the film absolutely revels in a dark and murky morass that's overflowing with deliciously evil characterizations and over-the-top portrayals by a few highly odious, low-life, criminal scoundrels who form a loose-knit gang in the coastal region of San Paulo, California; I believe that's south of San Fran - the home of Harry. You see in this movie, Harry's being targeted by so many people, that his bosses get fed up with all the noise that invariably follows Inspector Callahan, so they assign him to a case outside of San Fransicsco - in San Paulo. On the matter of his bosses, Sudden Impact probably has the best of those familiar scenes, where Harry quarrels with his so-called superiors back at the station. In other words those testy, tersely-worded, clamoring for leverage harangue's, that ALWAYS revolve around Harry's unique (and often blunt and to the point) policing methods.The pace of the film is efficient, but not necessarily fast and everything seems to fit together well, meaning no scene is wasted or unnecessary. As I mentioned before Sudden Impact is notably potent in conveying/depicting a certain over-riding and distinctively odious criminal element, that REALLY permeates the movie - especially in the second half. It's as if you're utterly basking in it's sleaze - it's that thick. There are several key aspects that color this film a dark shade, such as: It takes place primarily at night (particurlarly in the latter half) which literally adds to the pervasive darkness that this film so potently emotes, there's the sick and oily presence of Ray Parkins - the evil, ugly, red-headed, lesbian, witch (I LOVE her crooked witchey smile!) and her cast of evil henchmen to revel in and on the audible side of the spectrum you have Lalo Schifrin's tersely phrased strings, their musical needlings effectively coat everything in a prickly, icy layer of suspense; when combined these elements effectively increase the films overall dark and menacing quality. Basically, when the sun set's Clint Eastwood did a great job in portraying San Paulo as: A Nighted Hellrealm of Scum and Villainy...... that also includes a merry-go-round.I can't stress enough just how many fun sequences this movie packs, some of these highly colorful encounters qualify as "mini-epic's" in and of themselves and show-off Harry being Harry to great effect. My intuition tells me that Clint had a really fun time making this movie and at that time the world was way over-due for some more Dirty Harry. It's a crying shame he took till 1983 to do so - that's a good 7 to 7 and half years after the previous Dirty movie, 1976's "The Enforcer". He should have made more. ***After reading some of the other reviews, it's funny how many English panty-waist's were offended by this movie - I counted several of them. LOL!***Miscellaneous Observation's: Eastwood's old chum Albert Popwell makes yet another appearance, this time as a good guy.Harry gets a new 44 Magnum, an upgrade of a sort. (I'll always see the 44 -revolver- as THE Dirty Harry gun) In the movies opening minutes, no scene in all of cinema uses the word "punk!" more effectively, then what Harry does during the "elevator scene".Harry's so potent this time around, that he dispatches an enemy using -only- some well chosen words and an envelope full of blank paper; apparently he's now as enwisened as he is dirty.
