Jeanskynebu
the audience applauded
SpuffyWeb
Sadly Over-hyped
Pluskylang
Great Film overall
AnhartLinkin
This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.
adonis98-743-186503
Dirty Harry Callahan must stop a sick secret contest to murder local celebrities, which includes himself as a target. The Dead Pool is definitely better than it gets credit for and once again Clint Eastwood was just awesome (that ending was badass admit it), Patricia Clarkson did a pretty good job as the reporter and i really liked both Liam Neeson and even Jim Carrey in a role unlike anything he is usually known for. The Dirty Harry Franchise is action at it's best and also Clint Eastwood keeps proving again and again that in the end? Age is truly just a small, pathetic and forgettable zero number. (10/10) (A+)
Wuchak
RELEASED IN 1988 and directed by Buddy Van Horn, "The Dead Pool" stars Clint Eastwood as a no-nonsense San Francisco detective who tracks down a serial killer linked to a horror film production directed by horror maestro Peter Swan (Liam Neeson). Patricia Clarkson plays a pesky TV reporter turned romantic interest while Evan C. Kim appears as Harry's new Asian partner. David Hunt is also on hand.I'm a fan of all five of the Dirty Harry films, which are as follows: "Dirty Harry" (1971), "Magnum Force" (1973), "The Enforcer" (1976), "Sudden Impact" (1983) and "The Dead Pool" (1988)."Magnum Force" is my favorite, a rare case where the sequel is superior to the original, while the first film is my least preferred, although I still like it. I just think the stories in the four sequels have more story drive and better characters. "Dirty Harry" seems languid and hollow by comparison, but it gets points for being the original film and establishing the series."The Dead Pool" is pretty much on par with "The Enforcer" and "Sudden Impact." The highlights include: The horror movie production angle with Neeson as the eccentric, fireball director; Clarkson's hotness; the kick-axx Asian partner; a couple of cameos by the original Guns n' Roses; and, most of all, the amusing toy car chase through the streets of San Francisco, which is an homage/spoof of the car chase in "Bullitt" (1968). Unfortunately, the climax with the killer is curiously dull, albeit serviceable.THE FILM RUNS 91 minutes and was shot in San Francisco, California. THE SCRIPT was written by Steve Sharon from the story by Sharon, Durk Pearson & Sandy Shaw.GRADE: B
kvnmsmth
This movie is disappointing in so many ways - cheesy 80s synth music; over-the-top acting by Neeson and Carrey; disjointed plotting (what does the Mob angle got to do with anything?), ridiculous radio control car chase gimmick, etc. But the real problem is the lack of a strong villain. Actually, there is no actual villain for most of this film. And certainly not a villain worthy of Dirty Harry - think instead of Scorpio from Dirty Harry. While most aspects of The Dead Pool are sub-par, all that mess remains moot given the lack of a strong foil to the force that is Dirty Harry Callahan.
SnoopyStyle
"Dirty Harry" Callahan (Clint Eastwood) is publicly credited with putting mob boss Lou Janero in prison. He is put on a list, the Dead Pool. He is ambushed and Callahan kills a bunch of bad guys. He's assigned a new partner Al Quan (Evan Kim) to watch his back. Rock star Johnny Squares (Jim Carrey) is a drug-addicted drunken mess and he is murdered while on a video shoot directed by Peter Swan (Liam Neeson). After shooting a bunch of stickup guys at a Chinese restaurant, Harry finds a list of names including his and Johnny Squares'. Reporter Samantha Walker (Patricia Clarkson) breaks the news of the Dead Pool which Swan participates in. He goes out with Samantha and is ambushed once again. A man claiming to be Swan kills movie critic Molly Fisher who is on Swan's list. The killer uses remote control cars to blow up people including an attempt on Harry.Dirty Harry turns into something campy. It starts with Jim Carrey as a rock star. Harry is shooting every bad guy in this thing. Then the killer uses a remote control car in one of the sillier car chases in the streets of San Francisco. Finally the killer turns out to be a random crazy Swan fan and Harry shoots him with a harpoon. If this was any other character, I would laugh. This is Dirty Harry and that allows some shoot 'em up fun.
