The very first review I read here on IMDb for "Dirty Harry" mentions how the Netflix streaming version is particularly dark and muddy. I'll attest to that having seen it just the other day, and it brings down one's appreciation for the film somewhat. This is the flick that took Clint Eastwood from being a spaghetti Western vigilante into a modern day, big city vigilante, if that's how one's political sensibilities wants to characterize it. I could care less whether Harry Callahan (Eastwood) quizzed criminals on whether he fired five shots or six, the fact that he got the bad guy is all that matters to me. It seems we've been battling about the rights of criminals over victims for a long time now, so it's not surprising that guys like Harry Callahan and Paul Kersey find an audience that lets folks cheer for the good guys. After a half century gone by now since the movie's release, it's reputation might be just a tad better than the original product by now, but it's still sweet to hear Harry ask some punk - "Are you feeling lucky?"
Review of Dirty Harry
