I will announce that today is the best release day of the year. We have my favorite movie of all time, some classic Clint, and last year's best movie too.
Outlaw Josey Wales- Clint had already directed a handful of movies up until now but this is where he really came into his own and crafted what many people say is his best work. Clint's family is murdered by renegade soldiers and he then goes to fight in the Civil War. The war ends but Clint still has some unfinished business of avenging his family against those soldiers. A true classic.
"Dyin' ain't much of a living boy."
Every Which Way But Loose/ Any Which Way You Can- I love these double sets from Warner's, bravo to you. Clint switched gears a bit in the late 70s and wanted to try something different. Everyone advised against it but you do not tell Clint what to do and Every Which Way became his largest grossing movie at the time. Clint plays Philo Beddoe who is a truck driver by day and a bare knuckle fist fighter at night. Philo is climbing his way up the ranks but gets side tracked by a girl, Sondra Locke at that. The girl takes off and Philo sets off after her and it leads to quite an adventure. Great supporting cast of Eastwood regulars here along with the orangutan and you know what? The movie is really funny. "Are those guys coming after me? Those guys are coming AFTER me!"
Finally the Cones make a Western! I hope they make some more because they do not get much better then this. A remake of the John Wayne classic but it adheres to the novel much more as a very intelligent young girl's father is murdered by a drifter ranch hand and she sets out for revenge. She recruits the services of Marshal Rooster Cogburn because she likes the that he is more of a bring them back dead instead of alive type of Marshal. They get some assistance from Texas Ranger Matt Damon as he was already on the trail of the killer from Texas. Fantastic movie and and the the young Hailee Sreinfeld steals the show.
Mattie Ross: "But we promised to bury the poor soul inside!"
Rooster Cogburn: "Ground's too hard. Them men wanted a decent burial, they should have got themselves killed in summer."
Firefox /Heartbreak Ridge- Clint plays a air force spy that must enter Russia and steal their top secret plane. A bit of a stretch for Clint on this one but enjoyable non the less.
Clint plays Gunnery Sergeant Tom Highway who is a Marine at the end of his career and goes back to the town where he started his career and make amends with his ex-wife. Classic role and great action movie. " It means: Be advised. I'm mean, nasty and tired. I eat concertina wire and piss napalm and I can put a round in a flea's ass at 200 meters. So why don't you go hump somebody else's leg, mutt face, before I push yours in."
Still on Dexter 2 and Samcro 3. The Rangers have been playing better of late as they are up 2.5 games right now. Nice pitching except for the last two games.
Season of the Witch- I don't know why I want to see this. Is it to see how crazy Nick Cage gets or just to see how silly a sword movie can be. Oh, well I think it is because Ron Perlman is in it so that will serve as my gap until Sons of Anarchy Season Four starts in September.
