Dirty Harry Collection

the set i got appears to be printed in Portuguese. but they play fine on American disc players and default to English on screen. the picture quality is beautifully preserved. you have to read the fine print at the bottom to tell which disc is which movie.

Excellent, complete, collection and yes it plays properly in North America.

Before everything became politically correct, movies were funny and enjoyable. Dirty Harry series is no exception.It was great to watch them again. See how movies used to be made, when Hollywood wasn't so jammed up inside themselves.The special effects...believable and not so over done. Raw and powerful.Storylines are mostly good as well. And its Clint Eastwood. This showcases why he became the icon he is today.

When I was young I was not allowed to see Dirty Harry movies. First, they are violent, have nudity, and an irreverent disrespect for the law, or at least that was what the mood was like in the 1970s and 1980s when these were being made. But the iconic nature of these films should not be dismissed. The contentious relationship between a rules-averse cop and his irate, red-faced Lieutenant has been parodied and copied in countless films, including "So I Married An Axe Murderer" where Anthony LaPaglia is the cop who WANTS his Lieutenant to be brutal and mean, but Alan Arkin as the Lieutenant, a natural sweetheart, tries to accommodate LaPaglia, but fails - he's just not mean-natured. The wonderful Police Squad TV series parodied these films too, most notably in scenes where Frank Drebin crashes his car into trash barrels every time he pulls up to a curb. But this just speaks to how ingrained in our culture these films have become. They are excellent films in their own right, and show off San Francisco beautifully with panoramic shots of the city which actually are integral to the storytelling.The films are beautifully scored by Lalo Schifrin, (who also wrote the original theme to Mission: Impossible), with period music that fit the era, but never enters into the cheesy, even retrospectively. Beautiful.The stories are hard, and while they may seem cliche now, they were not then. They only appear to be cliche now because these films were so eagerly and frequently copied.Look for brief but notable cameos by Rob Reiner and Suzanne Summers, and also get a kick out of the fact that Albert Popwell plays different roles in 4 of the 5 films, and when he's encountered in the second film, Harry asks him "Where do I know you from?"I can't say enough about these films.

It was great to have this complete collection of Dirty Harry and on Blu Ray. I had almost forgotten about these movies since they came out when I was just a young boy but had to check them all out since watching some of Clint’s more recent movies such as The Mule, Bloodwork, and Gran Torino which were excellent movies. Also check out High Plains Drifter, Outlaw Josie Wales as well as Clint’s Director credits such as Jersey Boys.

Very clear copies. No issues so far with Dirty Harry.

This is the quintessential set to own. The color and sound are pristene (I have surround sound) And as you already know these films are never boring,becuase the the Clint Eastwood effect never fails to thrill the viwer! Highly recommended.

I don't know what to say. You know what you're buying if you get this. It's Dirty Harry.Dirty Harry: "You don't think we're just gonna let you walk out of here do you?"Thug: "What you mean, 'we' sucka?"Dirty Harry: "Smith, Wesson, & Me!" BANG BANG BANG BANG