he's aging like certain action scenes in the movies. In slow motion. (an old Movie with Clint Eastwood in it, that I love is Big Country) EDIT CORRECTION: Big Country has Charlton Heston in it. NOT Clint Eastwood.
@@chrisw6164 That's the one! Peck is the lead, but Eastwood is in it too. On Wait! Dang it! I'm Wrong. It has Charton Heston in it! NOT Eastwood! (I guess I confused the two for a second there.) Sorry. My mistake.
well if you watched it be unforgivin but this beats that for me. but john malch playing off him is what does it for me. Like when they can't get the trace as the tentlephine gets higher and rips the phone out of the socket and is like god dammit. Sells that whole scene perfect
John Markovich is 34 in Empire of the sun movie. And has Christian Bale at 13 years old in it too. It is about a British boy is separated from his family at the start of World War II. Amidst shortage of food and no means of survival, he is eventually interned in a Japanese POW camp.
Great movie! I was working as a painter when this movie came out. Out of nowhere, the boss shows up and says, “hey, clean up. I'm taking you guys to a movie.” There was 5 of us. It happened to be this movie. Not only was it a good movie, but it now also holds a special memory for me.
John Malkovich is one of the coolest human beings alive, the man has acting skills that are fucking legendary, no actor in history has even come close to matching his level of intensity on screen, and its one of Eastwood's best performances since Unforgiven, i absolutely LOVE this film, such an underrated classic.
Clint Eastwood still makes movies today even at 91. This is a true movie lover and it will be a sad day when he dies. I hope he lives a healthy 20 years.
A healthy 20 years or ANOTHER healthy 20 years? Because number 1, Clint has already surpassed 20 years and number 2, I doubt he will live to 111 years old, LOL.
At my local video rental store there used to be a section called ‘Gavins Favourites’ where the owner displayed the movies he loved best. ‘In The Line Of Fire’ was always there. That’s how I ended up watching it. I miss renting movies.
I hope you understand what joy these older movie reviews bring to a generation frustrated with modern writing and film making? Your true romance video alone has sent me down a rabbit hole I forgot I loved so much. So thank you, Drinker! 🍻
Preach brother, I immediately watched True romance after that. The Drinker's taste in films is impeccable - if only Hollywood of today could find what it had when it made these films.
Having burned through our collection long ago being locked in our homes for a year, we eventually turned to the services and watched whatever they had going on. Now I'm hunting down groupings of real classics. We watched the old monster movies from the 30s. We watched the Mad Max movies. Right now we're watching the Rocky movies. There's so much good stuff out there and they want to keep making crap like She Man. I also watched The Outpost on Drinker's recommendation. What a movie.
@@TheSchaef47 I did exactly the Same. I even went as far as setting up a daily tv schedule with 80s/90s Saturday morning cartoon, afternoon TV shows and movie classics leading back to the 20s. A also went on a grindhouse and classic monster movie binge. Being roughly the same age as the Drinker, these reviews spark nostalgia more than anything Hollywood has produced over the past few years.
A or of people probably think Eastwood movies are boring, but that is because he treats films with respect. The action is not everything, the story matters.
One of the most magnificently manly movies. And yet the best part of the movie is when Clint is crying talking about how he failed to save JFK. A kings guard failing to save his King. There must be no worst feeling, esp. when it's someone you love and respect.
@@PHDiaz-vv7yo That reminds me I often see in reactions and boards posts women not feeling Casablanca while guys go crazy for it. And my girlfriend said "I think I understand it now, Casablanca is a chick flick for men". And somehow these words felt so right. lol I think In the Line of Fire is the same way, it knows how to capture the hearts of men. Field of Dreams as well. When Clint cries, we get it. Even when he says "I never thought much about all the plot theories". I mean even I, I don't think Oswald acted alone but only a true man's man would think this was the act of one guy and think "all that crap is bullshit". Cause that was how men thought in those days. Like my uncle burning plastic in the fireplace outside and 16 yars old me back in the day saying to him "don't you think about the environment?" and him looking at me with a little smile and continuing his work like I didn't say anything.
Eastwood is such a legend. The old saying "they don't make 'em like that anymore" really rings true in this case. He's a man from a different Era and a sterling ambassador for his generation. Gonna be a sad day when departs.
This is perhaps the most underrated movie of the 90s! This movie was awesome! It had a great plot, awesome villain, suspenseful events, and great character moments! And let’s not forget, Eastwood took down Jigsaw in this movie! How is it that the Drinker hits all my favorite childhood movies right on the head? Thank you sir!
Never thought I'd see this film get recognition. Upon my first viewing it immediately became a repeat favorite. A very overlooked gem in Clints huge catalog. In my top 10 crime thrillers list!
Why do so many people call this movie overlooked? It got a lot of attention when it came out and was shown on tv a lot for at least a decade and a half
@@milton7763 it actually was a successful movie but i wasnt aware of it at the time and since then i have never ever seen it talked about among clints great films nor anywhere for that matter. It may be well regarded then and even now but in my view its mostly become obscure as with many successful films of the 90s.
@@justj2440 Firefox isn't a great film or anything just a favorite from childhood. Heartbreak Ridge is another good one from the 80's he plays a drill Sargent And Clint actually got pretty ripped for the film.
I saw this movie for the first time two weeks ago with my brother. I loved the chemistry between Eastwood and McDermott and thought Malkovich knocked it out of the park
Great story, great realistic main characters, good background actors, gripping action scenes, great dialogues, beautiful & strong woman, handsome strong male lead. Admired the camera work... ...Should probably add, that Clint's charisma could fill a movie of its own.
An absolute gem of a movie and one of the first Eastwood movies I ever saw. I remember being on the edge of my seat the entire time. Damn I miss good acting and storytelling.
I love that movie. The 90's start to look like the best time for great movies - at least in my lifetime. There were like tons of awesome movies back then that now feel like classics. Not the generic shit we are getting nowadays.
The 90s were the best decade in my lifetime!e too. The 70s are my favorite overall though. I feel like the best music and movies came out of those two decades.
With all of Eastwood's great films it's easy for people to have forget about , or possibly never even seen this timeless classic. The back and forth between Malkovich and Eastwood is cinematic gold.
One of my fave Clint Eastwood movies that I watch again and again, ever since I saw it on the big screen back in 1993. What makes it work is for once Clint isn't directing himself, instead playing a flawed character that gets frustrated and even the flu, instead of being grizzled yet indestructible! Great review drinker. Go away now etc!
Man. Haven't seen that flick in years. Might have been a Teenager last time I saw it. 1st time noticing John Malkovich. Great performance and might be Clint Eastwood's most Underrated film ever A shame Movies like this don't get seen on streaming apps nowadays
That was a damn good movie. One of the best used of phone conversation scenes. Two great actors did not have to share the same room to show chemistry between them.
Back in the days when this movie came out I was a big Eastwood fan. And I had to admit that John Malkovich has stolen the show. Malkovich brought that movie to another level. One of his best acting performances ever.
I love this movie. A couple of my favorite lines: ‘He’ll call again. He has panache.” “Panache?” “Yeah, it means flamboyance.” “I know what it means.” “Really? I had to look it up.” And also: “Now I’ve got to put all that shit back on, god dammit.”
Gran Torino is fucking epic! The old tough guy in a world that's outpaced him, the family traumas and Eastwood's sheer screen presence - even at that age. It even ticked a diversity box most people who care about that sort of thing didn't even realise existed! Very close to Unforgiven as my favourite Eastwood-as-an-actor film.
Thanks for the recommendation. Watched this on Netflix tonight and very much enjoyed it. Funny enough, I remember being a bit underwhelmed when I watched it at the cinema when it came out. I think I was a bit sniffy about John Malchovich chewing too much scenery. I was wrong, this stands up very well to the test of time. Even if the climax involves information being obtained from a... fax machine. Yep, remember those, too.
I was just a kid when these kind of movies came out. So I never really gave a shit about them. I was more into sci-fi and fantasy at the time, plus it was about American history and politics. So you can see how this wouldn't appeal to a non-American. But I'm 40 now and my tastes have expanded and matured. And not only is Drinker reminding me these movies existed but also how relevant and awesome they were at story telling. A rarity in this decade so far. This is another movie going on the list of must see flicks. Thanks Drinker, my good inebriated Scotsman, for the suggestion.
The trailer for this film with the clock ticking the number 63 rotating into 93 (the year of the event and the year the film was released - dang has it been so long??????) was really cool.
@@AndyCigars I remember that trailer. He was responding to the Nameless Assassin saying, "I see you standing over the grave of ANOTHER DEAD PRESIDENT..."
@@AndyCigars I read that the studio wanted “That’s not gonna happen!” to be the next Eastwood household catchphrase right up there with “Go ahead. Make my day” and “Ask yourself ‘Do I feel lucky?’ Well do ya, punk?” But it never stuck.
I saw this in the theater when I was in high school. I'm a big fan of Clint Eastwood, especially his non-westerns . While the western are what he might be mainly known for, I like his cop and cop-like roles a lot more. Looking forward to Cry Macho, his next movie which comes out in couple of months.
Really fantastic and tense film by Wolfgang Petersen of Das Boot fame. Fantastic cast, fantastic script and fantastic score by maestro Ennio Morricone. And one of my all-time favorite films.
I really miss movies where two adversaries match wits with one another without ever having to punch one another and it also being a smart film that has mainstream appeal. The tension between Malkovich and Eastwood’s characters is on par with Kirk and Kahn in TWOK and neither of them occupied the same space for a Punch out. That was settled in the TOS episode Space Seed. I wish more films were like that.
Finally someone does a review on this film. A great, intense and wildly entertaining thriller with two great performance and my favorite movie assassin
Oh shit, the boss of the counterfeit syndicate is ''Jigsaw'' Tobin Bell! Also worth mentioning, the movie was directed by Wolfgang Petersen, director of ''Das Boot'' (''The Submarine'') one of the greatest submarine war movies of all time.
I remember that. A great turning point in the movie, where Malkovich's assassin character's facade finally gets worn down and Eastwood/Horrigan knows he has him now.
Such a great movie. Great cast, great performances, great script, storyline, pacing, etc. Just well-rounded, quality crafted film. I actually just re-watched this one a month or so ago. It's one that I like to watch at least once or twice a year. Possibly my favourite Eastwood movie, possibly - too many to choose from.
Or if they do explore "victimhood" (for lack of a better term), do it the way this movie does. Both leads are victims of their own inner turmoil combined with the external system of corruption that made them both what they are. Another good example of that is Falling Down (another one of The Drinker's recommendations). Kirk Douglas described his son's character, Bill "D-FENS" Foster, as being both the victim and the villain.
With victimhood you mean convincing yourself you are a victim without anything specifically bad happening to you, and then deriving your whole identity from that? What bugs me about modern Hollywood is that it gives these snowflakes the idea that it is OK to thrash everybody else due to their hurt feelings.
@@TheEvertw People who are genuinely victimized tend to do the opposite. They hate that injustice was done to them, so they make extra sure not to do it to others.
Damn, I feel old. My dad took me to the cinema for this and boy, I was entertained as 12 year old. And after that I watched it several more times and it got better and better. Good Eastwood movies has this ability to show you more when you are ready to discover more layers.
Solid review as usual. I've another recommendation: The Long Kiss Goodnight, a relic of when Shane Black could still write a decent script, and hadn't become a second-rate director.
I just watched the outlaw josey wales for the first time and that movie was so refreshing to just watch and enjoy. Made in like 73 and Clint have zero ducks throughout ☺️
Thanks for not talking about the exact same show over and over and over like so many of the g&g types. I agree with their takes but it gets old quick. Nice to hear about good things too!
May I recommend "Blue Thunder" (1983)? One of Roy Scheider's best movies, directed by the guy who did "WarGames". Fantastic 80s thriller about the dangers of emerging technology and Big Brother government.
One of the first uses of CG crowd enhancement, replacement of actors or elements in a scene and, Digital insertion of an actors face and body into archival footage. The BTS stuff on this film is very interesting.
re: "BTS stuff" - For those not into the thousands of acronyms out there, due to lazy writers ... BTS here stands for "Beyond The Scene" rather than Blessed Trinity Society. "CG" stands for "computer graphics," rather than clan genocide. Hey @Destiny Captain ... too much trouble to spell out words?
"I know things about pigeons, Lilly". This is indeed a great movie, you didn't mention Rene Russo but I think she did a good job too. Great chemistry between the two of them.
Clint Eastwood was the bearer of the "Man with No Name" arch-a-type for decades then as his grey hair started to show up. He dropped the stoic badass outlaw for the jaded world weary loner who when the call to action comes he reluctantly accepts and comes face to face with his demons of the past and takes down his enemy. That is Clint Eastwood as his best. He may have retired the outlaw look. But he is the outlaw hero forever be it in a western, war or action drama piece.
Great review, on point as usual. I got to be an extra in the scene where he was running through downtown DC when a few classes of my elementary school was invited to be part of the crowd. It was one of the first uses of CGI to make a crowd look bigger I believe. There's a scene where Malkovich was looking through binoculars at Clint running by that my dad, elementary school Spanish teacher, and principle all walked behind him, unfortunately they used a tight shot where they couldn't be seen. We did get to play with Dylan McDermott's rubber gun running around the square, certainly a different time. I also remember how crappy the lunch was that Central Casting gave us so my dad talked his way into the cast/crew line for the lunch truck lol.
Same experience this side of the pond. The movie Strapless hired a load of boys at my school as extras, to run across the courtyard of another local private school (their idiosyncratic uniforms were far too recognisable). Promised us £50 ( a fortune in 1987) and lunch. In reality we got £10 and a very dry sandwich in exchange for a day running around.
Female Assassin will tell her sob story about how the president, which will obviously be Donald trump, is sexist and that will make female Clint join forces to kill Trump.
Jennifer Lawrence will play a Secret Service agent who can jump kick grown men through walls in her stiletto heels, chasing down Brie Larson who got me-too'd by the president but no one believes her. In the end they reconcile their differences and team up to complete the assassination. Bonus stunt casting of Scott Eastwood as the president
The 80s and 90s are just chock-full of so many obscure but awesome gems, I would not call them underrated since most people that see them rightly think they are great but people just don't know them.
I love the fact that your going back in time to review and recomend these gems and give your audience something postitive. Too many youtubers relly on outrage to get likes and subscriptions and I think you hit a point where you realised it was all a bit negative (and rightfully so, modern movies are for the most part garbage) so you started putting out these retro reviews of really good films, pointing out where and how they hit their mark and highlighting what made them special. While I agree with the vast majority of your negative reviews, and I do find them on point and entertaining these "Extra Shots" are a welcome breath of fresh air, and have me going back to my old collections to enjoy them all over again. You sir have earned your whiskey!
@@benanderson3791 My Dad wanted Eastwood to play Matt Helm. It's a shame that didn't happen. Helm was suppose to be a gritty American James Bond. Clint would have been perfect.
These were some damn fine 5 and a half minutes. I remember watching that movie and it was one of those great ones from the 90s. Why don´t we get something like that - a movie for adults - not today anymore?
This was a really good movie. And it’s funny that he’s been playing “aging Clint Eastwood” for 30 years now.
he's aging like certain action scenes in the movies.
In slow motion.
(an old Movie with Clint Eastwood in it, that I love is Big Country)
EDIT CORRECTION: Big Country has Charlton Heston in it. NOT Clint Eastwood.
@@sharkdentures3247 You sure that’s the name? The only Big Country I could find was a Gregory Peck flick.
@@chrisw6164 That's the one!
Peck is the lead, but Eastwood is in it too.
On Wait! Dang it! I'm Wrong. It has Charton Heston in it! NOT Eastwood!
(I guess I confused the two for a second there.)
Sorry. My mistake.
@@sharkdentures3247 I’m totally watching that.
Underrated comment. (I've never written that before)
One of the most underrated of all of Clint Eastwood’s movies.
I agree with you, as I also begrudgingly admit I've never seen it except for its initial release in the theaters...
well if you watched it be unforgivin
but this beats that for me. but john malch playing off him is what does it for me. Like when they can't get the trace as the tentlephine gets higher and rips the phone out of the socket and is like god dammit. Sells that whole scene perfect
The Outlaw Josey Wales was his most underrated movie tbh.
"Where Eagles Dare" is my favorite Clint flick and I feel like it's also pretty underrated.
@@drxcyclopessdrx3920 How is Unforgiven underrated by any definition of the word? It won 4 Oscars, including Best Picture lol.
You gotta give it to Clint Eastwood - the guy knows how to tell a really good story on both sides of the camera.
In this case only in front of the camera.
And good as Clint is in it, it’s Malkovich that steals the show in this one
Agreed. Just watched The Mule, he still has it.
@@deadcatthinks6725 I’m not too keen on the trailer for the new one, Cry Macho.
He looks really skeletal, I don’t think he would be punching anybody.
@@deadcatthinks6725 gran tarino was pretty good for me if you haven't already seen it
Malkovich was a staple of 90s films. He made several better just by being in them.
Malkovich makes anything better just by being nearby lol
Strongly disagree. He is the same character in all his roles. Pretty bland actor.
He reminds me of Bryan Cranston. Such a good actor, he elevates everything he is in.
John Markovich is 34 in Empire of the sun movie.
And has Christian Bale at 13 years old in it too.
It is about a British boy is separated from his family at the start of World War II. Amidst shortage of food and no means of survival, he is eventually interned in a Japanese POW camp.
Agreed. That’s how I feel about Steve Buscemi, too.
Great movie!
I was working as a painter when this movie came out. Out of nowhere, the boss shows up and says, “hey, clean up. I'm taking you guys to a movie.” There was 5 of us. It happened to be this movie.
Not only was it a good movie, but it now also holds a special memory for me.
What a fucking legend of a boss.
That's awesome, man. Excellent boss.
I love this movie too. His most under appreciated movie ever maybe. Thought all the actors were good in this movie.
Was your boss always this cool?
Great boss
John Malkovich is one of the coolest human beings alive, the man has acting skills that are fucking legendary, no actor in history has even come close to matching his level of intensity on screen, and its one of Eastwood's best performances since Unforgiven, i absolutely LOVE this film, such an underrated classic.
Clint Eastwood still makes movies today even at 91. This is a true movie lover and it will be a sad day when he dies. I hope he lives a healthy 20 years.
A healthy 20 years or ANOTHER healthy 20 years? Because number 1, Clint has already surpassed 20 years and number 2, I doubt he will live to 111 years old, LOL.
Hey @@lordandrewbruceofthemcinne5046 - Obviously Drax meant ANOTHER 20 years. Ehhh? Do you end observations with "laughing out loud" often ?!?
At my local video rental store there used to be a section called ‘Gavins Favourites’ where the owner displayed the movies he loved best. ‘In The Line Of Fire’ was always there. That’s how I ended up watching it. I miss renting movies.
Redbox and streaming services don't give those special moments of life.
@@hectorramirez5413 I remember the excitement of browsing the videos and then unexpectedly seeing a mate from school in the same aisle. Good times.
Getting the tape home and impatiently having to rewind it before you could watch it. And then the VCR eats it 🙂
Ahh better times
Just life generally pre 2000 was better than the shit we find ourselves in nowadays
That scene where Malkovich assembles the plastic gun while those two hunters talk to him... Pure gold. So calm.
“Why’d you shoot that bird, asshole?”
Even better is when he kills them for shooting the duck
That's my favorite scene.
What do you see when your in the dark and the demons come I see you frank standing over the grave of another dead president
@@ianashby6294 “yeah, well I remember that while I’m pissing on your grave!!!!”
Sorry if I got the wrong line in the wrong telecon
This is a great movie. So many classic scenes. Malkovich is superb and the Eastwood/Russo dynamic is fantastic.
I hope you understand what joy these older movie reviews bring to a generation frustrated with modern writing and film making?
Your true romance video alone has sent me down a rabbit hole I forgot I loved so much.
So thank you, Drinker! 🍻
Preach brother, I immediately watched True romance after that. The Drinker's taste in films is impeccable - if only Hollywood of today could find what it had when it made these films.
Having burned through our collection long ago being locked in our homes for a year, we eventually turned to the services and watched whatever they had going on. Now I'm hunting down groupings of real classics. We watched the old monster movies from the 30s. We watched the Mad Max movies. Right now we're watching the Rocky movies. There's so much good stuff out there and they want to keep making crap like She Man.
I also watched The Outpost on Drinker's recommendation. What a movie.
@@TheSchaef47 I did exactly the Same. I even went as far as setting up a daily tv schedule with 80s/90s Saturday morning cartoon, afternoon TV shows and movie classics leading back to the 20s. A also went on a grindhouse and classic monster movie binge.
Being roughly the same age as the Drinker, these reviews spark nostalgia more than anything Hollywood has produced over the past few years.
There’s enough quality movies already made that we can stop watching the current Hollywood crap until film makers get their shit together again.
A or of people probably think Eastwood movies are boring, but that is because he treats films with respect. The action is not everything, the story matters.
"Is a Clint Eastwood movie-"
You SOLD me!
IIRC, Malkovich improvised putting the gun in his mouth on that rooftop scene and completely caught Eastwood by surprise.
Malkovich, Malkovich, Malkovich.
@@CAPT6875 Malkovich?
@@CAPT6875 God damn that movie was an acid trip.
True story.
@@CAPT6875 MALKOVICH!
One of the most magnificently manly movies. And yet the best part of the movie is when Clint is crying talking about how he failed to save JFK. A kings guard failing to save his King. There must be no worst feeling, esp. when it's someone you love and respect.
Also reminiscent of a samurai's greatest shame: if they should survive the death of their master.
A manly film. Too right. My wife doesn’t understand my love for this movie
Not to mention the quality of the presidents following… JFK was a real loss.
@@PHDiaz-vv7yo That reminds me I often see in reactions and boards posts women not feeling Casablanca while guys go crazy for it. And my girlfriend said "I think I understand it now, Casablanca is a chick flick for men". And somehow these words felt so right. lol I think In the Line of Fire is the same way, it knows how to capture the hearts of men. Field of Dreams as well. When Clint cries, we get it. Even when he says "I never thought much about all the plot theories". I mean even I, I don't think Oswald acted alone but only a true man's man would think this was the act of one guy and think "all that crap is bullshit". Cause that was how men thought in those days. Like my uncle burning plastic in the fireplace outside and 16 yars old me back in the day saying to him "don't you think about the environment?" and him looking at me with a little smile and continuing his work like I didn't say anything.
@@johnnyskinwalker4095 “hey Dad…. You wanna catch?” . Uncontrollable sobbing with Field of Dreams
I like your taste in movies, Drinker. You’re always spot on.
Eastwood is such a legend. The old saying "they don't make 'em like that anymore" really rings true in this case. He's a man from a different Era and a sterling ambassador for his generation. Gonna be a sad day when departs.
This is perhaps the most underrated movie of the 90s! This movie was awesome! It had a great plot, awesome villain, suspenseful events, and great character moments! And let’s not forget, Eastwood took down Jigsaw in this movie! How is it that the Drinker hits all my favorite childhood movies right on the head? Thank you sir!
Clint has really never been in a bad film that I can think of, and I've seen them all. A true man, he will be sorely missed...
Never thought I'd see this film get recognition. Upon my first viewing it immediately became a repeat favorite. A very overlooked gem in Clints huge catalog. In my top 10 crime thrillers list!
Agreed he has a lot of hidden gems. I still love Firefox, and Escape from Alcatraz.
Why do so many people call this movie overlooked? It got a lot of attention when it came out and was shown on tv a lot for at least a decade and a half
@@milton7763 it actually was a successful movie but i wasnt aware of it at the time and since then i have never ever seen it talked about among clints great films nor anywhere for that matter. It may be well regarded then and even now but in my view its mostly become obscure as with many successful films of the 90s.
@@whaguitars i never got around to firefox, i have always Enjoyed Alcatraz. One of the film films i saw in school class.
@@justj2440 Firefox isn't a great film or anything just a favorite from childhood. Heartbreak Ridge is another good one from the 80's he plays a drill Sargent And Clint actually got pretty ripped for the film.
The “we’re not so different, you and I” trope done very well.
Oddly enough, nothing new for Clint. Dirty Harry and Scorpio were portrayed as different sides of the same coin.
Heat also, that's not trope actually.
I saw this movie for the first time two weeks ago with my brother. I loved the chemistry between Eastwood and McDermott and thought Malkovich knocked it out of the park
Great story, great realistic main characters, good background actors, gripping action scenes, great dialogues, beautiful & strong woman, handsome strong male lead. Admired the camera work...
...Should probably add, that Clint's charisma could fill a movie of its own.
"I gotta put all that shit back on", this line to this day still makes me laugh.
That was supposedly ad-libbed.
Yep! One of the best in a movie full of em!
Best line of the movie
That line was hilarious. My brother and I must have hit rewind on that line 50 times when we were younger
Mine is "You got a rendezvous with my ass". Quickly shuts down Malkovich's pretentiousness lol.
An absolute classic of a movie. Good lead and support actors. Well paced and tangible story. Need to watch again now
An absolute gem of a movie and one of the first Eastwood movies I ever saw. I remember being on the edge of my seat the entire time. Damn I miss good acting and storytelling.
Damn. I miss movies like this.
This and “The Fugitive” were both excellent.
A very engaging action film that has great characterization, and the ravishing Rene Russo.
I love that movie. The 90's start to look like the best time for great movies - at least in my lifetime. There were like tons of awesome movies back then that now feel like classics. Not the generic shit we are getting nowadays.
That is just you forgetting all the crap.
@@naamadossantossilva4736 no. There was certainly crap but the percentage has definitely shifted in the last decade.
The 90s were the best decade in my lifetime!e too. The 70s are my favorite overall though. I feel like the best music and movies came out of those two decades.
Movies before CGI became mainstream had better dialogue for sure.
@@miketocci I feel like 70s-80s rock was amazing, then 90s movies were outstanding.
With all of Eastwood's great films it's easy for people to have forget about , or possibly never even seen this timeless classic. The back and forth between Malkovich and Eastwood is cinematic gold.
John Malkovich was excellent, that phone scene was amazing
He should've won the supporting Oscar...
Finally got to watch this. Fantastic movie, thanks for the recommendation Drinker! Break out the turpentine!
I remember watching this in the theater and loving it. That was a good summer with this and The Fugitive out the same year.
The 90's gave us this classic, what does today give us? Whitehouse Down & Olympus Has Fallen.
Frank Horrigan no matter the setting is a badass.
War never changes...
Duty...honor...courage...Semper Fi....
End of the line mutie.
That's reference I didn't realize Fallout 2 was making until I watched this video.
fallout 2 players unite
I just got around to watching this! Great movie. They really don't make them like this anymore.
The final phone call is the best way to do the “you’re like me and I’m like you, we’re exactly the same” trope.
One of my fave Clint Eastwood movies that I watch again and again, ever since I saw it on the big screen back in 1993.
What makes it work is for once Clint isn't directing himself, instead playing a flawed character that gets frustrated and even the flu, instead of being grizzled yet indestructible!
Great review drinker.
Go away now etc!
This movie is especially significant for me because this is one of the last movies I saw in the theater with my mom. We both loved it.
Man. Haven't seen that flick in years. Might have been a Teenager last time I saw it. 1st time noticing John Malkovich. Great performance and might be Clint Eastwood's most Underrated film ever
A shame Movies like this don't get seen on streaming apps nowadays
That was a damn good movie. One of the best used of phone conversation scenes. Two great actors did not have to share the same room to show chemistry between them.
Back in the days when this movie came out I was a big Eastwood fan. And I had to admit that John Malkovich has stolen the show. Malkovich brought that movie to another level. One of his best acting performances ever.
I love this movie. A couple of my favorite lines:
‘He’ll call again. He has panache.”
“Panache?”
“Yeah, it means flamboyance.”
“I know what it means.”
“Really? I had to look it up.”
And also:
“Now I’ve got to put all that shit back on, god dammit.”
I have panache also don't be silly
This was actually my first Eastwood film I ever watch back when I was a kid. Still good to this day.
1993 alone had this and A Perfect World. Most actors don't get two movies like that in a career. Add to the Unforgiven the year before.
A Perfect World is a great film!!
Somehow I've never heard of A Perfect World. So I just looked it up and now I must watch it. It's on my list, thank you.
@@JM-xu3cr It was panned at the time.
@@mikespearwood3914 I've since seen it and didn't really enjoy it.
@@JM-xu3cr It seemed to be the start of the downfall of Kevin Costner too. Didn't do much after that and Waterworld both flopped.
This was such a fantastic movie. Really well written and perfectly timed in Clint's acting career.
Great film. I watched Gran Torino again the other day - Eastwood has done some really quality work in his later career.
Gran Torino is fucking epic! The old tough guy in a world that's outpaced him, the family traumas and Eastwood's sheer screen presence - even at that age. It even ticked a diversity box most people who care about that sort of thing didn't even realise existed!
Very close to Unforgiven as my favourite Eastwood-as-an-actor film.
Great film!! Even though the actor that played the young Asian boy has said
and bunch of shite about the film recently. What a douche!
His stuff has been always solid but from Pale Rider onwards his movies have been just superb
@@g.sergiusfidenas6650 Agreed. Pale Rider is great. But my favorite western of his is The Outlaw Josey Whales.
@@whaguitars his post Leone westerns are pretty good, Hang'Em High is my favorite one but all of them are excellent.
Thanks for the recommendation. Watched this on Netflix tonight and very much enjoyed it. Funny enough, I remember being a bit underwhelmed when I watched it at the cinema when it came out. I think I was a bit sniffy about John Malchovich chewing too much scenery. I was wrong, this stands up very well to the test of time. Even if the climax involves information being obtained from a... fax machine. Yep, remember those, too.
Damn man, I'd forgot about this movie. Clint is a treasure.
Malkovich in that one phone conversation where he goes all out is still some of the best acting I've seen, like ever. Goosebumbs.
One of my guilty pleasures in Clint Eastwood's filmography
Why be guilty? It's brilliant.
@@RolandDeschain1 No doubt. Fast & the Furious is a guilty pleasure because it is stupid AF.
@@RolandDeschain1 it's brilliant, don't get me wrong. But for me, it's a guilty pleasure
If any of his movies are guilty pleasures, I think it'd be his comedy movies but maybe that's just me
Clint Eastwood arguably one of the best actors of our time.
I was just a kid when these kind of movies came out. So I never really gave a shit about them. I was more into sci-fi and fantasy at the time, plus it was about American history and politics. So you can see how this wouldn't appeal to a non-American.
But I'm 40 now and my tastes have expanded and matured. And not only is Drinker reminding me these movies existed but also how relevant and awesome they were at story telling. A rarity in this decade so far. This is another movie going on the list of must see flicks. Thanks Drinker, my good inebriated Scotsman, for the suggestion.
Clint Eastwood the man is even bigger than the characters he plays.
The trailer for this film with the clock ticking the number 63 rotating into 93 (the year of the event and the year the film was released - dang has it been so long??????) was really cool.
Duuuuuude. I totally remember that! And Frank putting one in the chamber of his service piece, "That's not gonna happen!"
@@AndyCigars I remember that trailer. He was responding to the Nameless Assassin saying, "I see you standing over the grave of ANOTHER DEAD PRESIDENT..."
@@AndyCigars I read that the studio wanted “That’s not gonna happen!” to be the next Eastwood household catchphrase right up there with “Go ahead. Make my day” and “Ask yourself ‘Do I feel lucky?’ Well do ya, punk?” But it never stuck.
93, the same year Clint Eastwood directed A perfect World
I saw this in the theater when I was in high school. I'm a big fan of Clint Eastwood, especially his non-westerns . While the western are what he might be mainly known for, I like his cop and cop-like roles a lot more. Looking forward to Cry Macho, his next movie which comes out in couple of months.
"I know things about pigeons."
Try saying that sounding badass.
Mike Tyson can
@@yungpep Even if he didn't, who's going to tell him he didn't?
Lol, someone needs to get EPIC Voice Guy from Honest Trailers to try that!
Nikola Tesla would like to have a word with you.
@@yungpep Tyson would go on this wild rant about wanting to eat the pigeon, his wife and their children.
Great film.
Something we seem to have lost in modern entertainment.
Wolfgang Petersen is a bad-ass director. He doesn't get mentioned nearly often enough these days.
He tried to get the president assassinated in Air Force One too. I'm noticing a theme here.
Air Force one, outbreak, and in the line of fire are three great films of the 90s!
@@abehambino you are right!
Respect for your name and avatar.
@@kalash_nikov Nicolas Winding Refn - Valhalla Rising?
Really fantastic and tense film by Wolfgang Petersen of Das Boot fame. Fantastic cast, fantastic script and fantastic score by maestro Ennio Morricone. And one of my all-time favorite films.
I really miss movies where two adversaries match wits with one another without ever having to punch one another and it also being a smart film that has mainstream appeal. The tension between Malkovich and Eastwood’s characters is on par with Kirk and Kahn in TWOK and neither of them occupied the same space for a
Punch out. That was settled in the TOS episode Space Seed. I wish more films were like that.
Wow drinker we must have read each other minds I watched it last night such a great movie one of clints best movies for sure clint is a legend
Finally someone does a review on this film. A great, intense and wildly entertaining thriller with two great performance and my favorite movie assassin
Oh shit, the boss of the counterfeit syndicate is ''Jigsaw'' Tobin Bell!
Also worth mentioning, the movie was directed by Wolfgang Petersen, director of ''Das Boot'' (''The Submarine'') one of the greatest submarine war movies of all time.
Wolfgang Petersen also had the President held hostage in Air Force One. Noticing a theme here.
@@Edax_Royeaux Yes, I totally forgot about that!
always loved that epic "GOD DAMN RESPECT!"
I remember that. A great turning point in the movie, where Malkovich's assassin character's facade finally gets worn down and Eastwood/Horrigan knows he has him now.
Such a great movie. Great cast, great performances, great script, storyline, pacing, etc. Just well-rounded, quality crafted film. I actually just re-watched this one a month or so ago. It's one that I like to watch at least once or twice a year. Possibly my favourite Eastwood movie, possibly - too many to choose from.
I watched this a couple of months ago while visiting my parents, dad bowed out early but my mother and I finished it and liked it
My favorite movie of Clint's is Outlaw Josey Wells. Just brilliant.
100% agree! I love that that movie. Like looking through this piece of hard rock candy....
"See Hollywood?You once made good movies.Drop the ideology.Forget about supposed victimhood and you could make those again!"
Or if they do explore "victimhood" (for lack of a better term), do it the way this movie does. Both leads are victims of their own inner turmoil combined with the external system of corruption that made them both what they are. Another good example of that is Falling Down (another one of The Drinker's recommendations). Kirk Douglas described his son's character, Bill "D-FENS" Foster, as being both the victim and the villain.
@@judsongaiden9878 I was just talking about that current trend in Hollywood.There are true victims out there.Falling down was a good one :).
With victimhood you mean convincing yourself you are a victim without anything specifically bad happening to you, and then deriving your whole identity from that?
What bugs me about modern Hollywood is that it gives these snowflakes the idea that it is OK to thrash everybody else due to their hurt feelings.
But...but.... MUH IDEOLOGY!!!
@@TheEvertw People who are genuinely victimized tend to do the opposite. They hate that injustice was done to them, so they make extra sure not to do it to others.
Damn, I feel old. My dad took me to the cinema for this and boy, I was entertained as 12 year old. And after that I watched it several more times and it got better and better. Good Eastwood movies has this ability to show you more when you are ready to discover more layers.
Clint Eastwood is a living legend (July 2021)
It'll be another 20 yrs before we see movies of quality again. Mark my word.
Solid review as usual. I've another recommendation: The Long Kiss Goodnight, a relic of when Shane Black could still write a decent script, and hadn't become a second-rate director.
Hell yeah!
I just watched the outlaw josey wales for the first time and that movie was so refreshing to just watch and enjoy. Made in like 73 and Clint have zero ducks throughout ☺️
Thanks for not talking about the exact same show over and over and over like so many of the g&g types. I agree with their takes but it gets old quick. Nice to hear about good things too!
I still remember seeing this movie in IMAX. In my opinion, it's one of the best thrillers of the 90s.
May I recommend "Blue Thunder" (1983)?
One of Roy Scheider's best movies, directed by the guy who did "WarGames". Fantastic 80s thriller about the dangers of emerging technology and Big Brother government.
Blue Thunder was awesome.
I remember seeing this movie when I was a kid in the 90s. Absolutely loved it.
One of the first uses of CG crowd enhancement, replacement of actors or elements in a scene and, Digital insertion of an actors face and body into archival footage. The BTS stuff on this film is very interesting.
re: "BTS stuff" - For those not into the thousands of acronyms out there, due to lazy writers ... BTS here stands for "Beyond The Scene" rather than Blessed Trinity Society. "CG" stands for "computer graphics," rather than clan genocide. Hey @Destiny Captain ... too much trouble to spell out words?
@@warriormanmaxx8991 - Sure. If that makes you happy. Cheers.
TTFN
Clint Eastwood is a national treasure.
"I know things about pigeons, Lilly". This is indeed a great movie, you didn't mention Rene Russo but I think she did a good job too. Great chemistry between the two of them.
Even today there are very few who can hold a candle to Clint Eastwood.
Last time I was this early, The Drinker was still sober.
@Brian Babin ...when he is out of Toilet Duck.
@@AndyCigars Ah no, not Toilet Duck again! You’ll be seeing pink elephants!
Clint Eastwood was the bearer of the "Man with No Name" arch-a-type for decades then as his grey hair started to show up. He dropped the stoic badass outlaw for the jaded world weary loner who when the call to action comes he reluctantly accepts and comes face to face with his demons of the past and takes down his enemy.
That is Clint Eastwood as his best. He may have retired the outlaw look. But he is the outlaw hero forever be it in a western, war or action drama piece.
Great review, on point as usual. I got to be an extra in the scene where he was running through downtown DC when a few classes of my elementary school was invited to be part of the crowd. It was one of the first uses of CGI to make a crowd look bigger I believe. There's a scene where Malkovich was looking through binoculars at Clint running by that my dad, elementary school Spanish teacher, and principle all walked behind him, unfortunately they used a tight shot where they couldn't be seen. We did get to play with Dylan McDermott's rubber gun running around the square, certainly a different time. I also remember how crappy the lunch was that Central Casting gave us so my dad talked his way into the cast/crew line for the lunch truck lol.
Same experience this side of the pond. The movie Strapless hired a load of boys at my school as extras, to run across the courtyard of another local private school (their idiosyncratic uniforms were far too recognisable). Promised us £50 ( a fortune in 1987) and lunch. In reality we got £10 and a very dry sandwich in exchange for a day running around.
2021 & beyond needs more Clint.
Did you review Heartbreak Ridge yet? That's a fun movie, and wonderfully patriotic at the end.
Another easily-overlooked gem of a movie. Thanks, Drinker!
05:30 The holding hands "M" in front of a night skyline. Fight Club style. Still esoteric.
Old man movies always get me. Logan, Stand Up Guys, Up, idk just always gets me.
Check out Michael Caine in Harry Brown.
When will we get the horrifying gender swapped reboot of this?
Shhh! Do NOT give them any ideas!
Female Assassin will tell her sob story about how the president, which will obviously be Donald trump, is sexist and that will make female Clint join forces to kill Trump.
Pretty much the plot of Black Widow. Just replace Trump with Harvey Weinstein.
Jennifer Lawrence will play a Secret Service agent who can jump kick grown men through walls in her stiletto heels, chasing down Brie Larson who got me-too'd by the president but no one believes her. In the end they reconcile their differences and team up to complete the assassination.
Bonus stunt casting of Scott Eastwood as the president
That would be a really funny movie. I hope they do it.
The 80s and 90s are just chock-full of so many obscure but awesome gems, I would not call them underrated since most people that see them rightly think they are great but people just don't know them.
CD you missed something he isn’t prepared to kill his partner at all. When he’s handed the gun you see him ‘weigh’ it. He knows it’s not loaded.
I love the fact that your going back in time to review and recomend these gems and give your audience something postitive. Too many youtubers relly on outrage to get likes and subscriptions and I think you hit a point where you realised it was all a bit negative (and rightfully so, modern movies are for the most part garbage) so you started putting out these retro reviews of really good films, pointing out where and how they hit their mark and highlighting what made them special. While I agree with the vast majority of your negative reviews, and I do find them on point and entertaining these "Extra Shots" are a welcome breath of fresh air, and have me going back to my old collections to enjoy them all over again. You sir have earned your whiskey!
How about an Extra Shot of The Crow? Brandon Lee's break-out role and last movie
I'd forgotten about this film. It's great performances all around.
This movie is so good that for some time I thought Eastwood must have directed it. Apologies, Wolfgang.
Agreed Clint is an awesome director and A Perfect World also came out this same year. Also a a great film!!
So long ago I saw this movie on television.
Another Great Clint Eastwood 90s film you bring up Drinker!
I thought a young Eastwood would have played an excellent Wolverine.
And an old Eastwood would have played the perfect Dark Knight Returns Batman.
Did you know he was offered the roles of Superman and James Bond in the 70s? Imagine!
Hugh Jackman looks like he could be Clint's son.
@@benanderson3791 My Dad wanted Eastwood to play Matt Helm. It's a shame that didn't happen. Helm was suppose to be a gritty American James Bond. Clint would have been perfect.
@@dwaneanderson8039 Shame. At least Dirty Harry is similar.
These were some damn fine 5 and a half minutes. I remember watching that movie and it was one of those great ones from the 90s. Why don´t we get something like that - a movie for adults - not today anymore?