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6.9???!!???

posted 9 years ago by sansradio
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Why does this film have such a relatively low aggregate rating? IMHO, it's incredibly powerful.

Helga, I'm not mad at you; I'm mad at the dirt.

[–] Little Caesar 8 years ago

I'd go 7.5 or 8. I just watched it for the first time. It is a really good film. It feels like a 90 minute episode of the TV show POLICE STORY. Makes sense since Joseph Wambaugh was behind both. Fine movie & im glad I picked it up.

[–] Coralbell 8 years ago

I saw this one night on local PBS almost 30 years ago, and never forgot it, glad to see that people are still watching and enjoying it after all these years.

"Twilight follows the brightest day,
And every cat in the twilight’s gray,
Every possible cat."

[–] Little Caesar 8 years ago

I wonder what the reaction of actual police officers was to this. I read they approved of the show POLICE STORY. This movie is similarly unglamorous & grounded.

[–] donbizzaro 8 years ago

Just watched it. Its a solid 9 IMO. Great movie. Lots of intensity and subtlety too.

The impostor's back where he belongs. Let's forget him.

[–] mvance-1 8 years ago

Read the book (and enjoyed it) for a college class back in '71, but I still haven't seen the film. Steve V.

[–] sansradio 8 years ago

I've never read a Wambaugh book, but if you ever get the opportunity, do yourself a favor and take this film in. I found it tremendously rewarding, though disturbing.

Helga, I'm not mad at you; I'm mad at the dirt.

[–] BillHicksFan (10088) 7 years ago

Not too many people rated it, so it will fluctuate until more people see this great movie.

9/10