I saw this when it came out in 86, and i have loved it since. It is more of a story then the other movies Bronson did..
And of course, the absolutely beautiful villain, with the lost Carrie Snodgress. She made my heart pump faster with her sexy look.
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That's good to know. I really like the DEAT wish movies too, they are way BETER.
Mr Majestyk is still the best Bronson movie;
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Scott, have you seen many of his films? LOL! While enjoyable, "Murphy's Law" was hardly up to par with his predecessors. The dialogue and plot were almost nonexistent! IOW, it was laughable! I have yet to see one notable film critic give this film anything other than 1 star. If you want to see a good Bronson film, there are plenty to choose from: "Hard Times," "The Valachi Papers," Telefon," "The Mechanic," "Death Hunt," etc.
Nah man, got to disagree with you there.... this is pretty much a weak remake of Eastwood's "The Gauntlet".
Better 70s-80s Bronson films than Murphy's Law (not necessarily in this order):
Death Wish
Death Wish 2
Death Wish 3
Death Wish 4
Ten To Midnight
Mr Majestyk
Hard Times / The Streetfighter
The Mechanic
The Stone Killer
Worse 70s-80s Bronson films than Murphy's Law (not necessarily in this order):
Cabboblanco
Chato's Land
The Evil That Men Do
Telefon
Kinjite
Assassination
Love And Bullets
"I know it and you know it. Yellow Dog doesn't even know what town he's in."
I say they are all good in different ways. Why do you have to put everyone's elses opinion down just because they don't agree with you? I like to hear different opinions on here. Everyone has different taste. ALL of Charlie's films are great.
shareThere are opinions, and then there are educated opinions. e.g. "The Godfather" is hailed as one of the greatest films of the 20th century. "The Godfather II" is hailed as one of the greatest sequels in film history. In fact, it's probably the only sequel in film history to have surpassed its predecessor. Now is it possible that someone wasn't too fond of either!? Of course! Will that person become part of the majority opinion!? Hell no! Why!? Besides "majority rules," it can be argued from a technical & historic point of view, why that person's opinion is askew. The same applies to Murphy's Law. Among educated film goers, "Murphy's Law" was not a well-made film.
It's the kind of movie that you love when you watch it but you forget it very soon.Anyway it's an amazing movie maybe Bronson's most enjoyable movie from 80's
sharewait...original poster thought the villain woman in this was beautiful? ugh she looked like a cracked out grandma most of the time.
share I am a huge fan of Bronson and "Murphy's Law" (Easily the BEST film he did at Cannon Films). But You can't compare it to "The Dirty Dozen", "The Magnificent Seven", "The Great Escape", "Once Upon A Time In The West", "Death Wish", "Telefon", "The Mechanic" or "Hard Times". I really liked Carrie Snodgress's Joan Freeman character in this movie, it may be the most evil character that Bronson ever faced this side of Henry Fonda's Frank in "Once Upon A Time In The West" or Molloch in "The Evil That Men Do". All the issues that Freeman put Jack Murphy through (Plus some humor "When She Says Go To Hell", and Murphy's says "ladies First"), is what made this movie better than it should have been.
I am a huge fan of Bronson and "Murphy's Law" (Easily the BEST film he did at Cannon Films). But You can't compare it to "The Dirty Dozen", "The Magnificent Seven", "The Great Escape", "Once Upon A Time In The West", "Death Wish", "Telefon", "The Mechanic" or "Hard Times". I really liked Carrie Snodgress's Joan Freeman character in this movie, it may be the most evil character that Bronson ever faced this side of Henry Fonda's Frank in "Once Upon A Time In The West" or Molloch in "The Evil That Men Do". All the issues that Freeman put Jack Murphy through (Plus some humor "When She Says Go To Hell", and Murphy's says "ladies First"), is what made this movie better than it should have been.
I am a huge fan of Bronson and "Murphy's Law" (Easily the BEST film he did at Cannon Films). But You can't compare it to "The Dirty Dozen", "The Magnificent Seven", "The Great Escape", "Once Upon A Time In The West", "Death Wish", "Telefon", "The Mechanic" or "Hard Times". I really liked Carrie Snodgress's Joan Freeman character in this movie, it may be the most evil character that Bronson ever faced this side of Henry Fonda's Frank in "Once Upon A Time In The West" or Molloch in "The Evil That Men Do". All the issues that Freeman put Jack Murphy through (Plus some humor "When She Says Go To Hell", and Murphy's says "ladies First"), is what made this movie better than it should have been.
Interesting response, and fair play to ya, although why are disagreeing with me when you like to hear other people's opinions? If you say everyone has different taste, then why are you objecting when I state my taste?
"I know it and you know it. Yellow Dog doesn't even know what town he's in."
It's amazing how some people, rather than respectfully disagreeing, feel the need to strike out at someone whose tastes differ from their own.
As for me, my favorite Charles Bronson film is "Act of Vengeance," which is more a drama than an action flick. I also love "Telefon," "The Indian Runner," "Breakout" "The Mechanic" and the first "Death Wish."
"Murphy's Law" is entertaining, but in my opinion, it's far from Bronson's best. But I have no problem with anyone who feels otherwise.
Maybe not number 1, but enjoyable nonetheless. I think it is one of his better later films. It starts a little slow, but once he gets framed it becomes a lot of fun. Sure, the story is contrived and the characters are two-dimensional, but the interplay between Bronson and the young Wilhoite girl has some nice moments. Personally, I think Bronson is underrated as an actor, and he portrays Murphy's personal anguish quite well. Of course, theres one of the action genres best exchanges between the villain and the hero in the finale, with the classic line from Bronson, "Ladies first"!
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Erroll, Carrie Snodgress's Joan Freeman is awesome as a VILLIAN, very disturbing, and disgusting (Inside and out). By the way, someone could be a lesbo, psycho-killer bitch, and still look good (Nicole Watson from Criminal Intent comes to mind). The movie itself is excellent, it has humor (Like when Bronson hinted at the sexuality of Reineke), relationships, characters you hate, and a storyline you can follow. Except "Once Upon A Time In The West" (Frank), and "The Evil That Men Do" (Molloch), Freeman is the MOST EVIL CHARACTER Bronson ever faced (And that includes Warren Stacey in "10 To Midnight").
sharedefinetly one of his best
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I agree with the PO, never got tired of watching it over and over again for the past few years, particularly he is gone for ten years, miss him and his movies.
shareNot fare to compare Murphy's Law to Bronson's films from the 60s and 70s. By that time he was in his late 60s and closing in on the end of his movie career. I will say this was one of his best from the 80s (along with "10 to Midnight and "Death Wish 3") and was very fun to watch. All the films I saw that Bronson made after this were pretty forgettable; although I have not seen all of them and I have a soft spot for Death Wish 4. Also I agree with an earlier poster that Mr. Majestic is probably his best solo staring film. The ensemble films he did in the 60s, which are classics in their own right, don't count because they starred other big names at the time and he was mostly a supporting character.
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I agree, I think it's one of his best movies.
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