Dirty Harry Ultimate Collector's Edition (Dirty Harry / Magnum Force / The Enforcer / Sudden Impact / The Dead Pool) [Blu-ray]
Starring: Clint EastwoodStudio: Warner Home Video
MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Format: Box set
Running Time: 530 minutes
DVD Release: June 3rd 2008
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Includes all five Dirty Harry films: all special features on the Dirty Harry Special Edition and Deluxe Editions, plus additional special features and contents specific to the Ultimate Collector's Edition. Bonus Feature-Length documentary Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows; a 40+ page hardcover book; Wallet w/metal badge and removable laminated I.D. card; Five 5"x 7" Reproduction Lobby Poster Cards plus an exclusive UCE card; Scorpio Portrait of a Killer Poster-Sized (19" x 27") map of San Francisco detailing Harry?s hunt for the killer; Never-Before-Seen Production Correspondence
User Reviews
Look at that bullet on the inside of the case - Rating: 3/5
How silly. I guess Dirty Harry's gun is so awesome it shoots the bullet and the casing too. The shell is flying out of the barrel! Come on, terrible attention to detail, and it just looks ridiculous.
Great for the hardcore fan - Rating: 5/5
I have been collecting everything Clint Eastwood for a while now--primarily because he has done a wide variety of movies, many of which I feel are underrated, but also because it's just fun to watch some of the sillier stuff.
I already had all of these movies on DVD before I bought this set, and I was on the fence for a while, but I took the plunge and I am glad I did. This would make a _great_ gift for the hardware fan of either Clint Eastwood or Dirty Harry specifically.
The picture quality of _Dirty Harry_ didn't seem noticeably better on my 55" TV than the upconverted DVD, but the later movies seemed to benefit more and looked fantastic. Of course, these don't look as incredible as the modern movies on Blu-Ray, but there's limitations of the original source material.
The extra bonus materials come in both the commentaries and video features as well as some "toys" in the box--some copies of letters relating to the creation of these movies, and a booklet about the movies. These extras definitely compensate for any lack of improved picture, whether real or imagined.
If you don't have these movies already, you'll have to decide if it's worth the 50% premium for the Blu-Ray copies over DVD. But if you're collecting up Clint Eastwood or have a particular affinity for these movies, definitely get this set.
And if you're considering this as a gift for the Clint Eastwood fan in your life, I'd say you can't go wrong.
It's so obvious but...go ahead, make my day! - Rating: 5/5
I don't usually buy TV shows or movies. Count the Dirty Harry Ultimate set as "had to have." Keep in mind, I'm an Eastwood freak, but this set is worth every penny it cost. It's Blu-ray, it's the complete works, it's Eastwood, and it's Dirty Harry. Buying this set requires no thought, as it's a no-brainer.
Dirty Harry Ultimate Collector's Edition - Rating: 4/5
Everyone should already know the plot to these movies, so I will tell you why I rated these a 4 instead of a 5. The Transfer to Blu-Ray was soft. I saw very little difference between a regular upscaled DVD and the Blu-Ray edition. I watch it on a 60 inch 1080P Sony, which really upscales with excellence.
great blu ray boxset - Rating: 5/5
This blu ray boxset is a excellent deal when you buy it used.
In fact most blu ray dvds are overpriced brand new but they are incredible dvds which is why they are worth collecting. And this set gives you the great dirty harry series in a remastered and cleaned up prints. The original standard dvds looked really bad and this set in either form (remastered standard or blu ray) is a huge improvement.
Many standard warner brothers standard dvds that were not remastered looked awful but they have done a excellent job on every blu ray they have put out. And this set looks great. I have read where other reviewers said that the grain on the first two is really bad, actually it's not at all , I have always thought that using a grainy affect to film with is not a good idea really. It's supposed to be artistic but it's just grainy.
That being said many movies this old have a slightly grainy look. In other words these movies are not too grainy at all and this shouldn't be a distraction. If you want distraction just buy a warner bros non remastered standard dvd; many of them have lines in them and faded out color. Blu ray is leading the way into clean prints and taht's a good thing. If you like the dirty harry series or good detective movies then these are part of a classic series of that genre. Clint Eastwood is at the top of his game and he created a cultural icon for a our violent society. But his detective is not a antihero; He's a heroic and realist detective who uses his guns because he has to. This set is fantastic and highgrade and worth owning.
