5. Magnum Force: The second Dirty Harry film. Not as great as the original (a problem that each film in the series suffered when compared to its predecessor). But it was a solid flick, still a lot of fun to watch. Plus, you get a topless Suzanne Sommers. I first saw this movie when I was 12. It was the highlight of the movie for me.
4. Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid: But you have to watch Sam Peckinpah's cut that was released in 1988. If you watch the 1973 release that was butchered by the studio, you are doing yourself a dis-service. One of the great Westerns.
3. High Plains Drifter: This was a pretty good year for Westerns. Eastwood as The Stranger and the vengeance he wreaks on Lago while "saving" them from returning outlaws makes for a hell of a film. It began Eastwood's de-construction of the Western that culminated in Unforgiven.
2. The Sting: Newman and Redford together almost guarantees an excellent film. This caper/comedy is so much fun to watch, and the final con is a thing of beauty. Robert Shaw takes the film over the top, though, as Doyle Lonnegan. Without him I don't think The Sting would work as well as it does.
1. Enter The Dragon: Bruce Lee's last film, he died less than a week before it came out. It's an epic martial arts film, with a last battle for the ages. Throw in Bolo and Han's switchable hand...awesome.
Films I Like But Didn't Make The List: American Graffiti, The Exorcist, The Day of the Jackal, Mean Streets, The Wicker Man, Sleeper.
And no jokers asking where The Devil in Miss Jones is.
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