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Collection ID
87
Director:
Clint Eastwood
Starring:
Clint Eastwood, Freddie Jones, David Huffman, Warren Clarke, Ronald Lacey
Genre:
Action
Studio:
Malpaso Company, The
Release date:
1982
Rated:
Language (Country):
English
(USA)
Summary:
A pilot is sent into the Soviet Union on a mission to steal a prototype jet fighter that can be partially controlled by a neuralink
My Rating:
My Review: Directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, this movie was primarily a Clint Eastwood vehicle. A cold war thriller filled with visionary glimpses of future technology. The premise of the story was great. The Soviet Union has developed a ground breaking new jet fighter. A mach five weapon with thought controlled weapons and stealth capabilities. Undetectable to radar, capable of out maneuvering any opponent, and two three seconds faster in target acquisition and engagement - This new fighter is a leap of technology. Far surpassing anything the 'Free World' has, it could easily 'tip the balance'. How will the U.S. and it's allies respond to this deadly threat? The characters are relatively thin and cliched. Eastwood plays a burned out Vietnam war vet who's prone to flash-back episodes. The accents in this movie were horrible. Eastwood spits out belabored Russian with a Texan drawl, and the cigarette smoking guards barely blink an eye. The Russians are depicted as bumbling, blustering, bureaucrats, who can't come to a consensus on anything until it's too late to do anything. The depictions of the movies technological aspects was the best part of this movie. The fighter aircraft, the in-flight refueling, rearward firing missiles, the escape from Soviet air space. The thrills delivered by these aspects of the movie helped deflect the less compelling aspects of the film. The early parts of the movie are pretty good as well. When Eastwood's character is continuously in jeopardy of being discovered by the Soviets. A good plot, and some suspenseful KGB cat and mouse play carry the viewer through a less than satisfying end game.
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