Product Details

• Actors: Clint Eastwood
• Format: Box set
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 5
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• DVD Release Date: June 3, 2008
• Run Time: 530 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001608QVS
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #5,357 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Product Description

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

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

34 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fires on all thrusters, June 14, 2008

By	C. S. Junker "soul_survivor" (Burien, WA USA) - See all my reviews

If you're a fan of the Dirty Harry films, and you have a Blu-Ray player, this is a no-brainer. A lot of Blu-Ray transfers are disappointing, particularly in older films. However, Warner has pulled out all the stops, and every one of these films, even the oldest, looks and sounds utterly spectacular.

The original DIRTY HARRY features a lot of aerial photography of San Francisco, as some of the earlier action takes place on rooftops. The detail in these distance shots is staggeringly clear. The colors are rich, vivid, and bold, and the remixed soundtrack is shatteringly good for a film of this vintage.

The four sequels look equally good (the fifth, THE DEAD POOL, suffers only because it was not shot in true widescreen ) and all films are supplemented with a wide selection of new extras. The box even includes a personal message from Clint Eastwood, encouraging you to sample the new bonus features.

I watched all five films in less than a week and I'm ready to watch them all again. It's about time older films started receiving this kind of treatment in High-Def; hopefully this is a harbinger of things to come for classics films of the 60s, 70s, and 80s. Go ahead, make your day and buy this box.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for the hardcore fan, June 20, 2009

By	Mitch Haile (San Jose, CA and Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

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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.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great blu ray boxset,

By	Michael P. Dobey (colorado springs) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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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.