05-27-2017, 09:46 AM
(05-26-2017, 11:08 AM)Bengalzona Wrote: I'd say "The Departed" was perhaps the best quality cop movie. But then again, that one was equally (or maybe more) about the mob.
That's sort of the problem with some cop movies: where is the cut-off between when it is about the cops and when it is about the bad guys.
I'd say:
1) Serpico
2) Cop Land
3) Chinatown (more of a private detective movie, but I'll include here)
4) Dirty Harry (they are all really sort of the same movie)
5) The Untouchables
6) L.A. Confidential
7) RoboCop (the original)
I liked Die Hard and Lethal weapon, too. But they are just sort of overplayed for me at this point.
I thought about Serpico... I did not think about Chinatown, Dirty Harry, LA Confidential, or RoboCop. Damn good list!
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