No 1. Charles Bronson movie, without a doubt!
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darrin — 17 years ago(April 11, 2008 12:07 AM)
There are opinions, and then there are educated opinions. e.g. "The Godfather" is hailed as one of the greatest films of the 20th century. "The Godfather II" is hailed as one of the greatest sequels in film history. In fact, it's probably the only sequel in film history to have surpassed its predecessor. Now is it possible that someone wasn't too fond of either!? Of course! Will that person become part of the majority opinion!? Hell no! Why!? Besides "majority rules," it can be argued from a technical & historic point of view, why that person's opinion is askew. The same applies to Murphy's Law. Among educated film goers, "Murphy's Law" was not a well-made film.
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David_Brown — 15 years ago(June 01, 2010 10:06 PM)
I am a huge fan of Bronson and "Murphy's Law" (Easily the BEST film he did at Cannon Films). But You can't compare it to "The Dirty Dozen", "The Magnificent Seven", "The Great Escape", "Once Upon A Time In The West", "Death Wish", "Telefon", "The Mechanic" or "Hard Times". I really liked Carrie Snodgress's Joan Freeman character in this movie, it may be the most evil character that Bronson ever faced this side of Henry Fonda's Frank in "Once Upon A Time In The West" or Molloch in "The Evil That Men Do". All the issues that Freeman put Jack Murphy through (Plus some humor "When She Says Go To Hell", and Murphy's says "ladies First"), is what made this movie better than it should have been.
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koffeenkreame41-1 — 11 years ago(July 08, 2014 09:39 PM)
I am a huge fan of Bronson and "Murphy's Law" (Easily the BEST film he did at Cannon Films). But You can't compare it to "The Dirty Dozen", "The Magnificent Seven", "The Great Escape", "Once Upon A Time In The West", "Death Wish", "Telefon", "The Mechanic" or "Hard Times". I really liked Carrie Snodgress's Joan Freeman character in this movie, it may be the most evil character that Bronson ever faced this side of Henry Fonda's Frank in "Once Upon A Time In The West" or Molloch in "The Evil That Men Do". All the issues that Freeman put Jack Murphy through (Plus some humor "When She Says Go To Hell", and Murphy's says "ladies First"), is what made this movie better than it should have been.
Agreed, and yeah, she was probably the most evil character he's ever faced onscreen, Fonda was awesome in OUATITW though.
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koffeenkreame41-1 — 11 years ago(July 08, 2014 10:11 PM)
I am a huge fan of Bronson and "Murphy's Law" (Easily the BEST film he did at Cannon Films). But You can't compare it to "The Dirty Dozen", "The Magnificent Seven", "The Great Escape", "Once Upon A Time In The West", "Death Wish", "Telefon", "The Mechanic" or "Hard Times". I really liked Carrie Snodgress's Joan Freeman character in this movie, it may be the most evil character that Bronson ever faced this side of Henry Fonda's Frank in "Once Upon A Time In The West" or Molloch in "The Evil That Men Do". All the issues that Freeman put Jack Murphy through (Plus some humor "When She Says Go To Hell", and Murphy's says "ladies First"), is what made this movie better than it should have been.
Agreed, and yeah, she was probably the most evil character he's ever faced onscreen, Fonda was awesome in OUATITW though.
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stupid_fresh — 17 years ago(August 08, 2008 11:36 AM)
Interesting response, and fair play to ya, although why are disagreeing with me when you like to hear other people's opinions? If you say everyone has different taste, then why are you objecting when I state my taste?
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WarpedRecord — 17 years ago(November 07, 2008 06:05 PM)
It's amazing how some people, rather than respectfully disagreeing, feel the need to strike out at someone whose tastes differ from their own.
As for me, my favorite Charles Bronson film is "Act of Vengeance," which is more a drama than an action flick. I also love "Telefon," "The Indian Runner," "Breakout" "The Mechanic" and the first "Death Wish."
"Murphy's Law" is entertaining, but in my opinion, it's far from Bronson's best. But I have no problem with anyone who feels otherwise. -
mozartmessiah — 18 years ago(March 21, 2008 02:59 PM)
Maybe not number 1, but enjoyable nonetheless. I think it is one of his better later films. It starts a little slow, but once he gets framed it becomes a lot of fun. Sure, the story is contrived and the characters are two-dimensional, but the interplay between Bronson and the young Wilhoite girl has some nice moments. Personally, I think Bronson is underrated as an actor, and he portrays Murphy's personal anguish quite well. Of course, theres one of the action genres best exchanges between the villain and the hero in the finale, with the classic line from Bronson, "Ladies first"!
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David_Brown — 15 years ago(June 05, 2010 04:25 AM)
Erroll, Carrie Snodgress's Joan Freeman is awesome as a VILLIAN, very disturbing, and disgusting (Inside and out). By the way, someone could be a lesbo, psycho-killer bitch, and still look good (Nicole Watson from Criminal Intent comes to mind). The movie itself is excellent, it has humor (Like when Bronson hinted at the sexuality of Reineke), relationships, characters you hate, and a storyline you can follow. Except "Once Upon A Time In The West" (Frank), and "The Evil That Men Do" (Molloch), Freeman is the MOST EVIL CHARACTER Bronson ever faced (And that includes Warren Stacey in "10 To Midnight").
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wallacesawyer — 15 years ago(June 06, 2010 04:51 PM)
definetly one of his best
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calishreveguy — 12 years ago(January 07, 2014 04:37 PM)
Not fare to compare Murphy's Law to Bronson's films from the 60s and 70s. By that time he was in his late 60s and closing in on the end of his movie career. I will say this was one of his best from the 80s (along with "10 to Midnight and "Death Wish 3") and was very fun to watch. All the films I saw that Bronson made after this were pretty forgettable; although I have not seen all of them and I have a soft spot for Death Wish 4. Also I agree with an earlier poster that Mr. Majestic is probably his best solo staring film. The ensemble films he did in the 60s, which are classics in their own right, don't count because they starred other big names at the time and he was mostly a supporting character.
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