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Highly Overrated But Still Good

Good movie but grossly overrated

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Super cops are around to get the job done. They don't get bought out, they can the criminals regular cops don't. "They are known as "The Seven Ups". An elite group of police officers that take on high powered criminals like The Mob. These cops are rogues, very unorthodox, yet, very effective on the criminals who think that they are above the law. They work in the same department with the other cops. They dread this group of cops. They can go undercover. However, when one of them do, he gets discovered, and is killed by the criminals. After the debacle, it's war! They chase out of the city, And when they go to an exit, the car the leader is involved in gets wrecked by a semi truck. They go further when they confront one of the business men and his wife. That's a little extreme there. But when you put your family in jeopardy like that, expect the consequences. The shootout scenes are great. I enjoyed every minute of it. Roy Schieder does a great job playing the leader of the plainclothes outfit. "The Seven-Ups" are New York's finest, you don't want to cross. Especially, if you are a criminal who thinks he's above the law. The streets of New York are never safer. Seven is unlucky for the bad guys! 5 stars. NO! 7 Stars for this movie!

This 1970's Police Procedural doesn't even try to hide its Connection to Preceding Pictures, the highly Acclaimed "Bullitt" (1968), and "The French Connection" (1972). In one Scene Roy Scheider is seen with an Upside Down Shoulder-Holster. The more blatant "Homages" are the Cast and the Riveting Car-Chase.While not quite attaining the Classic Status of its Influences, this one manages Trends that was so Prevalent in its Era. Dirty Unrestored NYC Locations, Unfettered Policing by an Undercover Unit trying to hold its own against increasingly Ruthless Adversaries, and an Intense, Tell-It-Like-It-Is Display of Real Human Beings, Flaws and All.This could be Honorably Included in a Triple-Feature along with its aforementioned Betters, because of the Talented Cast and On-Location Attention to Detail and a Complex Plot. The Chase Scene gets all the Ink, but the other things that Showcase the Zeitgeist are Better Than Average.Underrated, but the Film does have a loyal Following and certainly Deserves its Status as a Hardly Unique, but nevertheless Engrossing Product. It Captures that 70's No-Nonsense, Newly Acquired Freedom of Expression that Hollywood was Riding Post-Hays-Code.Overall, Will Not Disappoint Fans of this Type and is a Time-Capsule Worth Watching.

I saw 'Jaws' for the first time aged 7 but a good chunk of why i LOVED that film was Roy Scheider's Brody, I honestly can't imagine that film without him and his "SMILE YOU SON of a B...H" Back to "The Seven-Up's"I'd read a little about this film in movie magazines and books over the years but had never ever seen it until yesterday (thanks I have to say to YouTube), had wanted to see it for over 30 years and finally I have done so.I'm with the majority of reviewers here...it's gritty, well made with some good performances especially Schnider who with his brown leather jacket makes it his 'Bullitt' there is even a scene in which he removes the cool jacket to reveal a black turtle-neck and holster (a knowing nod to McQueen's classic film perhaps?) I have to admit that the first 40 minutes or so are kinda slow as with many of the 1970's cop thriller's/drama's of the time but stick with it as the pace builds and it gets better and better from this point.The CAR CHASE is a stand-out as many here have stated (and might be worth the watch for this wonderfully filmed sequence alone) it starts out as a fairly ordinary affair but turns into a terrific pursuit.Richard Lynch always had the look of a good villain and he is again here.One of the reasons I'd wanted to see it (apart from Scheider) was I had read it almost played out like an unofficial "French Connection" sequel and it kinda does.Tony Lo Bianco is terrific as Buddy's (Scheider) friend and he was also in Connection, it could be argued that this is a far better film than that films sequel and I would subscribe to this as the French Connection II was to me very disappointing.Fans of 1970's Cop Thrillers will find much to enjoy in the second half of this film...the ending is terrific with shades of Blue Thunder's ending, speaking of which that is another terrific Roy Scheider film along with '2010', 'Jaws', 'Jaws II" (yes really, Scheider makes it thanks to Brody and that "I know what a shark looks like up close and I don't intend on going through that hell Again" speech) and "Marathon Man.Roy was a terrific actor and has left us with some wonderful performances in some wonderful films...God Bless.Now to track down "Sorcerer" (aka Wages of Fear) another I've never managed to see.

Of the three imaginary trinity by Philip D'Antoni, I would rate The Seven-Ups as the 2nd best. It does not reach the level of The French Connection, but I found it more interesting than Bullitt where silence and mute scenes were too prevailing. The car chase was impressive again - although it is difficult to believe that even then, in the 1970ies, one could drive recklessly in New York, causing incidents and accidents, for tens of minutes without seeing lots of policemen... The cast is also more even than in Bullitt, with more character actors such as Larry Haines or particularly Richard Lynch; Roy Schreider was high-level as usual. Inclusion of mobsters and white-collar fraudsters enables to alter the pace and enclose long yet interesting discourses about multiple issues. The very ending could be have more sophisticated, however.Nevertheless, a strong crime thriller, with events developing without constant shootings-explosions and "witty" cues.