One of my favortie movies when I was growing up was Sharkey's Machine which starred Burt Reynolds as a cop who was after crime boss who had drug-addicted brother who acted as an assassin. Back then if a guy had a 38.Special or a .45 Automatic, that was just about as high-tech as it gets. It was a cool movie where cops were honest and the bad guys got caught. I also liked the music of the movie. One particular song that I like was a song by Randy Crawford called "Street Life".
It was one of those movies where the cops(save Burt) looked like the average joe who walked the streets and did their best to get crooks locked up. When they get the big case, it was like David vs Goliath where the cops embodied David and crooks were Goliath. In the end, the good guys win and the bad guys get killed off in gun fights. There were a lot of nasty action scenes here and the scenes I like best was when Burt fought two assassins and when Bernie Casey and Henry Silva shot each other at close range. Even by today's standards, it was still a good movie.
These days, the today's lead characters pale compared to the tough guys of the past. Too much attitude to the point that it becomes a turnoff for the viewer. Also they can be so annoying that you would root for the bad guy instead.
Ego over teamwork is also another turnoff as they spend more time arguing than working together. That's the reason why I seldom watch movies anymore. Too much special effects for punk characters who aren't worth the popcorn.
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