SpecialsTarget Disturbing yet enthralling

Derry Herrera Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

Cody One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

Cristal The movie really just wants to entertain people.

movingwater Sure, it's a silly movie. But for those of us who remember the disappointment of the original release, the movie ages extremely well. Watching Clint at his physical peak, fighting and drinking his way across America's southwest, the real fun is on seeing so many familiar character actors of the '70's in one movie. The plot, while unimportant, is also inoffensive, just a means of watching Clint be Clint, while. enjoying performances by familiar country western stars of the time, Mel Tillis, Charlie Rich, and Phil Everly.

Pjtaylor-96-138044 Sure, 'Every Which Way But Loose (1978)' is silly, but there's just something inherently endearing about seeing an orangutan and his truck-driving best buddy drink beer, get laid (yes, the ape sees some action) and bare-knuckle brawl their way through bent coppers and members of a Nazi biker gang as they traipse across the country after a girl who's up and vanished with both Eastwood's heart and a fistful (seven thousand) of his Dollars. It is a delightfully light flick, the brazenly bizarre core concepts are gleefully glossed over to the point of pure passive acceptance on the part of the audience, and as such is highly entertaining throughout, settling into its loose plot with a relaxed pace that pushes it from fun set-piece to fun set-piece while constantly keeping a smile on your face and burrowing its own private place within your heart. An unexpected joy. 7/10

SnoopyStyle It's the many misadventures of Californian truck driver Philo Beddoe (Clint Eastwood) and Clyde. Philo makes a side income from bare-knuckle fights with friend Orville (Geoffrey Lewis). His best friend is his orangutan Clyde. He is taken with aspiring country singer Lynn Halsey-Taylor (Sondra Locke). He gets into trouble with the Black Widows biker gang and two cops. When Lynn takes off, Philo, Clyde, and Orville follow. Orville falls for Echo (Beverly D'Angelo) working at a roadside fruit stand.The plot is a rambling journey. It's not the most compelling road trip. The orangutan is fun but it's sad to hear about the old training methods. Clint is stretching out for the first time. It's generally fun but not a laugh out loud fun. I give this a pass.

Leofwine_draca Well, not really, but EVERY WHICH WAY BUT LOOSE is one of those mainstream fight flicks that were all the rage back in the late '70s and early '80s. This one's a likable favourite in which a typically laconic Clint Eastwood plays a prize-winning bare-knuckle fighter who gets into various scrapes with the help of his buddy, a lovable orangutan called Clyde. Inevitably Clyde turns out to be something of a scene stealer and is the best thing in the movie.Elsewhere, the film has one of those nice late '70s vibes, grungy and realistic and filmed in the great outdoors for the most part. Geoffrey Lewis is excellent in a supporting comic relief role but this is Eastwood's film really. There's plenty of action here along with the laughs, and the fight scenes are really well staged and hard hitting. There's very little to dislike about it as a whole.