Here’s group CiNEFiLE with yet another oldie in 1080p, The Gauntlet. This one is way back from 1977, so it seems the movie industry is working hard remastering these old reels into digital HD to make some extra buck. Starring Clint Eastwood as both director and main actor, this is more or less a cult flick and should be watched if never done before. Ripped directly from retail Blu-Ray source, this is as good as it gets when using DVDs as medium – high quality video and standard bit-rate AC3 5.1 surround sound – all for your pleasure!

Synopsis: Clint Eastwood plays an alcoholic, dim-witted cop, Ben Shockley, who has to escort an irate prostitute, Gus Mally (Sondra Locke), from Las Vegas to Phoenix so she can testify in a mob trial. Gus immediately warns Ben of the danger that they’re in, but he doesn’t believe her. He eventually figures out that his superiors want Gus dead and chose him for the job because they thought he’d fail. The two spend most of the film eluding the trigger-happy cops. The banter between Ben and Gus, who initially despise each other, is just as brutal and entertaining as the action set pieces. And when the two finally warm to each other, it’s surprisingly effective. Eastwood and Locke made many films together, but THE GAUNTLET features what may be their strongest collaboration. Literal-minded critics may malign the film for its over-the-top explosive action, but it’s clear that Eastwood was aware of how outrageous and preposterous the action in the film is. As Jan De Bont would later do with another wildly entertaining and implausible film involving a bus, SPEED, Eastwood here has stripped down the action movie to its bare essence. THE GAUNTLET is a fun ride.

Genre: Action | Thriller | Crime | Drama
Ratings: IMDB: 6.2/10 (4,833 votes) RT: 85% (13 reviews)
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle, William Prince

Release Name: The.Gauntlet.1977.720p.BluRay.x264-CiNEFiLE
Size: 4.37 GB (4,694,585,669 bytes)
Quality: x264 1920×1080 @ 5089kbps | AC3 5.1 @ 640kbps
Runtime: 109 Mins
Filename: the.gauntlet.1977.720p.bluray.x264-cinefile.rxx

Links: IMDB, RT, Homepage, Trailer
Samples: #1, #2, #3
NFO: Here
Torrent: Here