New Centurions | George C. Scott, Stacy Keach | Possibly the best Police movie ever

New Centurions | George C. Scott, Stacy Keach | Best Cop Movie of all time

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New Centurions

	New Centurions George C. Scott, Stacy Keach Sony Pictures, 1994 average customer review:based on 7 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Possibly the best Police movie ever

This movie inspired me to a law enforcement career that lasted 28 years. George C. Scott (Officer Kilvinsky) delivers one of his best performances as a veteran patrolman of the L.A.P.D. He teaches a rookie cop "Stacy Keach" how to survive on the streets of L.A. Erik Estrada plays a former gang banger that turned cop, only to find himself working patrol in his old stomping grounds. The realism was great. No doubt they used police advisors when making the film. A sad movie that will make you realize that cops are human. Kilvinsky the cynical cop, shows compassion in dealing with illegal Mexican immigrants that are being taken advantage of by a money grubbing landlord. Stacy Keach suffers a failed marriage and gets involved in an interracial relationship. Truly a gut wrenching movie that shows the brutality of police work, both mentally and physically. I'd pay a hundred dollars if I could get the movie on DVD.

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Best Cop Movie of all time

Words cant truly express how realistic this movie is. It faces the harsh realities of police work, most havent changed since this movie was made.

The way it was.

This is exactly the way it was for me when I went through the police academy in 1974. The golden age of police work. If you were there you understand! This needs to be out on widescreen DVD!!!!!

Reality Check

I totally agree that this movie should be formatted into the DVD mode. Even though much of the law pertaining to search and seizure has changed over the years, police still face civil liability claims in a variety of situations. This move is a great training film as to examples of good and bad searches in police work.

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A must see for anyone interested in police work.

I saw "The New Centurions" on television back in the late 1970's. I thought it was a good movie about the police work. The movie is based on the book written by a former LAPD officer Joseph Wambaugh. Alot of the movie is a depressing because it deals with alcoholism, divorce, and suicide. Even though the movie was based on the LAPD back in the 1960's, alot of it still rings true today. You see several young officers in the academy going thru PT and other training. Then, they graduate the academy and are sent to a high crime division to beginning training with a TO (training officer). Immediately, Kilvinsky tells Stacy Keach character to forget about half of what he learn in the academy because it is useless. You see them going to various radio calls. The most interesting part of the movie is when George C. Scott charater starts telling Roy (Keach) how he deals with various crimes (Kilvinsky Law). The scene with the hookers in the back of the paddy wagon is funny. It is a good movie about some of what happens in police patrol cars and handling calls. It is kind of depressing but, it is still a good movie.

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