Steineded How sad is this?

Bereamic Awesome Movie

CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

aandbmovies Very enjoyable crime film, I did find it confusing at times what exactly was going on. And why was everyone so worried in the car wash before anything happened? Some profanity but besides this a clean film. It's worth a watch, imo.

Brian T. Whitlock (GOWBTW) 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!

RocketeerFlyer 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.

Wizard-8 "The Seven-Ups", an unofficial sequel of sorts to "The French Connection", does have some merit here and there. The movie does capture well the cold and dirty feeling of New York City in the early 1970s before it was eventually cleaned up. And every so often there is a good moment - the opening bust sequence, the robbery at the car wash, several tough interrogations, and of course the car chase sequence, a chase that has become a classic of sorts. The cast also does well with what they are given, though what they are given is not much. The characters are kind of thin; all we pretty much learn about them is that they don't play by the rules. The story is kind of slow, and there are some confusing details that don't get explained for a long time (or at all). If you are a fan of '70s crime drama, there's probably enough here to make it worth a viewing. If you are not, you might want to look elsewhere.