John Skuja I watched this film for the first time the other night and was stunned by the similarities between it and the 1968 Steve McQueen film Bullit. Some of the casting was the same, but the real give away was the car chase, right down to the sawed off shotgun blast at the front of Roy Scheider's car. It was a good chase. But the casting with the driver in both cars being the same actor (Bill Hickman). I enjoyed the film but was struck by the similarities between the two films. Roy Scheider wearing dark turtle necks and being his own self contained police department was a flashback to Bullit also. There are enough differences in the plot line to allow both films to stand on their own as good movies.

LeonLouisRicci This 1970's Police Procedural doesn't even try to hide its Connection to Preceding Pictures, the highly Acclaimed "Bullitt" (1968), and "The French Connection" (1972). In one Scene Roy Scheider is seen with an Upside Down Shoulder-Holster. The more blatant "Homages" are the Cast and the Riveting Car-Chase.While not quite attaining the Classic Status of its Influences, this one manages Trends that was so Prevalent in its Era. Dirty Unrestored NYC Locations, Unfettered Policing by an Undercover Unit trying to hold its own against increasingly Ruthless Adversaries, and an Intense, Tell-It-Like-It-Is Display of Real Human Beings, Flaws and All.This could be Honorably Included in a Triple-Feature along with its aforementioned Betters, because of the Talented Cast and On-Location Attention to Detail and a Complex Plot. The Chase Scene gets all the Ink, but the other things that Showcase the Zeitgeist are Better Than Average.Underrated, but the Film does have a loyal Following and certainly Deserves its Status as a Hardly Unique, but nevertheless Engrossing Product. It Captures that 70's No-Nonsense, Newly Acquired Freedom of Expression that Hollywood was Riding Post-Hays-Code.Overall, Will Not Disappoint Fans of this Type and is a Time-Capsule Worth Watching.

ofpsmith Everything about this movie is classic 70s. So let's look at the plot. In the New York Police Department, Buddy Manucci (Roy Schieder) is a tough as nails police officer who leads a group of other policemen who are known as the seven ups. The seven ups always carefully plan and execute their arrests undercover. But now they are up against a mob plot to kidnap other mobsters for money. And when Buddy's superiors think that he's behind it after one of pals Ansel (Ken Kercheval) is killed, Buddy and his team will stop at nothing to uncover the truth behind the kidnappings. Once again, classic 70s. The Seven Ups is a pretty good movie but I can't really recommend it higher then some other alternatives. It's good but compared to other action films made at the time like Dirty Harry it just doesn't hold up as well. Make no mistake however, The Seven Ups is still good, but I just get the feeling it could have been great. I still can recommend it so by all means this film won't disappoint if you're interested.

filmalamosa This 70s police movie by the same director as the French Connection is worth a watch...Some clever kidnappers go after gang related targets...crooked bondsmen in this case. They pretend to be under cover cops when they nab their victims---. An undercover cop group is ultimately investigated by the police force who think this group (the seven ups) might be involved in this. The action comes when the seven ups clear up their name.Good standard entertainment and a good car chase...as one reviewer put it no subplots no sex the only female in the entire movie an old gangsters wife who is threatened while the undercover cops seek to prove their innocence and catch the real kidnappers. No PC garbage no gimmicky weapons...just a good solid police action story.Great car chase with Pontiacs including a Ventura II a Nova name tag clone.This movie probably deserves about an 8. I give a 7 to decent entertaining movies nothing exceptionally good or bad... a 6 and below to formula stuff. A 1 to PC garbage pseudo intellectual art films and so forth.RECOMMEND