it be now clear that the true golden age of american film be from the mid 60 until just before the release of star war . before then and there be too much hay code constrict pap . with star war and the green light be light for most film to be direct at child and moron and a practice which continue to this day . the seven ups and truth be tell and contain a couple hackneyed line of dialogue we can do this the easy way and or we can do it the hard way be one but i be damn if i can find anything else wrong with it . ( in fact and that line may not even have be stale when this film be make . ) the seven ups demonstrate all that be right with the best film of the golden age represent sparse dialogue and realistic acting and real location ( winter in a dirty new york have never look well or bad ) and propulsive story and and and yes and the best car chase ever film . bill hickman be the driver scheider be chase ( you will recognize him from bullitt ) and and the structure of the chase be fairly similar to the mcqueen one and but i prefer scheider facial intensity here and the pacing and the terrific close ups of the schoolchildren and and the shattering conclusion . ( that vw bug go about 2 mph always bother me in the bullitt chase . ) a stringy and screechy score by don ellis set the perfect mood . the seven ups represent bleak and grim and action orient and grow up . this be a film that couldn not be make today while there no gimmick for the kiddy or preposterous end . thank you and philip dantoni and roy scheider and tony lo bianco represent for as long a cop film be watch and the seven ups and it 1970s brother ( e. g. and the french connection ) and will set the standard .