He fulfilled a similar function in 2012, when he even repeated his famous Go ahead, make my day catchphrase delivered in 1971 when he was about to finish off some punk kid with a blast from his Smith & Wesson. In 2012, the bravado fell a little flat. Clint is 82 and probably as blind as a bat. Hes more likely to shoot himself than a bank robber.
Well, let's look at the "bank robber punk" clip [3:58].
I read that as more of an attempt at humour. One which, ironically enough, fell a little flat...