Magnum Force (1973)

TED POST, OPUS 6
**** 1973. Written by John Milius and Michael Cimino and directed by Ted Post. Very interesting follow-up of the Inspector Harry saga. Suspected to have (too) far right ideas in [[ASIN:6304698550 Dirty Harry]], our hero has got now an Afro-American partner, sleeps with an Asian-American girl and fights bad cops. Apart of these considerations, MAGNUM FORCE is an excellent thriller of the beginning of the 70's I use to review every five years or so.

NOT AS GOOD AS THE FIRST, BUT A WORTHY SEQUEL!
The second installment in the "Dirty Harry" series is very good (4 1/2 STARS). In some ways it reminded me of a good TV movie. This could be due to David Soul(Starsky), Robert Urich(Vegas)and Susan Summers(Threes Company)appearing in brief roles and that 70' movie soundtrack music. The story is interesting and we see Clint Eastwood playing it a little more tongue and cheek in this one(posing as an overseas airline pilot). Which is a good thing because you can't take this stuff too seriously. I like all the "Dirty Harry" films and I am sure where I ranked this one as I am watching them all again as I review them. I have seen them all several times, but I am watching them on DVD in my Home theater and there is a huge difference seeing these films on a big screen. If I had one complaint with this movie it was too easy to figure out the killers. The DVD transfer looks good and there are some extras on the disc.

NOT AS GOOD AS THE FIRST, BUT A WORTHY SEQUEL!
The second installment in the "Dirty Harry" series is very good (4 1/2 STARS). In some ways it reminded me of a good TV movie. This could be due to David Soul(Starsky), Robert Urich(Vegas)and Susan Summers(Threes Company)appearing in brief roles and that 70' movie soundtrack music. The story is interesting and we see Clint Eastwood playing it a little more tongue and cheek in this one(posing as an overseas airline pilot). Which is a good thing because you can't take this stuff too seriously. I like all the "Dirty Harry" films and I am sure where I ranked this one as I am watching them all again as I review them. I have seen them all several times, but I am watching them on DVD in my Home theater and there is a huge difference seeing these films on a big screen. If I had one complaint with this movie it was too easy to figure out the killers. The DVD transfer looks good and there are some extras on the disc.