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1973
Magnum Force is a 1973 American neo-noir action-thriller film and the sequel to the 1971 film Dirty Harry. Directed by Ted Post, the film stars Clint Eastwood who reprises the lead role as maverick cop Harry Callahan, with Hal Holbrook and Mitchell Ryan co-starring. The film also features early appearances by David Soul, Tim Matheson, and Robert Urich. Its screenplay was written by John Milius and Michael Cimino,…
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Half a century ago, film critics were taken more seriously than they are today. Even the producers of popular and commercially successful films like *Dirty Harry* feared negative reviews. And the reviews for that film tended to be very negative, especially among critics infuriated by the protagonist’s disdainful attitude towards civil liberties. Some accused the film of promoting vigilante justice and fascism. This…More
More Dirty Harry. Do the ends justify the means in a potentially corrupt and imperfect system? This the question that is asked in this movie if you are interested in more than just the action and his one liners. Both this movie and the prequel (Dirty Harry) are very much worth watching. Unlike the first movie, Harry is following up on leads on the assassinations of various big criminals that have managed to stay out…More
