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This first sequel to Dirty Harry was written by a couple of strong voices, writer-directors Michael Cimino (The Deer Hunter) and John Milius (Farewell to the King). But that doesn...( read more 
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MCT:September 4, 2008
Solid Dirty Harry film. I honestly don't have any problems with it. It was good, it just wasn't 5 stars good. The script manages to mingle the detective and bad-ass sides of Calahan. Besides, I have a love for the .44 magnum, so the opening credits of staring at one for 2 minutes were very enjoyable.
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MCT:August 28, 2008The first sequel in the Dirty Harry series. Has Clint up against mysterious vigalante cops. Great action and one liners throughout the movie.
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MCT:August 2, 2008this is the second "dirty harry" film series. and the one of most my favorite film of the series.
clint eastwood is return to the sequel as inspector harry callahan.
this film was greatest ever opening credit with the his .44 magnum by the his hand.
director ted post who direct this film together of clint eastwood in "hang 'em high". -
MCT:July 8, 2008
Not as good as the first, but not being perfect doesn't mean it sucks. This movie is kick ass action, a good twist (even if it is kinda obvious, though the twist at the end is quite crazy). All in all Dirty Harry Callahan is awesome.
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MCT:June 26, 2008
It's Dirty Harry's first sequel and a classic. As with most rabid fans of any actor it could be dog shit and I'd still like it.
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MCT:June 24, 2008
The sequel to Dirty Harry, a bold new chapter that deals with dirty cops... a something of a yet then unexpected and debatable subject that runs very well in this sequel.
There's a little more depth in the plot now and Harry Callahan's character is deeper research than before. Now we understand his beliefs of what he upholds the law for. When he faced the real culprits that is on the same side of the law, he has no choice but to make what he believes in - the system.
Never have we see the other side of Harry Callahan than Magnum Force - one to be reckon with that is slightly better than the first. Lots of action, the pacing is great and the plot is interesting enough to keep you seated. Once again, Clint Eastwood has shown his other side of acting that make us love Dirty Harry and why we all should support him.
Overall:- A better sequel worth checking out. -
MCT:June 19, 2008
I don't think I'll ever be a Dirty Harry fan, but I do like the movies.
This is a fun action movie. While the first one really shows off how a character can toe the line, I think this one decided to rein Harry Callahan in a little bit. He was just the most over-the-top action hero in the first one, drawing no lines between him and justice. This one, I'm sure the producers want you to root for Harry a little bit by showing where he considers things to go "too far." We see these characters, which are obvious reflections on Harry's dubious law enforcement career. The thing is, these characters are blatantly evil. They begin kind of like the Punisher and you know that you aren't supposed to root for them. But just to dispel any doubts, we see them kill their own and we all know that's gone far too far.
I think my favorite parts of the Dirty Harry franchise come from Harry just being a cop going out on beats. He gets involved in some wacky violent situations that just make captains get that little vein in their head as they steam red. These are those gratifying moments and really appease the audience as the story builds in suspense. After all, no one's really interested in Harry investigating murders unless he gets to shoot the hell out of some people that have little to nothing to do with the main storyline. This one's got a great sequence in a supermarket where Harry just goes to town with his revolver.
What I find really interesting in this one is the body count. The Ultimate Dirty Harry Collection that Warner just put out has a book and it has the stats of each movie. Now, most of the movies range from 7 to 14 kills per movie. I always assumed these were Harry's personal kills. Not so much because the kills in Magnum Force reach 30, doubling second place. You can really rack these numbers up to the vigilante cops and they're all done fairly quickly. This is not to say that you should really ignore these gangland-style hits, but really look at it from a pespective of "damn, there's a lot of killing going on that's happening really fast." It's distrurbing, mostly in the sense that you really turn yourself off to how many people are getting the wrong end of a bullet in a short amount of time.
I'd like to address one moment from this movie. There's the suicidal cop. Now, I know that this is (again) a reflection of what Harry could easily be, but were the seventies just trying to bring up scare tactics against police officers with stuff like that? I mean, first, we get wildly crazy Harry Callahan who does anything to get his man. That's a bit creepy, but at the end of the day, he's kind of on your side. (Unless you're a criminal. Then you have probably faced a .357 Magnum dead-on. I'm sure your family mourns you.) But then we have this very crazy cop who just wants to kill and plays Russian Roulette at his ex-wife and kid's house. That's someone I don't really want to trust with a badge, but we're supposed to feel bad for when he's taken out by those vigilante cops. Perhaps he's just used as a plot device or just as a funhouse mirror version of Harry, but it is troublesome nonetheless. Thank god these are just ridiculous, Hollywood cop movies.
Magnum Force may not be as fun as Dirty Harry, but it is wildly entertaining and in some backwards way, gives insight to the character that makes him somewhat redeemable. I wouldn't take that "anti-hero" status way from him just yet, but maybe this one makes you root for the psycho just a little bit more. -
MCT:June 16, 2008
"Magnum Force," Clint Eastwood's sophomore outing as "Dirty Harry" Callahan, succeeds in giving us violence, funny lines from Harry and even in showing a more human side to the tough cop. But the movie fails in a crucial area: it lacks the unrelenting suspense and pace of its predecessor, and gives us villains who are not nearly as chilling or memorable.
This time, Harry is called upon to investigate a series of murders in which all of the victims are known criminals. It begins with the slaying of a mob figure who beats a murder rap. From the beginning, the movie tells us that the slayings are being carried out by policemen, and (potential spoiler warning) the killers turn out to be a squad of sharp-shooting rookies trying to take back the city by drastically reducing the courts' case load.
The story takes its time to get moving, and there are some pointless scenes (like one involving an airplane hijacker) that only get in the way of the main plot. The original "Dirty Harry" hooked us right from the opening scene and never let up. It was also rather different in the way it portrayed the character of Harry. In the first movie, he had no problems with shooting first, reading rights later, and so it may seem strange that he would object to the idea of police who carry out justice in their own way.
The difference is that the criminals being killed in this movie are not in the midst of performing acts of violence when they are killed (with the exception of one nasty scene in which a pimp pours Draino down a hooker's throat). The script by John Milius tries to present an interesting contrast between Harry and the rookie cops who presumably represent his darker side (there's one scene where they're even filmed in the shadows when confronting Harry in a parking garage), the line that he won't cross. But the violence and action sequences pretty much hamper the film's attempts at providing a thought-provoking story.
The rookie cops are not especially well developed as characters; the most interesting is the one played by David Soul (of "Starsky and Hutch") who bests Harry in a shooting competition. This could have set the stage for a really tense final showdown, but that's an opportunity the movie misses.
The movie also gives us a look at Harry's personal life. He has a tryst with a young woman who lives in his apartment building, and another character, whose husband has worked with Harry for years and now seems to be losing his marbles, has an unrequited attraction to Harry. Again, these scenes only get in the way of the main plotline. Do we really need to know what Harry does in his off time?
"Magnum Force" will certainly appeal to fans of Eastwood and "Dirty Harry," and Eastwood's charisma helps hold the movie up when it starts to sag. But compared to the original "Dirty Harry," it's disappointing and not as memorable but still like I said before its worth a look for Eastwood and Dirty Harry fans. -
MCT:June 10, 2008Another of the classic 'Dirty Harry' series featuring the best thing aside from Eastwood, his giant gun.
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MCT:June 9, 2008
The first sequel in the Dirty Harry franchise is packed with a tone of young talent. David Soul, Robert Urich, and Tim Matheson appear in very early roles, but it doesn't stop there. The writers on this piece are John Milius (who did writing for both Jaws and Apocalypse Now) and the infamous Michael Cimino (before he won the Oscar for The Deer Hunter and killed a studio with Heaven's Gate).
Major crime lords are being murdered in San Francisco and Dirty Harry is back on the case to end the reign of gangland terror. But it turns out to be more than that- the killers are actually cops.
Magnum Force is a blatant reply to the outcry that surrounded the original Dirty Harry film. Harry was blasted as a right wing avenger that lived according his own law. Magnum Force shows that Harry could have stepped beyond that line and that what he does, though unorthodox, gets the job done within the bounds of the system. Magnum Force is more of a rebuttal than a sequel.
Eastwood returns in the role that made him uber-famous with gusto and even though the film isn't as gritty as the original (hell, this one is almost polished) it still gets the point across that police work isn't the glamour job that everyone thinks it is. -
MCT:June 7, 2008
Fuckin classic Eastwood. Awesome story set in the best decade for cop movies. The cars, the threads and suits along with the guns was fantastic.
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MCT:May 20, 2008
It's Clint...Really, you need to ask? It should be a crime to miss any of his movies, it should actually be a class in High School that you have to pass to graduate, far more important than algebra.
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MCT:May 13, 2008
The Big Bore Revolver shooters fave flick, Rogue Army Vet Cops wearing the traditional (pre- facistic) uniform of the SFPD Motorcycle Squad, kill-off several criminal scum, until things get out of hand and innocent bystanders and fellow cops begin to start dropping like flies. Tons of (stylized) Police firearms handling for aficianadoes with sexy camera angles and framing used for effect. Notable for the naked breast shots of cute future Blonde Bombshell Suzanne Sommers (no implant artificial fillers in the 70's, Sonny!), also star beginnings of the late Robert Urich (got him the job on TV's SWAT), and David Soul (got him the job on TV's Starsky & Hutch). With great San Francisco exteriors, the Cops lament has not changed since this movie was made, as the Courts, DA's & Politicians still let criminals get away with murder (witness the recent murder of SFPD Officer Espinoza, where the DA outright refused to seek the death penalty for the killer before he was even arraigned!...And they wonder why violent crime is out of control in S.F. even today?) Since John Milius wrote the story (and received a presentation S&W Model 29 .44 Magnum as tribute) all the firearms details are accurate, including "Dirty Harry" clearing up the myth that he uses .44 magnum loads for carry, he in fact uses the classic, .44 Special load for manhunting, something few real-life departments would ever approve, but great & fits the mood for this Police action drama. "Dirty" Harry is a different breed from (McQueen's) Lt. Frank Bullitt, but I can imagine the two fictional SFPD Detectives swapping shop-talk and beers at the no-longer-politically-correct Cop bar...(they really don't make em' like they used to, and for the record, such young cops cannot join the motorcycle squad, that is for senior officers only)....Also: Sounds by musical genius Lalo "Mission Impossible" Schifrin, cool jazzy beats here, a fave of "Clint the Squint", Get the soundtrack album...
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MCT:May 4, 2008
Fantastic sequal to the original Dirty Harry. The action was once again very satisfying. And the story line was very very cool. Except for the original, this is easily my favorite Dirty Harry movie.
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MCT:May 2, 2008
The second in the Dirty Harry sees Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) go up against crooked rookie cops who are illegally killing any criminal they can.
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MCT:April 14, 2008i am not a lover of clint eastwood movies. there is one i like: paint your wagons(or something along those lines!!)
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MCT:March 11, 2008After Dirty Harry you'd expect a sequel that's at least almost as good but what you get is an hour and a bit of nothing happening with a crap revelation at the end. Why they even bothered making another 3 movies after this is beyond me.
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MCT:March 3, 2008
Inspector Harry Callahan and his S&W .44 Magnum return in this action-packed sequel to Dirty Harry. This time Harry is on the trail of a group of vigilantes that is assassinating key figures in the San Francisco underworld.
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MCT:January 8, 2008
the story's more predictable and the directing's certainly a step down, but it has the potential to be better than the first. Whereas the original's darker and presents Eastwood as much more of a badass, this sequel is much more fast-paced and easy to follow, not to mention more action-based. Still, the film's a little disappointing by giving no segue or explanation between films and it's also way too campy. Still a good flick though.
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MCT:December 23, 2007
I love Clint. As Harry, he continues to be unstoppable even when the whole city of San Francisco (including his boss) is against him. Another partner for Harry could mean another expendible character. I love Harry's sarcasm even when he is being judge, jury and executioner. I like cops like this only in ficticious stories not in real life. Clean up this city that I live near, Mr. Callahan.
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MCT:October 18, 2007
2nd and best dirty harry....this time harry is upholding the"system" against vigilante cops...hal holbrook is awesome...
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MCT:September 9, 2007
One of the best Dirty Harry films as he goes up against a corrupt group of police officers intent on dishing out their own type of law.
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MCT:August 20, 2007
Sequels are often severely underrated - this is an example - another gritty, tense and well directed addition to the Dirty Harry series.
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