Review of Magnum Force (1973) by Ben S — 24 May 2008

Callahan takes on vigilante motorbike cops in the sequel to Dirty Harry. Love it.

This review of Magnum Force (1973) was written by Ben S on 24 May 2008.

Magnum Force has generally received positive reviews.

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I own this on DVD and on Blu-Ray in a five movie pack along with: * Dirty Harry (1971) * The Enforcer (1976) * Sudden Impact (1983) * The Dead…

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80% :D O fascista torna-se anti-fascista, privilegiando a manutenção da ordem pelas normas, a moral e a ética renunciando à utilização…

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A strong follow-up to 'Dirty Harry'. I feel as positively about this as I do about that 1971 original…

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Not as good as the first one but still very good. Another great soundtrack by Lalo Schifrin…

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