Magnum Force [DVD]

Loved it took me back!

A great film but getting dated

I've had the DVD for a long time and now, the Blu-ray was a reasonable price. This is by far, the best of the soiled Harry. It no longer can be called Dirty Harry, as it is not politically correct. It implies something negative about such a shining star.What makes it the best of the lot, is the writing and direction - which could have easily made any lead look good. If you listen to some of the classic lines, you will realize just how poorly they are performed. None the less, the film itself survives and is memorable.The Blu-ray version gives greater picture detail and better sound i.e., the gun shots blow you away. I mention the latter only because it is that sort of thing that appeals to modern viewers rather than the dialogue. How can you hear what's said when your always on the phone?

Clint Eastwood is back once again, as "Dirty" Harry Callaghan, an uncompromising cop with a Magnum .45. This is considered the best sequel of the series, as Harry has to battle a new force of crime, an underground vigilante group of cops, doing the dirty jobs the courts don't want to do, and ultimately executing them. Everyone from pimps, pushers, murders and robbers are under the bright light of the vigilante cops - and even though Harry doesn't like the system, he doesn't like this either.This is a very good reprint of Magnum Force, the dark scenes in the ship are much clearer, and actually give you new scope to the film, also I've noticed a lot more background details, something that can't be bad. The audio is amazing too, master HD digital, 5.1, sounds really good on a 5.1 system, as well as the 2.1 system I have. The crisp clear sound, and the AVC video averaging at around 30mbit/sec are just sublime and make Harry look better than he did in the cinemas. You also get language tracks in French, Spanish and Italian, plus the inclusion of director commentary - which is all very good.Extras come in the form of a 30 minute look at politics in Dirty Harry, which includes all the stars from the films, including Hal Holbrook, also known as Briggs, and Scorpio (Andrew Robinson) - so it's a pretty good round up of the series. You also get the original 1973 feature about Magnum Force, which lasts around 8 minutes. For those who love trailers there's all 5 here too.This is a good blu-ray in my opinion, but I've been expecting a good re-encode of Dirty Harry, and have to say I'm smitten with all 5 blu ray discs, and recommend them to Dirty Harry fans, as they really show why Dirty Harry was a great series of films - entertaining and have a serious point at the same time. In my opinion this is better than the DVD - but that's mainly because of the quality of the whole experience on blu-ray disk.Get this if you love Dirty Harry films.

Classic stuff with no PC BS.

Wanted to return to this 1973 Eastwood classic for a few reason the longest Dirty Harry picture to be made and edited by regular editor ferris Webster v different politically to the first and later sequel the action centric cinematography is note worthy and his cinematographer would later shoot the troubled EAger Sanction a busy yr of output for EAstwood this being 1 of 3 in 1973.

Working my way through the Dirty Harry series after last watching them many years ago. This is a great sequel to the original with some well known cast members early in their careers looking very young. Good addition to the series.

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néant

Excellent film de Eastwood. Très divertissant

Très bon film et ACTEURS TOUJOUR FORMIDABLE

tres bien

A good Dirty Harry movie.