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Magnum Force Remuxed (1973) (1080p)

First sequel to the classic, 23 July 2002

Author: Bogey Man from Finland


Ted Post directed and John Milius and Michael Cimino wrote this first sequel to Don Siegel's classic gritty police drama, Dirty Harry (1971). Magnum Force (1973) is not as near as effective or powerful as the first and original film, but this sequel is watchable and has its merits, too. Harry is now investigating strange killings of criminals, pimps, dirty politicians and others, so the killer is killing "bad guys" this time. Harry starts to investigate the cases, and he has his doubts about all this. Then the truth is revealed and also, unfortunately, spoilt in most of the reviews and comments I've read. Harry has again his usual opponents, mostly his colleagues and superiors who don't accept his tough style. Harry wants to do justice, but by using his own ways and moral. If talking doesn't help, then the magnum .44 will. I don't think this or the first film are fascist, but realistic and honest, and extremely bleak depictions of world and society which is more or less collapsing because of its inhabitants. This film manages still to tell something about that, but the next sequel, The Enforcer, is pretty lame in comparison. Magnum Force has pretty fat plot and many different characters and sub plots, without being too confusing. Towards the end, the film becomes perhaps too predictable and unbelievable, and I think the ending should have needed little tightening. Now it is little unnecessary shoot outs and nothing else. The film runs two hours, which is the longest running time in the "series", but still this manages to interest and even surprise, but if they had finished the film some 20 minutest earlier, this would be even more noteworthy film. Now it has nothing too important to offer during its finale, and so the finale becomes little unnecessary, in my opinion. As an action film, this is pretty exciting and shot with talent. The action scenes are often fast and full of gunpowder and fire, so director Post can surely direct with skill. The film is pretty brutal and violent at times, and this again shows the fact that films this gritty and violent are not made in Hollywood nowadays, at least not too often. Magnum Force is much more easier and "positive" film than its predecessor, and that's why it hasn't got so many things to offer and give. This is pure action film where the first film was also many other things, too, like social commentary and talking about things many would not want to talk about. Magnum Force gets 7/10, but fortunately still has its positive things and even little bit of the power that made Dirty Harry so immortal. 

Clint Eastwood ...  Insp. 'Dirty' Harry Callahan 
Hal Holbrook ...  Lt. Neil Briggs 
Mitch Ryan ...  Officer Charlie McCoy (as Mitchell Ryan) 
David Soul ...  Officer John Davis 
Tim Matheson ...  Officer Phil Sweet 
Kip Niven ...  Officer Red Astrachan 


Disc Title: Magnum Force Remuxed (1973) (1080p)
Disc Size: 27,197,494,376 bytes
Protection: AACS
BD-Java: No
Playlist: 00000.MPLS
Size: 27,197,349,888 bytes
Length: 2:02:33
Total Bitrate: 29.59 Mbps
Video: VC-1 Video / 25101 kbps / 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / Advanced Profile 3
Audio: English / DTS-HD Master Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz / 2059 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit)
Audio: English / Dolby Digital Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz / 640 kbps / DN -4dB
Subtitle: English / 23.323 kbps
Subtitle: Danish / 20.379 kbps
Subtitle: Dutch / 15.782 kbps
Subtitle: Finnish / 20.753 kbps
Subtitle: French / 16.382 kbps
Subtitle: German / 24.736 kbps
Subtitle: Italian / 20.627 kbps
Subtitle: Norwegian / 14.879 kbps
Subtitle: Portuguese / 20.342 kbps
Subtitle: Spanish / 22.734 kbps
Subtitle: Swedish / 14.578 kbps