Magnum Force (1973)

Some refer to this movie as Dirty Harry 2, and in a way there are absolutely correct. It IS the perfect sequel. I say perfect because it directly addresses the controversy created by the first movie. It is almost as if the creative team thought "okay, you think THIS is fascism in America, we'll show you fascism in America". Dirty Harry was not about fascism but about law, order and justice in a broken system. And the system can be broken in both directions as this installment shows.

Clint Eastwood reprises his iconic folk hero of a San Francisco cop who gets bad guys, regardless of what side of the law they are on. Hal Holbrook does a wonderful job of being his boss.

If you have not seen this series in a long time, watch to see how many familiar faces you can spot and how many other rogue cop shows follow this pattern. If you have not seen the series at all, put this on your list and see how the genre was perfected 30 years ago.

Watch this movie with someone who thinks law and order is the solution.