Reviews

It is almost impossible to top one of the greatest movies of all time. The first "Exorcist" made a giant impact on everyone who saw it. Linda Blair was hot and scores of directors followed the path that "The Exorcist" lay. "Exorcist II: The Heretic" is far from part one, but not quite so bad as is sometimes said. For one, Richard Burton is in it, and plays a troubled priest. Second, Linda Blair returns, now a few years older, attractive, but still deadly. Third, anyone keen for the mystique of the late 1970's will come to love this movie. There are some great shots portraying the sign of the times. And, finally, the really good moments are just enough to make up for some really bad parts of the movie. In my case, "The Heretic" got better the more I watched it.

I sometimes wonder if "Magnum Force" is a better movie than "Dirty Harry." In the latter, Harry Calahan is up against a psycho causing panic, while in "Magnum Force" Harry opposes a number of enemies: enemies he would not have expected at first. Crime is still on the rise, there is too much corruption and too few 'real' cops, like him. When he meets some young, aspiring cops he is amazed by their qualities. Great acting by Clint Eastwood who is just perfect in playing the old-fashioned Harry Callahan. There is violence, but the strange thing is you support Callahan in 'cleaning' the city. One of the best in the Dirty Harry-series.