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| The vigilante is back... Again! |
Plot;
Bronson is back as the vigilante Paul Kersey and this time he has returned to New York City after he was banned to see his friend. While Kersey is on his way to the apartment his friend is brutally beaten by a gang. The neigbours near by hear the noise and call the police but it is too late, Paul arrives and his friend dies in his arms. The police burst into the apartment and accuse Paul of killing him, he is then arrested and sent to the police station. When Paul arrives he is questioned by Lieutenant Richard Shriker played by Ed Lauter. LT. Richard said he recognizes him as the vigilante back 10 years ago when he was doing the killings. He warns him that he is the law around here and sends Paul to a holding cell.
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| A big mistake... |
When Paul arrives at the cell the leader of the gang who attacked and killed his friend is there. The gang leader threatens Paul and attacks him, the gang leader is then released from the cell but before he goes he says he will kill him. The latest police reports show that crime has sky rocketed and they need Paul's help to kill the thugs to keep the crime rate down. They let him do this in exchange of information he hears about the gangs.
Paul moves into his friends apartment, where he is greeted by the neighbours. After Paul witnesses a few muggings he decides to purchase a car for bait. The bait car works and while Kersey is having dinner with his neighbours he excuses himself from the table. Two gang members are trying to steal the car, Paul walks up to them and kills them both with his revolver. In the following days a neighbour of Paul's is repeatedly harassed by the gang until one day when Paul is not around she is assaulted and raped. She then dies from her injuries in the hospital.
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| "That's my car." |
Kersey decides he needs more firepower and orders a 457 Wildey Magum. He spends most of the day loading the gun with ammunition. He decides to use a camera as bait to get one of the gangsters to steal it. The giggler of the gang steals the camera and Paul kills him. The neighbourhood applaud Paul for doing this and LT. Shriker takes the credit. Paul then meets with a public defender named Kathryn Davis (Deobrah Raffin). They form a romantic relationship, she then says she has to move out of the city. Kersey invites Kathryn to dinner, she accepts.
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| Wildey is here. |
While she waits in her car Kathryn is knocked out by the gang leader and pushes the car into oncoming traffic where the car explodes. LT. Shriker gets worried for Kersey's safety and puts him in protective custody. One of Kersey's neighbours tries to kill the gang with his MG42 but the gun jams and he is assaulted by the gang. LT. Shriker takes Paul to the hospital to see the neighbour where he tells him about the heavy machine gun in the closet. Kersey escapes to go get the gun. Kersey then finds the browning gun and with the help of another neighbour starts to shoot the gang. They kill many of them until the ammo in the gun runs out, the gang leader then sends in more reinforcements and the neigbourhood decides to fight back against them.
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| Machine gun showdown... |
Kersey then proceeds to run down the street with his Wildey Magnum and kills as much people as he can. LT. Shriker then shows up to help Kersey they then kill the remaining gang members. Kersey goes back to his apartment to get more ammo where he is greeted with the leader of the gang. The leader goes to shoot Kersey but LT. Shriker arrives in time to shoot the leader. They assume he is dead but they are wrong and he shoots and wounds Shriker. While LT. Shriker is in pain he distracts the leader while Kersey picks up his LAW rocket launcher and blows him up. The entire wall caves in and the burnt remains is what is left of the gang leader.
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| Good Cop, Vigilante... |
The neighbourhood cheer and thank Kersey. Paul then walks away from the warzone seemingly not worried about the chaos he has done.
Extras;
Only a theatrical trailer.
1/5
Picture Quality;
The picture quality is great. A nice layer of grain throughout the entire film, detail is great and colours are nice and vibrant.
4/5
Audio Quality;
The DTS HD master audio 1.0 mono track is very good. Most of the film is very clear to hear and the soundtrack is easily heard. Some instances of dialogue can my muffled though.
3.5/5
This is a film not to be taken seriously, if you are in the right frame of mind you will enjoy this. This also starts the recurring theme of Kersey's love interests being killed in each sequel following this. This is far from reality and so many scenes will make you laugh out loud, also an early appearance by Alex Winter who went onto to Play Bill in the Bill and Ted films.
Recommended!
Andrew
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