
Top detective Lou Torrey is transferred to Los Angeles and uncovers a plot by a Sicilian mafioso to use Vietnam War veterans to murder all his enemies in a rerun of the "Sicilian Vespers" when the previous generation of Sicilian mafiosi were all killed on a single day. Torrey gets various clues that something big is about to happen, but will he discover what is planned before the big day?... (Full plot summary below)
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Top detective Lou Torrey is transferred to Los Angeles and uncovers a plot by a Sicilian mafioso to use Vietnam War veterans to murder all his enemies in a rerun of the "Sicilian Vespers" when the previous generation of Sicilian mafiosi were all killed on a single day. Torrey gets various clues that something big is about to happen, but will he discover what is planned before the big day?
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| User ReviewBen EI own a bootleg of this and if it ever gets an official release in Australia i will buy the original DVD. |
| User ReviewvisitorQ SFriday, January 6, 2012 (1973) The Stone Killer ACTION Based on a novel by John Gardner starring Charles Bronson as a Sergent going after the Italian syndicate figuring that theirs going to be a possible hit! The first hour is conventional with alot of blah blah blahing, but once the action starts, it doesn't stop and is quite unrelentless! This is one of few action films that involves several policeman, frequent shootings and an impressive car chasing a motorcyle scene which is real as one can get! 4 out of 4 |
| User ReviewMereie dJust another crime flic in the "French Connection" style, starring Charles Bronson this time. This one does not seem to be that well known - it took ages before it was released on DVD. It is not bad at all, though. Apart from the usual action scenes including arrests, car chases, police brutality, racism and mobsters, it contains elements that one doesn't usually find in films like these: the concept of the maffia family revenge plan and the idea of using stone killers to execute the operation is new to me. And the ending is almost profound: whatever the police tries, they'll never get to the root of it: only the faces will change. Balsam's confession at the end is great: it illustrates what sort of a sanctimonious facade Roman Catholisicm was for the maffia. In a nutshell: this movie is amusing for the obvious, but also for the not so obvious reasons. A must see for fans of this genre. |
| User ReviewEdward WBronson and Winner team up again for this cop thriller. Detective Lou Torrey is a cross between Pope eye Doyle and Harry Callahan and takes no shit as he takes on Cosa Nostra. |
| User ReviewSebastian Hhere's that Bronson again, in a Death Wish type cop movie as you know him. nice story and typical atmosphere |
| User ReviewCarlos IAnother entertaining Bronson/Winner team up. Not their best effort, you can see the progress, stepping towards the winning Death Wish formula, but you can see this is their best impression of Dirty Harry... |
| User ReviewTom SNot nearly as good as The Mechanic, which hade Bronson & the same director. A good 70's time capsule, but that's about it. Couldn't get serious about Papa Walton & his undersized Fedora hat, being a cop. This Blu-ray is a limited edtion of 3000 from Twilight Time. There are a lot better Bronson movies out there. |
| User ReviewPaul CTough cop Bronson takes on the Mafia and a private mercenary army in this increasingly non-sensical thriller. It does have its moments, but it's third act really lets the rest of the film down! |
| User ReviewPaul DWinner is still searching for his 'Death Wish' formula he'll always be remembered for. However here, Bronson as the maverick cop doesn't quite work despite his typical meanness, and the story is very disjointed. |
| User ReviewSanity Assassin !bronson's been in better. it all seemed lacking in effort... |