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Title: On Dangerous Ground
Review: The basic premise of this film is quite obvious. I always thought this was a curious film. It is basically a violent thriller selling itself off as a disaster film, which were in vogue during the decade of the 1970s. Having an unseen sniper murdering people at a stadium during a championship football game is really on the fringe of the disaster genre. That same line of reasoning could be applied to DIRTY HARRY as he tracks down the "Scorpio killer" who picks his victims at random. As a thriller, I find TWO-MINUTE WARNING to be a solid film. However, as a disaster film, it seems to build itself into frenzy with each grotesque and bloody killing, which seems to be gratuitous in nature to satisfy some prurient nature of the viewer. That is dangerous ground to walk on. Actually, through the years, it is the stoic performance of John Cassavetes as the professional leader of his SWAT team that remains a standout.
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