The Rock (Criterion)
A highly decorated, retired U.S. Marine general (Ed Harris) seizes a stockpile of chemical weapons and takes over Alcatraz, with 81 tourists as hostages on the San Francisco Bay isle. His demand: Restitution to families of soldiers who died in covert operations. The response: An elite Navy SEAL team, with support from an FBI chemical warfare expert (Nicolas Cage) and a former Alcatraz escapee (Sean Connery), is assembled to penetrate the terrorists' defenses on the island and neutralize the threat before time runs out. The result: A fast-paced, edge-of-your-seat thriller with a first-rate cast, directed by Michael Bay and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer.
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Very entertaining - eli_quincy
I haven't liked Michael Bay's recent movies -- the Transformers films specifically -- but the Rock is something else. It's a fun, memorable action movie with great momentum. Only some will appreciate Nicolas Cage's all-over-the-place performance, but Sean Connery is a true joy, delivering every line with a winking sense of humour.one of the best - FieroGT
This is a really great movie Cage and Connery play well off each other and Ed Harris is fantastic as the bad guy. Micheal Bay got everything spot on in this film and it speaks for itself the action the tension the comedic relief are all well placed and engrossing. The chase through San Francisco is riviting kind of like the bullet chase you can not look away. The criterion edition is the best and the features if you are into that are well worth the rental.
This is a classic filmGreat Action Movie - Scurfy
I am not a fan of Michael Bay or Nicholas Cage but they seemed to get everything right in this film. Of course having Sean Connery in the movie does help and the team of Connery and Cage playing the team of good guys worked very well even delivering some humour in this over the top action movie.With Ed Harris playing the bad guy who is ready with his team of Ex Marines threatening to send chemical rockets into San Fransisco combined with a wild car chase and countless explosions this movie is a must rent for action fans.
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Very entertaining - eli_quincy
I haven't liked Michael Bay's recent movies -- the Transformers films specifically -- but the Rock is something else. It's a fun, memorable action movie with great momentum. Only some will appreciate Nicolas Cage's all-over-the-place performance, but Sean ...one of the best - FieroGT
This is a really great movie Cage and Connery play well off each other and Ed Harris is fantastic as the bad guy. Micheal Bay got everything spot on in this film and it speaks for itself the action the tension the comedic relief are all well placed and engrossing. ...Great Action Movie - Scurfy
I am not a fan of Michael Bay or Nicholas Cage but they seemed to get everything right in this film. Of course having Sean Connery in the movie does help and the team of Connery and Cage playing the team of good guys worked very well even delivering some humour ...