Patriot Games (Special Edition)
"A taut, action-packed thrill ride!" - Jack Garner, Gannett News Service
Harrison Ford stars as Jack Ryan in this explosive thriller based on Tom Clancy's international best-seller. His days as an intelligence agent behind him, former CIA analyst Jack Ryan has traveled to London to vacation with his wife (Anne Archer, Fatal Attraction) and child (Thora Birch, All I Want For Christmas). Meeting his family outside of Buckingham Palace, Ryan is caught in the middle of a terrorist attack on Lord Holmes (James Fox, The Russia House), a member of the Royal Family. Ryan helps to thwart Holmes' assailants and becomes a local hero. But Ryan's courageous act marks him as a target in the sights of the terrorist (Sean Bean, Stormy Monday) whose brother he killed. Now Ryan must return to action for the most vital assignment of his life: to save his family. Co-starring James Earl Jones (The Hunt for Red October).
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Action plus - FieroGT
This is a thinking man's action movie. You really have to pay attention to the film to keep up with it. Harrison Ford is great here. The script keeps pretty much to the book but as with any film based on a novel it can't really compare. The movie does do it justice though. If you like spy intrigue type films this is for youWell made and very entertaining thriller - Coconut_Willy
After the excellent Hunt for Red October comes this second installment of Tom Clancy's CIA man Jack Ryan, this time played by Harrison Ford. The storyline is excellent although not overly original as many movies had been previously made on the subject of Irish terrorism. It is well developed with a good suspense escalation even though it might have been overly simplified compared to the novel. The cast is excellent doing a very good acting job with a well written dialogue and interesting characters. The sets and locations are very good, the soundtrack is appropriate and the camera work is quite good. The action scenes in particular are very impressive. Harrison Ford was a great choice to play the lead role as he brings a lot of credibility to the main character. A movie well worth watching (again). This DVD comes with an interesting interview with many members of the cast and crew. Highly recommended.Clancy writes them well! - Johnybrian
It had been a while since I had seen this flick and it was still as good as I remember. Almost anything with Harrison Ford is good and Sean Bean is the classic bad guy. A great story line that is filled with suspense. James Earl Jones and Richard Harris (did anyone recognize him as Dumbledore from Harry Potter one and two?) make a welcome a addition to the cast. Harrison Ford does well to pick up the role that Alec Baldwin played in "The Hunt For Red October", another classic movie. Tom Clancy writes them well!
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Action plus - FieroGT
This is a thinking man's action movie. You really have to pay attention to the film to keep up with it. Harrison Ford is great here. The script keeps pretty much to the book but as with any film based on a novel it can't really compare. The movie does do it ...Well made and very entertaining thriller - Coconut_Willy
After the excellent Hunt for Red October comes this second installment of Tom Clancy's CIA man Jack Ryan, this time played by Harrison Ford. The storyline is excellent although not overly original as many movies had been previously made on the subject of Irish ...Clancy writes them well! - Johnybrian
It had been a while since I had seen this flick and it was still as good as I remember. Almost anything with Harrison Ford is good and Sean Bean is the classic bad guy. A great story line that is filled with suspense. James Earl Jones and Richard Harris (did ...