Patriot Games DVD

Advantages: Great Film, Good Acting, Good Story,
Disadvantages: None

...a slight problem that for Patriot Games he had to have shorter hair, after having shot the end scene, Sean Bean phoned the Lady Chatterly production and advised them that he had good and bad news. The good news was that he managed to keep his hair, the bad news was that he split his eye open. He needed 8 stiches where a boat hook hit him in the final scene. The boat hook Sean mentioned was actually swung by Harrison Ford while filming these scenes, ...
...just under his left eyebrow. OPINION: I really enjoyed this film and do recommend it to anyone who likes a good thriller. Surprisingly it actually does the book justice and is worth seeing and it has some excellent acting in it. Possible drawback is the very much American view on the Irish trouble, but I did not think that this distracted that much from the film. Personally I think that this film really does carry on the story of Jack Ryan and ... Read review

Advantages: tells of various political factions and who is allied to whom
Disadvantages: why does house and family have to be involved?

Patriot Games is a combination thriller and political sideshow.It is fast moving film dealing with the factions of international discord and cliques. The storyline is heavily involved in the domino effect in which one scene of mindblowing disaster is interconnected with the intertwinnings of another cult wanting money or powerful demands. Side issues and how to illiminate them or move them on to someone else is what gives the main character ...
...true assets. He can call in favours to protect his family which drives the story to a hightened climax. Governments do not talk to other governments unless they have to. Surveillance is the key and how it is used.Watch for little side bits of getting one guy ahead of the other. ... Read review

Advantages: cracking thriller ,strong performances
Disadvantages: ending different from book

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Advantages: Cracking action,good direction and terrfic performances
Disadvantages: patchy soundtrack score

...with Patriot games{1992} The dvd is good value with the film coming across very well on this format.The extras offer interviews and behind the scenes stuff which is interesting.A great dvd to own.The only weakness is the soundtrack score by dominic senna its very patchy for a bond film... Read review

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Advantages: Contains all 4 films based on Tom Clancy books
Disadvantages: Fans of the books may be disappointed with accuracy

...Tom Clancy was one of the best selling authors of the 80's and 90's with his political thrillers topping the charts. Indeed, Clear and Present Danger was the best selling novel of the 1980's and he was only one of three authors to sell over 2million copies on a first printing in the 1990's. However good his books, this review is instead on the DVD boxset, which includes all four Clancy books currently made into films. These are: The Hunt for Red October (1990), Patriot Games (1992), Clear and Present Danger (1994) and The Sum of All Fears (2002). The boxset includes all four DVDs in a hard cardboard case and is sold as a certificate 15. The cheapest that I found it on the internet was for about £17 when p+p is considered. THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER The first Jack Ryan film was released in 1990 starring Alec Baldwin and Sean... Read review

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