Patriot Games (Special Edition) (DVD)

...gets into his parts. Patriot Games in one of the earlier films in his modern run of success. He played ex-CIA agent Jack Ryan, who after intervening in an extremist Irish attack on a royal, has to fight to protect his wife and child, as well as his own life, after killing one of the terrorists brothers in self-defence. It's tension all the way, and you'll be sitting on the edge of your seat for the duration. Of course, Harrison Ford plays an excellent ...
...together like a dream. Patriot Games is based on a Tom Clancy novel, and therefore you can expect a quite intoxicating mix of suspense, military realism, and a plotline that makes you believe it could really have happened. This is a great film, I recommend it to all, and if you love Harrison Ford films, then this one should definitely be in your collection. ...

Excelle 28.12.2000 · Read full review
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Harrison Ford is once again cast in an action type life saving hero role. This time Ford plays Jack Ryan a retired CIA operative and marine who now teaches history at the naval academy. While on holiday with his family in London he is present for a machine gun attack on the car belonging to the cousin of the Queen. With flagrant disregard for his own safety, Ryan proceeds to shoulder barge one assailant and disarm him before gunning two more down. ...
...shoulder and in hospital but it does save the royals. Jack is highly commended for his actions both by the Queen's cousin and by the British press. He finds out that the assailants were actually Irish Republican Terrorists (IRA) and that one of them is in custody on his was to the Isle of Wight. Naturally the IRA are not best pleased with Mr Ryan's actions and of course the terrorist in custody played by none other than Sean Bean is broken out. ...

Boris 04.08.2001 · Read full review
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Patriot Games is the second of the Tom Clancy Jack Ryan novels to be made into a film. This time round Harrison Ford has replaced Alec Baldwin as the main character, Anne Archer replaces Gates McFadden as his wife and Thora Birch takes the role of his daughter Sally. James Earl Jones is back as Admiral Greer of the CIA. The story starts by Jack Ryan thwarting an attack on a member of the Royal Family (this was the Prince of Wales and Diana in the ...
...Patrick Bergin and Sean Bean. In the process Bean's character, Sean Miller, is captured and his brother is killed by Ryan. The story follows the trial of Miller and his vow to get revenge on Ryan. Miller is broken free by the terrorists having a plant within the Royal Household who supplies them with the transfer route. Miller and pals head to Africa to lie low. After a short stay in Africa they turn up in America and make attempts on the lives ...

stevecook 25.07.2001 · Read full review
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Okay, so what do you get for your money - well, there's Harrison Ford and Sean Bean for a start and what a start! This little masterpiece involves an IRA terrorist (Bean) whose plot is foiled by an off duty American (Ford) who kells Bean's brother, which can only mean one thing - VENGEANCE and Bean makes a wonderful villain. After that it's tensiuon and thrills all the way right until the climax in a dark house (where else) followed by a fight ...

dave27 03.01.2001 · Read full review
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PATRIOT GAMES PRODUCER; Mace Neufeld, Robert Rehme DIRECTOR; Philp Noyce STARS; Harrison Ford Anne Archer Sean Bean Patrick Bergin James Fox Thora Birch Samuel l Jackson Polly Walker JE Freeman Richard Harris James Earl Jones Harrison Ford who playes a former CIA anyalyst Jack Ryan gets caught up in a IRA gun fight were jack kills some of the IRA men , one of the men is Sean beans brother. The hit on the royal family by the IRA ia hard ...
...one of the IRA gunmen ( Miller) escapes police custudy and jack does not belive that he will be a target untill his wife Archer and daughter Thora are nearly killed in a cer crash caused by the IRA shooting at the car. Now Jack has to return to the CIA to find Miller and end it, and to help his family be safe. There are several scenes which are filmed well in this one when the CIA show the inside to tracking the IRA when they are in the daylight ...

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Another film that clearly puts Harrison Ford at the top of the pile when it comes to action hero's. He plays retired CIA agent jack Ryan, in this action packed thriller where he foils an IRA hit on the Queens cousin in London whilst on holiday with his family. He ends up the acclaimed hero , leaving a couple of the iRA men dead and the main man (Sean Bean) in custody. It turns out that he's messed with the wrong person .After the incident Sean Bean ...
...)escapes whilst being transfered, he then goes on a relentless revenge mission to get Ryan and his family. with some twists and turns and riveting action packed chases, this thriller ranks in one of my top 20. I've never read the Tom Clancy book from which this film was taken , but I can only guess that it would be a blinder. Maybe if I see it in the charity shop I may pay 75p for it. ...

jeffrushton 13.04.2007 · Read full review
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Patriot Games has it all.The gorgeous hero (Harrison Ford), and the simmering sexy bad guy (Sean Bean).From the Novel written by Tom Clancy this film tells the story of Jack Ryan, retired from the CIA, he is on a working trip to London with his wife(Anne Archer) and daughter (Thora Birch).Outside Buckingham palace Ryan saves a member of the Royal Family from a kidnap attempt by the IRA.In the process he kills one of the terrorists brothers who then ...

katie123farrell 25.04.2007 · Read full review
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Tom clancys novel is transferred very successfully to the big screen.It is boosted by strong performances by harrison ford as agent ryan and sean bean as the vengeful terroist.direction by philip noyce is very slick and the action sequences are briilantly staged. The story kicks off thrillingly with the attempted kidnapping of a member if the royal famiy which is excitingly and tensely handled.the atmosphere never lets up as bean seeks revenge against ...

harj123 25.04.2004 · Read full review
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