The Fugitive DVD

Advantages: Ford and jones, the story
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The Sixties were a rich ground for classic American television dramas, mainly of the melodramatic sort based on pretty odd premise - The Invaders, Land of the Giants, Star Trek, Mission Impossible and Time Machine all went for the sci fi slant, but there was another, more ordinary chase drama involving a one armed man who killed a guy's wife, with the husband being the one suspected of the murder - The Fugitive, so called because he was destined ...
...and Tommy Lee Jones as the dogged redneck cop whose business it is to hunt down the fugitive, the powers that be knew what they were doing and pulled off a pretty neat trick - The Fugitive is one of the most exciting and absorbing quasi cop dramas of the last ten years or so and the protagonists certainly provide excellent value in their battle of wits. Ford went on from his early roles as Han Solo and Indiana Jones to make it very, very big indeed ... Read review

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...if you were accused of the murder of your loving wife which you did not commit and then you had the chance to do a jail break? Me being me would probably get caught in the first five minutes or probably wouldn’t even go, even if I was innocent, but the fugitive does, and he does it well. The fugitive is an excellent little film, and I can’t believe I hadn’t seen it earlier. It’s now 9 years old and I only got my first viewing of it last night when ...
...recommend you dig out of the bargain bin in woolies, or even buy yourself a copy on DVD, even if it does come in one of those horrible cardboard boxes! It’s referred to as one of the best action movies of the decade, the decade being the 90’s! The Fugitive was massive in the box office. Let’s put it this way, it’s budget was $44m. It took $23.3m in the opening weekend alone. That’s just over half of the budget back in just one single opening weekend. ... Read review

Advantages: Truly gripping yarn. Well acted. Frenetic pace.
Disadvantages: Not a thing

...thriller come chase movie is the work of director Andrew Davis, who is the director responsible for many of the action movies of Chuck Norris and Steven Seagal. Some might argue that this isn’t the finest CV available, but whatever you might think of his previous work, nobody could ever accuse him of not having the knack of keeping the action moving along at a frenetic pace. ~ ~ The plot of the movie is very loosely based on the cult TV series ...
...in the lead role. A well known, renowned and highly respected doctor, Richard Kimble (Harrison Ford) is prosecuted and convicted of the brutal murder of his young, attractive wife Helen. (Sela Ward) He protests his innocence, and we are left in no doubt right from the word go that a gross miscarriage of justice has been perpetuated. On his way to a life sentence in a Federal prison, the bus in which he is travelling goes out of control and crashes ... Read review

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The Fugitive stands proud amongst the increasing number of movies which have taken an old 60s television show and attempted to recapture their former glory on the silver screen. Whereas most have either failed or been at best mediocre, The Fugitive actually manages to work extremely well and whilst lacking the now apparently prerequistite multi-million dollar special effects budget deemed necessary to score a Summer hit, still proved a massive draw ...
...to numerous television showings and the chances are that you will have either seen this but if you've managed to somehow avoid it then you are in for something of a treat... And it goes a little something like this: The Fugitive takes the original premise of the 60s television show and builds upon it. Dr. Richard Krimble is convicted for the murder of his wife and sentenced to life imprisonment, despite his claims that the crime was commited by someone ... Read review

Advantages: Great drama
Disadvantages: It ends

...is without doubt one of the greatest actors of his generation. His appeal is widespread, as are the roles he has played. So when this DVD of The Fugitive came out I was enthralled to watch it. Being in my early **ty's I am lucky enough to be able remember the original TV series starring David Janson, which in itself was great TV. This more modern version is the same story with some outstanding performances. There are very few times whilst watching ...
...and help out. Watching the Fugitive again I was almost compelled to do this. Ford's portrayal of Dr Richard Kimble a noted surgeon working in Chicago is superb. I could have cried for him at times and laughed with him at others. As Dr Kimble Ford is accused of killing his wife after returning home from a benefit party. He is found guilty in court and sentenced. Whilst on route to prison other potential inmates in the same bus had plans to escape. ... Read review