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The Jack Ryan Collection: Patriot Games/Clear and Present Danger/The Hunt for Red October [3 Discs] (Widescreen)

Sean Connery , Alec Baldwin , John McTiernan , Phillip Noyce    R (Restricted)   DVD
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The Hunt for Red October: Before Harrison Ford assumed the mantle of playing Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan hero in Patriot Games, Alec Baldwin took a swing at the character in this John McTiernan film and hit one to the fence. If less instantly sympathetic than Ford, Baldwin is in some respects more interesting and nuanced as Ryan, and drawing comparisons between both actors' performances can make for some interesting postmovie discussion. That aside, The Hunt for Red October stands alone as a uniquely exciting adventure with a fantastic costar: Sean Connery as a Russian nuclear submarine captain attempting to defect to the West on his ship. Ryan must figure out his true motives for approaching the United States. McTiernan (Predator, Die Hard) made an exceptionally handsome movie here, with action sequences that really do take one's breath away. --Tom Keogh

Patriot Games: Let's see--he's been Han Solo in three films and Indiana Jones in three more. So why shouldn't Harrison Ford take on a new continuing character in Tom Clancy's CIA analyst Jack Ryan? In this film, directed by Phillip Noyce, Ford picked up the baton when Alec Baldwin, who played Ryan in The Hunt for Red October, opted for a Broadway role instead. In this film Ryan and his family are on vacation when Ryan saves a member of the British royal family from attack by Irish terrorists. The next thing he knows, the Ryan clan has been targeted by the same terrorists, who invade his Maryland home. The film can't shed all of Clancy's lumbering prose, or his techno-dweeb fascination with spy satellites and the like. But no one is better than Ford at righteous heroism--and Sean Bean makes a suitably snakey villain. --Marshall Fine

Clear and Present Danger: The third installment in the cinematic incarnation of Tom Clancy's CIA analyst Jack Ryan and the second starring Harrison Ford, this follow-up to Patriot Games is a more complex, rewarding, and bolder film than its predecessor. Ford returns as Ryan, this time embroiled in a failed White House bid to wipe out a Colombian drug cartel and cover up the mess. The script, by Clancy and John Milius (Red Dawn), has an air of true adventure about it as Ryan places himself in harm's way to extract covert soldiers abandoned in a Latin American jungle. There are a couple of remarkable set pieces expertly handled by Patriot Games director Phillip Noyce, especially a shocking scene involving an ambush on Ryan's car in an alley. The supporting cast is superb, including Willem Dafoe as the soldiers' leader, Henry Czerny as Ryan's enemy at the CIA, Joaquim de Almeida as a smooth-talking villain, Ann Magnuson as an unwitting confederate in international crime, and James Earl Jones as Ryan's dying boss. The DVD release has a widescreen presentation, a theatrical trailer, closed captioning, an optional French soundtrack, and optional Spanish subtitles. --Tom Keogh



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1.0 out of 5 stars Bad price Sep 5 2002
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You can by them separate for almost 20 dollars less. so just do that.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A great edition to your collection Aug 26 2002
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This boxed set contains three of the greatest movies based on the CIA. But the boxed set lacks special features that make buying DVD's great. But a great addition to your DVD collection because you do not get the same picture and sound quality from a VHS.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Box Set July 23 2002
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This is a great box set. If you like Tom Clancy, then you will like these movies. It is also a great deal to buy them all together, much cheaper then the local store.

In short, you can't go wrong.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Hunt for Red October
This was the first Jack Ryan picture I had seen. From the beginning to the end of this movie, I was enthralled. It was believable, well acted and plausable. Read more
Published on Jun 10 2002 by Kristin Lee Thomas
4.0 out of 5 stars A Soldier's Stories
This box set is now officially incomplete. Jack Ryan has returned for a fourth time in THE SUM OF ALL FEARS starring the young Ben Affleck as our favorite CIA analyst. Read more
Published on Jun 5 2002 by GLENN WHELAN
4.0 out of 5 stars Harrison Rocks!
Harrison Ford is excellent in Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger. The only thing I don't like about Hunt for Red October is Alec Baldwin. Read more
Published on Jun 2 2002
3.0 out of 5 stars SHHHHH!!! You'll Wake Mr. FORD!!!!!!
Four stars for "...Red October", and two stars apiece for the other two. Four + two + two = eight divided by three movies = 2 2/3, which rounds up to a three star rating for the... Read more
Published on May 13 2002 by Mr. Know-It-All
3.0 out of 5 stars Ok movies, but not like the books
These are all quite good movies. However, only The Hunt for Red October is anywhere like the book. I was disappointed in both Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger as the... Read more
Published on April 23 2002 by David W. Wildeboer
3.0 out of 5 stars Not for Progressive Scan DVD Players
These are well made, engaging movies but for those of us with Progressive Scan DVD players and HDTVs, the Widescreen Letterbox format will not be displayed properly. Read more
Published on April 13 2002 by K. Folsom
4.0 out of 5 stars Action flicks at their best!
Forget Chuck Norris, Seagal or Van Damme...this trilogy is what action films ought to be: REAL plots mingled with sharp dialogue, wit, great special effects that support the film,... Read more
Published on Aug 7 2001 by Jim Player
5.0 out of 5 stars A great trilogy
The Tom Clancy movies are some of the best to have ever been adapted from novels. Though all of the books are at least twice as good as their movies, the films are still great... Read more
Published on May 28 2001 by dan
5.0 out of 5 stars Three Terrific, Intelligent Thrillers that just get Better.
I am of the Rare Opinion that "Clear and Present Danger" is the Best of the Trilogy, followed Closely by "Patriot Games" and then "Hunt for Red October". Read more
Published on April 26 2001 by Bradley Tobin
4.0 out of 5 stars As good as James Bond stuff, especially it's Ford.
Worth watching again and again. Never a dull moment with Harrison Ford acting as Jack Ryan. Good stuff. Recommended for collection.
Published on Jan 13 2001 by Martin Chen
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