Patriot Games (Special Collector's Edition)

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Phillip Noyce’s Patriot Games 1992 film, “Patriot Games,” adapts the 1987 novel of the same name by Tom Clancy. Though a sequel to the 1990 film, “The Hunt for Red October,” the original book was a prequel. The film recast the roles of Jack and Catherine Ryan, with Harrison Ford and Anne Archer replacing Alec Baldwin and Gates McFadden, respectively. James Earl Jones returns as Admiral James Greer, though. The story begins with Jack Ryan witnessing and intervening an attempted kidnapping of Lord William Holmes (James Fox), the British Minister of State for Northern Ireland. In the course of the kidnapping attempt, Ryan is shot and he kills one of the would-be kidnappers. The police subdue Sean Miller (Sean Bean), the brother of the man Ryan killed. After a trial, Ryan returns to the U.S. where he teaches at the Naval Academy. Miller wants revenge and escapes English custody, taking his rogue IRA group with him in an attempt on both Ryan and his family’s lives. They fail again, but Ryan’s daughter is severely injured. Ryan returns to the CIA to search for Miller’s group, who have relocated to a training camp in Northern Africa. Ryan analyzes the data in order to find their location, but Miller’s core leadership have traveled back to the U.S. where Ryan plans to host Lord Miller for dinner during his U.S. trip, leading to a tense confrontation on the Maryland coast. The story is a solid continuation of the Jack Ryan franchise, balancing several moving plot threads and using excellent actors to bring to life the characters unique to this story. Noyce succeeded well enough that he returned to the franchise 2 years later with 1994’s “Clear and Present Danger,” a second outing with Harrison Ford as Jack Ryan.

True to the book.

Came on time no damage. Plays well.

My wife and I have a pretty good Amazon streaming collection and were happy to add this Patriot Games (4K UHD), when it was on a good deal. Patriot Games is part of the Jack Ryan series, staring of course, a few different actors, but the iconic favorite seems to be Harrison Ford (we choose to see them as different films/stories rather than a continuous series of the same character). Ford “only” did Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger - a two-movie franchise unto itself. Frankly, I prefer Clear and Present Danger slightly overly Patriot Games, my wife just the opposite. But we like both movies and the Ford-Ryan connection. This is a well-cast, well written entry dealing with England vs. Irish IRA radicals and family protection, with Jack taking on the extremists to first, save a member of the royal family, then his own when the IRA retaliates. Taking place on “both sides of the pond,” Ryan is helped by the usual crowd; his wife, Admiral Greer, and a couple others - from the navy and marines. In the end, Ryan saves the day (of course) and lives to fight another day. But as with Clear and Present (and the Alex Baldwin entry, The Hunt for Red October), the story is well told and executed. These are Ford among his best. He walks a great tightrope between academic nerd and tough take - no- prisoners father and husband. There is enough story to balance the action, and enough Ford to keep us going. In the end, it’s a great action film, date night - or for me - background movie to have playing while I work.

This movie is excellent Great actors and great suspense.

Jack Ryan (Harrison Ford) is in the middle of a terrorist attack of an IRA group in London with his wife and daughter and decides to help stopp8ng the attack. The only terrorist survivor watched his baby brother died in Ryan’s hand and he escape on his way to prison and decides to go after Jack Ryan and his family that are back home in the states. Great action film to own.

This is what a well-done Tom Clancy movie looks like, Amazon. For one thing, barring some minor changes such as the British Royal not being the Prince of Wales but rather Lord So and So, it is largely faithful to the book.The casting is well-done, the dialogue is believable, and there is an actual well-written plot. The scene where Jack Ryan realizes the woman is the one they should be looking for is particularly well done.Some of the characters' actions are a bit stupid, such as them not just taking both boats at the end, or taking one and burning the other one, but overall there isn't too much of that. I don't think British intelligence and security were as bad (or bad at all, really) as portrayed, but I suppose there must be some artistic license.All in all, a well-made and entertaining film.

I enjoy his jack Ryan films had to get

Good storyline

Als der CIA-Analyst Jack Ryan ein Attentat der IRA vereitelt, sinnt eine abtrünnige Fraktion auf ihn und seine Familie auf Rache aus.Für mich die beste Jack Ryan Verfilmung (ohne je die Clancy Bücher gelesen zu haben). Der Unterschied zu den anderen Filmen ist, dass sich hier alles auf einer persönlichen Ebene abspielt und die Charaktere etwas mehr Tiefe bekommen. Ryans Antagonist, klasse gespielt von Sean Bean, ist zu jeder Zeit eine unentwegte Bedrohung, der sich auf seine Rache regelrecht festgebissen hat. Regisseur Philip Noyce (Salt, The Saint, Das Kartell, Der Knochenjäger) versteht sein Handwerk und liefert einen realistischen und bedrohlichen Thriller ab, dessen Spannungsschraube stetig angezogen wird und mit Harrison Ford einfach perfekt besetzt wurde.Obendrauf gibts noch mit James Horner (Avatar, Titanic, Apollo 13, Aliens) einen meiner Lieblingskomponisten aufs Ohr und fertig ist der harte Agenten-Thriller, bei der mal nicht ein Präsident oder eine Nation gerettet werden muss, sondern die eigene Familie.Das 4K UHD Bild ist dank Dolby Vision schön strahlend, aber dennoch eine Nuance dunkler als die Blu Ray. Demzufolge gibt es einen satten Schwarzwert, der nur in ganz dunklen Szenen Details vermissen lässt. Farben kommen natürlich daher und bieten tolle Farbverläufe. Auch hier ist es die Farbe Rot (Sallys Mantel), die sehr schön zur Geltung kommt. Neutrale Flächen können wegen des feinen Filmkorns, das mal mehr und mal weniger in Erscheinung tritt, etwas wuseln, hält sich aber in Grenzen.Details gibts mehr als auf der Blu Ray zu sehen, eine Offenbarung ist diese UHD aber auch wieder nicht. Für mich hat sich das Upgrade eines klasse Films definitiv gelohnt, denn schöner war das Bild noch nie.Der Dolby Digital 5.1 Ton ist solide, bietet eine präzise Dialogwiedergabe, nette Surroundeffekte und hin und wieder einen ordentlichen Subwoofer Einsatz.Vielen lieben Dank fürs Durchlesen. Hoffentlich war die mein kurzes Review nützlich. :)

Klasse Bild und Ton.

I'm a keen fan of Harrison Ford movies and especially his role as Jack Ryan. Great entertainment.