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Summary: Big Booms and Great Acting!
Review: If you like the "edge of your seat" blowing stuff up movies, then this one is for you! Sometimes you never knew when things would actually blow up because the director would tease you a little. Tommy Lee Jones did a great job with the accent and the "crazy" look that Gaerity had. I'd buy this movie again. :)
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Summary: good action thriller
Review: jeff bridges and tommy lee jones in a 1994 movie, which could be set in present day america, political themes, prison,and payback to traitors..this has all the technical action, storey and what ya need to keep ya glued to yr seat or couch.
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Summary: good action thriller
Review: jeff bridges and tommy lee jones in a 1994 movie, which could be set in present day america, political themes, prison,and payback to traitors..this has all the technical action, storey and what ya need to keep ya glued to yr seat or couch.
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Summary: Explosions Galore
Review: Jimmy Dove (Jeff Bridges) is ready to give up his dangerous job on the Boston Bomb Squad and settle down with his girlfriend(Suzy Amis). Shortly after Jimmy accepts a teaching position a mad bomber strikes in Boston. When Jimmy discovers that the mad bomber is his former mentor(Tommy Lee Jones) he is forced back into the life he thought he left behind and his secret past is revealed.This film takes off with an exciting prison break and never slows down. Jeff Bridges and Tommy Lee Jones are great in thier roles and have an excellent supporting cast including Forest Whitaker, Lloyd Bridges and Suzi Amis. I found this movie very tense and exciting. The only downside is the dvd it self. The disk only includes a theatrical trailer. You can watch the film in widescreen or standard with DD 5.1. All in all its a great movie for any thriller or action junkies like myself and is a steal at this low price.
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Summary: Tommy Lee is marvellous!!
Review: The film is a nifty cat and mouse game with a IRA terrorist after a police bomb expert. Tommy Lee Jones plays Ryan Gaerity, an IRA bomber, who holds a grudge against Jeff Bridges. Bridges is currently a bomb expert (via training with the IRA - same as Tommy Lee), however, he has moved and remade his life. Only, Tommy Lee has tracked him down and is coming after not only Bridges, but his family. Once again, Tommy Lee puts in one of his 110% percent, brilliant performances that can make any film worth watching. However, Bridges also gives a great job as his target, and you have the extra joy of watching Lloyd Bridges (daddy) playing his Irish Da in the movie. Suspenseful, great actions sequences, tension-filled/nail-bitting defusing of bombs make this one a great action adventure film.
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Summary: Tommy Lee is marvellous!!
Review: The film is a nifty cat and mouse game with a IRA terrorist after a police bomb expert. Tommy Lee Jones plays Ryan Gaerity, an IRA bomber, who holds a grudge against Jeff Bridges. Bridges is currently a bomb expert (via training with the IRA - same as Tommy Lee), however, he has moved and remade his life. Only, Tommy Lee has tracked him down and is coming after not only Bridges, but his family. Once again, Tommy Lee puts in one of his 110% percent, brilliant performances that can make any film worth watching. However, Bridges also gives a great job as his target, and you have the extra joy of watching Lloyd Bridges (daddy) playing his Irish Da in the movie. Suspenseful, great actions sequences, tension-filled/nail-bitting defusing of bombs make this one a great action adventure film.
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Summary: Overrated Movie
Review: The film, contains two main characters, the bomb man staring Tommy Lee Jones and his old time friend who tries to stop him staring Jeff Bridges. Both are Irish. The problem with this movie is that in that small little paragraph I just wrote above, it tells you practically the whole plot of the movie. The movie is overrated. The film is so similar to other bomb films, making it too predictable and is like a copy of other films but with change of this and that. There are few actions that can actually be called action. It doesn't surprise me much, the action isn't very "thrilling", the character, pointing towards Jeff Bridges, is very weak in acting. He doesn't create the atmosphere or charm to bring the audience in and make the movie successful. His voice alone isn't right for the act. He has this "BIG BOLD BORING CLUMSY GUY" kinda voice. No further comments, there are many other problems but I dont want to blabber on so good day everyone. I just hope if you disagree with me its not because you think the guy is hot or something because thats usually the reason.
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Summary: EXPLOSIVE
Review: The highlight of this pyrotechnically superb thriller is midway in the film when the audience and hero Jeff Bridges thinks a bomb has been placed in his home, to kill his new wife and daughter. The camera pans in on several normal things, with such intensity and ferocity, you're sure the house is gonna blow: a gas stove has never seemed so menacing.
While BLOWN AWAY doesn't have the most original of plots, it has a sincerity and intensity that buoy the movie along, with several expertly filmed sequences. Bridges rushing to save his two friends from an exploding truck; Bridges watching as his uncle (played by Lloyd Bridges) is wired to blow; the climactic explosion on the Dolphin--these are outstanding set pieces, expertly helmed by Stephen Hopkins.
Jeff Bridges is marvelous in his role, ably supported by his aformentioned father; Suzy Amis, Forest Whitaker and the devilishly profane Tommy Lee Jones.
Hold on to your seats and ignore the critics on this one---it delivers explosively!
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Summary: EXPLOSIVE
Review: The highlight of this pyrotechnically superb thriller is midway in the film when the audience and hero Jeff Bridges thinks a bomb has been placed in his home, to kill his new wife and daughter. The camera pans in on several normal things, with such intensity and ferocity, you're sure the house is gonna blow: a gas stove has never seemed so menacing.
While BLOWN AWAY doesn't have the most original of plots, it has a sincerity and intensity that buoy the movie along, with several expertly filmed sequences. Bridges rushing to save his two friends from an exploding truck; Bridges watching as his uncle (played by Lloyd Bridges) is wired to blow; the climactic explosion on the Dolphin--these are outstanding set pieces, expertly helmed by Stephen Hopkins.
Jeff Bridges is marvelous in his role, ably supported by his aformentioned father; Suzy Amis, Forest Whitaker and the devilishly profane Tommy Lee Jones.
Hold on to your seats and ignore the critics on this one---it delivers explosively!
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Summary: Weak plot, but COOL explosions
Review: The movie itself is not all that great, and largely due to Tommy Lee Jones' super-fake Irish accent and the movie leaves much to be explained. BUT, if you're into explosions, this movie definitely has some good ones, not to mention some pretty cool bombs and tricky boobytraps which will catch the interest of most of you pyromaniacs out there!
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