Derek Winnert

Posts Tagged "CIA"

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Moonraker *** (1979, Roger Moore, Lois Chiles, Michael Lonsdale, Richard Kiel) – Classic Movie Review 952

Director Lewis Gilbert’s spoofy 1979 James Bond movie Moonraker is the fourth to star Roger Moore, this time on a mission to investigate the mid-air theft of a space shuttle. Strangely enough, he discovers that […]

Mar, 21

Quantum of Solace *** (2008, Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric, Judi Dench, Giancarlo Giannini, Gemma Arterton, Jeffrey Wright) – Classic Movie Review 844

Daniel Craig returns for his second turn as James Bond in the direct sequel to the 2006 Casino Royale, concluding its story. In the 22nd 007 film, directed by Marc Forster in 2008, Bond seeks revenge […]

Feb, 19

Green Zone **** (2010, Matt Damon, Jason Isaacs, Greg Kinnear, Brendan Gleeson, Amy Ryan) – Classic Movie Review 786

Matt Damon reunites with Paul Greengrass, his director on The Bourne Supremacy/ The Bourne Ultimatum, as US Army Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller, who finds US intelligence has been fabricated and goes on the hunt for the truth […]

Feb, 01

The Hunt for Red October **** (1990, Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn) – Classic Movie Review 728

From brilliant action director John McTiernan, the maker of Predator and Die Hard, this 1990 cheeky and exciting action thriller blockbuster is one of the best of its kind. A commanding Sean Connery is on […]

Jan, 21

Patriot Games *** (1992, Harrison Ford, Sean Bean, Anne Archer, Thora Birch, James Fox, Patrick Bergin) – Classic Movie Review 727

Director Phillip Noyce’s 1992 blockbuster has its exciting moments but overall it is a surprisingly plodding, clunky and lame action thriller based on Tom Clancy’s bestseller. Harrison Ford is dependable and sympathetic but unexpectedly dull as […]

Jan, 20

Clear and Present Danger *** (1994, Harrison Ford, Willem Dafoe, Anne Archer, Benjamin Bratt, Thora Birch) – Classic Movie Review 728

Two years after his hit with Patriot Games in 1992, Harrison Ford reprises his role as CIA analyst Jack Ryan in director Phillip Noyce’s pounding 1994 action thriller, with some stupendous action scenes, based on […]

Jan, 20

The Sum of All Fears *** (2002, Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman, Ciarán Hinds, John Cromwell, Bridget Moynahan, Liev Schreiber, Alan Bates, Philip Baker Hall, Ron Rifkin, Bruce McGill, Colm Feore, Josef Sommer) – Classic Movie Review 725

In 2002 Ben Affleck takes over Harrison Ford’s old part of CIA man Jack Ryan in director Phil Alden Robinson’s ultra-tense, ambitious, nail-biting action blockbuster, adapted from the work of Tom Clancy. The end of […]

Jan, 20

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