This is the best action movie in quite a while
Added 2/18/2010
As a general rule, it seems as though sequels are usually much worse than the original in a series, a fitting example might be how Predator I was 1,000,000x better than Predator II. While the Fugitive and U.S. Marshals were both good, in my opinion this movie is by far the best of the three movies comprising the Fugitive series. The Hunted is realistic, entertaining, capable of holding a person's attention, and it has some profound moral sentiments in it at times in addition to all of that. I might say that this is the best action movie since Predator I, and definitely it's worth owning.
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We Enjoy It
Added 2/11/2010
This movie received a lot of bad reviews, but I guess it's just personal preference. My boyfriend and I really like this movie. I am fan of both Benecio Del Toro and Tommy Lee Jones. They are both phenomenal actors. And my boyfriend really likes the combat and fight stuff. I think it's very well done. We buy almost all of our Amazon movies used, so if you aren't sure, take the cheaper route, because this is a toss up for most people. But I definitely recommend it!
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Pure Silliness
Added 11/29/2009
I don't know how movies like this get made...simply awful from start to finish. Plot holes everywhere. Poorly choreographed fight scenes. Unconvincing acting, if you can call it acting. I can't believe I sat through the whole thing!
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Good Cast, Good Action, LImited Story
Added 10/28/2009
I like Tommy Lee Jones. Benicio Del Toro's not bad. Connie Nielsen looks great. William Friedkin is a good director. So what happened? A more developed script would've helped. The Hunted boasts impressive knife fighting sequences - albeit mainly of Tommy vs. Benicio. Throughout the film, Tommy Lee looks wracked with guilt because of his past but doesn't do much about it. Meanwhile, Benicio plays the war scarred assassin with no way out. That's pretty much the storyline as The Hunted combines chase sequences, Rambo First Blood forest scenarios and a one way ticket to the end. There is a tremendous opportunity to up the psychological ante in the Hunted, but it never quite materialises. Still, this is watchable especially if you're a Tommy Lee fan.
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Two Fine Talents Take a Day Off
Added 10/2/2009
Friedkin and Jones have done notable work multiple times. One assumes this was made for the money to be made although it would appear that it failed at the box office. Nevertheless, for those who know that the logic for the action may be quite flawed but like to see chases and hand-to-hand combat, this should be a satisfying film. Obviously, those with no such taste will miss nothing by giving this a pass. Jones has nothing much to do beyond the action but looks good doing it; the actor playing the hunted does a commendable job doing what the hunted are supposed to do in films of this sort-not much acting but looking good in the closeups. Other assorted actors do all that was required of them without any embarrassing themselves. All-in-all, no significance besides action for the sake of action. Incidentally, relevant to this and many other films, both theatrical and made for TV: I do think it indecent to use scenes of real horror in the context of rather trivial even if entertaining pursuits. The justifiably respected principals of the film, no doubt agree, so that the presence of such scenes here probably means they drastically overestimated the quality of the film that they made.
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This is the best action movie in quite a while
Added 2/18/2010
As a general rule, it seems as though sequels are usually much worse than the original in a series, a fitting example might be how Predator I was 1,000,000x better than Predator II. While the Fugitive and U.S. Marshals were both good, in my opinion this movie is by far the best of the three movies comprising the Fugitive series. The Hunted is realistic, entertaining, capable of holding a person's attention, and it has some profound moral sentiments in it at times in addition to all of that. I might say that this is the best action movie since Predator I, and definitely it's worth owning.
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We Enjoy It
Added 2/11/2010
This movie received a lot of bad reviews, but I guess it's just personal preference. My boyfriend and I really like this movie. I am fan of both Benecio Del Toro and Tommy Lee Jones. They are both phenomenal actors. And my boyfriend really likes the combat and fight stuff. I think it's very well done. We buy almost all of our Amazon movies used, so if you aren't sure, take the cheaper route, because this is a toss up for most people. But I definitely recommend it!
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Pure Silliness
Added 11/29/2009
I don't know how movies like this get made...simply awful from start to finish. Plot holes everywhere. Poorly choreographed fight scenes. Unconvincing acting, if you can call it acting. I can't believe I sat through the whole thing!
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