from: Paramount
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Binding: HD DVD
Brand: Paramount
EAN: 0097361305349
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Publisher: Paramount
Sales Rank: 64025
Studio: Paramount
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The Hunt for Red October- A brand new hi-Tec Russian sub under the command of Captain Marko Ramius, at the height of the cold war is found to be heading towards the U.S Coast. The Russian and American government believes he is going to attack, only C.I.A analyst Jack Ryan (Alec Baldwin) believes the truth: he is going to defect... I believe that this is the best and most well made of the four Jack Ryan films. Baldwin far surpasses Ford as Jack Ryan, who in the words of a wise friend is typecast waaaay too much. A must see along with the three other movies. Patriot Games- Jack Ryan and his family are just beginning their vacation in London, when a group of terrorists cease a member of the Royal family, almost kill him in cold blood, but Jack is able to same the Lord, and even takes out one of the terrorists. For his courageous act the kill terrorist?s brother will stop at nothing to kill him and his family. Clear and Present Danger- Jack Ryan has been put unwillingly into the position of head of the CIA, when the Presidents closest friend is murdered. Ties to the drug lords in Colombia are discovered and a military force is sent to Colombia to fight a secret war against them, this was unknown to Jack and soon he finds himself in the cross fire between corrupt Political leaders and gorilla war forces. This is the worst of the Jack Ryan movies I must admit. Although it was a tricky plot and great acting, it just was not as good. The action was toned down and the space between the important parts was too much. Although with it flaws it is still an excellent movie. The Sum of All fears- A young Jack Ryan is just beginning his job as a CIA analyst, at the same time the Russian President is succeeded by a man with an unknown past. Soon the CIA starts to think that the Russian are building more nuclear bombs, but the truth is much more complicated than that: Neo-Nazi terrorists are planning to explode an atomic bomb at the Super bowl. The Newest of the Jack Ryan films still holds up against the classics, even with Ben Affleck replacing Ford as Jack Ryan. The suspense just keeps on building until it explodes...literally...
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - How do they justify the price?
Without triggering an entire Blu-Ray vs. HD DVD war, which would be out of place here, I really don't understand how 4 movies can be selling for such an insanely high price. Cheapest price I have seen is over $40 per disc when other HD DVDs are being blown out for $6-$15 each. This set should be under $80 at this point.
Rating:  - I Actually Have This Set on HD DVD
Most people here are writing how they want this or can't wait for it, I actually have it. Someone at Wal-Mart accidentally put these on their shelves recently and I picked one up for myself. I say accidentally because they were recalled months ago because they don't include the extras they claim to have on the box and they've never been re-issued. I also know this because the sales guy had a hard time ringing it up and had to manually input it. He then told me that he wasn't supposed to sell this to me as the computer told him not to, so good for me.
I have no issues with the missing extras because I rarely watch them anyway. The discs don't have any menus either. They just boot right up without previews or a menu.
What's important is the fact that they are all 1080p and offer Dolby Digital Plus and even better Dolby TrueHD audio. So let's get to it.
These films really need no explanation. The first 3 are classic political thrillers and the 4th is a so-so attempt at continuing their success. Tom Clancy's vision is, for the most part executed well on these films.
I had the first 3 already on standard dvd so I had a nice comparison. Each transfer looks better than the one before it. That's typical as newer films upgrade easier to high def. But all of them look better than their standard counterparts. I noticed some specks on each of them but not for any reason other than I was looking for it. But these films are a difficult upgrade as most of the ... Read More
Rating: - Denied!
Hard to rate something that won't come out. Paramount has canceled this and several other planned HD-DVD releases.
Rating:  - The item is great. Paramount SUCKS!!!!!!!!
This is ridiculous, Paramount cancelling this HD DVD version of the Jack Ryan Collection even though they have 100,000's of thousands that want this on HD DVD.
Pathetic for Paramount to just flat out screw around with consumers. They've lost my business.
Rating:  - May as Well Wait For Blu Ray Versions: HD-DVD is DEAD!
I'm looking forward to Purchasing the Jack Ryan Collection when they are available on Blu Ray. HD-DVD is officially dead, so it makes no sense to buy these movies on HD-DVD. Looking forward to Jack Ryan Collection, NEXT, and Transformers in BLU-RAY!!! Cmon Paramount, get back on the Blu Ray train (like you were before you accepted Toshiba M$ money)...
You have my purchase only when on Blu Ray, HD-DVD is officially DEAD!!
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