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Do you know anyone who hasn't seen this movie? A box-office smash when released in 1993, this spectacular update of the popular 1960s TV series stars Harrison Ford as a surgeon wrongly accused of the murder of his wife. He escapes from a prison transport bus (in one of the most spectacular stunt-action sequences ever filmed) and embarks on a frantic quest for the true killer's identity, while a tenacious U.S. marshal (Tommy Lee Jones, in an Oscar-winning role) remains hot on his trail. Director Andrew Davis hit the big time with this expert display of polished style and escalating suspense, but it's the antagonistic chemistry between Jones and Ford that keeps this thriller cooking to the very end. In roles that seem custom-fit to their screen personas, the two stars maintain a sharply human focus to the grand-scale manhunt, and the intelligent screenplay never resorts to convenient escapes or narrative shortcuts. Equally effective as a thriller and a character study, The Fugitive is a Hollywood blockbuster that truly deserves its ongoing popularity. --Jeff Shannon
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The Fugitive could have been just another action movie, compelling in the cinema but losing impact on the small screen, were it not for two things: it has a brilliant script and a very strong line-up of actors. When eminent surgeon Dr Richard Kimble is wrongly convicted of his wife’s brutal murder (let’s face it--his story about doing battle with a one-armed intruder is hardly plausible), he's sentenced to death. Fate, however, gives him a second chance when his prison bus is involved in an accident with a train and he escapes, determined to find the real killer and clear his name. Hot on his heels is the relentless, wise-cracking Sam Gerard, a marshal with a mission.
The two stars, Harrison Ford (Kimble, kooky beard and 47 shades of anguish) and Tommy Lee Jones (Gerard, for which he deservedly won an Oscar) not surprisingly steal the show with their battle of wits and muscle. It's a rapport that develops as the film progresses, and is both complex and fascinating--no facile goodie versus baddie scenario here. And the essential slime factor comes from Kimble's sinisterly suave friend, Dr Nichols (Joroen Krabbé superb). Great story, brilliantly done; altogether, a breathlessly enthralling two hours.
On the DVD: The Fugitive special edition features a commentary from director Andrew Davis, introducing characters and offering background insight, plus a three-way phone conversation between Davis, Ford and Jones on their experiences of the movie. There's also detailed commentary on how the spectacular train crash was set up and the endless saga of perfecting the script. Also, the usual scene selections, theatrical trailer, choice of languages (English, French and Italian) and a broad choice of subtitles. A pretty impressive package overall.--Harriet Smith
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Kimble On The Run,
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This review is from: The Fugitive - Special Edition [Blu-ray] [1993][Region Free] (Blu-ray)
Harrison Ford is Dr Richard Kimble, a specialist at a Chicago hospital. He's out having fun with his wife when he gets a call to do some emergency surgery - so he leaves his wife to go home, as he goes off to help. What he doesn't know is that while he's doing important surgery, some crazed man is killing his wife, and he's squarely put in the frame for her murder, and even sent down for it. Kimble has to prove his innocence - and evade the obsessive Marshal Samuel Gerard (Tommy Lee Jones), who doesn't want to let it slide - he wants Richard, preferably alive.
I really enjoyed The Fugitive, every time you think it can't get better, it does. The action is great and Harrison Ford is very convincing. I also liked the way he kept investigating the case even though he knew the US Marshals were after him. The HD transfer isn't bad, but not as good as I've seen so far, yet, the MPEG2 running at a steady 20Mbps average is pretty good. The audio is a bit flakey, 448kbps. The picture is full frame 16:9, so you won't be having to peer through a letterbox to watch the action. The extras are not bad; an introduction, audio commentary which includes Harrison Ford, 2 featurettes and a rather poorly encoded theatrical trailer. This isn't a bad transfer picture wise, but the audio could have been much better - still if you're an avid Fugitive fan you'll want this, otherwise the DVD is just as good.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Defining film for the later Harrison Ford,
By Martin Turner "Martin Turner" (Marlcliff, Warwickshire, England) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (TOP 50 REVIEWER) (HALL OF FAME REVIEWER)
This review is from: The Fugitive - Special Edition [Blu-ray] [1993][Region Free] (Blu-ray)
I've seen this film a dozen times, and, after Blade Runner, it was the first thing I bought on Blu-Ray.
After Star Wars, Blade Runner and Indiana Jones, Harrison Ford established himself -- largely through this film -- playing middle-aged professionals up against terrifying odds. It's a role he was, perhaps, born to play, and in some ways there is a smooth evolution from Han Solo to Deckard to Indiana Jones to Dr Richard Kimble. This is an electrifying film. The best known scene is Kimble diving off the side of a dam into the churning water beneath, but, in truth, it turns on the encounter between Gerard (Tommy Lee Jones) and the red-haired A&E doctor Dr Anne Eastman (Julianne Moore). Kimble (Ford) risks his freedom switching the instructions on a patient that Eastman has misdiagnosed. When she finds that the child has been sent to the operating room instead of observation, she runs after Kimble, insisting that he stop. Later, Gerard interviews her. After she has explained herself, she tells him she's very tired and wants to go. Gerard asks: "How's the boy doing?" Eastman replies: "He saved his life." From that moment on, Gerard pursues Kimble not because he believes he is guilty, but because he believes he is innocent. A much less successful sequel, US Marshalls, followed as a vehicle for Tommy Lee Jones, but without the frisson of the relationship with Ford, it failed to capture the imagination. Blu-ray is obviously more expensive to collect than DVD. From my point of view, this film was an easy choice: I shall watch it many, many more times.
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
GREAT FUN!!!,
This review is from: The Fugitive [1993] [DVD] (DVD)
What a classic! I can watch this film whenever I want and I won't get bored.Who can forget the scene where he jumps into the reservoir from the sewers.Richard(Harrison Ford) plays the role prfectly as the fugitive.He is clever, cunning and ruthless, all at once and Samuel Gerrard(Tommy Lee Jones) is just as good if not better as the federal marshall who will never give up on his prey.No one could have played these two roles as good as these two actors in my view, although Wesley Snipes does quite a good job in U.S. Marshals.The supporting cast is also very strong, which is probably one of the reasons it was such a huge success. The two villains are ones that you just love to hate, especially Kimbles FRIEND, who you would just love to smack yourself!! which I suppose is another reason why my eyes were glued to the screen. Anyone who hasn't seen this film, should do, I recommend it very highly and I'm sure you won't be disappointed as it is really for any age. Great film, great plot, great acting!!!
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