- Jubilee offer: spend £10 or more on any product sold by Amazon.co.uk on or before June 6 and you can buy The Diamond Jubilee A Classical Celebration Album for just £2.50 Here's how (terms and conditions apply)
Special Offers and Product Promotions
Frequently Bought Together
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Product details
|
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
|
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
i approached this set with caution as it does clearly look like a rip off of indiana jones, but let me get this out of the way, it is pretty much nothing like indy...
the only real similarities are:
1.) in the first and third parts our hero 'Jack Hunter' wears a beige shirt and fedora
2.) Jack hunter is a treasure hunter
3.) he is trying to stop someone getting a mythical object that contains great power.
and that's pretty much where i'd say the similarities end. for me while watching the films i never felt like it was like indy. if anything it feels more like a more grown up version of something like 'national treasure'. at heart it is a classic adventure film where clues lead them all over turkey and syria.
of course, the films were made for televison on a budget nowhere near as large as hollywood films, but for me this meant that they didn't rely on constant special effects and explosions. thye also never try and do anything that they know they can't do in terms of budgetry constraints. they never aim too high and as such it works better for that very reason.
I also found the writing to be actually pretty good for tv films. usually it all feels so fake and forced. in this i personally felt that they pulled it off. I got drawn into the story and really enjoyed all three of the films. i also felt that the ending to the final film was perfect for what had come before.
all of the actors involved perform brillinatly and even the 'annoying' sidekick these films always seem to feature, isn't that annoying.
I can wholeheartedly recommend this series of films to anyone who enjoys adevture films with a little bit of thinking involved.
BTW: it was far, far superior to the fourth indiana jones film in my view. at least in this series they don't blow up a fridge with a nuclear explosion and there are no cgi monkeys!
the only real similarities are:
1.) in the first and third parts our hero 'Jack Hunter' wears a beige shirt and fedora
2.) Jack hunter is a treasure hunter
3.) he is trying to stop someone getting a mythical object that contains great power.
and that's pretty much where i'd say the similarities end. for me while watching the films i never felt like it was like indy. if anything it feels more like a more grown up version of something like 'national treasure'. at heart it is a classic adventure film where clues lead them all over turkey and syria.
of course, the films were made for televison on a budget nowhere near as large as hollywood films, but for me this meant that they didn't rely on constant special effects and explosions. thye also never try and do anything that they know they can't do in terms of budgetry constraints. they never aim too high and as such it works better for that very reason.
I also found the writing to be actually pretty good for tv films. usually it all feels so fake and forced. in this i personally felt that they pulled it off. I got drawn into the story and really enjoyed all three of the films. i also felt that the ending to the final film was perfect for what had come before.
all of the actors involved perform brillinatly and even the 'annoying' sidekick these films always seem to feature, isn't that annoying.
I can wholeheartedly recommend this series of films to anyone who enjoys adevture films with a little bit of thinking involved.
BTW: it was far, far superior to the fourth indiana jones film in my view. at least in this series they don't blow up a fridge with a nuclear explosion and there are no cgi monkeys!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
As there isn't a review for this box set, I thought I'd write a little something. The whole series is quite good, it contains three 'films' on three separate DVDs. I wasn't expecting much (as no-one can do Indiana Jones like Harrison Ford!) but thankfully, Jack Hunter is a pleasurable watch in his own right. There are some similarities to Indiana, but if you enjoy a little 'cheesy/cliche' type characters this won't offend you. The films are great for a Sunday afternoon and wonderful for anyone who enjoys Indiana type movies, or Egypt stories.
If you're stuck for a gift or want something fast-paced and intriguing then I'd recommend this series. Have fun!
If you're stuck for a gift or want something fast-paced and intriguing then I'd recommend this series. Have fun!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
I can honestly say that while I was nervous about this choice of box set once I had received it I put them on (one after the other til all three seen) and when all were finished I was slightly annoyed there wasn't anymore to see, the entire trilogy of films were absolutely engrossing - they sucked me in to the point that I did not want to pause them to do anything - I would definitely recommend this box set to anyone who enjoys action and adventure and even some comedy along the way.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
SILLY FUN
Poor mans Indiana Jones. Not the greatest series, but the kids will enjoy it. Also the adults who want something easy to watch after a night out.
Published 1 month ago by JACK.K.
Disappointing
I read the other reviews available at the time and, generally, they were positive. That's normally enough for me because, as a rule, I don't disagree with the consensus view. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Aremess
Jack Hunter Review
It was typical of the genre. The Harrison Ford series was more exciting, but I still really enjoyed this Trilogy. Ivan Sergei was good in his role as was his woman companion.
Published 3 months ago by Marcus
A big disapointment
The pictures on the boxed set say it all.............its a cheap set up of Indiana Jones. A lot of the special effects from the Indy films are included in this trilogy, (but a lot... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mr. R. J. Pritchard
Jack Hunter - all three
So neat and handy having them all together. The actual movie is a little slow sometimes and sometimes is just trying to be funny but brilliant more than 3/4 the time. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Kitter
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
|
|
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
