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25 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
What an amazing Movie! Roger Moore plays, unusually, a woman hating, cat loving, commando who is asked by the government to rescue an oilrig and supply ship from terrorists.
I first saw this movie in the mid 1980's on TV in the UK and recorded it! My family were all delighted, as was I, when I discovered that it was available on DVD. (The DVD comes with next to no features, but I thought that the movie alone was worth it!)
I will watch this one many times, and not tire of it. The wit and humour is clever and there is plenty of action too. There is no sex, language or unnecessary violence, which is unusual these days!
I heartily recommend this one, whether you are a Roger Moore fan or not!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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If you want to watch a movie, that movie producers would struggle to put on the market today, then get this!
Moore plays a woman hating, semi-alcoholic rude man, who hates nothing more then relationships. His two passions, adventure and cats! lol
He is a bomb disposal expert, and has a team in training which he makes to look thoroughly useless at the end i might add!
An absolutely quality movie that i would totally recomend...
Moore plays a woman hating, semi-alcoholic rude man, who hates nothing more then relationships. His two passions, adventure and cats! lol
He is a bomb disposal expert, and has a team in training which he makes to look thoroughly useless at the end i might add!
An absolutely quality movie that i would totally recomend...
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The UK poster may have tried to sell it as a Bond movie and it may have been bizarrely originally intended as an R-rated film - the odd `F' word is noticeably dubbed out and Lea Brodie's gratuitous nudity hit the cutting room floor - but North Sea Hijack aka ffolkes aka Esther, Ruth and Jennifer is a more cosy than gritty. Roger Moore dressed like he's just stepped out of the pages of Where's Wally? is the unorthodox whisky drinking, cat-loving, woman-hating freelance navy commando with his own very, very small private army Rufus Excalibur ffolkes (with a small f) who does needlepoint to help him think ("I suppose you're one of those fellows who can do the Times crossword in ten minutes." "I have never taken ten minutes."). He may be little more than a collection of eccentricities, but when a group of criminals led by Anthony Perkins, playing ruthless like a Thunderbirds puppet who's somehow freed himself from his strings, hijack a supply ship and threaten to blow up a couple of oil rigs he's naturally the first choice of both the insurers and Faith Brooks' Prime Minister (a woman, much to ffolkes' disgust) to deal with them. After all, it's not as if the British have a Navy or the Special Boat Service to deal with that sort of thing even if a rather tired James Mason's admiral is along to represent the service and add a bit more star power to the marquee. The film alternates between the silly and the predictable and is a long, long way from Moore and director Andrew V. McLaglen's earlier The Wild Geese in the action stakes - there's not much in the way of suspense or action and the film's big explosion is an obvious but rather pretty studio tank model shot - yet while it's hard to recommend it's also somehow hard to dislike in its Sunday afternoon tea-and-crumpets by the fireside way. Best approached as an unpretentious and rather silly guilty pleasure and definitely a one-of-a-kind, it also has a rather good Michael J. Lewis score.
No extras and a terrible DVD sleeve but an acceptable 1.85:1 widescreen transfer.
No extras and a terrible DVD sleeve but an acceptable 1.85:1 widescreen transfer.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Pure tosh of the best kind
Well Roger Moore steps out of the usual comfort zone being a bearded misogynist, James Mason looks suitably perplexed as an Admiral, and Anthony Perkins is plainly bizarre as a... Read more
Published 2 months ago by John Fareham
North Sea Hijack
This film comes highly recommended. Roger Moore is the lead star, together with Anthony Perkins and James Mason. Read more
Published 3 months ago by B. Gladman
north sea hijack
A vastly entertaining movie with Roger Moore in his element as an eccentric military man with a penchant for cats. Read more
Published 7 months ago by panda
north sea hijinks
Great film,always liked Roger Moore and James Mason.No cliches,no bad language,a film you can enjoy time and time again. Wonder why the title was changed to ffolkes?
Published 8 months ago by phil6079
lazy Sunday
James Bond and Captain Nemo vrs Norman Bates!
Great movie, James Bond has a weird cat fetish, he likes embroidery and being rude to women - the UK government hires him... Read more
Great movie, James Bond has a weird cat fetish, he likes embroidery and being rude to women - the UK government hires him... Read more
Published 10 months ago by An avid reader
Definitive Roger Moore Movie
If you wanted to define a Roger Moore film, you would need the following ingredients;
Strong (if hardly original) storyline, good supporting actors, good action sequences, and... Read more
Strong (if hardly original) storyline, good supporting actors, good action sequences, and... Read more
Published 12 months ago by N. Carson
North sea hijack.
Any film starring Roger Moore gets a big thumbs up from myself,some people may think that his acting style is a bit "sugary",but this only adds to his plus side for me. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Paul J. Wright
Great
Classic 70's gung hoe boy's adventure film, with Roger Moore playing his usual tongue in cheek character.Great fun.
Published on 28 Feb 2010 by Mr. K. D. Sullivan
Roger Moore at his best
Roger Moore is not only a convincing James Bond but also a marvellous and talented actor. Be it in comedies or action movies, he has his own unique style, always dressed like a... Read more
Published on 22 Feb 2010 by Guillaume de Lavigne
Sir Roger at his finest!
Great film from who, in my own opinion, is the best 007 to of all time. Not a 'serious' or 'intelligent' movie, but certainly a great action/adventure film of its day. Read more
Published on 28 Jan 2010 by C. P. Whiting
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