Ronin (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
starring: Robert DeNiro, Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone, Stellan Skarsgård, Sean Bean
directed by: John Frankenheimer
directed by: John Frankenheimer
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A freelancing former us intelligence agent tries to track down a mysterious package that is wanted by both the irish and the russians.Studio: Tcfhe/mgmRelease Date: 10/16/2007Starring: Robert De NiroRun time: 121 minutesRating: R
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Robert De Niro stars as an American intelligence operative adrift in irrelevance since the end of the Cold War--much like a masterless samurai, a.k.a. "ronin." With his services for sale, he joins a renegade, international team of fellow covert warriors with nothing but time on their hands. Their mission, as defined by the woman who hires them (Natascha McElhone), is to get hold of a particular suitcase that is equally coveted by the Russian mafia and Irish terrorists. As the scheme gets underway, De Niro's lone wolf strikes up a rare friendship with his French counterpart (Jean Reno), gets into a more-or-less romantic frame of mind with McElhone, and asserts his experience on the planning and execution of the job--going so far as to publicly humiliate one team member (Sean Bean) who is clearly out of his league. The story is largely unremarkable--there's an obligatory twist midway through that changes the nature of the team's business--but legendary filmmaker John Frankenheimer (Seconds, The Manchurian Candidate) leaps at the material, bringing to it an honest tension and seasoned, breathtaking skill with precision-action direction. The centerpiece of the movie is an honest-to-God car chase that is the real thing: not thehow-can-we-top-the-last-stunt cartoon nonsense of Richard Donner (LethalWeapon), but a pulse-quickening, kinetic dance of superb montage and timing. In a sense, Ronin is almost Frankenheimer's self-quoting version of a John Frankenheimer film. There isn't anything here he hasn't done before, but it's sure great to see it all again. --Tom Keogh
A freelancing former us intelligence agent tries to track down a mysterious package that is wanted by both the irish and the russians.Studio: Tcfhe/mgmRelease Date: 10/16/2007Starring: Robert De NiroRun time: 121 minutesRating: R
Amazon.com essential video:
Robert De Niro stars as an American intelligence operative adrift in irrelevance since the end of the Cold War--much like a masterless samurai, a.k.a. "ronin." With his services for sale, he joins a renegade, international team of fellow covert warriors with nothing but time on their hands. Their mission, as defined by the woman who hires them (Natascha McElhone), is to get hold of a particular suitcase that is equally coveted by the Russian mafia and Irish terrorists. As the scheme gets underway, De Niro's lone wolf strikes up a rare friendship with his French counterpart (Jean Reno), gets into a more-or-less romantic frame of mind with McElhone, and asserts his experience on the planning and execution of the job--going so far as to publicly humiliate one team member (Sean Bean) who is clearly out of his league. The story is largely unremarkable--there's an obligatory twist midway through that changes the nature of the team's business--but legendary filmmaker John Frankenheimer (Seconds, The Manchurian Candidate) leaps at the material, bringing to it an honest tension and seasoned, breathtaking skill with precision-action direction. The centerpiece of the movie is an honest-to-God car chase that is the real thing: not thehow-can-we-top-the-last-stunt cartoon nonsense of Richard Donner (LethalWeapon), but a pulse-quickening, kinetic dance of superb montage and timing. In a sense, Ronin is almost Frankenheimer's self-quoting version of a John Frankenheimer film. There isn't anything here he hasn't done before, but it's sure great to see it all again. --Tom Keogh
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- Action Adventure in France
In feudal Japan warriors who did not have a lord but were free-lancers were called "Ronin", or mercenaries. This film begins in Paris. A man watches from the shadows. A woman enters a bar. Another man watches. [We know something will happen.] They are summoned to a meeting. "Labor or management?" They are to ambush a vehicle to hijack a container. The guards are well-armed, more information will be available. Sam asks questions. There is a meeting to buy the guns from strangers. Is there trust? Will ... Read More
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- Best version of this movie on HD disc to date...
The blu-ray of Ronin has been amply reviewed online (blu-ray .com and AVS blu-ray tier forum, etc).Although there is practically no 3D eye-candy to speak of, there is definitely more detail throughout the movie, and the HD audio is better than the DVD.
However, this reviewed blu-ray does not have the two alternate endings from the extended DVD set, nor the other extras.:(
So if you really like Ronin and own a blu-ray player, i'd recommend waiting for this disc to go on sale ... Read More
Rating: - Great movie, poor Blu-Ray
I actually saw Ronin in the theater when I was in high school.I had no idea what to expect, but I ended up loving it.It had such a great sense of style, it didn't spoon feed the plot to you, and featured fantastic action scenes.To this day it has my favorite car chase scenes.
So when I heard it was coming out on Blu-Ray, I was excited.I love the high definition picture and high quality sound that Blu-Ray offers, as well as the ability to fit those and a slew of extras on a single disc. ... Read More
Rating: - What does the Blu-Ray cost so much?
Love the movie.Can someone please tell me why this is so expensive on Blu-ray?Does it come in a gold plated box or something?Thanks!
Rating: - Ronin - Japanese edition
I love this movie - especially watching the S8 used in the chase scenes but there are subtitles in Japanese that I can not turn off (might be able too if the set up was not all in Japanese. Get the US version that is out now.
- Action Adventure in FranceIn feudal Japan warriors who did not have a lord but were free-lancers were called "Ronin", or mercenaries. This film begins in Paris. A man watches from the shadows. A woman enters a bar. Another man watches. [We know something will happen.] They are summoned to a meeting. "Labor or management?" They are to ambush a vehicle to hijack a container. The guards are well-armed, more information will be available. Sam asks questions. There is a meeting to buy the guns from strangers. Is there trust? Will ... Read More
- Best version of this movie on HD disc to date...The blu-ray of Ronin has been amply reviewed online (blu-ray .com and AVS blu-ray tier forum, etc).Although there is practically no 3D eye-candy to speak of, there is definitely more detail throughout the movie, and the HD audio is better than the DVD.
However, this reviewed blu-ray does not have the two alternate endings from the extended DVD set, nor the other extras.:(
So if you really like Ronin and own a blu-ray player, i'd recommend waiting for this disc to go on sale ... Read More
- Great movie, poor Blu-RayI actually saw Ronin in the theater when I was in high school.I had no idea what to expect, but I ended up loving it.It had such a great sense of style, it didn't spoon feed the plot to you, and featured fantastic action scenes.To this day it has my favorite car chase scenes.
So when I heard it was coming out on Blu-Ray, I was excited.I love the high definition picture and high quality sound that Blu-Ray offers, as well as the ability to fit those and a slew of extras on a single disc. ... Read More
- What does the Blu-Ray cost so much?Love the movie.Can someone please tell me why this is so expensive on Blu-ray?Does it come in a gold plated box or something?Thanks!
- Ronin - Japanese editionI love this movie - especially watching the S8 used in the chase scenes but there are subtitles in Japanese that I can not turn off (might be able too if the set up was not all in Japanese. Get the US version that is out now.
