David Hemmings: Juggernaut - Movie

Juggernaut
Cast :	Richard Harris, Omar Sharif, David Hemmings
Director :	Richard Lester
Studio :	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Format :	Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen
Released Date :	September 25, 1974
DVD Released Date :	July 15, 2003
Language :	English (Dubbed), French (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed), English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language)
Audience Rating :	PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
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Rating
Date	April 24, 2005
Summary	is it the blue wire...or the red wire...
Content	With the ever present ticking of a clock and nerve-wracking machine noises in the soundtrack, this is a taut, nifty disaster thriller, with the cruise ship HMS Britannic sailing to America, unknowingly with 7 bombs hidden aboard, set to explode; they have multiple booby traps, and the saboteur wants not only money but revenge against the system that in his twisted mind feels slighted him. The cast is great, with Richard Harris as the head of a demolition team, David Hemmings as his right-hand man, Omar Sharif as the ship's captain, and Anthony Hopkins as the man in charge of finding the bad guy (whose wife and children are aboard the ship); Shirley Knight, Ian Holm, and Roy Kinnear round out the cast. The direction by Richard Lester, better known for his comedic musical films with The Beatles and not thrillers, is fast paced, with some superb effects; I especially like the suspenseful moments when the demolition crew arrives on the scene, parachuting into the stormy sea. The screenplay by producer Richard DeKoker is intelligent, raising this film up from the average production in this genre, and the cinematography by Gerry Fisher excellent. The score by Ken Thorne is also good, but mostly one can only hear the tick...tick...tick...of the bomb. Total running time is 109 minutes.

Rating
Date	April 07, 2004
Summary	An outstanding thriller!
Content	Like many of the other reviewers, this was a film that I recalled with great fondness. I had seen it when I was younger...not even a teenager...but I remember loving it. I had been looking for it forEVER when I read that it was being released on DVD. I happily popped it in my DVD player and put my feet up. You know how some movies are not NEARLY as good as you once thought? They're not as funny, not as scary, often plain stupid. Well I'm happy to report that this film is terrific. It STILL raises the blood pressure, and will still having you guessing by the end. Richard Harris plays the quasi-heroic bomb defuser, Omar Sharif the beleaguered captain and a young Anthony Hopkins has a one-note performance as a stressed out Scotland Yarder. Roy Kinnear is a painful hoot as the Ship's Steward (think Julie on the Love Boat) who tries to raise everyone's spirits EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW THERE'S BOMBS ON THE SHIP. Trying to get everyone to sing along to "Roll Out The Barrel"? Priceless. The script is spare but witty. I loved the comment about "A Night To Remember". This is among the best "disaster" movies ever made, and a terrific thriller.

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Date	February 14, 2004
Summary	Overlooked Disaster Film of 1974 showcases British Actors
Content	A taught tense adventure of a mad bomber who holds an oceanliner for ransom after he plants a series of bombs aboard. The villian is known, as each bomb has a signiture style. Richard Harris leads the team who attempt to defuse the bombs, only somewhat successful. As the countdown continues, the tension mounts, and it becomes more a cat and mouse game between the bomber and the police expert as they debate whether to cut the red or the blue wire. The final minutes are excrusiating. I saw this on the big screen in 1974 and could convince no one to go to a free showing in Lansing, Michigan with me on a Sunday afternoon. An overlooked gem, I recall this film fondly. The plot is somewhat predictable, but Richard Harris is surrounded with major British actors who give good support to this tension filled adventure. Try it. It has to be better than any of the US dissaster picts of the period.

Rating
Date	December 08, 2003
Summary	Great DVD Of A Little Known Gem
Content	Those of you wanting to upgrade your old VHS copies of Richard Lester's taut little thriller should now do so: MGM has given Juggernaut a sterling DVD transfer, in 1.66:1 widescreen, with good color balance and nary a blemish in sight (ah, the wonders of digital restoration). Hardly any edge enhancement either, as far as I can see. Way to go MGM! David Hemmings (1941-2003) R.I.P.

Rating
Date	September 21, 2003
Summary	Juggernaut
Content	i have been hunting this movie for many years.. i finally had a chance at a beaten up copy from my local video shop and was about to buy it when i found it on amazon.com in dvd format.. its an awsome thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat throughout the entire movie.. i would reccomend it to anyone who likes the disaster move genre..

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