Product Details

• Actors: Pierce Brosnan, Patrick Stewart, Alexandra Paul, Ted Levine, Christopher Lee
• Directors: David Jackson
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: New Line Home Video
• DVD Release Date: May 6, 2003
• Run Time: 98 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00008YLV6
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #163,143 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Detonator" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Studio: New Line Home Video Release Date: 06/01/2004 Run time: 98 minutes Rating: R

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars DECENT EXCUSE FOR SOME POPCORN, September 11, 2004

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Shashank Tripathi (Gadabout) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Detonator (DVD)

I saw the movie under the TV name of "Death Train". Pierce Brosnan and Patrick Stewart drew me to it, as did the espionage + action thriller theme, although I'm still unsure if an entity called United Nations Anti Crime Unit is simply a Hollywood contraption.

Some plutonium has been stolen from a German nuclear reactor station and being carried via a hijacked train, which sets off a wild goose chase for who the REAL thief is and what the ulterior motives + destination are. We're told about these perpetrators and their intentions about 75% into the film (let me not spoil it) but the action on/off the train to stop it in its tracks before detonation, is fairly engaging. The negotiation moments are superbly done.

Pierce Brosnan was perhaps fresh off Remington Steele so he has a suitably sharp female colleague to woo and wheedle. If people were scouting for a new James Bond circa 1993, I can totally see why Brosnan came up well reviewed.

A very watchable, well-made popcorn thriller.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Supenseful and well acted, October 20, 2004

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David E. Miller "LividEmerald" (Las Vegas, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Detonator (DVD)

The cast elevates this 3-star movie to 4 stars. Patrick Stewart, always a tour de force in the acting department, takes command of his role as the intelligent operations manager/mediator who nonetheless underestimates his opponent. Pierce Brosnan, who always brings a human vulnerability to his heroism, slips into James Bond mode. Alexandra Paul does a credible job of portraying a sharpshooter whose raw determination is matched by her female intuition. Ted Levine is flawless as the cocky mercenary. And Christopher Lee nails his role as the Russian evildoer. The performance of these actors is not wasted. The film is intelligent and suspenseful. I cannot fault the direction or camerawork. The soundtrack is understated, so that the film is more "real world" than "dramatic." DETONATOR is a good film, and its solid cast of actors makes it worth a repeat viewing.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent, January 29, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Detonator [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Anyone who thinks this is the worst movie ever has never seen Pierce brosnan's movie "Taffin."

This is a half-way decent, made-for-cable, pre-James Bond years, trying to make a living film from Brosnan.