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The Fugitive / U.S. Marshals (Double feature)

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More than a decade on, The Fugitive holds up surprisingly well, managing to neatly avoid the usual pitfalls of TV-series-to-movie crossovers by opting to tell a single self-contained story rather than trying to set up a new franchise. Thus Harrison Ford's Richard Kimble doesn't go on the road helping strangers resolve their problems because he's too busy trying to evade capture, prove his innocence and catch his wife's killer, making for an entirely satisfying manhunt thriller that stands on its own merits. Chief among them is Tommy Lee Jones, taking over from a dying Richard Jordan and walking off with the movie as his dogged pursuer, getting all the best lines and effortlessly outshining the film's star.

Structurally the follow-up, U.S. Marshals, is a reworking of the original, fulfilling the classic sequel brief of "the same but different": the producers substitute an incredibly impressive plane crash for the incredibly impressive train crash, a fall from a tall building for a fall from a dam and government defense secrets for drugs trials while throwing in the same plot device of an ally who turns out to be an enemy. The main difference here is no Harrison Ford, more Tommy Lee Jones and added Wesley Snipes (presumably on the run from the taxman) and Robert Downey Jr. (who really should have kept the sunglasses on until he finished rehab). There are no surprises, it's somewhat overlong and you won't remember it a day later, but it's energetically directed by Stuart Baird and superbly edited by Terry Rawlings and does its job effectively enough while you're watching it.

These are both pretty good movies with a slight connection of having Tommy Lee Jones and his US Marshal crew being the hunters. The plots are well done with just enough twists to keep your interest. The acting is solid in both but I actually liked Wesley Snipes better than Harrison Fords version. Robert Downey is solid in US Marshals and makes it better because of his acting. Tommy Lee is his usual scene chewing character but always fun to watch. As a 2 film set this is a real bargain.

great pair of flicks , I never get tired of watching them. Every time I notice something new from the time before

I watch these movies with hubby last night. It was Sunday.... no plans, no work. Watching these movies was a nice way to spend our day. These two movies are good movies with a lot of action. We didn't know till we started watch U.S. Marshals that these two movies go together. You don't want to miss out on them.

Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones have yet to make truly bad movies, these are no exception.

Both movies in the action genere provide base thriller escapism at a very reasonable price.

US marshalls is possibly the better of the two, but mostly because of the lead acting, though to be fair there's not much to choose between them.

Ford gives a more than credible performance in "The Fugitive", both films sweep the viewer along with easily followed storylines from start to finish.

I'd rate the films as follows:

Overall quality, both 4*
Acting, both 5*
Sets, both 4*
Special effects, Fugitive 4* and Marshalls 5*
Direction and production, both 4*

Sit back and enjoy, perhaps more than once.

Tommy, Harrison and Wesley played their parts to the highest and gave everything that had. Both movies were very well put together, and had a lot action.

This double feature dvd has a lot of action and some suspence. These are 2 good films with well known actors in them. I received this item earlier than expected and I got a good deal on them as well.

Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones star in the 1993 film
based on the tv series. A doctor is on the run after he's
falsely accused of murdering his wife. Wesley Snipes stars
with Tommy Lee Jones in the 1998 sequel. A U.S. Marshal
hunts another man falsely accused of murder. I like these
films and it's great to have them together. They both have
good picture and sound plus a couple neat extras. I highly
recommend these terrific thrillers.

i loved the Fugitive and had never seen U.S. Marshalls. I liked it a lot. Great quality1

Our home was burglarized late last year, and one of the casualties was our awesome DVD collection, so we're slowly but surely replacing everything. I have a new sign on my door: "Nothing in this house is worth dieing for!"
This double hitter of Mr. Lee's was high on our list to repurchase.
Now, I'm not a Tommy Lee fan, although I do like most of his movies, my wife made sure this part of the collection was replaced in haste.
Personally, I prefer him in a drama than a comedy, like Men In Black I & II (which we also repurchased). His face is suited for drama. He makes you believe.
Having two movies on one disk is very convenient. Good thinking.

Also, Harrison Ford is a darn good actor, although in real life he has the personality of a tomato. Wesley Snipes is a very good action figure, in the right movie.