Customer Reviews
Which film? - By: Natasha Catmur, 22 Jan 2008 
Recently watched Mel Gibson one but wanted to know more about the original (Glenn Ford) & intrigued by this Sean Connery one NOT THE MEL GIBSON 1997 ONE! Why are alll the reviews for Mel Gibson, which I think was a great film incidentallly, but I want to know about this one. Very frustrating.
An efficient Saturday night thriller - By: Trevor Willsmer, 12 Dec 2007 
Caspar Wrede's Ransom (retitled The Terrorists in the USA) is an entertaining enough cat-and-mouse yarn from 1975 if you have an hour & a half to spare, helped immensely by a commanding performance by Sean Connery as the Scandinavian security chief having to deal with a hostage crisis & an airplane hijacking by Ian McShane's terrorist. There are some neat plot twists, Sven Nykvist's cinematography makes good use of the snowbound locations & there's a strong Jerry Goldsmith score that helps drive the film along nicely, although it is rather disconcerting to hear John Quentin speaking with Malcolm Terris' voice in a particularly noticeable bit of dubbing.
An efficient Saturday night thriller that doesn't aim high but does deliver, Cinema Club's DVD has a good widescreen transfer that includes the original UK theatrical trailer.
brilliant ,a truly gripping plot - By: calvin, 07 Oct 2007 
i first saw this film when it was released on video when i was about ten & it reallly freaked me out. imagine been nine years of age & been kidnapped & chained to a bed by a bunch of ruthless criminals. over the years i have seen this film many of times & it reallly is a brillant film. i would recommend anyone who has not seen it to buy it,
except if your the son of a millionaire. ha ha
With power comes responsibility - By: Jay, 12 Jun 2007 Ransom is not just another everyday action flick, this is an excellent portrayal of a man who feels his accumulated power faceless in a bizarre situation. Mel Gibson as the business tycoon who will break but not bend, gives off a brilliant performance. Rene Russo again scintillates in the role of the mother torn.
the movie is gripping & strangely, very believable. the credit for this must go to Mel Gibson for being so convincing. he shows why he is one of the best actors today.
the movie will appeal to viewers who like their movies fast paced & with a lot of action, but at the same time with a good plot, intelligent script & credible action. this is a rare, intelligent action-thriller, where the discerning viewer is not insulted.
great film - By: sean paul mccann, 25 Oct 2006 ransom is a movie directed by ron howard & stars mel gibson as a multi millionaire with a loving wife & son & how happiness can be servered in a second when gibsons character has his son kidnapped by a savage & well organised gang who want $2,000,000 ransom if he wants to see his son alive again.
All well & good perhaps,except mel isnt a pushover & sees the kidnapping with a rage that cant be contained so instead of agreeing to pay a sum that he can afford he goes against the polices advice & the advice of his wife by going on tv & saying that he will pay whoever brings his son back at the expense of the kidnappers lives & that throws the plot upside down.
The film is edgy & nervey & well directed with good solid performances that alll add toi make a solid show.
