| Ronin | 
 enlarge | Director: John Frankenheimer
Actors: Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Natascha Mcelhone, Stellan Skarsgard, Sean Bean
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Category: DVD
List Price: $14.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  351 reviews
Sales Rank: 6830
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 122
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
DVD Layers: 2
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Array
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: MGMD907439D
ISBN: 6305263248
UPC: 027616743923
EAN: 9786305263241
ASIN: 6305263248
Theatrical Release Date: September 25, 1998
Release Date: February 23, 1999
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
In this gritty international action caper a group of covert operatives led by robert de niro must recover a top-secret briefcase that every underworld group will stop at nothing to get. Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 05/22/2007 Starring: Robert De Niro Natascha Mcelhone Run time: 121 minutes Rating: R Director: John Frankenheimer
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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 the how-can-we-top-the-last-stunt cartoon nonsense of Richard Donner (Lethal Weapon), 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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There are Six Good Reasons to Experience Ronin. October 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Written by David Mamet (Glengarry Glen Ross) (credited in the film as "Richard Weisz") and directed by John Frankenheimer (The Manchurian Candidate), Ronin stars Robert De Niro and Jean Reno as two of five mercenaries hired an IRA liason named Deirdre (Natascha McElhone) to intercept a mysterious, heavily-guarded briefcase before it falls into the hands of Russian mobsters. The film's title is derived from the Japanese word, "ronin" ("drifting person"), a samurai without a master, who is motivated primarily by money and survival instead of honor and duty. Many of the characters in the film are former special forces soldiers or intelligence operatives now adrift in society. The film references the classic Japanese story, "The revenge of the Forty-seven Ronin.". The 1998 action-thriller features numerous, high-speed chase scenes through the streets and tunnels of Paris and the narrow, winding streets of Nice, and an unpredictable espionage plot. In one scene, Deniro performs surgery on himself for a bullet wound, before passing out. There are at least six good reasons to experience Ronin:
1. Robert De Niro's quintessential performance as ex-CIA agent, Sam.
2. Jean Reno's performance as tres cool former special forces soldier, Vincent.
3. David Mamet's edgy, street-smart screenplay and dialogue.
4. John Frankenheimer's trademark techniques that bring the viewer to the edge of his seat.
5. The sensational, elaborate, live-action car chases.
6. The spectacular settings of Paris, Nice, and the French Riviera.
G. Merritt
 FROM JAPAN/ japan verson September 29, 2008
this is here because of amazon japan do not buy just wait it out. if you are into hong kong movies then wait for a brittish relese of mad detective, as most hong kong blurays are watermarked. most of the time blurays of american films not relesed here but someweres els are of low quality nuliffing the gold brick price because in the end its just a pice of plastic with code on it. all good things come to those who wait for r1
If this is the Japanese release, tread carefully. September 26, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Judging from the specs (Japanese/English subs and language) and the cover art (English text but no BBFC rating stamp the way a UK release would have), it looks like this might be the Japanese BD release of 'Ronin,' which has been out for a little while now. I bought it myself for about the same price as this, and I've got to tell you that you may not find it worth it. It's one of Fox's earlier MPEG-2 transfers and looks like most Fox movies of that vintage--slightly gray, slightly fuzzy. It's still a leap above both DVD editions and it certainly doesn't look outright bad by any means...but unless the $45 pricetag means nothing to you, you might want to just wait to see if the eventual U.S. release gets a better treatment.
Edit: Oh, and--again, if this is indeed the Japanese release--no features except for the theatrical trailer (and a few trailers for other Fox releases).
 Foreign Copy from UK September 26, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
The price on this is high because it is, in fact, an imported release from the UK.
For those who are interested, it is region free and WILL play on US Blu-ray players.
MGM has yet to give a date on when this will be released in the US, but apparently that date is pending.
 Will they take a brick of gold in exchange? September 25, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This price is beyond belief! I'd be interested in meeting the person who buys the first one on here!
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