North Sea Hijack

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McLaglen's picture and despite the talented and eclectic cast assembled, in my opinion, it's pretty bland and mediocre.

Hilarious are the reactions of the passengers in a first class train compartment to ffolkes doing his petit point while slugging a huge bottle of whisky. Also, see it because it is still a solid movie after 22 years and I still am entertained after 20+ viewings. And if you look closely, you can actually see Perkins turning to Mason and saying, "I was in Psycho you know!

With a truly exceptional cast including James Mason, Anthony Perkins and David Hedison "North Sea Hijack" (aka "Ffolkes") is an enjoyable romp that is high on action and good humor. The next 12 hours could cost you 1,000 million pounds and 600 lives you need a man who lives second by second . ffolkes enacts his plan by traveling to Jennifer as the aide of Admiral Brindsen, who was tasked by the Prime Minister to supervise the operation. Worth watching once, but if I had to choose between rewatching North Sea Hijack or going to see a firework display on a very rainy night.

There is a female lead as one of the captives who, though not dressed sexy, is somehow incredibly hot. Despite a seemingly low budget and predictable 'action' sequences, it's worth seeing this film just to listen to the great lines Moore delivers. I'm guessing that's what attracted him to the role of Rufus Excalibur Ffolkes, because though North Sea Hijack is a nice action, adventure film, it's nothing out of the ordinary. I don't think that the casting of Anthony Perkins was too obvious, I think he brought complications to a simply drawn character.When docking with them, they are rigged with explosives, and are to be detonated if a hefty ransom is not met. m. Other memorable characterisations are conveyed by Anthony Perkins (the principal baddie), James Mason (a stiff upper lipped admiral), David Hedison (a stressed out oil rig official) and Faith Brooks (a strong willed lady prime minister). In comes wealthy and eccentric Roger Moore to lead a crack team of commandos to stop the fiendish plan. The action also seems more realistic than most films, a no point do our heroes go in all guns blazing instead they negotiate with the criminals until they are ready to go in stealthily. Somewhat similar to Robert Shaw's great subway hijacker in The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974), Perkins's Kramer is in it for the money only, takes few chances, and anticipates problems several steps ahead of everyone else.

Because "North Sea Hijack" is really all about Roger Moore the rest of the cast don't really make an impression, which in some ways is a good thing. The cast is superb, with Anthony Perkins as gang leader, playing some kind of crossover between Norman Bates and the Bond villains. ffolkes, two small f's, Rufus Excalibur ffolkes, a british version of a Navy Seal, with an IQ seemingly two high to measure. Furthermore , he holds the honor of filmmaking the most episodes of ¨Have gun , Will travel" (1957). John Richardson, who worked on the visual effects of Moore's Bond film Moonraker that same year, supervised the elaborate miniature effects.Throughout his career critics have placed Roger Moore in a catagory with such alleged actors as George Hamilton and Pamela Anderson. Roger Moore gives a pleasing performance as the woman hating, arrogant and irascible Ffolkes, who is the complete antithesis of his version of Bond. Ingenious, conceited, and menacing as Kramer is, Perkins doesn't have as much to work with in his characterization as Moore. Between the use of real ships on real waters and the excellent visual effects, the film is a refreshing reminder not everything has to be done CGI. And our stiff-upper lipped hero doesn't have an easy time thwarting the nefarious, loud-mouthed Kramer.

Soon after, Lou Kramer (Anthony Perkins) leads a band who, masquerading as members of the press, hijack the Norwegian supply ship Esther, planting explosive devices on her and limpet mines on Jennifer, a production platform, and its drilling rig, Ruth, issuing a ransom demand of 25 million pounds in five different currencies. Moore is brought in to thwart them, and plays a tense psychological games with his adversaries, constantly provoking them and second guessing their actions whilst trying to ascertain the most effective way to attack them aboard their vessel. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our site, provide personalised content and advertising, analyse our traffic, and ensure you see more of what you love. First, the James Bond star sports a thick beard, knits when thinking, and refuse to be proved wrong.Colorful cinematography by Tony Imi , filmed on location , the Norwegian dockyard port scenes were actually filmed not in Norway but in Ireland in the harbor town of Galway , the Galway Docks were made-up to look Norwegiana and the Scotish castle seen in the movie was portrayed by Dunguaire Castle which is near the village of Kinvara, County Galway, Ireland . Roger Moore, clearly, is having the time of his life playing the eccentric, autocratic ffolkes, who hates women, loves cats, lives in a castle and drinks scotch straight out of the bottle.