Movies influenced by Ransom (*** possible spoiler alert ***)

[tomdkat]

Please be forewarned, this thread might contain spoilers.

I watched the movie

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Firewall

which was recently released on DVD over the weekend. I enjoyed it but I was amazed at how much it was influenced by Ransom. It was almost like an iteration of Ransom with

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Harrison Ford

instead of Mel Gibson.

So, I was curious to see how many other movies you can come up with that were influenced by Ransom.

Peace...

[Pirate]

"Trapped" with Charlize Theron.

"Transporter 2"

[umainebearman]

Hostage the Bruce Willis film sort of goes along this line too. Its been a while since I've seen it but hostage and Firewall seemed pretty similar to me, a little moreso than maybe Firewall and Ransom.

I think any movie with a desperate main character with feelings of guilt and nothing to loose will resemble something before it. I liked Ransom more than Firewall because of the Gary Sinise and Donnie Wahlberg characters. The only Firewall character that stood out for me was Harrisons I don't even remember who played the bad guy. Thats sad cause I'm usually pretty good with that sorta stuff.

[tomdkat]

Originally Posted by umainebearman

the Gary Sinise and Donnie Wahlberg characters.

I loved the Gary Sinise/Mel Gibson exchange when the gun was fired.

Peace...

[Draven99]

Originally Posted by umainebearman

The only Firewall character that stood out for me was Harrisons I don't even remember who played the bad guy. Thats sad cause I'm usually pretty good with that sorta stuff.

That would be Paul Bettany, who I thought was one of the better parts of that movie! Ford was steady, as always, but Bettany has been getting really good, IMHO.