(1996) Ransom
SUSPENSE THRILLER
Reboot from the 1956 movie that starred Glenn ford and Donna Reed, this version stars Mel Gibson as the angry stricken and anguish father, Tom Mullen with Rene Russo playing the wife and mother, Kate Mullen after their son, Sean Mullen (Brawley Nolte) became abducted.
If I were to be asked a question about which version of Ransom I enjoyed more, it would have to be the 1956 Ransom!version with Glenn Ford over this Mel Gibson version, despite both movies being well-made films. Without giving anything away, the main difference between the two versions is that after a serious crime has been committed, on the 1956 version the only perspectives viewers get to see are the victims as opposed to the Mel Gibson version, there are 2 perspectives- besides the victims that you're grieving with are also the participants that were involved into orchestrating the crime in the first place that while I was watching this 1996 film starring Mel Gibson, they just didn't seem all that bad at first until one of them decides.... I guess this is because that first it's not me that this crime is not happening to and the second reason is that I don't appreciate the mixed messages I was receiving from this Ron Howard version because a crime is a crime no matter how you look at it!!!! Overall (1996) Ransom gets a bare pass which is a 6/10 The (1956) "Ransom!" that stars Glenn Ford gets a 9 out of 10.
Reboot from the 1956 movie that starred Glenn ford and Donna Reed, this version stars Mel Gibson as the angry stricken and anguish father, Tom Mullen with Rene Russo playing the wife and mother, Kate Mullen after their son, Sean Mullen (Brawley Nolte) became abducted.
If I were to be asked a question about which version of Ransom I enjoyed more, it would have to be the 1956 Ransom!version with Glenn Ford over this Mel Gibson version, despite both movies being well-made films. Without giving anything away, the main difference between the two versions is that after a serious crime has been committed, on the 1956 version the only perspectives viewers get to see are the victims as opposed to the Mel Gibson version, there are 2 perspectives- besides the victims that you're grieving with are also the participants that were involved into orchestrating the crime in the first place that while I was watching this 1996 film starring Mel Gibson, they just didn't seem all that bad at first until one of them decides.... I guess this is because that first it's not me that this crime is not happening to and the second reason is that I don't appreciate the mixed messages I was receiving from this Ron Howard version because a crime is a crime no matter how you look at it!!!! Overall (1996) Ransom gets a bare pass which is a 6/10 The (1956) "Ransom!" that stars Glenn Ford gets a 9 out of 10.