5/5 An Action Hero Who Likes Cats
  by Bob A. Gabbert (Seattle, WA USA)
Roger Moore proved in this movie he would be an excellent James Bond in later years. This is one of the finest hostage movies ever made. Bad guys, led by Tony Perkins, excellent in the role, takes hostage an oil platform service boat in the North Sea, and puts explosives on British oil platforms worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and Moore's team is brought in to solve the crisis. James Mason is the stiff upper lip Admiral who accompanies Ffolkes (Moore) to the platform. Many good supporting actors, Michael Parks and others. An old film that could have been made yesterday.

3/5 Hokum - but fun taken with a dollop of salt
  by Mr. Stephen Kennedy (Doha, Qatar)
Leave your brains at the door, and bring out the popcorn to have a chuckle at this dated but still fun thriller. Well, let's face it - it's a comedy thriller. Thriller ingredients are all there - an oil platform has been booby trapped and ransom demanded by a sinister terrorist (back when terrorists were just out to get money and there was no need to explain any political agenda..). The government can't risk a naval assault, Admiral James Mason explains.. and so the eccentric Scottish Laird and his private band of ex service men who do odd jobs for Lloyds are brought in to save the day. The thrills are so-so, the production obviously limited in budget to just a few sets, the bridge of the boat and the main office of the platform mostly. The photography is uninteresting and even verging on overexposed.. but what makes this so much fun is Moore, clearly having a ball deconstructing his Bond persona playing the oddball, women hating, cat-loving, whisky guzzling Ffolkes. Perkins is straight forwardly convincing as the hijacker, James Mason says his lines like he is supposed to, and David Hedison takes a break from playing Felix in the Bond movies to fill in here as the Manager of the platform.
Ok, it's nothing special.. there's a distinct lack in this release of any extras or something luxurious such as picture remastering or sound upgrade from the original stereo soundtrack. Basically it shouldn't keep you from anything better you have to do - but it earns its 3 stars in entertainment factor in the joy of seeing Moore having so much fun.



5/5 Ffolkes... just Ffolkes...
  by Fran Michele
This movie is a real suprise and a pleasure to watch. Roger Moore starred as the mysogynistic Ffolkes at the same time that he was making his James Bond movies and bedding women onscreen by the score. The woman-hating Ffolkes is a refreshingly different character role for Moore and the action is much more believable than most of his Bond movies.

Called upon to thwart a group of hijackers who have taken over an oil rig in the middle of the ocean, he and his anti-terrorist group make an exciting job of it. This is a fun movie and gives viewers a chance to see Moore in an unusual role. Highly recommended.

4/5 Good entertainment "like ye good ole days."
  by Matteo Molinari (California)
This movie is a small gem: great characters, unusual scenario, and a Roger Moore absolutely in top shape going against his classic debonaire role. The plot wants a group of no-good guys hijack an oil rig and to planet bombs on a second one... Heck, it doesn't really matter: just watch this movie for Roger Moore, Anthony Perkins and James Mason. You won't be disappointed.

4/5 Irresistible Action
  by EddieLove (NYC, USA)
Moore enjoys himself with this portrait of a prickly underwater expect who takes on hijackers who've taken over a North Sea oilrig. The picture isn't dazzling, but it's lean and enjoyable, expertly helmed by Andrew McLaglen with a sold cast. Perkins also enjoys himself as the heavy. Great stuff.