North Sea Hijack

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If you've seen Roger Moore as The Saint, as 007, as any other character, even if you haven't liked him, you'll enjoy him as "ffolkes," the cat-loving misogynist of this movie. He's on a North Sea oil platform where Lou Kramer, a clever criminal (Anthony Perkins) who has hijacked the supply boat Esther which is moored below, has demanded 25 million British pounds or he'll blow the rig sky high. When docking with them, they are rigged with explosives, and are to be detonated if a hefty ransom is not met. The best thing about this film is Roger Moore's main character, the misogynistic cat lover Rufus Excalibur ffolkes.

Ffolkes is a fellow who despises women is only wanting companionship of those of the feline persuasion and is a singularly short tempered and quite arrogant individual. 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. Perkins is an unusual choice for the role of mercenary, and the similarities between his and the subsequent Tommy Lee Jones character from "Under Siege" won't go unnoticed as he spends most of the movie sitting in a chair directing proceedings in situ, essentially a non-participant of the ensuing action.

The picture will appeal to Roger Moore fans , an old master in the art of conjuring sympathy out of nothing . Ingenious, conceited, and menacing as Kramer is, Perkins doesn't have as much to work with in his characterization as Moore.

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.His face and his eyes are wildly expressive throughout all 99 minutes of this adrenalin-laced, nail-biting thriller. And our stiff-upper lipped hero doesn't have an easy time thwarting the nefarious, loud-mouthed Kramer. Evidently, Roger Moore had a grand time playing Ffolkes because this qualifies as his most robust, forceful portrayal in years. McLaglen keeps things moving along, and the setting is at least a bit different from the usual scenarios. John Richardson, who worked on the visual effects of Moore's Bond film Moonraker that same year, supervised the elaborate miniature effects.

If the British Crown refuses to fork over, Kramer threatens to blast Esther, Ruth and Jennifer, along with himself and his henchmen, and more than 600 innocent people aboard the rigs and ship off the face of the earth. As the British Admiral forced to deal with Kramer and company, James Mason turns in a crusty performance. Backed up by the great James Mason (The Reckless Moment, Evil Under The Sun) and directed by Andrew V. Supplements are limited to a trailer and an audio commentary track, this time featuring film historians Howard S.Actor Roger Moore is best known for his work as Agent 007 in the James Bond movies but during his stint as James Bond he made a number of other movies of variable quality.

Cocksure but with the skill and genius mind to back up his confidence, ffolkes does not suffer fools gladly.

Made between his shifts as James Bond, North Sea Hijack features Roger Moore on top form as a very different sort of hero.