All five action movies starring the famed CIA agent created by Tom Clancy are available in this collection. The set includes: The Hunt for Red October (1990), starring Alec Baldwin as Ryan, and co-starring James Earl Jones and Sean Connery as Marko Ramius; Patriot Games (1992), starring Harrison Ford as Ryan; Clear and Present Danger (1994), with Ford reprising his role; The Sum of All Fears, with Ben Affleck as the lead character and co-starring Morgan Freeman; and Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014), which stars Chris Pine as Ryan, and co-stars Kevin Costner and Keira Knightley.

The Skulls 2's DVD includes an on-the-set "Making Of" featurette that is the usual blather by the actors who are pumped because they got the gig. Have you ever heard one complain about the script or the director in one of these "documentaries"? It seems as though they're just reciting notes about their characters given to them by the filmmakers. There are text bios of the filmmakers and cast members, but the box says there are also "Production Notes" -- alas, there are none to be found. There is a "DVD Newsletter" tab, but that's just an invitation to register to get email from Universal Studios. The anamorphic transfer looks okay, but the production's use of colored backlighting takes a little of the crispness out of the digitized version. The Dolby Digital and DTS Surround soundtracks are excellent for this film as there is alot of alternative rock music in the score.

Rob Cohen's collegiate conspiracy theory thriller The Skulls comes to DVD with a surprising amount of features, including a widescreen, anamorphic transfer, Dolby Digital 5.1 Audio, a commentary track by Cohen, and deleted scenes. A "making of" featurette, production notes, cast and crew biographies, and web links also make this disc an above-average look at one of 2000's more average films.