40Cent @ the movies

[BanzaiCat]

^ Huh. Yeah, I could see that. His son is around my age if not older. At least he didn't name him Dirk Cussler.  ::)

[Centurion40]

the character of Ryan needed a consistent actor from the beginning.  at the beginning they should have stuck with Baldwin for at least 3 movies.

Agreed.

[Centurion40]

If they're going to do a film based on a Clancy book it should be Red Storm Rising.

1.  It would have to be done as a TV mini-series.
2.  I'm guessing the current wave of political correctness in the media corporate offices would never allow it to be made true to the book.

I'd also love to see "Without Remorse" done properly.  The John Clark character was, IMHO, always a stand-out in the Clancy novels.

[undercovergeek]

according to the interwebz he thought he would get a bond style run of ryan movies and was in talks, then they rang him and said the studio owed a lot of money to another actor, more famous and more betterer with a better profile and they were going with him

i can only imagine the baldwin rage

[BanzaiCat]

True Baldwin rage...

John Clark is from Rainbow Six, right? It's been a while.

[Centurion40]

John Clark is in a handful of Clancy novels.  "Without Remorse" tells the story of how John Clark got into CIA special operations.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Clark_(Tom_Clancy_character)

[Martok]

In a lot of ways, Without Remorse is my favorite novel in the Ryan-verse.  (Although I genuinely enjoy pretty much all of them, especially through Debt of Honor.)  Red Storm Rising is still probably my favorite Clancy novel overall, however. 

[bob48]

John Clark is in a handful of Clancy novels.  "Without Remorse" tells the story of how John Clark got into CIA special operations.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Clark_(Tom_Clancy_character)

That's a great book.

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

Is Without Remorse the one where he's some sort of Death Wish/Mack Bolan/Punisher amalgam running around being a vigilante?  Didn't care for that one at all.  Really marked Clancy's slide into mediocrity and worse for me.

[undercovergeek]

Is Without Remorse the one where he's some sort of Death Wish/Mack Bolan/Punisher amalgam running around being a vigilante?  Didn't care for that one at all.  Really marked Clancy's slide into mediocrity and worse for me.

it is

and then disappears at then end

[BanzaiCat]

Back on track...

One genre I've really gotten into in the last year or so is South Korean films. Most of them are really fun, comedic, action-adventures that are highly entertaining. The best ones don't take themselves too seriously. Here's three that I think are still on Netflix (I watched them all on there, anyway), and I highly recommend each one.

Oldboy is a laugh-a-minute romp of...no, I'm kidding, it's actually very disturbing. It starts with the protagonist, a family man with a wife and young daughter, getting kidnapped and put into a hotel room/prison. No explanation, no info, nothing. He's kept there for 15 years. Meanwhile, he finds out his wife is dead and he's the guy the cops are looking for. After 15 years pass, he's dumped on a rooftop  and...well, it's not exactly hilarity that ensues, but it's pretty gripping stuff. I know this flick came out in 2003 so this might be old news for a lot of you, but hey, I'm new to this. 35/40.

Arahan is probably my favorite of the three I list here. This one takes itself absolutely NOT seriously; the protagonist is a clumsy cop that chases a purse snatcher and we're subsequently introduced to a woman that can run across vertical walls and do other feats of Matrix-fu that are highly entertaining. Actually, it's very Matrix-like, as this 'clumsy' cop is kind of 'the one' with a very deep connection to 'Qi,' an energy that permeates the universe. You can tell lots of things are lifted from other movies here, but they do an outstanding job of making it all seamless and turning it into a really fun adventure movie. I laughed out loud many times through this as they don't shy from humor, either. Another old flick (2004), but new to me. 38/40.

Then, there's The Man from Nowhere, a 2010 release with a pretty straightforward vengeance plot. The protagonist is a pawn shop owner who is a pretty quiet guy who keeps to himself; the only person he interacts with is a little girl that lives next door. The girl is the daughter of a druggie mom. The pawn shop guy gets pulled into a drug plot when the mom's habits get her in trouble with the local drug thugs, which in turn affects the little girl. I'm not doing the description justice, let me just say that. It's a very good movie; probably the most serious in tone of these three, but it has its moments of levity. Overall, highly entertaining, lots of action, and the characters are easy to get invested in. 38/40.

[Gusington]

Anyone see Captain Phillips? Think I am watching that with the in-laws later.

[Staggerwing]

I heard part of an interview with Hanks about it. He said that the director kept Hanks and the Somali actors away from each other to amp up some of the tension on set. That way they wouldn't get to know each other until some of the key scenes had been shot.

[airboy]

My wife and I saw "Saving Mr. Banks" today.  Good movie but sad in parts.

Its about the author of Mary Poppins and Walt Disney & Crew trying to get her to allow them to make a movie about the book.  It was an excellent movie, but sad.  Very well acted.

[GDS_Starfury]

its only fun if the strippers crying.