Guest Mole Report post Posted June 2, 2002 I saw this movie last night, and I'd say it was pretty good. I've never seen any of the other Jack Ryan movies, so the little flaws that were in this one didn't bother me.(such as in the other movies he has a family, and this one he has a girlfriend) Affleck does a great job(as usual) and the movie kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time. *** out of **** Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest kkktookmybabyaway Report post Posted June 2, 2002 Whenever I eventually see this movie on DVD, I'm going to have a hard time trying to picture Mr. Ryan as Affleck. It's bad enough Baldwin was him for Red October. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mole Report post Posted June 3, 2002 So you don't like good actors? Because Affleck and Baldwin are sooo bad... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted June 3, 2002 I give it ****3/4 out of *****. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TheDames7 Report post Posted June 3, 2002 I've never seen any of the other Jack Ryan movies, so the little flaws that were in this one didn't bother me.(such as in the other movies he has a family, and this one he has a girlfriend) These are prequels....so he shouldn't have a family yet. Dames Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest J*ingus Report post Posted June 3, 2002 I liked something that Ebert said in his review for this flick, it applies equally well to lots of action movies & thrillers (some spoilers ahead). "To be sure, Tom Clancy's horrifying vision has been footnoted with the obligatory Hollywood happy ending, in which world war is averted and an attractive young couple pledge love while sitting on a blanket in the sunshine on the White House lawn. We can walk out smiling, unless we remember that much of ::spoiler removed:: is radioactive rubble. Human nature is a wonderful thing. The reason the ending is happy is because we in the audience assume we'll be the two on the blanket, not the countless who've been vaporized." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vern Gagne Report post Posted June 3, 2002 Someone who read the book can help me out. Why is the terrorist a neo-nazi? If I'm not mistaken in the book he's middle-eastern. The Producers changed him to a neo-nazi, I had know idea neo-nazi's where still a threat. If this is true than it's hollywood liberal b.s., or Tom Clancey isn't what he appears to be. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest El Satanico Report post Posted June 3, 2002 Well i believe in the previews they say it's a neo-fascist. I really have no clue but i don't think that's the same as a neo-nazi. If it is the same thing, well then pay this no attention. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest kkktookmybabyaway Report post Posted June 4, 2002 "So you don't like good actors? Because Affleck and Baldwin are sooo bad..." Affleck is fine with me, and I don't like Baldwin due to other reasons. I simply meant that I can't see anyone playing Ryan's role besides Ford. And Vern, if a Mideast group did set off the bomb, there would be protesters from NY to LA whining about racial stereotyping and sh*t. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted June 4, 2002 Ech hem, I stated this on the Current Events board under the Degraded American Society thread: Nazi does not equal Fascist. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Kahran Ramsus Report post Posted June 5, 2002 Nazi does not equal Fascist. No, but Nazis are Fascist so it was correct. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vern Gagne Report post Posted June 5, 2002 I know that the he does have a swastika inside is ring or watch. So wouldn't that make him a neo-nazi. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Kahran Ramsus Report post Posted June 5, 2002 He is a Nazi. He confirms it in that "Hitler wasn't crazy, he was stupid" speech. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Mole Report post Posted June 6, 2002 I've never seen any of the other Jack Ryan movies, so the little flaws that were in this one didn't bother me.(such as in the other movies he has a family, and this one he has a girlfriend) These are prequels....so he shouldn't have a family yet. Dames Well, then all of the other movies would have to take place after 2002, because 'Sum' events occur in 2002. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest J*ingus Report post Posted June 6, 2002 It's basically an alternate-universe type thing, like "What if Jack Ryan was young and only starting out his career now?" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
