Jack Ryan in the movies- any fans here?
POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 18:56
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Before that lame Jack Bauer, Jack Ryan was OUR James Bond!
Which movie(s) was the best in your opinion?
The covert Chrisisall
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I happen to like all Jack Ryan portrayals. ( Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford and Ben Affleck. )
However, my favorite character is John Clark, and the only one whose done justice to him is Liev Schreiber. William Defoe was an abomination beyond words.
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Quote:Yeah, I liked 'em all too, but I think my favourite movie was Patriot Games, like they said in Jaws 2, this time it's personal
Originally posted by AURaptor:
I happen to like all Jack Ryan portrayals. ( Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford and Ben Affleck. )
Quote:EDIT: oh, that guy...it's been a while...
However, my favorite character is John Clark, and the only one whose done justice to him is Liev Schreiber. William Defoe was an abomination beyond words.
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Alec Baldwin for a younger Jack Ryan but Harrison Ford did kick A*S as an older one and it was too personal in Patriot Games.
I don't think Executive Orders could be made, the sight of a plane diving into the Capitol building would bring back too many memories og 9/11.
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NVG here:
Without Remorse NEEDS to be made.
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It's fuzzy-minded liberal thinking like that that gets you eaten.
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Who would win in a fight, Bond or Ryan?
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Originally posted by chrisisall:
Who would win in a fight, Bond or Ryan?
The Clear & Present Chrisisall
While Ryan is a Marine, he's main line of work isn't in the field. A better comparison would be Clark vs Bond. Clark wipes the floor w/ the Brits spy guy, no contest.
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Originally posted by MsA:
Without Remorse NEEDS to be made.
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I thought that exact same thing, when I read it. Brutal and graphic, in some parts. Especially the iron lung bit.
Ouch.
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Quote:Now that I think on it, it was a stupid question. Different characters, franchises & movies work on different operational realism levels. Bond movies range wildly from like 60% to 10%, while the Ford Ryan flicks are closer to 75 or 80%, so direct comparisons of physical abilities are problematic at best.
Originally posted by AURaptor:
While Ryan is a Marine, he's main line of work isn't in the field. A better comparison would be Clark vs Bond. Clark wipes the floor w/ the Brits spy guy, no contest.
If one were to equalize the operational realism of both characters, my guess would be that hand to hand, Ryan might win just on the health factor, he seems to take better care of himself than Bond. Of course, realism aside, Bond would win, because, hey- he's Bond!
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Clark>007>Ryan
Agree Without Remorse should be made. Also
cardinal of the Kremlin could be made, set it the original time period. The Prequel to Hunt for Red October, right?
HfRO was a great film - despite Baldwin, I think a better book. Was that Alec's last decent film? And when will he leave America like he promised so mamy times?
No idea why they went with Afleck. Ford sold it, but really was a 45 year old playing a 30 year old.
Remember destroying Congress was BEFORE 9/11.
Clear & Present Danger was the falling off point, when Sherry Lansing stiffed Clancy, and then Clancy gave bigger parts to the character Sherry killed off.
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