Reacher
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wrote on 5 Feb 2022, 05:01 last edited by
Dropped today on Prime.
Worth viewing.
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wrote on 5 Feb 2022, 12:25 last edited by
Wasn't there a Tom Cruise movie with that name?
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wrote on 5 Feb 2022, 14:05 last edited by
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wrote on 5 Feb 2022, 14:09 last edited by
Watched the trailer.
"I'm looking at 3 guys with busted hands."
"There's four of us, buddy."
"Somone's got to drive to the hospital."
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wrote on 5 Feb 2022, 14:29 last edited by
@doctor-phibes said in Reacher:
Wasn't there a Tom Cruise movie with that name?
Tom Cruise is the same height as me.
When I read the books, I kind of imagined somebody a little bigger. Well, a lot bigger if I'm honest.
Which is essentially why there's a TV series.
The dude playing Reacher in the series looks like a bodybuilder and in the show says he's 6'5" . Whether he's that tall, I dunno, but he's a big dude.
The original Lee Child character was a Vietnam vet. In the series, he's an Afghan vet.
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wrote on 5 Feb 2022, 15:41 last edited by
I'm up to, I think, episode 10.
I like it. I preferred Tom Cruise, who is maybe half the size of the guy playing Reacher in this version.
Cruise can be really quirky, but he was good in the Reacher movie. I haven't seen the Cruise Reacher sequel (Jack Reacher: Never Go Back) yet.
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@doctor-phibes said in Reacher:
Wasn't there a Tom Cruise movie with that name?
Tom Cruise is the same height as me.
When I read the books, I kind of imagined somebody a little bigger. Well, a lot bigger if I'm honest.
Which is essentially why there's a TV series.
The dude playing Reacher in the series looks like a bodybuilder and in the show says he's 6'5" . Whether he's that tall, I dunno, but he's a big dude.
The original Lee Child character was a Vietnam vet. In the series, he's an Afghan vet.
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wrote on 5 Feb 2022, 17:46 last edited by
Just watched E1. Pretty good, if predictable. Good exercise fare.
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wrote on 6 Feb 2022, 23:00 last edited by
Watched a couple this afternoon.
It's OK. Reminds me of Vince Flynn books.
Don't know if I'll bother finishing. 3/5 stars.
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wrote on 6 Feb 2022, 23:03 last edited by
Tough room.
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wrote on 6 Feb 2022, 23:09 last edited by
Hubby enjoys the books, so we watched episode 1. We'll see if episode 2 makes the case for watching the season. If hubby likes it, I will get lots of rughooking done, so it's all good.
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wrote on 6 Feb 2022, 23:12 last edited by
Tough room.
I haven't watched it yet. The books are fun - the sort of thing I read on a long flight or business trip. He's the closest thing to a superhero without actually having magical powers, and it's not what you'd call thought-provoking, but it's definitely a lot of fun.
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Hubby enjoys the books, so we watched episode 1. We'll see if episode 2 makes the case for watching the season. If hubby likes it, I will get lots of rughooking done, so it's all good.
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wrote on 6 Feb 2022, 23:48 last edited by
I finished watching Reacher last night. It is a good action show.
It was predictable, maybe a few small surprises, which is fine.
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wrote on 7 Feb 2022, 20:11 last edited by
We'll see if episode 2 makes the case
Episode 2 is better. Gets the story rolling.
In the meantime, I'm going back to "Endurance." What a story!
(sorry for the derail)
A SS agent is murdered while on a secret assignment that even his lover/ partner who cries doesn't know about, and they cover it up because they can't trust anyone?
Who writes this shit?
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wrote on 7 Feb 2022, 20:16 last edited by
Yeah, some of the writing is a bit funky.
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We'll see if episode 2 makes the case
Episode 2 is better. Gets the story rolling.
In the meantime, I'm going back to "Endurance." What a story!
(sorry for the derail)
A SS agent is murdered while on a secret assignment that even his lover/ partner who cries doesn't know about, and they cover it up because they can't trust anyone?
Who writes this shit?
wrote on 7 Feb 2022, 21:13 last edited by@ivorythumper said in Reacher:
We'll see if episode 2 makes the case
Episode 2 is better. Gets the story rolling.
In the meantime, I'm going back to "Endurance." What a story!
(sorry for the derail)
A SS agent is murdered while on a secret assignment that even his lover/ partner who cries doesn't know about, and they cover it up because they can't trust anyone?
Who writes this shit?
War and Peace, it ain't. There are several Hollywood cliches/unbelievable action sequences involved.
Real life is enough fun. I put my feet up, park my brain and let the zoo animals entertain me.
BTW, if you noticed, the series has multiple writers...IMDB gave it a 8.6. Anything above 7.0 is usually pretty watchable.
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wrote on 7 Feb 2022, 23:14 last edited by
That's exactly it. It's entertainment. I wrote a paper on that very thing in freshman composition and aced it.
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wrote on 7 Feb 2022, 23:20 last edited by
I've watched 4 episodes.
Yeah, it's popcorn, and some of the coincidences really stretch it. A lot of eye candy for both genders.
(Whoopsie, did I say "both?" I believe I did...sorray.)
It's sort of like the American James Bond, but not sophisticated. Very high Redneck Coefficient (not that that's a bad thing).
I think I'd enjoy the character a LOT more if the storyline were more believable.
It sort of reminds me of "Burn Notice" which was on some cable channel. Fun to watch, but without the sophistication of something like "Justified."
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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wrote on 7 Feb 2022, 23:44 last edited by
If anyone needs to learn how to rughook to get through this show, let me know. LOLOL
