Reacher
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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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Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton
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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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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.
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)
"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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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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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?
@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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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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OK - finished it this afternoon.
2 ½ stars - maybe just two.
Very predictable.
"Oh really? That irrelevant character you introduced in episode 1 was with the bad guys? Really?"
"I don't trust that guy," Reacher says to the real bad guy about the real good guy, before telegraphing his plan.
Significant plot holes.
"Don't worry, I'll uncuff you. I somehow managed to get the key to do that."
Suspended believability:
Guy who "never fired a gun" shoots bad guy (through glass) in the forehead.
C'mon man.
Yeah, it ain't Gone With The Wind. It's popcorn, but it's not very good popcorn.
"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.
