underlug Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 I saw the movie today and thought it was great. I repeat I am not a Cruise fan at all, and, maybe somebody would have been better in the role (Steve McQueen? Butterfly McQueen? But, it was an excellent movie with few technical "things" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpeltier Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 I thought it was very good. Love the muscle cars used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayFromHouston Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 I saw it over the weekend............. I thought it was a great movie...... I thought Socom's had short barrels....????? My scout has a 18"er.....????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillD Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Just started reading the first book (thanks for pointing them out), and ya, it is funny, one of the descriptions is of a "Very large muscled man barely able to fit under the doorway, stood just slightly taller than me" You get the feeling that this should have been a Tom Selleck size part, but I have to agree, the shorter Tom can handle the action scenes pretty well. Be interesting to see how much they follow the theme of the book in the Movie, either way, looks like a good book series. Yeah, Selleck's a little long in the tooth, he's not Thomas Magnum anymore... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillD Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 I would have thought Dwayne Johnson 'the rock' would have been a better choice. Tom Cruise....not my first pick for the movie.... Well, I would figure for a movie role the first thing would be to be an actor....not a WWF personality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remoandiris Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 I would have thought Dwayne Johnson 'the rock' would have been a better choice. Tom Cruise....not my first pick for the movie.... Well, I would figure for a movie role the first thing would be to be an actor....not a WWF personality. He was pretty badass in Fast Five. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norther Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 The books are entertaining, but the author's occasional digs at gun owners and hunters bug me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Stoeger Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 The books are entertaining, but the author's occasional digs at gun owners and hunters bug me. There were a couple threads of that in the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remoandiris Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Saw it today. Liked it. Entertaining movie. Action, humor, more action, suspense, more action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernYank Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Huge Jack Reacher fan and have read every book in the series..... Cruise cast as JR disgusts me and will not be watching this one.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseM Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 I've come to realize that Tom Cruise might be a bit of a nut but he's a good actor. I saw Reacher and was rather impressed with it. Good action, decent enough plot, good comedy and lots of great lines, especially the whole speech 3/4 of the way through the movie he says about being "Free" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerard Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 I was reminded the other day that Christopher McQuarrie directed REACHER. McQuarrie also directed the gun nerd favorite, WAY OF THE GUN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Also remember Lee Child is British which might account for the digs at gun owners and hunters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Added Jack Reacher to my Blu-ray collection today. We liked it. Solid 7 out of 10. Say what you want about Cruise (what hasn't been said about Cruise?). He sure has had one amazing 30+ year career in Hollyweird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ima45dv8 Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Just watched it. Really, really good. Movies fall into one of two categories....entertaining, or not. This defefinitely was. Was it just like the book? I don't know since I didn't read it, and even if I had, who gives a damn? It's a Movie....not a Book! If you like the book better, fine. Don't watch the movie - read the book again. Cruise is waay off-center and crazy as a shithouse rat, but he's proven to be a damn good actor, especially in action roles. And he's more than physical enough to pull this off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobS761 Posted May 12, 2013 Author Share Posted May 12, 2013 Since I started all this, I'll put in my 2 cents after watching it last night. Pretty good movie. Had I not read the books,I would not have known about the 6'5'" thing. Cruise made it work. I would watch another adaptation. B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Hayden Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Finally got this on Netflix.. Read all the books and like them When I heard Cruise.. I was a little stunned too.. and I think generally, Cruise isn't a very good actor But he pulled this off well.. good movie, good role for him Funniest thing.. in one scene he's walking into a bar, camera is following behind him at about his head level.. Everyone was about his height or shorter.. what's he walking on a park bench? He's about 5'2" in real life? (ok - not sure - just short) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sperman Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 I watched it over the weekend, and thought it was pretty good, for what it was. Like other's have said, Cruise did a pretty good job as long as you ignore the fact that he's not the same build as the Reacher in the books.Did anyone notice Child had a cameo role?My one disappointment (which is true for pretty much the entire genre) JR could kick 5 people's ass at 1 time, but when it comes to the climax at the end where he has to fight the badass, it turns into a long drawn out fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillD Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 My one disappointment (which is true for pretty much the entire genre) JR could kick 5 people's ass at 1 time, but when it comes to the climax at the end where he has to fight the badass, it turns into a long drawn out fight. It always amazes me that in books and movies, you have a 220# guy taking on 5, 220# guys and he wins. Seriously, do we belive there is such a trained badass out there that wouldn't simply be overwhelmed by 5 on 1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Hayden Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 It always amazes me that in books and movies, you have a 220# guy taking on 5, 220# guys and he wins. Seriously, do we belive there is such a trained badass out there that wouldn't simply be overwhelmed by 5 on 1?As long as the guys always come one at a time Austin Power snippet: Nigel: Oh, put the guns down. Is-is this the first day on the job or something? Look, this is how it goes, you attack me, one at a time, and I knock you out with a single punch. Okay? Go.(The two guards listen, and Nigel does just that) Dr. Evil: Oh, he's good. Nigel: (to third guard) Do you know who I am? Have you any idea how many anonymous henchmen I've killed over the years? And look at you, you haven't even got a name tag. You got no chance. Why don't you just fall down? Go on, son.(The guard complies.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shopgun Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 I heard the movie was good so of course I grabbed a Child book "Persuader" and couldn't get past page 10. The guy is a complete idiot when it comes to guns. He has a .44 mag "shattering a (car)radiator and "blowing up a front tire in a spectacular explosion of black rubber debris "yards of blown tread whipped through the air" He's going to shoot a guy and" then I used my left hand to cradle my right forearm against the Colt's four pound weight" He shoots the guy and" the guys chest seemed to explode in a huge cloud of blood" If you're going to write about something write about something you know or consult a pro. I think i will reread one of my Steven Hunter, Vince Flynn or John Sandford novels to get the bad taste out of my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken hebert Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 i would have liked to see someone like Ray Stevenson cast as Reacher. Like the books, have many of em, flat out refuse to watch a tom cruise movie. except for collataral Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadeslade Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 I heard the movie was good so of course I grabbed a Child book "Persuader" and couldn't get past page 10. The guy is a complete idiot when it comes to guns. He has a .44 mag "shattering a (car)radiator and "blowing up a front tire in a spectacular explosion of black rubber debris "yards of blown tread whipped through the air" He's going to shoot a guy and" then I used my left hand to cradle my right forearm against the Colt's four pound weight" He shoots the guy and" the guys chest seemed to explode in a huge cloud of blood" If you're going to write about something write about something you know or consult a pro. I think i will reread one of my Steven Hunter, Vince Flynn or John Sandford novels to get the bad taste out of my mind. Well if you continue reading, you will find that Reacher is faking a shooting with the DEA so he can infiltrate a mob gang. He is using his left hand to hit detonator buttons on his right arm. The tires are rigged to explode also. Reacher has enough control to not really shoot a cop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shopgun Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 I'm sorry, he wrote what he wrote. You don't "shatter" a car radiator or "blow up a front tire" BS is BS. If you like it, happy for you. Give me real. Nobody's chest" explodes in a huge cloud of blood". Been there, done that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadeslade Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 It's fake dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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