Posted on 12 June 2009
Waiting a while to push out another Tom Clancy/Jack Ryan escapade after Clear and Present Danger led to a few problems. The jolt of a mis-cast Ben Affleck is problem one; continuity is unexplained even though this was the first book in the series makes for number two; and an awful payoff for the story [...]
Posted on 11 June 2009
The first in a line of Tom Clancy/Jack Ryan book-to-film adaptations, The Hunt for Red October is a suspense thriller. It’s loaded with a fantastic story, developed characters, solid all around effects, and an ending that doesn’t let up. While it may not stand as the greatest submarine movie ever created, it’s a fine piece [...]
Posted on 09 June 2009
A tense, well thought out thriller, Patriot Games is high on the list of the Tom Clancy adaptations to the screen. While it may not be accurate to the novel in a number of ways, this is still fine movie making aside from a clustered and overly long start up.
Patriot Games offers a lot of [...]