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Jack Ryan - Amazon Prime Video (1 Viewer)
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matttyl
Footballguy
Yeah, I didn't get that at all. Perhaps more to come from that after ep. 3? What was the point of the couple?
jamny
Footballguy
Exactly why I can't start it. I don't really know anything about Jack Ryan, never read the books, but it looks like it could be good. Just can't buy Jim as a tough guy.
I complained about it too and it holds the show back a little bit in my view, but it’s not THAT bad.
boots11234
Footballguy
There isn’t one.matttyl said:
I don’t get this. It doesn’t bother me and I loved the office. I’ll still watch the reruns on CC if nothing else is on.
I actually think he reminds me of Harrison Ford in this series. Sort of an understated hero. He gets beat up in the early part of the show so while he was a marine and rows, they didn’t make him super strong or a black belt. Kind of can hold his own but gets things done more with his smarts.
I know there were a couple parts that might have been rough, but easy to overlook and solid overall. I’ll most definitely watch future seasons. Great to binge watch but I’m starting to not like he watch in a few days and off for a year format especially since the shows are 8-10 no commercial episodes instead of 20-24. Kind of like a half season minus commercials. I might actually enjoy having to wait a week in between, but damn if I don’t have the willpower.
bigbottom
Footballguy
matttyl
Footballguy
Having another The Office character in that movie didn't help. Was ready for Dwight to end up being the bad guy.
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Buckychudd
Footballguy
Was going to say the same thing. I thought he was very believable and well cast in that role.
Otis
Footballguy
I thought the sams thing re 13 hours. I thought he was way tougher/better/more beleiveable as an army dude in that movie. Im not buying it nearly as much in this show.
The Gator
Footballguy
Don't think he's supposed to be portrayed as a bad ### army dude though. I could be wrong, as I'm not a Jack Ryan series aficionado, but it seems like he did his tour, got hurt and is a desk jockey now.
Otis
Footballguy
mcintyre1
Footballguy
Binged it in a couple of days. Despite being a bleeding heart liberal, always had a thing for Tom Clancy books in my younger years and still enjoy them. I thought the first season was alright, but not amazing. Felt like other shows have tread this same territory before and done it better. A bit too many plots on plots without any of them feeling quite as "dramatic" and impactful as, say, what happens in Sum of All Fears. I ended up liking the side plot of the terrorists better as time went on, wasn't sure where it was going at first. Definitely expected the recurring CIA operator guy to be revealed as John Clark, but they didn't go there. Overall I'd probably give it a 6 or 7 out of 10.
mcintyre1
Footballguy
Yeah, if anything he's more action hero in this than he should be. From my experience with the universe, Ryan's supposed to be the desk guy who rarely gets into sticky situations, while John Clark provides the "badass soldier" aspect of the plot.
bigbottom
Footballguy
He was a contractor/former Navy seal.
Otis
Footballguy
BigSteelThrill
Footballguy
I like it a lot... but every fight scene has some glaring mistakes that are bugging me bad.
The military and cops are too dumb and under-geared/supplied.
The military and cops are too dumb and under-geared/supplied.
-OZ-
Footballguy
Isn't Jack Ryan supposed to be kind of a surprise bad ###? Smart dude who has to step up?
Seems like Jim.
Marines think they're basically seals.
Mister CIA
Footballguy
I doubt it's anywhere near as awkward as picking up a VHS of Clerks at the local Blockbuster to watch with visiting parents after the grandkids have gone to bed.
I heard it was funny
tommyboy
Footballguy
This isn't his first run at it. I think he played in the American embassy in Libya movie, forget the name.
tommyboy
Footballguy
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pantherclub
Footballguy
his dr girlfriend is smoking hot in real life
boots11234
Footballguy
Meh. Huge fun bags but that’s all IMO she has going for her.pantherclub said:
Hov34
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dawgtrails
Footballguy
Not good, IMO. Slightly entertaining, but do we really need another "muslim guy trying to exact revenge on the US for bombing his country" series/movie?
El Floppo
Footballguy
if it's done well, sure.
this wasn't terribly, IMO.
more I've thought about this- particularly when this thread gets bumped- the less I rate it, particularly how it wrapped up.. .souliman in particular went sideways pdq those last couple episodes.
dawgtrails
Footballguy
How did they know the wife had fled with the kids?
"I've got your son!" No #### Ryan, I just saw him 5 minutes ago getting arrested by the cops.
"I've got your son!" No #### Ryan, I just saw him 5 minutes ago getting arrested by the cops.
Jobber
Footballguy
Mad Cow
Welshers and Dawdlers Beware!
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TheDirtyWord
Footballguy
I kind of agree with this. Overall, the series was well done. At the same time, felt like I was watching Homeland sans the emotionally volatile central character.
Bull Dozier
Footballguy
My take, keeping it general and avoiding spoilers, the point of the couple was to give the drone pilot motive for what he did at the end of the episode, which a needed Deus ex machina.
bigbottom
Footballguy
He actually was starting to tick me off the way he was dealing with the sex trafficker. I get it. The guy is evil. But you have a freaking job to do.
Drone pilot sub-plot, was the dumbest subplot I have seen.
Lots of ways to point out the negative aspects of flying drone missions. This was so completely off the wall - and in a world where you need to suspend some beliefs - this went a step beyond.
El Floppo
Footballguy
ConnSKINS26
Footballguy
Liked it, a lot more the first six episodes though. It didn't live up to its potential in the end and we didn't get the kind of performance from Krasinski that he gave in 13 Hours or A Quiet Place. Was surprised by that, he played it very restrained throughout.
I thought they accelerated the terror plot way too quickly in the end. The flashbacks were great and an excellent half of the show, seeing how a guy who could have had so many things go right becomes a mastermind terrorist.
The last flashback we saw was basically him finding religion in prison to cope--but we didn't actually see him radicalized. Didn't see the fighting he did against Americans that changed him, how his terror network grew, how he gained such huge funding eventually. They developed a really interesting villain and then just ended it.
Also how did the doctor not realize he was lying earlier. He made up a reason for being in her hospital when he asked her out and then when they slept together it turned out he had a huge fresh knife wound.
I'm guessing she knew something was up given his overly boring job description that she took as an "okay I'll stop asking" moment. And something else she said later about not needing stress. But then she was so mad when she found out that I found myself second-guessing whether she ever had a clue at all. Idk.
To whoever said this was nothing like the first book--wouldn't they have to change and update it since its a modern story and the first book came out what, 25 years ago?
I thought they accelerated the terror plot way too quickly in the end. The flashbacks were great and an excellent half of the show, seeing how a guy who could have had so many things go right becomes a mastermind terrorist.
The last flashback we saw was basically him finding religion in prison to cope--but we didn't actually see him radicalized. Didn't see the fighting he did against Americans that changed him, how his terror network grew, how he gained such huge funding eventually. They developed a really interesting villain and then just ended it.
Also how did the doctor not realize he was lying earlier. He made up a reason for being in her hospital when he asked her out and then when they slept together it turned out he had a huge fresh knife wound.
I'm guessing she knew something was up given his overly boring job description that she took as an "okay I'll stop asking" moment. And something else she said later about not needing stress. But then she was so mad when she found out that I found myself second-guessing whether she ever had a clue at all. Idk.
To whoever said this was nothing like the first book--wouldn't they have to change and update it since its a modern story and the first book came out what, 25 years ago?
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