|
I love Tom Cruise. I just don't buy anyone buying that he murdered the chick is all. Despite size issues, he was pretty true to the character. I don't remember if the "Drink your blood from my boot" line was from the book, but it's totally a thing Jack Reacher would say. He sold that poo poo. CelticPredator fucked around with this message at 14:42 on Nov 20, 2014 |
#
?
Nov 20, 2014 14:35
|
|
|
|
| # ? Apr 24, 2024 15:58 |
|
|
CelticPredator posted:I got over the size issue after the first few minutes, but then one scene happened and took me right out. In the book when the bad guy punches that girl so hard she dies, the cops blame it on Reacher because "Who else could've beaten someone to death with one punch...? Maybe the really big dude that just rolled into town." I figured they'd do a different excuse in the film, but they didn't. No matter what movie, I could never believe Tom Cruise could one hit punch anyone to death. I just watched this scene last night. One guy distracts her and another comes up from behind. The second guy sucker punches her, which as expected knocks her out, then he covers up her nose and mouth and suffocates her. She briefly wakes up to struggle but it was too late for her.
|
|
#
?
Nov 20, 2014 18:10
|
|
|
The scene where he gets the lawyer all flustered with his hot body was hilarious because of his weird lopsided pecs and grandpa body.
|
|
#
?
Nov 20, 2014 18:32
|
|
|
Just finished watching. Great, straightforward film. I love that the evil plan is investment in unneeded public works projects.
|
|
#
?
Nov 20, 2014 18:59
|
|
|
Awesome Andy posted:The scene where he gets the lawyer all flustered with his hot body was hilarious because of his weird lopsided pecs and grandpa body. I think those kind of scenes worked(and are hilarious) because of the meta quality they have. There's no real reason why every woman Reacher meets should be immediately and uncontrollably attracted to him, but because its Tom Cruise it makes sense. Like, if your girlfriend has a crush on Tom Cruise it doesn't matter how many times you tell her that he's over 50 and doesn't look that great anymore. Tom Cruise is Tom Cruise and will always be Tom Cruise.
|
|
#
?
Nov 20, 2014 20:18
|
|
|
i dunno if i'd go so far as to call Jack Reacher meta but it's definitely a movie with a sense of humor about the kind of movie it is the one thing i'll ding it for is it's way too loving long for the kind of movie it is
|
|
#
?
Nov 20, 2014 20:25
|
|
|
Basebf555 posted:t he's over 50 and doesn't look that great anymore. Excuse me???
|
|
#
?
Nov 20, 2014 22:58
|
|
|
Basebf555 posted:I think those kind of scenes worked(and are hilarious) because of the meta quality they have. There's no real reason why every woman Reacher meets should be immediately and uncontrollably attracted to him, but because its Tom Cruise it makes sense. Like, if your girlfriend has a crush on Tom Cruise it doesn't matter how many times you tell her that he's over 50 and doesn't look that great anymore. Tom Cruise is Tom Cruise and will always be Tom Cruise. No 7ft tall actor in the world possesses the same 'he's going to beat all these guys up' inevitability that Tom Cruise does just by being Tom Cruise.
|
|
#
?
Nov 21, 2014 10:40
|
|
|
Wandle Cax posted:Excuse me??? He looks great for his age obviously, but he's not the same guy he was 10-12 years ago. But yea, "not that great" is probably an exaggeration. He's still better looking than 99.99% of the population.
|
|
#
?
Nov 21, 2014 18:16
|
|
|
Literally The Worst posted:The books are only bad if you don't want to read a Brit laughing at the idea of the Hyper American Badass OORAH while also doing a good Hyper American Badass OORAH story. Worth Dying For is the book you are thinking of.
|
|
#
?
Nov 24, 2014 16:50
|
|
|
Basebf555 posted:He looks great for his age obviously, but he's not the same guy he was 10-12 years ago. But yea, "not that great" is probably an exaggeration. He's still better looking than 99.99% of the population. The scene where he goes shirtless in the hotel room like he's Channig Tatum is weird, uncomfortable and funny because her reaction does not follow what we are seeing. I thought it was a vanity project when I saw it, but it's also possible Cruise has a great sense of humor about himself.
|
|
#
?
Nov 24, 2014 19:35
|
|
|
Marketing New Brain posted:The scene where he goes shirtless in the hotel room like he's Channig Tatum is weird, uncomfortable and funny because her reaction does not follow what we are seeing. I thought it was a vanity project when I saw it, but it's also possible Cruise has a great sense of humor about himself. I think Edge of Tomorrow really shows he's aware of the "Tom Cruise" persona and willing to poke fun at it. Actually he was one of the reasons why the final movie had as much humor as it did.
|
|
#
?
Nov 24, 2014 23:17
|
|
|
To answer the OP's question: This is the most tea-party fantasy movie ever, so naturally the villain is a foreigner who's evil plan is literally to waste the governments money building public works that no one really needs. I'm not even joking. He's evil because he's foreign, and he builds unnecessary bridges and roads for profit. That's his evil plan.
|
|
#
?
Nov 26, 2014 01:03
|
|
|
When you got movies like Tom Cruise in them, you can't lose.
|
|
#
?
Nov 26, 2014 08:11
|
|
|
I always thought Dominic Purcell would've made a perfect Reacher.
|
|
#
?
Dec 4, 2014 01:22
|
|
|
Snak posted:To answer the OP's question: This is the most tea-party fantasy movie ever, so naturally the villain is a foreigner who's evil plan is literally to waste the governments money building public works that no one really needs. I'm not even joking. He's evil because he's foreign, and he builds unnecessary bridges and roads for profit. That's his evil plan. Alternately it's as much a joke about OORAH AMERICA movies as the books are and similarly is also a dead ringer for the real deal.
|
|
#
?
Dec 4, 2014 07:25
|
|
|
Gatts posted:Only if we get a stinger where Uncle Gruber is Hugo Weaving doing his Warner Herzog interpretation. Ray Stevenson.
|
|
#
?
Dec 4, 2014 07:29
|
|
|
AlternateAccount posted:Ray Stevenson. Sorry, not American. Although that actually works super well since that author of the books is British. I really wish Stevenson would be the Punisher again. That movie ruled.
|
|
#
?
Dec 4, 2014 12:30
|
|
|
Lofty132 posted:I always thought Dominic Purcell would've made a perfect Reacher. Did you see the guy try to play Dracula? Dominic Purcell on my screen works amazingly well as a sleep aid.
|
|
#
?
Dec 4, 2014 15:39
|
|
|
AlternateAccount posted:Ray Stevenson. I like this choice. I've thought of him too. Also Chris Hemsworth could make a good Reacher. He's got most of his physical traits.
|
|
#
?
Dec 4, 2014 15:55
|
|
|
Snak posted:To answer the OP's question: This is the most tea-party fantasy movie ever, so naturally the villain is a foreigner who's evil plan is literally to waste the governments money building public works that no one really needs. I'm not even joking. He's evil because he's foreign, and he builds unnecessary bridges and roads for profit. That's his evil plan.
|
|
#
?
Dec 4, 2014 20:07
|
|
|
Snak posted:I really wish Stevenson would be the Punisher again. That movie ruled. Yes yes yes yes.
|
|
#
?
Dec 4, 2014 20:11
|
|
|
Casimir Radon posted:That's a vast oversimplification. The author of the books started writing because his experience in public television caused him to hate Thatcherites. That might be true of the books, but the movie does not have much going on in the depth department.
|
|
#
?
Dec 4, 2014 21:28
|
|
|
Snak posted:That might be true of the books, but the movie does not have much going on in the depth department. This is untrue as heck.
|
|
#
?
Dec 4, 2014 21:34
|
|
|
Literally The Worst posted:This is untrue as heck. I mean, it's essentially a scathing satire played straight, but I didn't think it had many other qualities. It's cheesy without being funny, it's serious without being able to be taken seriously, it gives you no reason to root for the main character or care about any of the events of the film. There's no reason to get emotionally invested as a viewer, and there's no element of the movie that is interesting enough to be intellectually engaging.
|
|
#
?
Dec 4, 2014 21:47
|
|
|
Snak posted:I mean, it's essentially a scathing satire played straight, but I didn't think it had many other qualities. It's cheesy without being funny, it's serious without being able to be taken seriously, it gives you no reason to root for the main character or care about any of the events of the film. There's no reason to get emotionally invested as a viewer, and there's no element of the movie that is interesting enough to be intellectually engaging. This post brought to you by Opposite Land, led by President Bizzaro Negativo.
|
|
#
?
Dec 5, 2014 00:58
|
|
|
Literally The Worst posted:This post brought to you by Opposite Land, led by President Bizzaro Negativo. Maybe I need to watch it again.
|
|
#
?
Dec 5, 2014 01:38
|
|
|
Reacher should be played by The Rock or Liev Schreiber
|
|
#
?
Dec 5, 2014 01:48
|
|
|
|
| # ? Apr 24, 2024 15:58 |
|
|
I never bought Cruise as Reacher, he is just not menacing enough. Brock Samson is how I've always pictured Reacher in my head.
|
|
#
?
Dec 5, 2014 09:25
|
|
