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1 hour ago, Wally Fairway said:
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I thought Clear & Present Danger was the worst adaptation, and my wife was pissed because I was laughing during the movie for the outlandishness of some of the changes. It has been a long time; but I seem to remember a character or two that were good guys in the books turn into bad guys in the movie, and chase scenes that were outlandish.

It felt way watered down and packaged for an audience that had never read the books. Not helped that it was a very dense book.

Red October and Patriot Games felt like they were still trying to appeal to the book fans.

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5 hours ago, Wally Fairway said:
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I thought Clear & Present Danger was the worst adaptation, and my wife was pissed because I was laughing during the movie for the outlandishness of some of the changes. It has been a long time; but I seem to remember a character or two that were good guys in the books turn into bad guys in the movie, and chase scenes that were outlandish.

Spoilered for those who haven't watched a 30 year old movie. I think Patriot Games might have been my favorite Jack Ryan book.

Patriot Games has one of the best opening sentences of any book that I have read: "Ryan was nearly killed twice in half an hour."  Then it gets down to business.

I didn't read Sum of all Fears, but I listened to it on tape read by David Ogden Stiers and it was excellent. I looked forward to the movie, but man did they rewrite she shit out of it.

Sam Neill was also great in Hunt for the Wilderpeople, a 2016 taika waititi film. 

47 minutes ago, Stella Link said:

Just saw where Phyllis Coates passed away...

She was...elegant.  I had a thing for her and Maureen O'Hara

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27 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

She was...elegant.  I had a thing for her and Maureen O'Hara

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Just curious.  Did you go to school with Armybrat?

1 hour ago, leaf said:

Just curious.  Did you go to school with Armybrat?

He may have been Armybrat's drill instructor.

On 10/18/2023 at 9:11 PM, YGIFS said:

Random facts I'm just reading-published author, playwright, stage actor, U.S. Marine, and boxing champ of said Corps.   Wife died when he was just 34 after 1 child together.  Never remarries.  Ran NYC Marathon in 1984.  I'm sure his long stride helped.  Survived by daughter and grandson.  God bless 'em

Another random fact is that his wife murdered a second child, their son, with a kitchen knife in a park in Queens. She was acquitted (insanity).  She died of overdose in a psychiatric hospital.

According to IMDb, but not mentioned by Wikipedia.

IMDb also says his boxing accomplishments are based on his own “claims.” He also claimed to have a 17-0 professional record, but said he fought in aliases, so no one really knows. I guess IMDb is saying he was very, very modest. 

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27 minutes ago, ImissWallyPryor said:

IMDb also says his boxing accomplishments are based on his own “claims.” He claimed to have a 17-0 professional record, but said he fought in aliases, so no one really knows. I guess IMDb is saying he was very, very modest. 

There were people who said he knew how to box, so it's...complicated.

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-02-17-sp-3745-story.html

And it says the one child he had was the daughter (who is alive, and has a son/his grandson).  Sounds like he tried to keep the paparazzi out of his life.

2 hours ago, leaf said:

Just curious.  Did you go to school with Armybrat?

I watched a lot of movies and old TV shows on UHF stations as a kid.

7 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

There were people who said he knew how to box, so it's...complicated.

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-02-17-sp-3745-story.html

And it says the one child he had was the daughter (who is alive, and has a son/his grandson).  Sounds like he tried to keep the paparazzi out of his life.

He was definitely quiet about his marriage. The more legit and less legit sources both say very little is known about his first marriage, and the circumstances of her death are foggy. IMDb doesn’t provide sources for their trivia, so I guess we’ll live the rest of our lives wondering.

You’d think his agent and attorney would get stuff that could be libelous off IMDb.

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I’m not saying the Stallone Brothers were involved in any of this.  But I’m not saying they weren’t, either. 

They say this cat Shaft is a bad mother (Shut your mouth)
But I'm talkin' 'bout Shaft (Then we can dig it)

RIP

Some actors get typecast from a single role. Roundtree got tabbed with a riff for his career. Most folks couldn’t set him or his name without the guitar lead from Shaft coming in their head.

I knew David Porter in Memphis, and met his Stax writing partner a couple times. Isaac was in his Black Moses persona at the time. Before he became Chef.

14 minutes ago, shnsajax said:

RIP Bull, Richard Moll passed away.

mother fucker... I loved Night Court.

 

80 is pretty good for a big guy. 

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1 hour ago, AUS-97HORN said:

mother fucker... I loved Night Court.

 

Mid / late 80’s NBC may have had the greatest single night comedy line up of all time on Thursdays.  Cosby Show, Family Ties, Cheers and Night Court all in a row.

22 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

Mid / late 80’s NBC may have had the greatest single night comedy line up of all time on Thursdays.  Cosby Show, Family Ties, Cheers and Night Court all in a row.

I'm beginning to believe they should close the Monsanto sound stage.  

On 10/24/2023 at 8:07 PM, TheStoicPaisano said:

A bad motherfucker. 

 

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In the late 90s or early 2000s the Alamo Ritz had a showing of Shaft. I had never seen it and didn't really have many expectations. With price of admission you received a 40oz wrapped in brown paper towel, so that was a good start.  At the end of the movie, I couldn't believe I had never seen it because it was freaking awesome.  May need to watch it again soon.

13 minutes ago, Deej said:

A brown paper towel? 

Alamo Ritz was classy.  Or they just got them out of the bathroom.

Just now, atomheartbevo said:

Alamo Ritz was classy.  Or they just got them out of the bathroom.

Too cheap for brown paper bags, I guess.

Drowning in a hot tub is definitely a legendary celebrity way to go. The funeral reunion special is gonna be massive. RIP Chandler. Hell of a run

29 minutes ago, lemonlime said:

 

"Apparent drowning"

Was Christopher Walken present for this one, too? #NatalieWood

3 hours ago, Bender Bending Rodriguez said:

Damn, Bull joins Harry, Christine, Mac, Selma and Flo. Just Dan and Roz left. 

You had to figure raging alcoholic Dan wouldn’t have been the first to go.  Roz was about the third iteration of the assistant bailiff. 

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33 minutes ago, Aqua Buddha said:

No real surprise.  Let’s be honest.

Yeah, someone here has to have put some points on the board with this one. 

2 minutes ago, crash_davis said:

How the fuck does a grown ass man "drown" in a hot tub?

Years of hard drugs erode your heart health. He probably had a heart attack.

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4 minutes ago, crash_davis said:

How the fuck does a grown ass man "drown" in a hot tub?

Is this a serious question?

Years of hard drugs erode your heart health. He probably had a heart attack.

Yep. That sort of circumstance screams “cardiac event.”
6 minutes ago, crash_davis said:

How the fuck does a grown ass man "drown" in a hot tub?

For the right amount of cash, a coroner can provide a pretty convincing explanation that won't be questioned by most people.

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4 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:


Yep. That sort of circumstance screams “cardiac event.”

Whitney Houston says hi.  Actually, no she doesn't.

Could I BE any more stunned??


Damn…RIP to an icon of the 90’s.

29 minutes ago, crash_davis said:

How the fuck does a grown ass man "drown" in a hot tub?

Booze + pills and passing out in the water. 

Booze + pills and passing out in the water. 

yep, as simple as winding down the day with 3-4 drinks plus just 1 ambien. You need to be in your sleep spot within 10 minutes of taking, they can bring sleep onset quick
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37 minutes ago, ballrific said:


yep, as simple as winding down the day with 3-4 drinks plus just 1 ambien. You need to be in your sleep spot within 10 minutes of taking, they can bring sleep onset quick

Yeah, no one seriously believes he "drowned" in a hot tub.

1 hour ago, atomheartbevo said:

For the right amount of cash, a coroner can provide a pretty convincing explanation that won't be questioned by most people.

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9 minutes ago, Aqua Buddha said:

Yeah, no one seriously believes he "drowned" in a hot tub.

Or that he was taken out by just 3-4 drinks and an ambien

1 hour ago, crash_davis said:

How the fuck does a grown ass man "drown" in a hot tub?

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