Originally posted by: Rainsford
Having read both the book and now just seen the movie, I'd say that I think the movie actually did some things better. Without giving anything away, the Russians were used to a much greater detail in the movie than in the book, it gave a whole lot more tension to the situation than was in the book. And the Nazis weren't as out of place as I assumed they would be.
Oh, yes, and Cathy was very hot.
Originally posted by: ttn1 Your telling me that 10 planes could almost sink a carrier. Yeah, right. Very enjoyable movie other than that.
Originally posted by: CadetLee
Originally posted by: ttn1 Your telling me that 10 planes could almost sink a carrier. Yeah, right. Very enjoyable movie other than that.
I agree...where were the support ships? Afaik, they don't just send carriers out alone...lol
I wouldn't say SOAF was better than AOTC, though.....then again, I am a SW person - fortunately EPII was better than EPI..
I didn't understand how there wasn't enough of an early warning to scramble some fighters to defend the ship.
Originally posted by: Alphathree33
I just got back from The Sum of All Fears. It is definitely better than spiderman, probably better than starwars and easily takes the cake over ID4 -- which was my favorite american action/patriotic/save-the-world movie before this.
Originally posted by: MadRat
I watched it yesterday and thought it was Clancy's worst effort on the big screen so far. I've enjoyed a few of his earlier movies but this one in no way, shape, or form compares to them. The acting really is terrible. The love story is as bad as it gets - Clancy just is no romance novelist. The logic of the movie is counter-intuitive... basic elements of military units (SAM defenses, C3I, combat range, weaponry choices, etc.) are so generalized or completely ethereal as to make some scenes nonsensical. It just wasn't worth the $4 price of the matinee. I recommend you all wait for it on the little screen.
Maybe she'll want some of that 'Japanese Sausage' :QMy gf is actually reading the Bear and the Dragon right now. I am so proud of her = ).
Originally posted by: MadRat
<<where do you live that a matinee is $4. for $4 i woudln't complain too much about this movie >>
Bellevue, Nebraska has the Twin Creek theaters with $4 matinees and $20 for the monthly passes. Yep, $20 gets you into a movie a day for the whole month. Obviously they charge out the ears for the snacks and drinks. I never go to the theater without first eating a full meal.