Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan Replaced by Gen-X Version

Fox News ^ | Friday, August 01, 2003 | Roger Friedman

[50sDad]

One would think a successful author such as Tom Clancy would be able to influence a film adaption of one of his works.

ROTFL! Did you see how Third-World Islamic Terrorists turned into the more palitable "Neo Nazies" in his last movie?

[The G Man]

Re: John Clark

I agree. Easilly my favorite character. Loved Rainbow Six.

[HurkinMcGurkin]

Is that the Japanese one?

No. I'm not sure which book you may be thinking of - I haven't read but four or five of them. "Without Remorse" is the book exclusively about Mr. Clark and how he became "Mr. Clark". Its set back in the mid 1970's I believe, soon after Vietnam.

[LiteKeeper]

read later

[hattend]

I thought Affleck was a terrible Jack Ryan. Now Leonardo DiCaprio as a CIA guy? He'll get his ass kicked all over hell and back. Sheesh.

[Technogeeb]

In a 1992 essay in "The Tom Clancy Companion," Bond wrote: "We first met when he bought a copy of a war game that I had written.

Harpoon was probably one of the best naval wargames of all time. And while his writing style isn't quite as warm as Clancy's, I like Bond's books a lot better; they better capture the "military" feel of the older technothrillers. The quality of writing in Clancy's books has been constantly downhill since they stopped collaborating.

[jjm2111]

Oh, ok. I remember now. The decompression chamber.

[HurkinMcGurkin]

Yeh, Quaid would be good. I bet they'd end up casting some younger actor, or someone like Vin Diesel.

[Lost and Confused]

He is an industry. The videogames (which I play) are really incredibly good. They introduced, and essentially rule, the small, squad based shooter. They win tons of awards are among the best (out of all games) every year.

[martin_fierro]

Double ditto that.

[Ex-Dem]

Barf!!

[HurkinMcGurkin]

Oh, ok. I remember now. The decompression chamber.

Its funny that so many people remember the book by that.

[presidio9]

Is that the Japanese one?

Debt Of Honor. Some people speculated that this book inspired 9/11. At the end a Japanese Sympatizer flies an airliner into the Capitol building.

[jjm2111]

DiCaprio really isn't that bad of an actor, but he is just not manly enough to play many of the roles that he is cast. Gangs of New York was a great movie and DiCaprio's acting was first rate, but he looked like a fifteen year old trying to grow a mustache.

The baddest brawler in New York? Fougghetaboutit.

[jjm2111]

I actually liked Debt of Honor. Ususally I like Clancy's bad guys better because they have more dimension than his protagonists.

[Lost and Confused]

On my copy of debt of honor, one of the reviews says that the book "has an ending so plausible, you'll wonder why it hasn't happened yet." such irony

[HurkinMcGurkin]

Debt Of Honor. Some people speculated that this book inspired 9/11. At the end a Japanese Sympatizer flies an airliner into the Capitol building.

Ok. I didn't remember that it was a Japanese sympathizer. I know someone who has read all of his books and has briefly told me about all the ones I haven't read over the years.

[Ex-Dem]

Agreed. I've played Rainbow Six/Rogue Spear and I own Ghost Recon. (Still have yet to get Splinter Cell and RS3.) Much more realistic than say, Soldier of Fortune or Metal Gear Solid. Ghost Recon was a little too hard though. Hard to get through without having to save every 30 secs.

[LiberationIT]

Me too. He's become too long winded and (always wanted to use this word,) formulaic.

I bought Bull and Bear and could absolutly put it down.

[Core_Conservative]

I loved the Clancy Novels, however the Op-Center books sucked!