I saw it last week and thought it was really good. I was disappointed to see it didn't do better at the box office.DNukem170 said:Jack Ryan Shadow Recruit - Actually really enjoyed it. One thing I appreciated was that when the Russians were speaking to each other they actually spoke Russian and not accented English.
It actually felt really similar to Mission Impossible in some ways.I think the advertising made people think it's a Bourne ripoff when it's more of an anti-Bourne.
His penchant for flair goes back to the mid-80's and kinda coincides with the 2nd term of Reagan. A great reflection of times actually and what was going on culturally in the US back then.Rocky III was on tv today before Leverage. Loved it, obviously not as good as Rocky 1 and 2, but Stallone did a fine job with this one. I wish he made more down to earth movies, but these days he's just doing the same type of movies he did in the 90s.
I think the advertising made people think it's a Bourne ripoff when it's more of an anti-Bourne.
Yeah, Jack Ryan is a pencil pusher, but not afraid to jump into the ocean to help a defecting Soviet submarine captain settle in Maine. What I'm really trying to say is that I like Balwin's Jack Ryan more...mostly because of his Sean Connery impersonation.It actually felt really similar to Mission Impossible in some ways.
To be fair, he's supposed to be obnoxious. The movie, and book it's based upon, is a satire about materialism/consumerism/elitism. You're supposed to hate and be annoyed by Patrick Bateman.American Psycho - What a crappy film. This is suppose to be Bale's best performance where he acts like a condescending douchebag the entire film? One of the most annoying characters, I couldn't stand the story and dialogue and was waiting for it to be over.
Maybe you'll feel better if you feed an ATM machine a stray cat.American Psycho - What a crappy film. This is suppose to be Bale's best performance where he acts like a condescending douchebag the entire film? One of the most annoying characters, I couldn't stand the story and dialogue and was waiting for it to be over.
There are movies where they do a much better and realistic job at portraying the materialism/consumerism society like American Beauty and The Wolf On Wall Street.To be fair, he's supposed to be obnoxious. The movie, and book it's based upon, is a satire about materialism/consumerism/elitism. You're supposed to hate and be annoyed by Patrick Bateman.
In American Beauty, his wife was obnoxious.There are movies where they do a much better and realistic job at portraying the materialism/consumerism society like American Beauty and The Wolf On Wall Street.
I still like to believe otherwise. Makes way more sense and actually gives the movie a better twist like situation. At least it leaves it ambiguous.In American Psycho,he was supposed to be the elite of the elite (all the VP business cards), and everyone's extremely pretentious, thus overlooking his murders (which did happen, according to both the author and director).
I tend to agree about twists. But in this case, it's a lot more (psychologically) frightening that it wasn't a twist.I still like to believe otherwise. Makes way more sense and actually gives the movie a better twist like situation. At least it leaves it ambiguous.
What movie would you compare to this? Gladiator, Troy, Immortals, 300?!?! The trailer looks like it's going in a million directions.Pompeii 3D - 4/5 - It was intense! Good movie!
I would say a little bit of 300, legend of hercules and game of thrones.What movie would you compare to this? Gladiator, Troy, Immortals, 300?!?! The trailer looks like it's going in a million directions.
It's not as bad as people who for some reason think The Godfather is a terrible film.Can't believe that someone hated or didn't understand American Psycho. It's a brilliant movie and the central performance was amazing.