Lets be fair to Tom though, if the films hadn't been made do you think there would have been enough interest in the books to put us where we are now?
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Lets be fair to Tom though, if the films hadn't been made do you think there would have been enough interest in the books to put us where we are now?
Which of course is only valid if you read the books, I'd suggest the VAST majority of people who watched the films had no idea of the character. For most, it was basically a tom cruise action movie, and cruise always does decent action movies (mummy aside), which the two films were.
I'm finding the 2nd series a bit more of a slog than the first, I think it's because the 1st was a much smaller ensemble, with a black cop and the usual (for the books) reacher love interest being it, whereas there are a lot more chars around reacher this time. Agree that the cop is a great character.
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I would hope so but your probably right. There are so many series in print now.
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I actually started reading the books after I found out Tom Cruise was making a film based on the character. I remember there being a bit of a fuss being made about the obvious height difference. I then read the Wikipedia page on the character and started reading the books. I'd probably read 10 of them by the time the film came out.
Although I thought the film was good. I do agree that they should've distanced themselves from the actual character and maybe just used the plot rather than Tom playing Reacher.
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I think this might have been the same for me. I seem to remember that I started reading them on holiday around 2012 which is when the original film came out.
Pretty sure I only went abroad to Italy that year, and that was late September. The Tom Cruise movie didn't come out until December.
I had probably only read quite a few before seeing the film though. I remember that I already had the gist that Reacher wasn't an amazing driver and the film had a car chase.
This films wouldn't have been made without Cruise, he pretty much produces his own films now.
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I came at them the other way watched the Cruise film first which is excellent, the use of practical driving effects in particular. Having watched that then seen the TV series and read some books I have no issue with Cruise as Reacher physically he's no the same character but I think outlook and behaviour he is good Reacher. So I have no issue with either interpretation. But I understand why long standing book fans would object, they have a well formed view of the character that wasn't met.
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I've watched all the 3 episodes on Prime so far.
It's nowhere near as good as Season 1 because it just tries to be too clever and too over the top, none of the characters feel genuine.
It's a spectacle for watching, but it's pretty meh
It's nowhere near as good as Season 1 because it just tries to be too clever and too over the top, none of the characters feel genuine.
It's a spectacle for watching, but it's pretty meh
I thought that was hillarious
One punch from a guy the size of reacher would be enough to drop most mortals, include a breezeblock and that chap should have been out like a light with serious brain damage, or nah hes fine get straight back up and carry on
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Yeah that was hilarious with the breeze blocks.
I wondered why they didn't keep anyone alive to interrogate as ultimately they don't know anything about anything, only to say that afterwards....
I also must have missed some dialogue as to how the numbers woman appeared when she did in episode 2, as they were on about getting a ride as far as I recall, and the next minute Reacher notices something (The numbers woman) and off they go.
He's also clearly annoyed people have had lives while he walks around the country smashing the gym and women.
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Wasn't great was it?
I don't remember many fights he has in the books that go on and on. Mostly it's one or two punches, or a head butt or an elbow and they're over.
I also think that as much as Alan Ritchson looks the part, he's not a good enough actor to carry the show on his own. Maybe that's why this season they've chosen a book with more people to work with than the first season.
I've read most, if not all the books. I don't think that's ever happened before.
As said above I don't remember thst happening in any other book at all. Reacher also talked about James Barr, so does that make the Movies Canon?
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