clear and present danger

[JJG]

Originally Posted by Bruins Fan

I called my cable company one time to complain about the same move playing over and over.
The lady told me I was watching to much television.
I immediately canceled my premium channels

yeah, I'm seriously considering switching to basic cable only since I rarely watch the premiums anyway. They have a few good series' but nothing I cant find on the internet

I think I've probably watched Clear and Present Danger 5 times since the first of the year. Is this what I'm paying the extra $30 for?

[moosie]

The books are always better. Hollywood can really screw up a good Clancy book.

[jcruse64]

Originally Posted by moosie

The books are always better. Hollywood can really screw up a good Clancy book.

+1

I really like Red October though; it seemed to follow the book better than all the others they've done. I'd never heard of the books until Red October came out.

I thought Clear was a horrible adaptation, and they really screwed up Clark's character (though I always pictured Dafoe as playing him when I read the books. Sum was another botch on the book.

[M1903A1]

Originally Posted by moosie

The books are always better. Hollywood can really screw up a good Clancy book.

Absolutely.

Red October makes a lot more sense when you read the book. There's a lot of detail and background that's not even hinted at in the movie.