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[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.