Beige Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 On 12/24/2023 at 11:16 AM, The Brain said: What would you change/like to see in reacher??? I think thats covered - look at the vid link. THAT'S Reacher - not some toe-to-toe brawler. Get back to what made the books so popular - and for goodness sake - get Neagley a decent script! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brain Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 On 12/23/2023 at 4:35 PM, Beige said: I think thats covered - look at the vid link. THAT'S Reacher - not some toe-to-toe brawler. Get back to what made the books so popular - and for goodness sake - get Neagley a decent script! Thanks, but the question was address to Aman619. Beige 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aman619 Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 what would I change? not my job! But for starters, Beige nails one big thing. Though that scene was just Reacher, alone, in a hopelessly outnumbered situation, who then takes charge with a single burst of action -- Season 2 has already featured many brawls already where it's Reacher plus 4 against a mob. Of course they will win, even though miraculously, his tough (but much more ordinary) partners also kick serious butt.. which is a stretch... and makes these scenes longer and less effective. And a basic flaw in both seasons is that they take up ten hours to tell a story thats less than 2 hours as a feature film. And they've telegraphed the end! Beige 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 The opening scene from Ep 1 takes a bit less than 3 minutes and is absolute Reacher perfection. Everything about it embodies everything about Reacher. Everything they wrote after that scene does not. The supporting characters in that scene - the shop gal, the victim, the victim's son, the bad guy - all lean into who Reacher is and how he operates in the world. The writers know how to deliver peak Reacher - if they want to. They've got lightning in a bottle with Ritchson and appear determined to muck it up. Keep it simple - he's a simple simple man, that's the appeal - solitary, strong, violent, loyal, honorable, intelligent but non verbal - and the essence of the Reacher story is he stumbles on a thread end and pulls on it as the Alpha Protector, unflinchingly follows where it leads. Like the opening in Ep 1. And I don't want to see Reacher run. Tom Cruise runs. Reacher. Doesn't. Run. If you get this, you'll get him. Beige 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aman619 Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 good point about the running. But did Cruise run? I thought he was great! Now, having read age books I see he wasn't visually perfect, or close to the mental picture every rider created in their head. But as Ive posted here a lot on the subject: Cruise's Reacher was a small, tightly wound MF who could think on his feet and take out the bad guys every time. Not knowing he was supposed to be 6'5" and 250, Cruise was just fine for me. Probably my favorite role of his. (I havent seen more than parts of the MI films.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatsby77 Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 On 12/25/2023 at 1:57 AM, Aman619 said: good point about the running. But did Cruise run? I thought he was great! Now, having read age books I see he wasn't visually perfect, or close to the mental picture every rider created in their head. But as Ive posted here a lot on the subject: Cruise's Reacher was a small, tightly wound MF who could think on his feet and take out the bad guys every time. Not knowing he was supposed to be 6'5" and 250, Cruise was just fine for me. Probably my favorite role of his. (I havent seen more than parts of the MI films.) Another *huge* issue with the Tom Cruise Reacher is that Reacher doesn't drive. And then the trailer for the first film puts him behind the wheel of a car as a major setpiece. Don't get me wrong - both Cruise films were better than they had any right to be (including the resolution to that car chase), but Cruise wasn't the character from the books. Ritchson fits *far* better. I hope he gets a Batman role, or Superman role - or whatever major comic book role is next in the cards...and then knocks it out of the park. Aman619 and thegiftedone45 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brain Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 Reacher doesn't drive. This is not intensely correct. In the Army he was driven. He can in fact drive, it is that he is not comfortable doing it in most cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aman619 Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 sometimes he just rides in the trunk for half the book! Gatsby77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brain Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 Or the back seat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted December 25, 2023 Author Share Posted December 25, 2023 I'm still enjoying the show. Though I respect others may not because of their investment into the book character design. I also enjoyed Tom Cruise's movies too. Hulksdaddy1, The Brain and Dr. Love 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodey Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 There was a 2nd Tom Cruise Reacher movie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted December 28, 2023 Author Share Posted December 28, 2023 On 12/28/2023 at 8:29 AM, Rodey said: There was a 2nd Tom Cruise Reacher movie? Jack Reacher: Never Go Back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodey Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 Oh yeah, I did see this lol. Bosco685 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted December 29, 2023 Author Share Posted December 29, 2023 Episode 5 is hinting to who has been organizing this clandestine operation even more than before. thegiftedone45 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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thegiftedone45 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 I've really enjoyed Reacher this season. Still my number 1 show on right now. I have never read the books but I still think someone in the 4 this season is a traitor, I've got my guesses but I know I'll be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 Guy Russo Now is Swan dead or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegiftedone45 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 On 1/6/2024 at 6:00 AM, Bosco685 said: Guy Russo Now is Swan dead or not? Yeah so spoilers for those who haven't watched episode 7....... Spoiler I was really surprised that Dixon was legitimate, I thought they were hinting hard at her being a traitor I'm really wondering how this show will end. I still think they'll be some big twist. I've really enjoyed this season. This to me is still the best thing out right now, I'm excited for next weeks episode (the last one this season), but sad for the wait that we'll have. Hopefully it won't be a huge wait time for season 3, I know they're already filming it. Randall Dowling, The Brain and Bosco685 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Dowling Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 The show is ramping up to a powder keg ending. Most episodes are structured well with a cliffhanger as a cherry on top and this week doesn't disappoint. Can't wait for the finale! thegiftedone45 and Bosco685 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 Good episode. I had the same suspicion about one of the prior investigators initially. Bring on the next episode! thegiftedone45 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
