Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan on Amazon Prime - worth a watch.
Just got done watching and thought it was a pretty good thriller. It is an 8-parter and keeps the action and suspense up throughout. Not particularly deep or psychological, but just a good action/thriller.
brewens
(13,620 posts)mistaken if he has ever written about some right-wing terrorist threat. I seriously doubt that ever happened. He had Muslim and eco terrorists trying to kill us all though.
murielm99
(30,761 posts)I burned out on Clancy, too. He was good for awhile, then I had to move on. He is white-wing!
Stonepounder
(4,033 posts)Yes, the bad guys are Muslim extremists. Greer is Ryan's boss and Greer is a African-American and a Muslim as well. Several high-ranking military officers and NatSec advisors are also AA.
And I quit reading Clancy when Ryan became President. And when Clancy started franchising out his name. Clancy has 'writing credit' for 'characters' and a bunch of others look like they wrote the story.
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)just as you mentioned. Clancy beyond being very right wing, is also very boring.
Nitram
(22,877 posts)straw. That said, I just watched the first two episodes of the Netlfix series, and I thought it does a remarkable job of nuance and balance that includes a realistic and believable portrayal of the family life and motivations of the terrorists in the story. The Jack Ryan is also an interesting because he's not the typically macho character. A review I read criticized it for making Ryan a "weak character", but I liked the portrayal of an intellectual, rather humble, guy with possible PTSD because of experiences in Afghanistan as a Marine. Everyone assumes he's a desk jockey, and he is fine with that.
demosincebirth
(12,543 posts)exboyfil
(17,865 posts)He already had Muslim terrorists setting off an atomic bomb killing 10s of 1000s of people. If anything the reaction in the country was subdued for that when compared how the country reacted to 9/11 - a much less serious terrorist action which was less coupled to a government action.
hlthe2b
(102,358 posts)though, Tom Clancy's movies and books have never been a particular favorite of mine, so maybe that is flavoring my thoughts.
I've cut my cable back so much that I do tend to watch things on my already paid for amazon prime... so maybe I'll take a peak
stopbush
(24,396 posts)As in all political thrillers, movie conventions must be served...like the protagonist somehow being in the vicinity for every major plot twist. But thats only disappointing if youre expecting a lot more.
The writers do spend some time in the early episodes trying to humanize the terrorists and to explain how they became radicalized, but eventually we move on to the action movie stuff. Interesting that IMDB has been flooded with negative reviews from RWers complaining that Clancys Ryan character, the CIA et all have been recast as a bunch of liberal wimps.
John Krasinski is decent as a dramatic actor - one gets beyond seeing him as Jim Halpern within the first half hour of E1. He has his own take on Ryan. He doesnt try to copy any of the mannerisms or characteristics that other actors have brought to the rôle. Good for him.
Again, worth watching. Not earth shattering, but not bad.
getting old in mke
(813 posts)Tied up too neatly and too quickly, two episodes weren't really enough for the problems set up in the previous six.
Also appreciated the effort to make the terrorists entirely human.
flamin lib
(14,559 posts)keep in mind that this is a period piece of sorts. The first episodes take place shortly after 9/11 so the bad guys are middle eastern and clearly not characterized as Muslim but people from another country with a bone to pick. Think WW II movies. Nazies aren't Germans, their Nazies.
I found the acting credible, plotlines engaging, action exciting and see the beginnings of interpersonal relationships ala NCIS.
If Clancy's writing are the inspiration this could be another NCIS with 15 seasons.
Tripper11
(4,338 posts)We enjoyed it quite a bit, albeit there were several things that happened that in no way would have happened in real life.
As for entertainment value, I'd say a strong 7+
earthshine
(1,642 posts)Just started The Expanse.
Amazon seems to have a better picture quality than Netflix streaming.
pnwest
(3,266 posts)isnt free for Prime members yet. Waiting impatiently for that!
pnwest
(3,266 posts)as Jack Ryan - hes been the goofball character too often, and I cant take him seriously. Other than that its much better than I thought it would be. Im still a big Clancy fan, gonna finish the series.