Sum of All Fears: Book vs Movie
07-27-02, 12:11 AM
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Sum of All Fears: Book vs Movie
Please use spoiler tags, when applicable, as I am sure many people have not seen or read it. I haven't seen the movie, but the book was amazing. I am curious of others' thought about the book to movie conversion.
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07-27-02, 11:29 PM
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they made a few changes (for the worse in my opinion) but it was still a good movie, just let the movie stand on it's own and don't think of it as part of a series
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07-27-02, 11:31 PM
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Yeah, I thought that would interfere, I started with the previous Jack Ryan films, then read the book counterparts, when I read Sum Of All Fears I was all mixed up.
07-28-02, 04:21 PM
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When I heard that the terrorists were changed to skinhead-types, I knew I wouldn't watch this movie. I've read the book about 3-4 times and probably any movie version would pale in comparison.
08-01-02, 09:12 AM
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I agree with J-Dubya. This is my favorite Clancy book, but with all the changes that were widely publicized, I knew I would dislike the movie so I never went to see it.
And I'm not talking about the younger Ryan. I've always thought that Harrison Ford was too old and wimpy in the role in C&PD - and gone downhill from there.
And I'm not talking about the younger Ryan. I've always thought that Harrison Ford was too old and wimpy in the role in C&PD - and gone downhill from there.
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I was surprised they used this book for his next movie. It is easily his most boring, and by his own accounts Clancy wrote this book to highlight how easy it was to find bomb-making info on the web. It is one of his most technical, but I'm glad they deviated from the book for the movie. The book was not a good effort on his part... given "Without Remorse," "Rainbow Six," and others that are far more applicable for movies.
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If a movie comes out based on a book I haven't read, I see the movie first. If I like the movie enough to get the whole story, I'll devote some time to reading the book. I thought Sum of All Fears the movie was pretty good. Nothing exceptional, but definitely not bad. I plan on getting around to the book some day.
08-15-02, 11:22 AM
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Originally posted by sexy_overlord
If a movie comes out based on a book I haven't read, I see the movie first. If I like the movie enough to get the whole story, I'll devote some time to reading the book. I thought Sum of All Fears the movie was pretty good. Nothing exceptional, but definitely not bad. I plan on getting around to the book some day.
If a movie comes out based on a book I haven't read, I see the movie first. If I like the movie enough to get the whole story, I'll devote some time to reading the book. I thought Sum of All Fears the movie was pretty good. Nothing exceptional, but definitely not bad. I plan on getting around to the book some day.
08-18-02, 09:11 PM
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I can't see why they used the book title other than as a draw. The movie was totally different from the book. I would guess they had to buy the rights to the book and once the studio had them they had to make a film about terrorists with an atomic bomb even if it wasn't the ones in the book. My vote is for the book over the movie.
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