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Political Cynic |
Hard to believe this movie is already 30 years old. | ||
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One of those movies that I’ll stop whatever I’m doing, almost, and watch... “One ping only...” ___________________________ "Those that can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others..." | |||
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It aged well too. | |||
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| Political Cynic |
Yes A little revolution now and then is a healthy thing don’t you think. | |||
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Prepared for the Worst, Providing the Best |
Ryan, be careful what you shoot at. Most things in here don't react too well to bullets! One of my favorite books of all time...movie's pretty great too. | |||
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The book got me back into reading, all those years ago. I also enjoy the movie. “There is love in me the likes of which you’ve never seen. There is rage in me the likes of which should never escape." —Mary Shelley, Frankenstein | |||
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I was always a big Tom Clancy fan. When one of his books came out, I was at the book store, (remember those?), ASAP to buy it.  ------------------------------------------------ "It's hard to imagine a more stupid or dangerous way of making decisions, than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong." Thomas Sowell | |||
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| Political Cynic |
I have all the Clancey books in hard cover except for Red October. | |||
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I’ve read the book twice and watched the movie a number of times. I have the movie on VHS, DVD, Blu-ray 4K. Ridiculous. I'm sorry if I hurt you feelings when I called you stupid - I thought you already knew - Unknown ................................... When you have no future, you live in the past. " Sycamore Row" by John Grisham | |||
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I actually read the book before seeing the movie. At first I was pissed when they changed the ending, but then realized the movie ending worked better visually, and loved it just as much. | |||
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It is in BBC America right now. No matter what. If it is in I watch it. | |||
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| Live Slow, Die Whenever  |
Lol, yep, watching on BBC now. "I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I require the same from them." - John Wayne in "The Shootist" | |||
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My original copy was paperback, but in early 1990's I picked up a hard copy - USNI reprint, unfortunately. Even this cost me 30 dollars. Back then a 1st edition was worth 2K, as only 2,000 were originally printed by the US Naval Institute Press. The movie was pretty good, but the book is much better - Jonesey gets a field promotion in the book. Read the book before the movie. -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- It only stands to reason that where there's sacrifice, there's someone collecting the sacrificial offerings. Where there's service, there is someone being served. The man who speaks to you of sacrifice is speaking of slaves and masters, and intends to be the master. Ayn Rand "He gains votes ever and anew by taking money from everybody and giving it to a few, while explaining that every penny was extracted from the few to be giving to the many." Ogden Nash from his poem - The Politician | |||
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The Unmanned Writer |
Oh wait, wrong sub movie.  Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. "If dogs don't go to Heaven, I want to go where they go" Will Rogers | |||
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Too late. --------------- Gary Will Fly for Food... and more Ammo Mosquito Lubrication Video If Guns Cause Crime, Mine Are Defective.... Ted Nugent | |||
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Movie was pretty dern good... the book was excellent. My Native American Name: "Runs with Scissors" | |||
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Giftedly Outspoken |
If you enjoyed the movie, set aside a half hour and watching this video on the making of the movie. Very interesting. https://youtu.be/2_epfA20dOY Sometimes, you gotta roll the hard six | |||
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| Why don’t you fix your little problem and light this candle  |
It has always been a favorite of mine. Both the book and the movie. It was great story telling. This business will get out of control. It will get out of control and we'll be lucky to live through it. -Rear Admiral (Lower Half) Joshua Painter Played by Senator Fred Thompson | |||
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| Three Generations of Service  |
The book was my introduction to Tom Clancy. I had been TAD as a Mobile Tech on a Med Cruise. Rode various ships (inter-ship transfer methods is another story...) from Charleston SC to the Med then transferred via COD (Carrier Onboard Delivery) to Sigonella Italy, and had to make my way back to Charleston via Space Available air transport. LOTS of waiting around for a seat. In one or another of the various air terminals I vegetated in, I picked up a copy of Red October somebody had left behind. Read the entire book while sitting in one of those torturous plastic terminal chairs and the time flew by. Literally could not put it down. Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent. | |||
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| Leatherneck |
Great book and movie. I started re-reading all his books and I’m on The Bear and The Dragon now. I forgot how long winded he got in his later books. Honestly I’m having a hard tike getting through this one. Nothing beats his earlier stuff though. “Everybody wants a Sig in the sheets but a Glock on the streets.” -bionic218 04-02-2014 | |||
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