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I loved the original movie. And I like what I see here. I may be tempted to watch it, if I can.
I love the original film, I read Gilliam walked off set of the new show not happy with what he saw.
Big fan of the Edward Fox film from the 70's is this a loose remake? I will definitely give this a look.
I don't know, but the fact that they're making a "Jackal" series is enough to get me interested!
Indeed. I've only watched the original film once and that was many years ago. I definitely need to see that one again.
My memory may be miss remembering though was there a Richard Gere and Bruce Willis take on The Jackel?
Yes, there was this film. I have never seen it, so I don't know how much inspiration they took from the film and/or the source novel.
Great cast a bit hokey typical 90's film, I think i had it on VHS.
Bruce Willis has a face that no matter what disguise he uses he looks the same.
I remember reading producer Michael Deeley saying he passed on developing the original film, with huge regret, as he completely missed the point of the movie, which wasn't about the assassination itself, but on the Jackals meticulous planning!
It certainly looks like a very 90's kind of action film!
Interesting trivia, @Mathis1! Of the films Michael Deeley was involved with that I have seen, I think Robbery and The Italian Job are my favourites.
Michael Deeley was also Producer of The Deer Hunter, Dont Look Now, The Man who Fell to Earth and Blade Runner! Though I can't forgive him for being the one who ordered the butchering of one of my favourite films, The Wicker Man.
I'm almost embarrassed to mention that I've only seen Blade Runner out of these, and that was a long, long time ago!
You should be embarrassed 😂
Seriously though, even they would be hailed highly by critics, I am not a fan of The Man who Fell to Earth and The Deer Hunter!
Don't Look Now is excellent and well worth a watch. I recently bought a beautiful steelbook of The Wicker Man, even though I own several copies, and Blade Runner looks stunning in 4k! I saw it in the cinema when it was originally released, but the Directors cut got rid of the two things I had issues with then ( the narration and the upbeat ending!) so now I think it's a masterpiece!
I probably should watch all of these, to be fair, and The Man Who Fell to Earth is a bit interesting – if only for the fact that it features David Bowie! But the one film of these that I probably want to see the most, is The Wicker Man. It looks like a great one.
https://deadline.com/2024/08/the-gentlemen-renewed-season-2-netflix-1236040074/
I really need to check out the first season.
It's on my watch list too. I'm currently burning through Bosch which is a fantastic show
I honestly don't know if I saw the ending of Bosch but I binged through several seasons of it and had a good time with it.
Really enjoyed the first season, so really excited about the upcoming new series.
Sam Fisher will always be Michael Ironside to me.
As I was watching that, I was thinking about Shetland's line from Pandora Tomorrow (Jesus Fisher, you look old), when Shetlands grave appear on screen.
I agree with you, though... I mean, I liked Blacklist. But Fisher just doesn't sound right if not voiced by Michael Ironside. His gruff voice perfectly leaned into Sam's dry wit.
I love first three Splinter Cell games which I have on STEAM and Xbox, I played those games for hours until early morning back in the day.
I did buy the later games though never really got into them as much in fact I am still stuck on levels on Conviction and Blacklist, I occasionally pick both games up and never progress, I should probably watch a walkthrough video.
I like Liev Schreiber as an actor he may make the role his own in the new animated show.
Edited: I don't have Pandora Tomorrow anywhere, that's weird as I was sure I had the game its no longer available on Xbox or STEAM, there must be a licensing issue?
I originally played Pandora Tomorrow on disk when it was originally released.