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"I liked My Fair Lady, though I thought Dr. Strangelove was a much more adventurous, subversive film that year, and should have won the Academy Award — listen to me talking like a Hollywood insider — but I loved that musical. So it beat Dr. Strangelove which is one of the most important films ever to me."

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Killing Floor: (Jack Reacher 1)
Killing Floor: (Jack Reacher 1)
Lee Child | 2013 | Fiction & Poetry
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8.2 (17 Ratings)
Book Rating
A little bit of Hollywood machismo with flaky plot
As interesting as this story began, the main character turned out to be the usual Hollywood leading man where he does all the work, is invincible and everyone else are either damsels in distress or subservient admirers.

While the most intriguing part was the crux of the motive which was well researched and explained, it was brushed aside too quickly and then the Bond-like action completely took over the plot.

The book was written too much like it was going to be made into a movie - which it did - with a bonehead like Tom Cruise acting as the main man - which he is. Better to watch the film than read the action.
  
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Sarah (7798 KP) Jan 2, 2018

You should try reading all of them. I made that my mission as at the very least they're quick easy reads, but boy was that a mistake. They're all so formulaic and predictable, and instantly forgettable.

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Suswatibasu (1701 KP) Jan 2, 2018

@Sarah serious kudos to you for reading them all!

You can blame the huge success of Fargo for this. Hollywood, even before that, had been moving more and more to exploiting movie properties on the small screen. But since Fargo married up critical acclaim to a good audience? All bets are off.

Here is a list of movie-to-TV projects currently in differing stages of production...

These epic movies are getting a small-screen spin-off, so you can now binge watch your favourite films to your heart's delight.


Watchmen (2009)

Watchmen (2009)

7.1 (47 Ratings) Rate It

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In an alternate 1985 America, costumed superheroes are part of everyday life. When one of his former...


superhero scifi dark crime
True Lies (1994)

True Lies (1994)

7.8 (20 Ratings) Rate It

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An international secret agent has to deal with terrorists smuggling weapons into the United States...

Divergent (2014)

Divergent (2014)

6.6 (31 Ratings) Rate It

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Tris Prior (Shailene Woodley) lives in a futuristic world in which society is divided into five...

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This Is Us  - Season 1
This Is Us - Season 1
2016 | Drama
Family drama conedy (0 more)
Someone turned me on to this show.its a amazing family drama .ive watched 6 episodes back to back witch i do not recomend unless you can handel it emotionally.i was a wreck and homesick lol .great writing and charcters are awesome from the start.with cameos of 80s stars and real hollywood types.love it
  
All About Eve (1950)
All About Eve (1950)
1950 | Classics, Comedy, Drama
A classic
You see so many influences on other films in this 1950 classic tale of rising and falling stardom in Hollywood and the constant attention toward youth.

Maybe not as visually interesting as other films of the period like Citizen Kane or Sunset Boulevard. The screenplay, characters and acting are enough to carry this film through.