Stephen Hunter book to film/Multiple thread merged

[romma]

Oh Yea

BTW, I'snt possesion of a facsimile of a firearm a crime for convicted felons? If so, what business does this "actor" have touching one?

 

[Justin]

Sometimes I have to wonder if some of you guys get spit on your monitor when you type.

Closed for waaaay too much noise, not enough signal.

 

[rangerruck]

new movie coming out

it is called 'shooter' stars mark Wahlberg as a retired miitary sniper, asked to come out to do one more job, he is then blamed for an asassination attempt. looking at the trailer, it looks like he uses a couple of very modlular, hk's or sako's, or mgi rifles, could not tell the cals, though. Also looks to be using some very good, stalk, stealth, camo techniques, with one shot in the snow being very nice. check here
http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/movies.php?id=3180

 

[FireArmFan]

looks pretty decent, i'll check it out. I heard somewhere (can't remember where) that Mark Wahlberg a kind of anti gun. Is that true? He's done a number of movies with a large amount of gun frequency, but i guess they all do it for the money like daniel craig.

 

[Outlaws]

Great. It starts out like Commando (hard man to find in the wilderness), moves on to a sort of JFK conspiracy (ex-Marine framed for an assassination), and then moves into the typical, "I didn't do it, it was the one armed man."

Heads he lives, tails he dies.

 

[hksw]

06/00 : Mark Wahlberg and George Clooney hit out at Charlton Heston by suggesting the actor should win best villain award at this year's MTV MOVIE AWARDS - because of his notorious love for guns. Clooney and Wahlberg attended the prestigious movie awards to present the best villain category on Saturday. And Wahlberg stunned the star-studded audience by suggesting Heston would be a good candidate because he heads up the National Rifle Association. Wahlberg says, "I believe Charlton Heston is America's best villain because he loves guns so much. Maybe he should get the award for being president of the National Rifle Association."

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000032/news

 

[buzz_knox]

Sounds like the Point of Impact movie they've been talking about has been heavily revamped.

 

[max popenker]

Looks as it is based on Stephen Hunter's novel "Sniper". Not that bad a novel, but we'll see how much Hollyweird will damage it

 

[Bruce333]

Don't you think this movie has enough threads?

http://thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=186701

http://thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=225767

http://thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=186625

 

[B.D. Turner]

After sleeping through Sniper II I'll give anything a try.

 

[TheArchDuke]

That rifle that looks like a .50 cal has absolutely zero recoil...also there's no hole in the barrel.

 

[MD_Willington]

Dirk Diggler: Sniper Nights

 

[mljdeckard]

It's based on Point of Impact, which is a fantastic book, but it's going to have to be twisted in half to even put Wahlberg in the lead.

I also strongly suspect that they will skip over the detail in the book that made it great. (Hunter really knows what he is talking about.)

Someone in here quoted Wahlberg, that when he met Charleton Heston in the process of filming "Planet of the Apes" a few years ago, he shook his hand and said, "It's very disturbing to meet you."

 

[Zero_DgZ]

Originally Written by Marilyn Manson:

Everything has been said before
Nothing left to say anymore
When it's all the same
You can ask for it by name

...

 

[Jrsmith]

I was going to say; that sure sounds a whole lot like Point of Impact; which is such a great book that I shudder to see how they mangle it. But, who knows, maybe it'll acually be... good. Nah.

 

[meef]

It's so ironic every time one of these anti-gun movie star, etc. whores turns their latest trick for the big bucks.

Freakin' hypocrites.

 

[Jim March]

It is illegal for Walburg to be anywhere near a real gun. He's a convicted felon.

http://www.keepandbeararms.com/information/XcIBViewItem.asp?ID=2360

 

[BamBam-31]

Great read, Jim. Pokey Poke....LOL!

 

[Hogfan1911]

Anyone who's read Point of Impact & knows anything about how Hollywood adapts books for the big screen will know to avoid this crap. Marky Mark as Bob Lee Swagger???? That's a bigger travesty than Alec Baldwin as Jack Ryan. Or Alec Baldwin as Gen. Jimmy Doolittle. Or Willem Dafoe as John Clark. Will the Funky Bunch have supporting roles as FBI agents? How about Prince to play the loyal sidekick who always buys it in the end? Jessica Simpson as the love interest? Ok, then maybe it'll be worth renting

 

[mljdeckard]

Except that, it never actually says that he was convicted of a felony. He COMMITTED numerous felonies.

I don't like him either, but at the same time, I despise Michael Moore for exaggerating the same way that article does.

 

[LkWinnipesaukee]

I also strongly suspect that they will skip over the detail in the book that made it great. (Hunter really knows what he is talking about.)

Which detail is that?


Ok guys, who would be the best actor for the part of Bob Lee?

I dont know...Sean Connery??? Wahlberg is too young

 

[Justin]

Closed as duplicate.

 

[Norton]

Bob the Nailer goes to the big screen

http://www.shootermovie.com/

Arrrgghhhh.....I feel like they are taking one of my favorite books from me.

Marky Mark as Bob Lee Swagger......not a chance.

Danny Glover is one of the RamDyne guys.

 

[Norton]

I was thinking that this guy from The Unit would have made a good Bob Lee, but of course they didn't consult me

 

[Huddog]

I love the Swager books, a triology I believe. Isn't Walberg too young to play Swager in this book? Of course I doubt they will make the other two. It looks like a decent movie, I guess I need to dig out the book and reread it so I can grip about all the things they do wrong. If it is like most book become movies it won't be as good as the book.