The Day of the Jackal: TV Series
Discussion
oobster said:
soad said:
Can’t be any worse than The Jackal film.
The Bruce Willis / Richard Gere / Sidney Poitiere one? If so - so so bad. Beati Dogu said:
Yes, it's what they do now. They buy the rights to an existing franchise or IP in the hope that fans of the original will automatically watch it. Then they add the DEI casting to appease non existent "modern audiences". Throw in the talentless mystery box writing, zero characterisation, mumbled dialogue, stone faced "acting", strong Mary Sue wammin "Who don't need no man" & mix in some key jangling "member berries" for the old fans. Then before it's even released, get their retaliation in first & accuse said fans of being sexist / waycist / gaycist if they don't like it.
It's a strategy that's working out really well for them.
You need to get out more, breathe some fresh air, release the tension.It's a strategy that's working out really well for them.
It's a perfectly good, well acted, well shot show. Nothing there to get cross about.
redrabbit said:
GetCarter said:
Redmayne is a good choice. Manages to look both like a choirboy and a psychopath.
I agree. Interestingly I don't like him in anything else he's done, same as Edward Fox, who was usually crap except in Jackal. Maybe this was the role they were both born to play?
Fox was good in Bridge too Far, Ghandi, The Bounty, Force 10 and Battle of Britain and others. Wasn't he in one of the Johnny English films?
stemll said:
Harsh
Fox was good in Bridge too Far, Ghandi, The Bounty, Force 10 and Battle of Britain and others. Wasn't he in one of the Johnny English films?
I'll give you The Bounty. The rest, he was phoning in the usual posh toff performance that well-connected public schoolboys excel at (see also Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, Eddie Redmayne, etc etc). By the law of averages, they all eventually put in a good performance Fox was good in Bridge too Far, Ghandi, The Bounty, Force 10 and Battle of Britain and others. Wasn't he in one of the Johnny English films?
redrabbit said:
I'll give you The Bounty. The rest, he was phoning in the usual posh toff performance that well-connected public schoolboys excel at (see also Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, Eddie Redmayne, etc etc). By the law of averages, they all eventually put in a good performance
Am shocked. No Jupiter Ascending? Possibly one of the most singular performances in history.
Considering how little we know about intergalactic hegemonies, maybe he does and it's pitch perfect.
TwigtheWonderkid said:
I think this is great. One thing about Netflix and Sky productions, they are nearly always seemingly no expense spared. I've always thought Eddie Redmayne was a really good actor.
Whereas Netflix seem to get value for money the Sky ones do seem to be rather poor by comparison with a pandering to PC and poor production/direction etc however DotJ is very much the exception to the rule. Smollet said:
TwigtheWonderkid said:
I think this is great. One thing about Netflix and Sky productions, they are nearly always seemingly no expense spared. I've always thought Eddie Redmayne was a really good actor.
Whereas Netflix seem to get value for money the Sky ones do seem to be rather poor by comparison with a pandering to PC and poor production/direction etc however DotJ is very much the exception to the rule. 
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DodgyGeezer said:
CardinalBlue said:
Although it irked me how it went from day light to pitch black during the final chase scene
agreed - it's happened in a few programmes we've watched recently and there's no need for it. It seems pure laziness 
When does it air now I’ve done the first 5?
i have watched the first 5 now, really enjoyed it so far.
What is frustrating for me is it feels a bit rushed, almost like it’s a one-season wonder. The fact The Jackal has a family is something they could have expanded on, the obvious turmoil he is going through trying to manage that would be something they could have explored further. Would also be good to get a back story in although there may be flashbacks coming i guess.
Obviously i could be wrong as i’m sort of guessing the ending of Ep10 already. Hope is becomes a longer series as it has potential.
What is frustrating for me is it feels a bit rushed, almost like it’s a one-season wonder. The fact The Jackal has a family is something they could have expanded on, the obvious turmoil he is going through trying to manage that would be something they could have explored further. Would also be good to get a back story in although there may be flashbacks coming i guess.
Obviously i could be wrong as i’m sort of guessing the ending of Ep10 already. Hope is becomes a longer series as it has potential.
Enjoying it so far. Liked the scene where he took out the french traffic cop and lorry driver. The MI6 lead is rather annoying - especially blurting out random facts about certain weapons (our guy uses a Browning HP mk3 therefore must be british) and nails the jackals rifle origins down within a few mins. Trying to understand what her family actually thought she did for a living.
Did make me chuckle when he was zeroing his rifle in on the hospital wall a few meters above the security teams heads yet no one hears the sound (cant be using subsonic rounds at that range) or impact into the concrete.
Did make me chuckle when he was zeroing his rifle in on the hospital wall a few meters above the security teams heads yet no one hears the sound (cant be using subsonic rounds at that range) or impact into the concrete.
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