Reacher was 100% white, as we know that isn't The Rock.

Hard to believe but Johnson's dad Rocky Johnson was more buffed out than Dwayne is. Dad tag teamed with Tony "Mr.USA" Atlas.

Both movies are outstanding, I highly recommend them.

I do think it was pretty much...."most won't have any idea who Jack Reacher is, while everyone knows who Tom Cruise is".....bottom line $$$$$$$ of course.

I didn't like either movie, but I have an admitted anti-TC bias.

I've read only a couple of the Bosch books (which I enjoyed). Love the Amazon series. It's really well done.

So what is a good movie in your opinion?

6'4", so close enough for Hollywood

In this genre, I'd say Heat. Haven't thought too much about it and would have to come up with a list.

Typical Jack Reacher novel, he thumbs a ride on the interstate where he comes across bad people involved in some sort of crime in a town in somewhere USA.

And then Reacher starts the body count one by one by any and all means available.

I've read most of the books and really like the stories.

I was at a yard sale about 10 years ago looking at the books.

old lady.....you ever read Lee Child?
Me....don't think so.
old lady....he writes about a big guy like you, Jack Reacher.
Me....sounds good to me.

Bought all she had which was six but (as I found out later) not KILLING FLOOR the first Reacher novel. I must start at the beginning, just a thing with me. It took me a few months before finding KILLING FLOOR this was at a thrift shop.

You into James Lee Burke?

First Jack Reacher film was outstanding. Throwback to classic action films with more realism and zero CGI.

The 2nd one was blah...

Yeah first one was really entertaining.

From what I've read on jack Reacher books you can start about any of the books there doesn't seem to be any real order to them though Killing Floor would be a great starter book.

I never read his books, what can you tell me about what he writes?

I always start at the beginning and then the search is on which I enjoy.

It took me about five years to accumulate all the Robert E. Howard's "Conan" saga, same with ERB "John Carter on Mars" epic. Both with about a dozen books.

I think this would work better than me trying to explain things.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Reacher

I'd say Killing Floor is the best place to start, but as long as you have a fundamental understanding of the character you can read any of the books and be fine. There seems to be occasional referrals to characters or events from other books, but it doesn't seem to get in the way.

New Jack Reacher series on Amazon. This guy certainly looks the part.



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