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series_hybrid t1_j2av8ie wrote

If you enjoyed "Die Hard", I think you might also enjoy "Three Days of the Condor" (1975).

Robert Redford plays an analyst who reads data and writes reports for the CIA. He has no super-spy training and has never done field work. Something goes horribly wrong.

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blue_27 t1_j2bplq2 wrote

Condor was an interesting series.

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Mekroval t1_j2cul15 wrote

Thanks for sharing that link. Looks a bit like Homeland meets Jack Ryan. Brendan Fraser in it too!

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UncreditedExtra4 t1_j2c2gqy wrote

Maybe Redford's character didn't have field training, but he still had Robert Redford's seduction super powers. Most of us mortals wouldn't be able to kidnap a random woman and convince her within 24 hours to assist us in our espionage efforts.

Edit: That movie has one of my favorite all time closing credits. I love the way Redford slinks off into the crowd of Christmas carolers, and the picture freezes on Reford's worried face, the holiday music cuts out, to be replaced by the ominous, very 70s piano notes.

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thisusedyet t1_j2bttnh wrote

Hell of a movie, also a hell of a book (although the book is 6 days of the condor).

Always really loved the ending of the movie. Not going to spoil it, go watch it :P

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series_hybrid t1_j2dkp8k wrote

I was young when I first saw the ending, and it put a seed in my brain. Every time I saw something in the news, and then years later the CIA reluctantly admitted to something, the seed would grow a little more.

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ken_NT t1_j2cxwp9 wrote

I always felt like Shooter with mark walhberg was the spiritual remake of this and you just made me realize why I liked Condor more

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series_hybrid t1_j2dms26 wrote

I've always laughed at the trope of an infantry soldier who turns out to be a badass. I've met a LOT of infantry soldiers. Snipers however, are actually trained and go on exercises where they stalk and outmaneuver the enemy.

The snipers I've met (I am no sniper), were second enlistment guys with combat experience. They were mature and calm. They were wicked smaht. A good sniper is playing a chess game with the enemy. There are times when the task calls for a muscle-head, but not sniping.

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