The Horror Returns - The Action Returns - Ep. #36: Tom Clancy‘s Without Remorse (2021)

Episode Date: May 26, 2021

This episode Brian and Nez check out the new Amazon Prime film Tom Clancy's Without Remorse.    Join The Action Returns Facebook group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/841619946357776   Follow The Action Returns on IG and Twitter: Instagram: @theactionreturns Twitter: @action_returns 

Baby, I need some action tonight. All right, everybody, welcome back to another episode of the Action Returns. I'm your host, Brian. With me, as always, is my brother Nez. What's up, man? Yo, man, I'm good, man. Finally getting, time to sit down and watch this movie. This is a film that some people, you watch it yet?

You watch it yet? as well as the issue on East Society. He watched it. I was like, I'll get to it when I get to it. Now we're doing it for this, so it's all right, put me more easier to do,

because I probably wouldn't even watch it at all. Only because I didn't really care for all the other movies. I assume that's in this universe. Yeah, yeah. The only one I really liked was Hunt for Red October, but I don't know. I just didn't. careful. I even tried the TV

show, the Jack Ryan show, and now I was like, is this going to tie into any of that at some point, or is this just its own series? I think did you see the end credit scene? Yeah.

Yeah, I think they're trying to. I don't know if they're going to go back to any of the other movies. I think they're probably just going to redo everything and make it all one cohesive storyline. So let's just say

Jack Ryan came in the next movie to help John. Would it be John Krasinski or Ben Affleck or Captain Kirk? Damn, I forgot about John Krasinski.

It's Amazon, so maybe yeah, John Krasinski. It ain't going to be Chris Pine. I didn't even I didn't like that. I tried. I got like halfway through it. I couldn't do it. Jack Ryan is, what's his nuts? Dr. Jones, Harrison Ford. But I did like Alec Baldwin in the hunt for Red October. That Ben Affleck one and then the Captain Kirk one, I was like, nah, I'm good.

Bring them all back. Might as well. Put all of them in. one but yeah I honestly yeah based on those movies I probably want to watch this either if it wasn't for the fact that Michael B. Jordan's in it and I don't really think there's been a movie that I've been disappointed that he's in especially action wise I'm trying to think does he have other well I know everyone goes a Black Panther but the creed there's something that else he did

what was that baseball one he was in he was young a hard ball yeah he wasn't the main star in that but uh he's in the wire I still haven't seen any of that what I saw maybe one episode Theo challenge me to it

I was about to say are you up to the challenge yeah he that was the only reason I watched it what I saw was good but I didn't, I never went back to it. I need to. Michael B. Jordan pulling up the filmography. Yeah, like we said, of course he did Creed. Creed 2.

Oh gosh, fantastic for our. But that wasn't his fault. No. Hardball. Chronicle, he was in Chronicle. That's right. was on fruit bell station oh i just recently watched that one that one's no it was tough to watch only because that's the station that was in our neighborhood and we were always at it so i was like

oh i mean because what me and my buddy saw we're like dude that could have been us at at some points with all the nonsense that went on down in our youth, especially at the BART station. We always got into it with cops. I mean, just for skateboarding. It wasn't like we were robbing or anyone, and they just wanted to show us how tough they were. But yeah, also, move if you guys ever seen it.

Yeah, he's done some good stuff. Friday Night Lights. He was in the series. I never saw a series I only saw the movie A movie gets me Movie gets me at the end I saw it once

I don't even remember it The scene with booby Booby Miles Oh okay When he just realized his career is over And he didn't go to school And He didn't work out

He didn't do any of the things he was supposed to I was like damn That's how it be sometimes though All right let's see if I can pull up quick synopsis Oh real quick Before we get into it

Thoughts on the Eternals trailer I Don't really know much Of the characters I know who they are But I never really Got into that story So I don't know much

The Zisu probably knows A little bit more than I do But It's got Angelina in it And that's enough for me So I'll see your Angelina and up you, Salmahawk. That's right she was in it, too.

And what's his name from? Stuber. Yeah, this is the one he got all super, super buff for. Oh, that's the reason why? Yeah, this movie. Yeah, he got ripped. Yeah, what is his name? Nanjani.

Yeah, him. He's hell of funny. I like him. The Stark Brothers. are in it. Oh, what? Rob Stark and John Snow. Oh, okay. That's right. Paperboys in it.

Who was he? He, in the trailer, I don't know, he was doing some shit with his hands and that gold thing was, like, forming in the middle. Does he not have enough time to do Atlanta? Oh, they're filming it right now.

Oh, okay, good. This is it, right? I don't know. I don't know. They're filming that. And I'm a big fan of that show Dave with Lil Dickie. Okay. They're filming that right now, too.

So I'm just happy we're getting something. I'm happy with anything nowadays. All right. Let me see. Why can I pull up? I keep wanting to call this movie No Remorse. That's probably where I'll never pull it up. That's what I was calling it.

Without remorse. On your feet. Senior Chief John Kelly is more dangerous and effective than any man we have in the field. The only thing he has more than kills are medals. You're like to talk to you. John, if you're done in there, we need you to get back in the field.

Senior Chief Kelly, it appears you have a common enemy with the United States. They took everything for me. My family. I got nothing left. Their plan is a series of strategic attacks. All the world. We have to respond.

I need to be on that team. Lieutenant Commander Greer, you lead the mission. CIA doesn't support any further investigation into your wife's murder. They had no right to take so much from me. This is a goal mission. They know exactly where we'd be, but they were worn in my house. They're going to my rules now. Sorry, everybody, I probably should have had this pulled up,

but that's how we do sometimes. Let's start with IMDB. An elite Navy seal goes on a path to avenge his wife's murder, only to find himself inside a larger conspiracy. It's pretty much to the point. Google, seeking justice for the murder of his pregnant wife, an elite Navy SEAL uncovers a covert plot that threatens to engulf the United States and Russian all-out war.

This stars, of course, Michael B. Jordan, Jody Turner Smith, Jamie Bell, Guy Pearce, the beautiful Lauren London rest of peace Nipsy hustle Jacob Cipico Todd

LaSance Jake Kesee Jack Kesee Lucille Russell Kim Gadido Luke Mitchell which his death

was fucking I didn't even see that coming he's the one that got ran over by the van yeah I was like what the hell It kind of reminded me like Commando in the beginning. Yeah,

when they're just getting taken out by just like whatever. Shout out to Bill Duke, though, running people over in caddies. This is directed by Stefano, Somalia. This is written by Will Staples, a story based on Tom Clancy,

and Taylor Sheridan, which I did not know. This was written by Taylor Sheridan. seen a lot of his movies in the past week or two. Nez, what did you think? I didn't know anything about this. I didn't even know this character existed. But after doing some research, I take it this character was white in the books.

So, but with that aside, I thought this movie was awesome. I really wasn't expecting much because I was just like I said earlier, I was kind of like, about the other movies. I know a lot of people like those movies, but they, they just weren't for me.

So I was like, all right, let me just see what's happening here. And then once it got going, um, I, I loved what was happening. I mean,

I liked why he went on this rampage. Um, I thought he was going to be, I thought it was going to be like a commando type of thing. Like just whoever gets in your way, kill him. But now I was, more of a team effort getting a whole team together to go after these guys that murdered his wife

and his unborn kid yeah i think i think it would have went that way but it got to the point where he needed help with the people that had you know favors that they can pull yeah because he probably would have been able to get uh where he was i mean but i mean overall i mean he's good in everything he's in no matter what. I mean, I think this, I think this kid is just an awesome actor. So I was,

I was all on board. I wasn't sure how much action was going to be in it, but there was, there was enough, uh, to call it an action thriller. I mean, it was,

it was cool. I loved all the, the gadgets and everything, uh, that they had, uh, all the fire fights in it were, were,

were good, uh, when it came to a little bit of hand-to-hand, that was awesome. But I just loved how ruthless. What was his name? John,

John Kelly. I just loved how ruthless he was. Because at this point, after the murder of his wife, man, he was just like, he didn't care. I was just,

at first I kind of thought he was going to go, like, just overboard and just, I mean, not overboard and trying to get the job done, but like,

just giving up on life. Because they kind of led you that was going that way, but then it turned into something, mounts and then I was like whoa that's when I was really on board when he first took out that first guy that they were looking for uh when he um checked in a hotel and I was wondering why he was dumping alcohol all over him and why he was peeing on his clothes

but then when they came stout oh okay I see what he's doing and I just thought that was awesome but uh that scene at the airport when he caught that one guy uh to get some information for him That was even awesome. So, but. So when he got the burning car. Yeah. Yeah. That's where I,

I thought the movie was going because I was like, you clearly don't care about your well-being because this car is completely on fire. But he gets his information and he turns himself in. And I'm just kind of like wondering where it's going to go because he clearly trusts the, the people above him and is just willing to, to go to prison and and just think that they're just going to handle it. And that's not the case. And he has to, I love the scene where he, he's getting ready to bust out or the little,

the little sort team comes in. Oh, yeah. And he's, he's wetting up his shirt or clogging up the sink, putting water all over his body. I was like, damn, after watching all these damn prison shows, I was like, somebody must have been to prison before because you sure are getting ready how they would in there. And he's just beating ass in there and then more come in. And he's like, you step in here, I start snapping necks. And they finally listen to him.

And then he's off on his, off on his mission, which I think they did a lot of, they did a good job on the misdirect. Because, you know, clearly one of the higher ups is. not who they say they are. Yeah, I was, I was kind of getting the oppression that everybody in the high ups was crooked or corrupt. So, I mean, because, I mean, you knew it was going that way because that's, that's how these movies go. But I was figuring it was going to be everybody. But it wasn't because I was thinking, man, this guy's trusting too many people way too fast. I mean, but obviously he, he knows everyone.

he works with everybody and so I was like all right cool especially um what's her name the lieutenant greer is that her name yeah her the jody turner smith yeah uh at first I thought she was going to be kind of a little corrupt or crooked but no she wasn't she was she was good uh the whole that's not a spoiler I mean she was just a good uh part of the good the good team guy pierce he goes he's wishy-washy and his out of all the movies he can either be the good guy the whole way or he can be the bad guy

so I wasn't sure on how he how he was going to go I mean I love Guy Paris I mean even just even his well except for time machine that movie was garbage but some of the movies he's done I mean what was that one when he was in that space prison

um lock up that was good raveness was good I loved him in LA confidential and even the the little alien movies where he was in yeah I liked him

in a fucking what was that one with Tom Hardy Lawless oh yeah or he he was supposed to be he was like that weird as detective cop or whatever I was like yeah he plays a good bad guy so it does kind of

easily to kind of just look him and be like you've got to be the corrupt one but then they got the jami bell uh the thing that was he was the thing in the fantastic four with mark would be jordan that was him day i just yeah i don't even remember that movie i just remember it was stupid and never watched the yeah you just keep your thought right there and because this is nothing that i don't know maybe one day when we run out of movies or something i mean i have it here because i have all the marvel movies, but I was just like, I remember when we saw that movie, my son was like, oh, I said, did you like it?

Yeah, that was pretty good. He liked it because he knew nothing of the Fantastic Four. And I was like, oh, my God, this movie was terrible. But I don't know. We'll see what Kevin Feige does now that he has control of them. I trust that guy. I trust. Going back to the Eternals real quick, I know we're getting off on tangent again, but.

But I've seen a lot of people online talking about like, well, where the hell were they? Where the hell were they if they, they watch over? I'm pretty confident that they're going to address that. Yeah, I mean, that was the first question I got because at the end of that, oh, well, was it Tony Stark's not there? And there's a Captain Rogers, he's not there. And who's going to be the leader of the Avengers? And then I was like, yeah, where were they? I mean, where were they doing all that?

Yeah, I mean, they do mention in the trailer they never get involved, but then they say this time we had to. So, you know, there might be some connections there. So, but I'm confident. Trailer looked beautiful, great cast. I forgot, forgot her name, but the one that just won the Oscar for Best Director, is directing. Yeah, that's what I found.

I didn't even know that. Yeah, you would have think they threw it all over. the trailer but shit you want an Oscar and you're making an MCU movie I'm in but I'm going to go in there and take that movie for what it is because I again I know nothing of it

yeah and this is a whole new phase we're going in the whole new direction so I'm not like I want this I want that you know that that story's done it over with we're going somewhere else so and I think it's going to look beautiful in the on the

big screen yeah Back to the... Yeah, I mean, the part that got me was after John and his crew in the beginning where they went on a mission. And where were they? They weren't in Russia. They were, or were they in Russia? Let me see.

I don't have it pulled up anymore. I've taken hostage on pro-Assad, paramilitary guns. group pro-asad, which would be Syrian. Oh, that's right. They were in Syria in the beginning. Yeah. Because they were supposed to go in there rescue some CIA operative hostage. And then all hell broke loose, but then ended up killing some Russians,

FSB operatives. They ended up killing, killing them, I guess, because they were saying, and no, because I don't think they really knew what was happening until the mission was. was over because then after they were like all right well you guys killed Russians and they're like okay whatever but we following orders and that well Jimmy Bell's character knew that the Russians were were involved he just didn't say anything he still didn't say anything he just kind of gave that look like he knew but you know you guys didn't not need to you know how they always do like you need to know basis yeah I mean because they and Michael B they were basically just

I mean, just the kill squad. I mean, going in and do what you got to do and get rescue the hostage and get out of there. Yeah, Michael B. Jordan was mad because he lost a man. Yeah. And he was like all information is given to me up front before we even do the mission. So that's not what happened. Yeah. So, I mean, once they got back, no, they were in America already because they were saying that the reason Russia went after them.

was because there was some dead Russian, I don't know, government people or whatever they call them. They were killed on American soil. So that's why they went after them. I figured somebody, well, I don't want to spoil it, but I figured somebody on the inside gave the Russians the intel on, all right, these, this is the whole team that did it. And this is where they live. Because then they started, like we said in the beginning, they started doing the, commando thing they start taking out each um each of the team members is yeah that first do no was it was the first thing i got here with the garbage truck got hit with the van

that was the first guy that was we yeah you start off with him like having breakfast with his kids and then he goes and checks the mail or takes the trash out or something and just you don't even hear the van comes until it just runs him over i'm like oh shit it came out of nowhere boom it over his head everything because I watched that scene again because I wasn't ready for it. I went, whoa. I was like, and then you see the body there in the middle of street when they drive off and you're just like, well, I'm pretty sure he's dead. He's not going to be in the hospital in another scene.

They went after someone else. The one guy, I think he's in twilight or something. Oh, that's right. him, whatever his name is. He was in the first one. Yeah, arguing on the phone with his girl. Talking about when you're going to be home, when you're going to be home. And somebody just jumps out of the back of a van and just lights him up.

Oh, that's right. He was sitting in his car, huh? Yeah, and then they kind of stopped shooting for like a couple seconds and then just like, just a couple more. I was like, I think he's dead. Because then when they went after, John, he was his, they just, I don't know, he was at some barbecue party or whatever,

and find out his wife's pregnant, and I think she was due like in a month. So they were hanging out, and then they went back home, and she was tired, so she was going to bed, and he was going downstairs, and she told him, don't stay up all night, listening to music.

Well, I guess it was good that he was down there listening to it, but then nighttime came, and this whole crew in black showed up at his house, cut the power, and then went again and then broke into the house. He kind of got up and looked around for a second, but I don't think he really realized what was happening until after his wife got killed.

When they walked in there and you were looking at the bed, it looked like there was two people laying there, so I wasn't sure. that she was laying there again, because it looked like two people were laying there because they came in with the silencers and just fit. Yeah, I think she was doing the thing pregnant women do

with the pillows so they can get more comfortable. That's why it looked like to. I was, because I was like, I thought he got upstairs and was hiding her. But then when he started opening fire on them and just took them. all out I think there's a little about four or five of them because there was a lot of guys in their house once he started shooting oh they took one of them out themselves oh why

they do that I didn't get that they wanted are we going spoilers or we just a little just the beginning I think they they wanted a Russian found there oh okay oh that's right and Fortunately, they chose that guy, which I'm sure he had no knowledge that somebody was going to be picked. I think he was just a new guy to the crew. Yeah, probably. Like Dyer, too. He goes, oh, man, I wish I was with you guys.

We do too. No, no, they slid his throat in that one. But yeah, he got blasted, and I was like, weak. But then after John ended up, he pretty much wiped out that whole Russian crew that got in there. But then one of the dudes let off a few rounds, and he got hit a few times, and they kind of both fell down. But that rushing guy got up and took off. So, but then we find out that his wife was in bed, and she didn't make it. So because even that part was sad when he was like, what about the baby?

And they were like, and I was like, oh, man. And she couldn't even tell him. She just had to look away and just kind of shake her head. Yeah, so that was the beginning and that's what Made him go without remorse I thought he was gonna go it alone and just kill everyone that got in the way I didn't realize he was gonna get a whole team together and go back in there but You guys know where the movie goes from there with the whole team trying to find

More intel on why all this took place basically trying to find who's the big boss in this situation. But I thought this movie was awesome. I mean, I loved it. All the firefight was cool. All the action. I love these. It was,

it never slowed down to where like, they tried to give you a little story. Because they gave you all that little story in the beginning of just who he was and who his family was. But once it got into the mission, it was all about the mission until the end of the movie.

So I thought this movie was awesome. I'm glad we were covering it. And I'm glad I watched. I mean, the Zizu I love him to death, but sometimes he, he steers me wrong with, like, in everything that he watches. But, yeah, I thought this movie was tough. I want to watch it. Yeah, I want to watch it. My son wants to watch it because he hadn't seen it yet.

And I said, go ahead. You're your mom to watch it. Isn't it back on HBO, Max? Yeah, it's back on there. I was like, Dan, didn't they just pull this off? Yeah. It's about to say you'll never have to open your steelbook. I already did.

It's back on there. They yanked Mortal Kombat last night. Yeah, but it'll be back on there with the steel book coming out in July. Yeah, I'm waiting for that. Again, without remorse, I thought this movie was tough. And I hope that they continue this story. um there is a scene during the credits um and i remember uh theo tell me yeah there's there's a credit scene so watch that and after that scene i was that ooh so i'm ready um uh they bring in jack ryan and and everyone else cool

but if it's me he mentions a certain group and i was just kind of like oh shit yeah so but i'm ready for more. I hope this is this in the theater, too, or is it just on Amazon? I think they did the dual release. Okay. I would have liked to have seen this on the big screen. So I'm like, ah, but again, this movie was really good. It, what was it? It was over two hours, wasn't it? Or was it almost?

I don't remember, but. Yeah, I want to say probably 10, 10 minutes over two hours. Yeah, but once it got going, I mean, you, I wasn't even looking at the clock. And they didn't even looking at the clock. And they didn't, you know, it was over. And I was like, oh, I do have some questions.

We'll talk about it afterwards. But I was like, well, wait a minute. But again, just enjoy it for what it is. But I thought this was a really, a really good film. This character is, did this come after Jack Ryan? or was it during all that? Do you know? No, I have very little knowledge.

I've heard of the characters. I've heard of the names of the movies. But I even, you know, some of these are video games too and books. And that's as far as my knowledge goes. I'm not sure. I'm sure. If somebody can tell us,

let us know, because I know there's huge fans of Tom Clancy. So, definitely let us know. Says here he's been featured in many of his Ryan verse novels. Although his first appeared in the Cardinal of the Kremlin in

1987, his origin story is detailed in the book without remorse and that came out in 93. Not much of a reader. I'll have to ask my reader friends if they read this. Because one of my friends reads all those Tom Clancy books. I'm pretty sure he knows.

About last, did you read them? Oh, probably. It says here in film, Clark has been portrayed as by William Dufoe, Lee Schreiber, or his name, and then Michael B. Jordan. And what movie? Was he in the other Jack Ryan movies? Got to be. I don't remember. make me go back and watch

I'm just going to look at about IBM and see I'm going to I'm going to go out on a limb and say their portrayal was completely different from Michael B. Jordan's William Defoe,

maybe in his young years I could see him being an action guy, but I don't know. We'll see. We'll have to do some research and look into it, but I definitely want more. I mean,

if they give us one one, we'd be cool, but, I would like more movies. But then again, I don't know how much if he's got more stories where it's just him. I mean, I'm not a reader, everyone. So, but I'm all in on this movie. I thought this movie was awesome.

Yeah, I totally agree. I didn't really know a whole lot about it. I've seen a couple. I didn't even watch the trailer. I've seen a couple pictures online. And I was like, okay, Michael B. Jordan in Tom Clancy movie looks kind of badass. And then I heard, same with me. People were like, oh, you haven't seen it yet?

You haven't seen it yet? I was like, we're going to get to it. We're going to get to it. And I'm really glad we got to it because it was badass. Yeah, we told you to run time, but it never felt that. It was action, action. And then when there was no action, it was putting together this pieces of the puzzle to to figure out what happened.

And then it would go back to action. And I thought it was a good balance because sometimes with spy espionage movies with me, that's where I kind of don't like them because the balance between that and action is, is off. And I think this was just even throughout the movie. And, yeah, shit, bring Michael B. Jordan back as killmonger. You can do it, Marvel, do anything. Yeah, give us an alternate universe

He might be the black panther in a different timeline I'll be okay with that Yeah, I mean he can't be like trying to kill everybody all the time But I don't know how he's going to explain all them Scars all over his body Yeah, I don't know Maybe he didn't be before all that

I know I know he's gonna be in the new movie but I just assumed flashbacks or something but I don't know we'll see after Dr. Strange in the multiverse of madness if that

restarts everything I don't know or even Spider-Man 3 because they're saying that that is going to tie into everything as well I assume that's how they're going to bring in then I'm in carnage and all that I don't know

we'll see everyone I'm looking towards Loki for a few hints. I hope so. As they said, there's going to be multiple timelines. I just read today there's going to be multiple different versions of Loki. There's going to be female Loki, Kid Loki, just all kinds of multiverse timeline craziness. So looking forward to a lot of things coming out. We're getting into the summer.

So it's when all the big release is coming. So definitely. Looking out for that. But as far as the action returns, the next few episodes, we are going to get into Eddie Murphy's Beverly Hills cop. And yes, the third one will be talked about. If anybody wants to watch it along before you listen to our reviews, they are all on HBO Max. Yeah, I just remember George Lucas and the third one. That's the only thing I around.

Or they were at Great America, too. That's all I remember about that film. In Funland or whatever it was called. Yeah, whatever they called it. They turned it into Fairmount's Great America. I'm like, okay. And they made fucking Rosewood or goofy and the second,

earned a third one. They put him in charge, but he had to be like super goofy. All right, everyone. There's a short one this week. It's a new movie, so we didn't really want to dive into it and ruin it for you if you guys want to watch it. But again, it's streaming on Amazon Prime. And definitely check it out if you like these movies.

If you liked Patriot Games and present, Clear Danger or whatever that one was called, and all the other ones, you'll enjoy this one. It's badass. As far as E-Society, we just dropped a quick little minisode of the Zisu on the road. Down in Southern California, he made it to the Hollywood Funko HQ and Some Disney stuff too. He didn't go to Disneyland, but he was like downtown Disney and all that. So we kind of just give a little check in on that. So check that out. And also over on Anchor dealing with the East Society. We got Fight Society 6. A friend of the show is back. Ian Allison, the host of Native Film Talk. He came back on and we ran through some of his favorite fight scenes from film. So definitely check that out as well. and when you're done with that listen to everything here on

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