tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post6564220102517820466..comments2024-03-27T18:20:38.176-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): "The Bourne Identity"Minnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-44816402353350707992010-05-31T11:38:00.229-05:002010-05-31T11:38:00.229-05:00Carlos the Jackal is a real Venezuelan terrorist w...Carlos the Jackal is a real Venezuelan terrorist who was caught and sentenced to life imprisonment in France in 1997. His inclusion in the movies would have been nonsensical. I thought they did a rather good job of sticking to the "spirit" of the book if not the actual details.<br /><br />Also the "new generation" don't read books? For shame. Tell that to the legions of kids reading Harry Potter, Eragon and Twilight. Tell it to my twelve year old whose bedroom is lined with groaning bookshelves full of Anne McCaffrey, Holly Lisle and Ursula Le Guin.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02292484875724666524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-48040481884077017182010-05-30T19:04:58.709-05:002010-05-30T19:04:58.709-05:00Absolutely agree - love the book! I read the tril...Absolutely agree - love the book! I read the trilogy when I was in my teens (I'm nearly 30 now) and couldn't put it down, and had my wife buy them all for me recently so I can read them all again. Another thing you don't see at all in the movies is the whole battle in his head between his various alter-egos.Muzzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06739179623828877665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-59133063664371898232010-05-30T17:42:37.878-05:002010-05-30T17:42:37.878-05:00"Except the 'new generation' won'..."Except the 'new generation' won't read the book; they'll only see the movie."<br /><br /><br />On their iPads...Fletcherhttp://oregonexpat.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-58355003847632670122010-05-30T17:11:15.980-05:002010-05-30T17:11:15.980-05:00Try Forsyth for some _really_ old-school tech. Whe...Try Forsyth for some _really_ old-school tech. When being able to make a call from mainland Europe to the UK with only a few minutes of waiting time is something noteworthy, you kinda re-assess that cell phone you are carrying.Richard Hartmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00976425365484615116noreply@blogger.com