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Ways that The Jackal could be better

posted 18 years ago by Stenzer21
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Hi, I feel that The Jackal was a great movie for the most part, except for a couple of scenes which really ruined it for me, and it could have been better. What do you think could have been done differently/improved to make this movie nore enjoyable?

For me it would've been the bit where the Jackal looked like he was in slow-motion taking 5 hours to press a friggin button, when we clearly see Sidney Poitier's character sprinting full speed towards the lady target. What's more suprising is that, just moments before, the lens of his remote weapon was destroyed, and the Jackal didn't seem suprised, rushed, or worried one single bit, let alone notice that his laptop screen has gone blank.

PS: Please do not try to mould this movie into something like another The Day of the Jackal, as this was not a remake, but a different movie based on the original. This thread is for how this movie can be made better, not how it can be another Day of the Jackal (unless you feel that incorporating various elements from the original can make this movie better).

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[–] zafeiriou 17 years ago

It would have been better if the Jackel won...

[–] ceth26 17 years ago

The Jackal should not have been made into a psychopath who seems to enjoy killing. What was so good about the character in the novel (and orginal film) was that he was doing it entirely for the money, and is completely professional, only killing those he absolutely had to. He was utterly ruthless, but he had to be. Here they made him into a typical Hollywood villain, which is a shame.

[–] plexisaldome 17 years ago

They could have gotten a shot of the bag or a menu from an actual korean resturaunt in the washington dc area?

[–] nutsberryfarm 12 years ago

if declan mulqueen got rid of that lame black leather jacket that makes him look like a nightclub bouncer & instead wore a magic 8 ball jacket.

His name...was Julio Iglesias!

[–] broncobra 17 years ago

They should have had the jackel be Valentina undercover and in disguise. It would have explained how he knew everybodys moves. It was unbelievable that he had that many contacts all over the world that would help him out, yet no one knew him or if he even existed. Valentina's facial scar looked like a bad makeup job peeling is what first made me think of the jackel connection. And what the hell was she doing with a mans razor in her drawer? She also looked very mannish, but that may have just been Hollywoods attempt to make us all think of the Russian gymnasts that take steroids. Who Knows? I'm surprised they didn't have her smoking big cigars and drinking vodka heavy a well. lol