tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8121497265402071351.post5583378955701963240..comments2023-10-05T20:30:21.364-07:00Comments on Things That Don't Suck: The Unseen #19: The MacKintosh ManBryce Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17040954580033470664noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8121497265402071351.post-83800366133781341322010-01-14T08:22:25.673-08:002010-01-14T08:22:25.673-08:00I was speaking metaphorically on Le Carre. More of...I was speaking metaphorically on Le Carre. More of the vibe.<br /><br />But then again I didn't even know it was based on a novel so that's just a different place I was sloppy. lol.<br /><br />And yeah, that ending was just like "oh." They'd never get away with it today.Bryce Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17040954580033470664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8121497265402071351.post-5547579030899464182010-01-14T02:58:48.859-08:002010-01-14T02:58:48.859-08:00Can I be a pedant?
'The Macintosh Man' ma...Can I be a pedant?<br /><br />'The Macintosh Man' man is based on a novel by Desmond Bagley ('The Freedom Trap'), not John Le Carre.<br /><br />I've not seen it for quite some time, but I love the way Huston and screenwriter Hill take Bagley's fairly formulaic thrilleramics and turn them into something darker and more interesting.<br /><br />And yes, that ending's something else!Neil Fulwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14686296295535235988noreply@blogger.com