THE SUM OF ALL FEARS (2002)

Completely disregarding the first three Jack Ryan films, THE SUM OF ALL FEARS casts Ben Affleck as a young CIA analyst who is an expert on a lesser known Russian figure (Ciaran Hinds) who is suddenly announced as the new Russian president, after the old one unexpectedly kicks the bucket.  Because of this Ryan is summoned by CIA Director (Morgan Freeman).  At the same time, the Nazis get their hands on a nuclear bomb.  Soon, tensions rise between America and Russia, so it's up to Jack Ryan to save the day.

I really enjoyed the first three Jack Ryan films, but TSOAF just didn't have the same magic to it.  Not only was Affleck unable to fully portray character first played excellently by Alec Baldwin and then perfected by Harrison Ford, but the story didn't feel very original.  Blah, blah, blah, missing nuclear bomb, yelling and posturing, helicopter crashing, fast typing...I don't know, the supporting cast was really good (except for Ryan's girlfriend, she was boring), but the direction was so bland and the story so played out that there was little tension.

At the end of the day, THE SUM OF ALL FEARS made money at the box office and it is watchable, but it's easy to see why this reboot failed to garner any sequels.

Part 1 - The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Part 2 - Patriot Games (1992)
Part 3 - Clear and Present Danger (1994)
Reboot 2 - Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN (2013)

Terrorists attack the White House, blow up a bunch of shit, kill a fuck ton of people and threaten to kill the President.  Now the only guy who can save the day is Secret Service dude Gerard Butler.

As far as action movies go, I enjoyed OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN.  The action was pretty much non-stop and a lot of the kills had a certain FPS feel to them.  The stuff I didn't care for was the patriotic music, the inspiring speeches, the CGI looked kinda cheap at times and that Secretary of Defense character was really annoying.

Blood, high body count, cussing, fire, various vehicles, annoying kid, zero tits, predictable story. Would I ever voluntarily watch it again?  Probably, it'd be some good mindless fun to have on in the background while doing laundry. 

Part 2 - London Has Fallen (2016)
Part 3 - Angel Has Fallen (2019)

 I thought the explosion was on the left side?