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Re: Stephen King
[Re: Irishman12]
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07/27/12 12:22 PM
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How's it compare to the movie pizzaboy? And thanks for the recommendation. I almost always favor the book, Irish (with "The Godfather" being one of the few films that improved upon the author's original vision). That said, "Misery" was a damn good movie. Kathy Bates didn't win the Oscar for nothing. But read the book anyway. It's short, fun and well written.
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Re: Stephen King
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07/29/12 11:56 PM
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However, I did enjoy the novel for one reason: it was more descriptive and gruesome than the mini-series since that was made for TV. Overall, I'm not sorry I read it but it wasn't as good as I was hoping. Honestly, I'm glad to be done with it now. I recently got THE STAND for my birthday, but I don't have the energy to read it anytime soon (and yes, it's longer than IT by 14 pages). I told you to jump! I think The Stand moves more quickly and has more interesting characters. IIRC The Stand also links more to King's other works (Dark Tower, The Talisman) though I could be wrong about that. Well glad you enjoyed IT somewhat at least. You ever read "Thinner? Its a nice creepy book to read
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Re: Stephen King
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10/23/12 08:27 PM
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I'm a tad late to the show, but I finished "Under the Dome" a couple of weeks ago and enjoyed it just as much as my fellow King fans here seemed to have. It was a funny experience for me because, as hooked as I was on the book, I was also just as addicted to watching Breaking Bad at the same time.. so with the similar drug theme, I'm surprised my dreams weren't crazier than they were. I enjoyed it, and I think that Barbie just might be one of my favorite King characters ever. Same! He creates such wonderful heroic characters, always with very endearing and accessible qualities... he's so good at making you want them to do well, and making you wish you could know the person. Jim Rennie had such a huge mental influence on me throughout the book, just completely grinding my gears in a way that went beyond the story.. I really HATED him! Ughh.
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Re: Stephen King
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10/05/13 11:29 AM
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"Doctor Sleep," the long awaited sequel to "The Shining," was released two weeks ago. Little Danny is now forty years old and an alcoholic himself. I'm only 200 pages in so far, but I wanted to put the word out there because I'm loving it. So here's a nice review: http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/books/225410022.html
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Re: Stephen King
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10/05/13 11:36 AM
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This is on my Christmas list PB. There was a great interview on the BBC last week with King where he said he never liked the film version of The Shining and didn't care for Kubrick either. Interesting stuff!! Look, Yogi Bear. The film was iconic because of Nicholson's performance, but it wasn't very true to the book. In my opinion, and I realize that I'm in the minority here, the 1997 mini-series, starring Steven Weber (the "Wings" guy), was much truer to the novel, and an overall superior film. But no one can touch Jack's performance for sheer terror.
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Re: Stephen King
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10/06/13 10:54 AM
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I never read the book, but saw the mini-series with Steven Weber and I thought it was very well done. I enjoyed it. I also agree, Nicholson's performance can't be topped. Yet, I am probably outnumbered when I say tho that was an excellent performance, to me Nicholson is always over the top. LOL TIS
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Re: Stephen King
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10/12/13 01:40 PM
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Is it just me or is King getting crankier in his old age. Usually he's complimentary of other writers or just doesn't say anything if he doesn't like them but lately it seems like he's holding back less. It's definitely not you, Lilo. That's my one knock on King. For a guy who has been absolutely torn apart by the more "literary" critics over the years, you'd think he'd be a little more open minded about young writers. Not that I have any use for "literary" critics, anyway. These are the same assholes who dismiss guys like Elmore Leonard and Walter Mosley as "genre writers." But you get my point .
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Re: Stephen King
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10/17/13 01:48 PM
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Got Dr. Sleep on my Kindle...flying out to California in a couple of weeks...should fill the time. Nice time of year to be in SoCal DT. Northern or Southern CA? Enjoy! TIS
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Re: Stephen King
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10/20/13 06:11 PM
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Anyone see the remake (2nd I think) of Carrie this weekend? I'm reading it didn't do as well as expected. I remember seeing King in an interview a number of years ago and he said he had thrown the story (Carrie) in the trash and it was his wife who took it out and encouraged him to publish it. TIS
"Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind. War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." JFK
"War is over, if you want it" - John Lennon
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