New feelgood romantic comedy!

[mr.Curmudgeon]

 
mrC
"All work and no play makes MrC a dull boy."
"All work and no play makes MrC a dull boy."
"All work and no play makes MrC a dull boy."
"All work and no play makes MrC a dull boy."
"All work and no play makes MrC a dull boy."
"All work and no play makes MrC a dull boy."
"All work and no play makes MrC a dull boy."

[Stingray]

That's probably the funniest thing I've seen all week.

-S

[Jabba]

I just finished reading the book. The book is 10 x better than the movie in my opinion, although the movie does hit on all the important parts....

The OverLook is completely destroyed in the book at the end, I'm not sure why they didn't do this in the Movie...

[mr.Curmudgeon]

Well, after seeing the new trailer...I have to ask, does the family get back together in the end?



mrC

[Stingray]

Yes, but sadly, they are frozen.

I agree that the book is much better than the movie, although as far as SK movies go, this one is pretty good.

-S

[rdagger]

Yes, but sadly, they are frozen.
I agree that the book is much better than the movie, although as far as SK movies go, this one is pretty good.
-S

Does SK refer to Stephen King or Stanley Kubrick?
I prefer a labyrinth to topiary animals.

[Stingray]

Good catch, in this case I was refering to Stephen King.

-S

[Grasshopper]

Stanley Kubrick was one of the best film directors of all time IMHO. I just wish he'd lived long enough to direct AI. Spielberg spoiled the film with a cop-out ending that made no sense from a scientific perspective.

[ChadTower]

The book was awesome.  The movie, while good, left out some of the best parts in favor of more Jack Nicholson.  Most of the best parts of the book were about the kid's psychic connection to the hotel.  The freaky sequence with the topiary animals was awesome, not in the movie at all.

[Stingray]

I've never seen the newer version of this movie. Does it stay closer to the book than the original?

-S

[ChadTower]

I didn't know there is a newer version.

[Stingray]

I think it was made for TV, but again, I never saw it.

Since we're on the subject, here's my Stephen King collection:



-S

[ChadTower]

A couple of years ago I bought a box of like 20 hardcover Stephen King books at a yard sale.  I read a few of them.  He's either really good, or he really sucks, there is no in between.

[Stingray]

I've been a big fan of his since I was old enough to read a novel length book so I'm probably more forgiving of him than others. I tend to think everything he writes is great.

-S

[ChadTower]

I liked Pet Sematary.  Firestarter was pretty good.

Gerald's Game made me want to handcuff myself to a bed so I couldn't reach the book anymore.

[ClubNinja]

I once had this absolutely insane girlfriend who's favorite book was Gerald's Game.  She'd read it at least four times a year or so.  Might explain something.

[ChadTower]

She liked the idea of being naked, handcuffed, bleeding really badly, dehydrated enough to stop the bleeding, and having a stray dog stalk her because it's hungry?

[Stingray]

Are you saying that you don't.

-S

[ChadTower]

Oh, and The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon was another one that was not very long but seemed like a prison sentence.

[Stingray]

That one was definitely not one of his best.

-S

[mr.Curmudgeon]

Since we're on the subject, here's my Stephen King collection:

Most impressive.


I drive through Bangor Maine all the time on our way to hiking trails and vacation spots. Jeeeealous?




mrC

[nostrebor]

Bachman books, Shining, The Stand, Green Mile, and the Gunslinger series (with the exception of the latest one) are all great SK books. All other SK books SUCK WIND are less desireable

He was a much better writer when he was hungry than he is now that he lacks nothing.

I read The Stand about once a year. Still a great book.

[ChadTower]

I drive through Bangor Maine all the time on our way to hiking trails and vacation spots. Jeeeealous?

So you're the guy who hit him with the car?

[mr.Curmudgeon]

I drive through Bangor Maine all the time on our way to hiking trails and vacation spots. Jeeeealous?

So you're the guy who hit him with the car?

Hey! I already apologized for that. He'll make another story out of it I'm sure...and I want my cut.


mrC

[shmokes]

I saw the newer made-for-tv movie.  It stayed closer to the book, so they say (I haven't read it) and it did include the shrub animals.  However the scene was cheesy, not scary.  And the movie as a whole isn't anywhere near as good as the Kubrick version.

The only Stephen King I've read is Shawshank Redemption.  It was great, and the movie follows the book practically word-for-word, except that in the book Red is a white Irish guy who got his name from his flaming red hair.  I guess it would've spoiled suspension of disbelief if they had explained Morgan Freeman's character's name in the same way.

[RayB]

I read all SK I could get my hands on when I was a teenager. Then as I got older I realized he had become a LAZY WRITER. If he can't think of anything original, he throws in super-natural crap. There's ALWAYS someone with psychic powers. There ALWAYS a ghost. There's always hauntings or possession or other typical crap. It gets old.

[Stingray]

He does sort of specialise in supernatural tales though. Every time I read a Robert Heinlein book I wonder where all this sci-fi keeps coming from.

-S

[shmokes]

I haven't read much Stephen King, but as far as his movies go it seems like the less supernatural stuff the better.  Stand By Me, Misery and Shawshank Redemption are probably the best SK adaptations ever.  There are some, like The Green Mile, The Stand and the Shining that are good, in spite of the ghost story stuff, but most of the movies based on his supernatural stories are awful:  It, Langoliers, Salem's Lot, Pet Semetary, Dreamcatcher, Thinner, Children of the Corn, etc.

[Jabba]

What shmokes, you haven't read the Shining ? I'm shocked with that Avatar I'd have thought you consumed everything "Shining" related.... 

The absolute worst SK movie I EVER saw was the one where all the trucks come to life around the diner. Remember that one? I think I paid like $4.00 to rent it. I typically don't like translations of SK books.

I agree that you can either take him or leave him. One book a year is my usual dose of SK...

[ChadTower]

Maximum Overdrive.

Bad story, awesome watching all those people snuff it.

[Grasshopper]

I'm surprised no one's mentioned The Dead Zone. One of the best Stephen King movie adaptions IMHO.

[ChadTower]

Ah yeah, read that, was middle of the road.  Never seen the movie.

[shmokes]

I just chose this avatar from the stock BYOAC avatars when I signed up cos it's a cool picture.  It's a great movie, but I'm not a fanatic or even an enthusiast.  In fact, my wife hasn't even seen it, which is more than I can say for Evil Dead 2.  If I was really into it there would be no escape for her.

I guess I just can't be bothered to change my avatar. 

[DarkKobold]

Shinning is one of the books I've read that actually scared me.

[Tiger-Heli]

Shinning is one of the books I've read that actually scared me.

Actually never read the shining, but I read about 100 pages of "It" and decided the fear factor wasn't worth finishing the book.

[ChadTower]

Yeah, It took a longass time and was really drawn out.  It was definitely written in the serial, chapter based style that Dickens used.  Designed to sell magazines, get you to buy the next issue.  Too bad they didn't actually sell it that way.

[Stingray]

...but most of the movies based on his supernatural stories are awful:  It, Langoliers, Salem's Lot, Pet Semetary, Dreamcatcher, Thinner, Children of the Corn, etc.

I agree that those movies all suck. The books are all fantastic thougt, at least in my opinion.

-S

[ChadTower]

Firestarter would have sucked, too, if Drew Barrymore weren't awesome in it.

[Harry Potter]

The Stand was good in both versions

[Sephroth57]

sweet


(trying to make useless posts like chad so i can semi catch up post count)