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01-17-2008, 09:48 AM
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Yeah, I spend WAY too much time here!
Join Date: Oct 2005
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Originally Posted by TNovak
I read the green mile in one volume and it wasn't that long, much much shorter than say "The Stand". I know I am probably in the minority, but I've always found Stephen King to be overrated in almost every way.
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Problem with King is his ideas start off great, and turn silly. Dark Tower started very well, but by the end I'd felt like I had read 7 different sorts of book. He's a very descriptive writer though, I can't fault him on that.
JK Rowling is the reverse in my eyes, great ideas with poor execution. And she can't write death or emotion for squat.
The best author I've read in terms of story, description and execution is Robin Hobb. She writes 100 pages where nothing happens and I'm captivated.
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01-17-2008, 10:41 AM
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Jedi Order
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Habs Nation
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Pet Cemetary was pretty close to the book. Save for the Herman Munster character having a wife, the movie was pretty much identical.
Sin City and 300 were close to the books too.
Grisham's The Client was close too.
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01-17-2008, 10:43 AM
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Scarlet Witch
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Frozen Wasteland
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Originally Posted by risingstar
Pet Cemetary was pretty close to the book. Save for the Herman Munster character having a wife, the movie was pretty much identical.
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Good One! Yes that's true and I've always thought that book/movie was one of King's best efforts, along with Misery. Far superior to the silliness of Christine, Cujo, and now the Mist
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01-17-2008, 01:57 PM
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curmudgeon Mod
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: The Shire
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Originally Posted by RichBamf
Problem with King is his ideas start off great, and turn silly. Dark Tower started very well, but by the end I'd felt like I had read 7 different sorts of book. He's a very descriptive writer though, I can't fault him on that.
JK Rowling is the reverse in my eyes, great ideas with poor execution. And she can't write death or emotion for squat.
The best author I've read in terms of story, description and execution is Robin Hobb. She writes 100 pages where nothing happens and I'm captivated.
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Didn't Seinfeld do that?
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01-20-2008, 09:17 PM
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Cross country skiing is great if you live in a small country.
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Preston, England
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A Stephen King book that is almost word for word to the book is "Firestarter" but its so pooly executed. The acting is corney and silly music.
Just shows that sometimes its not always a good thing to stick to the reference material.
Lord of the Rings is probably the best book-to-movie. Had everything to keep (almost) everyone happy, both veterans and newcomers alike
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02-13-2008, 01:43 AM
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Mandarin
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: My House
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High Fidelity is really close - and ummm... I've heard... my wife told me - The *cough*Notebook*cough* was pretty acurate...
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02-13-2008, 10:34 AM
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My Better Is Better Than Your Better
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: O-H-I-O!!
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I wanna read the spiderwick books and see the movie
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02-13-2008, 12:05 PM
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Phoenix
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Silver Spring, MD
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Originally Posted by ratchet
High Fidelity is really close - and ummm... I've heard... my wife told me - The *cough*Notebook*cough* was pretty acurate...
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02-13-2008, 02:05 PM
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New Republic
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Burlington, ON
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Mystic River. You see some of the scenes in the movie and think "whoa, that's what it looked like in my head."
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