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Coochie liquor 07-11-2016 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Bowser (Post 12311033)
Heh, that WAS shit.

How can he put out movies like It, The Green Mile, and Shawshank, then turn around and give us Dreamcatcher, Cell, and tv show Under the Dome. He's all over the map.

I kinda liked Dreamcatcher. The part where the aliens head explodes was crazy, and totally unexpected the first time I saw it. And no I never read that book.

mikeyis4dcats. 07-11-2016 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Bowser (Post 12311033)
Heh, that WAS shit.

How can he put out movies like It, The Green Mile, and Shawshank, then turn around and give us Dreamcatcher, Cell, and tv show Under the Dome. He's all over the map.

well, typically a screenwriter adapts the book for the movie, but in this case, King aparently screenwrote it too. So there goes blaming the screenwriter.

Anyhow, SK definitely cannot write a good ending for the most part. But he has some great ideas, as does his son.

TimBone 07-11-2016 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by ThaVirus (Post 12310838)
I'll be the one to say it: Stephen King is overrated.

SO ****ING TRUE.

TimBone 07-11-2016 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Bowser (Post 12311033)
Heh, that WAS shit.

How can he put out movies like It, The Green Mile, and Shawshank, then turn around and give us Dreamcatcher, Cell, and tv show Under the Dome. He's all over the map.

The movie It was so freaking good until the end. The ending was awful and ruined the entire film.

As far as his books, a previous poster nailed it. His good stories are gems, but for the most part he puts out overwritten trash.

ThaVirus 07-11-2016 09:52 PM

How did you guys feel about Pet Semetary?

Pepe Silvia 07-11-2016 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ThaVirus (Post 12310838)
I'll be the one to say it: Stephen King is overrated.

I agree.

Dayze 07-11-2016 10:13 PM

Even my wife, who reads like two books a ****ing week Says he's overrated as ****.


My wife is like Rain Man (Dustin Hoffman, not CP) reading books. Quite the expensive habit.

unlurking 07-12-2016 06:42 AM

I still say my favorite SK works are his short stories. Skeleton Crew has been my #1 collection of short stories in any genre since I was a teenager.

Cheater5 07-12-2016 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by unlurking (Post 12312005)
I still say my favorite SK works are his short stories. Skeleton Crew has been my #1 collection of short stories in any genre since I was a teenager.

Different Seasons was excellent- Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption, The Body, and Apt Pupil were great reads with two out of three of those movies being pretty good as well.

Cheater5 07-12-2016 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by ThaVirus (Post 12311880)
How did you guys feel about Pet Semetary?

Movie was meh. I remember enjoying the book quite a bit and it scared the shit out of me when I read it in high school.

mikeyis4dcats. 07-12-2016 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Dayze (Post 12311893)
Even my wife, who reads like two books a ****ing week Says he's overrated as ****.


My wife is like Rain Man (Dustin Hoffman, not CP) reading books. Quite the expensive habit.

tell her to use the ****ing library!

ThaVirus 07-12-2016 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by mikeyis4dcats. (Post 12312242)
tell her to use the ****ing library!



This right here.

I've been a huge library fiend for the past year and a half or so. It's awesome. They've got new movies and music as well.

ThaVirus 07-12-2016 12:17 PM

My county even has digital books available to checkout online.

The future is now, people!

ThaVirus 07-12-2016 12:18 PM

Although I'll admit there's no substitute for an actual book in your hand

Bowser 07-12-2016 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by ThaVirus (Post 12312357)
Although I'll admit there's no substitute for an actual book in your hand

Yep.

I'm reading American Assassin right now in hardcover. It's been a bit since I've read anything other than the Kindle or a paperback and I've enjoyed the nostalgic feel of a hardcover, as funny as that sounds.


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