New posts

Reply to thread

Message: [QUOTE="Kamako, post: 376715, member: 256115"] It had a huge budget, which I doubt it made a return on. But there were quite a few people at my screening, and it had been out for 2 weeks by the time I got around to seeing it. I only watched the original '87 for the first time the day before going to see the new one. It was fine, but forgettable. The Hunters and the other RM contestants were better in the '87 film though, imo. I love the book. I read it when Zi was about 14~15, and it was a non-stop page turner. It may have aged poorly by now, idk, but it has one of the most horrifying sequences in any book I'd ever read at that point... [SPOILER]The part where he is escaping the hotel, and gets trapped upside down between two vent shafts, slowly being cooked alive. I didn't even realise I had claustrophobia until I read that sequence.[/SPOILER] Unfortunately in the film this part is 5 seconds long, and doesn't capture the real terror of the moment. They also changed the ending, for the worse if you ask me. Which is something they also did with the other Bachman film adaptation that came out this year... Both of these sounds great. I'm not familiar with either. I will see if I can source them, thanks. :] The Long Walk. One of my other favourites growing up. The book that got me back into reading after reading nothing but dry academic texts for 3 years. Read it when I was around 20. Couldn't put it down. Sat down in a busy city centre and read the whole thing over a couple of hours. Magnificent book. [/QUOTE]

Verification

Online statistics

Members online: 56

Guests online: 974

Total visitors: 1,030

Totals may include hidden visitors.

Forum statistics

Threads: 15,357

Messages: 371,690

Members: 896,562

Latest member: Stellaellarlla

Members online

Total: 1,030 (members: 56, guests: 974)

Reply to thread

Online statistics

Forum statistics

Members online

Today's birthdays

Advertisers