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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2005 3:58 pm
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What is the worst DK's adaptation to the small of big screen ?
For me, it has to be Whispers. Everything about it was awful; from the
script to the players. The one who played the twins, Jean Leclerc, is a
French Canadian actor who made it here before the States. Remember, he had
a big role in All My Children. You should see his reconstructed face,
today. He looks like Joan Rivers, for heaven's sake. Poor guy.
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2005 7:40 pm
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Don't know if it's the worst, but for me, Phantom certainly was the most
disappointing. It had an awesome cast and a perfect opening twenty mintues,
then....sigh.
Snowman
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> What is the worst DK's adaptation to the small of big screen ?
>
> For me, it has to be Whispers. Everything about it was awful; from the
> script to the players. The one who played the twins, Jean Leclerc, is a
> French Canadian actor who made it here before the States. Remember, he
had
> a big role in All My Children. You should see his reconstructed face,
> today. He looks like Joan Rivers, for heaven's sake. Poor guy.
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> Martin
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2005 8:13 pm
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On Sat, 5 Mar 2005 14:58:56 -0500, "MB" <jacquesleroux_8.DeleteThis@sympatico.ca>
poked me in the ribs and said:
>What is the worst DK's adaptation to the small of big screen ?
>
>For me, it has to be Whispers. Everything about it was awful; from the
>script to the players. The one who played the twins, Jean Leclerc, is a
>French Canadian actor who made it here before the States. Remember, he had
>a big role in All My Children. You should see his reconstructed face,
>today. He looks like Joan Rivers, for heaven's sake. Poor guy.
>
>Martin
>
I have no opinion on this, Martin, as I gave up watching the movies
after seeing Watchers.
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2005 7:40 am
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Intensity was great, flawed in some parts, but a very noble attempt. And Mr
Murder mini-series was not awful, but it had a fundermental flaw that I
could let slide.
Snowman
"Piper" <piperetteMYSHOES RemoveThis @direcway.com> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 5 Mar 2005 14:58:56 -0500, "MB" <jacquesleroux_8 RemoveThis @sympatico.ca>
> poked me in the ribs and said:
> >What is the worst DK's adaptation to the small of big screen ?
> >
> >For me, it has to be Whispers. Everything about it was awful; from the
> >script to the players. The one who played the twins, Jean Leclerc, is a
> >French Canadian actor who made it here before the States. Remember, he
had
> >a big role in All My Children. You should see his reconstructed face,
> >today. He looks like Joan Rivers, for heaven's sake. Poor guy.
> >
> >Martin
> >
>
> I have no opinion on this, Martin, as I gave up watching the movies
> after seeing Watchers.
>
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2005 11:40 am
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"Snowman" <thinkbig_picturesNOSPAM RemoveThis @yahoo.co.nz> wrote in message
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: Don't know if it's the worst, but for me, Phantom certainly was the most
: disappointing. It had an awesome cast and a perfect opening twenty mintues,
: then....sigh.
For me it was Watchers. I couldn't get over a )then) 16 year old (prob 14-15 when
filming) playing Travis! Turned it off after about 10 minutes.
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2005 11:40 am
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"Snowman" <thinkbig_picturesNOSPAM.RemoveThis@yahoo.co.nz> wrote in message
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: Intensity was great, flawed in some parts, but a very noble attempt. And Mr
: Murder mini-series was not awful, but it had a fundermental flaw that I
: could let slide.
I agree, Intensity wasn't exact to the book, but I felt it was the best of his
adaptations.
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 9:40 am
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Good move too by the sound of it. I put it down after I read the back cover
of the video. Has anyone watched Demon Seed? Not crazy about the book, but
the back cover of the video seemed accurate enough.
Snowman
"PPPG the CC" <gimplygump DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Snowman" <thinkbig_picturesNOSPAM DeleteThis @yahoo.co.nz> wrote in message
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> : Don't know if it's the worst, but for me, Phantom certainly was the most
> : disappointing. It had an awesome cast and a perfect opening twenty
mintues,
> : then....sigh.
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> For me it was Watchers. I couldn't get over a )then) 16 year old (prob
14-15 when
> filming) playing Travis! Turned it off after about 10 minutes.
>
> --
> TTFN
> Scott
> Deaf Does NOT Equate Daft ... in other people's cases.
<font color=purple> > My DVD Collection: <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://tinyurl.com/vcdt</font" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/vcdt</font</a>>
> "I don't feel like watching TV ... Am I sick?" Billy, _Family Circus_ by
Bill Keane
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 4:40 pm
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Jeremy Hunter. I remember him. What did he do to his face?? An accident
or vanity??? Whispers was almost as bad as Watchers, IMO. The books were
so good.
Linda
"MB" <jacquesleroux_8 RemoveThis @sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> What is the worst DK's adaptation to the small of big screen ?
>
> For me, it has to be Whispers. Everything about it was awful; from the
> script to the players. The one who played the twins, Jean Leclerc, is a
> French Canadian actor who made it here before the States. Remember, he
> had
> a big role in All My Children. You should see his reconstructed face,
> today. He looks like Joan Rivers, for heaven's sake. Poor guy.
>
> Martin
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 12:28 am
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Vanity, Linda, just plain vanity.
Martin
"Linda" <ldlac2 RemoveThis @houston.rr.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
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> Jeremy Hunter. I remember him. What did he do to his face?? An accident
> or vanity??? Whispers was almost as bad as Watchers, IMO. The books were
> so good.
>
> Linda
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> "MB" <jacquesleroux_8 RemoveThis @sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:GhoWd.57827$kz6.1050283@news20.bellglobal.com...
> > What is the worst DK's adaptation to the small of big screen ?
> >
> > For me, it has to be Whispers. Everything about it was awful; from the
> > script to the players. The one who played the twins, Jean Leclerc, is a
> > French Canadian actor who made it here before the States. Remember, he
> > had
> > a big role in All My Children. You should see his reconstructed face,
> > today. He looks like Joan Rivers, for heaven's sake. Poor guy.
> >
> > Martin
> >
> >
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 3:45 am
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That is so sad. Robert Blake did that. He looks just awful and did from
day one of his plastic surgery. A facelift that left him looking anything
but himself. I haven't seen any pics of Jean post surgry and don't know
where I would, but he once was very good looking. He's not THAT old!!!
What was he thinking???
Linda
"MB" <jacquesleroux_8.DeleteThis@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> Vanity, Linda, just plain vanity.
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> Martin
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> "Linda" <ldlac2.DeleteThis@houston.rr.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
> XP2Xd.50493$Qz1.7966@fe2.texas.rr.com...
>> Jeremy Hunter. I remember him. What did he do to his face?? An
>> accident
>> or vanity??? Whispers was almost as bad as Watchers, IMO. The books
>> were
>> so good.
>>
>> Linda
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>> "MB" <jacquesleroux_8.DeleteThis@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>> news:GhoWd.57827$kz6.1050283@news20.bellglobal.com...
>> > What is the worst DK's adaptation to the small of big screen ?
>> >
>> > For me, it has to be Whispers. Everything about it was awful; from the
>> > script to the players. The one who played the twins, Jean Leclerc, is
>> > a
>> > French Canadian actor who made it here before the States. Remember, he
>> > had
>> > a big role in All My Children. You should see his reconstructed face,
>> > today. He looks like Joan Rivers, for heaven's sake. Poor guy.
>> >
>> > Martin
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>> >
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(Msg. 11) Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 3:57 am
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Linda, I'll try to find a Jean Pic in the days to come. I'm not promising
anything. But if I do find one, i'll post it, or i'll post the link.
Martin
"Linda" <ldlac2.TakeThisOut@houston.rr.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
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> That is so sad. Robert Blake did that. He looks just awful and did from
> day one of his plastic surgery. A facelift that left him looking anything
> but himself. I haven't seen any pics of Jean post surgry and don't know
> where I would, but he once was very good looking. He's not THAT old!!!
> What was he thinking???
>
> Linda
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> "MB" <jacquesleroux_8.TakeThisOut@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:eX9Xd.11311$fW4.353085@news20.bellglobal.com...
> > Vanity, Linda, just plain vanity.
> >
> > Martin
> >
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> > "Linda" <ldlac2.TakeThisOut@houston.rr.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
> > XP2Xd.50493$Qz1.7966@fe2.texas.rr.com...
> >> Jeremy Hunter. I remember him. What did he do to his face?? An
> >> accident
> >> or vanity??? Whispers was almost as bad as Watchers, IMO. The books
> >> were
> >> so good.
> >>
> >> Linda
> >>
> >> "MB" <jacquesleroux_8.TakeThisOut@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> >> news:GhoWd.57827$kz6.1050283@news20.bellglobal.com...
> >> > What is the worst DK's adaptation to the small of big screen ?
> >> >
> >> > For me, it has to be Whispers. Everything about it was awful; from
the
> >> > script to the players. The one who played the twins, Jean Leclerc,
is
> >> > a
> >> > French Canadian actor who made it here before the States. Remember,
he
> >> > had
> >> > a big role in All My Children. You should see his reconstructed
face,
> >> > today. He looks like Joan Rivers, for heaven's sake. Poor guy.
> >> >
> >> > Martin
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
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(Msg. 12) Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 8:40 am
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Yes, I've seen DEMON SEED. Horrible. Nothing more needs to be said.
On Tue, 8 Mar 2005 02:24:34 +1300, "Snowman"
<thinkbig_picturesNOSPAM.TakeThisOut@yahoo.co.nz> wrote:
>Good move too by the sound of it. I put it down after I read the back cover
>of the video. Has anyone watched Demon Seed? Not crazy about the book, but
>the back cover of the video seemed accurate enough.
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(Msg. 13) Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 12:14 pm
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"Snowman" <thinkbig_picturesNOSPAM.DeleteThis@yahoo.co.nz> wrote in message
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: Good move too by the sound of it. I put it down after I read the back cover
: of the video. Has anyone watched Demon Seed? Not crazy about the book, but
: the back cover of the video seemed accurate enough.
You'd think I'd read the box. Instead I saw the title and snapped it up.
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(Msg. 14) Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 8:40 pm
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First mistake.
Snowman
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> "Snowman" <thinkbig_picturesNOSPAM.RemoveThis@yahoo.co.nz> wrote in message
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> : Good move too by the sound of it. I put it down after I read the back
cover
> : of the video. Has anyone watched Demon Seed? Not crazy about the book,
but
> : the back cover of the video seemed accurate enough.
>
> You'd think I'd read the box. Instead I saw the title and snapped it up.
>
> --
> TTFN
> Scott
> Deaf Does NOT Equate Daft ... in other people's cases.
<font color=purple> > My DVD Collection: <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://tinyurl.com/vcdt</font" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/vcdt</font</a>>
> "I don't feel like watching TV ... Am I sick?" Billy, _Family Circus_ by
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(Msg. 15) Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 8:40 pm
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Guess you can't judge a movie by its cover either. Cheers, saved me the two
bucks to rent it.
Snowman
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> Yes, I've seen DEMON SEED. Horrible. Nothing more needs to be said.
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> On Tue, 8 Mar 2005 02:24:34 +1300, "Snowman"
> <thinkbig_picturesNOSPAM.TakeThisOut@yahoo.co.nz> wrote:
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> >Good move too by the sound of it. I put it down after I read the back
cover
> >of the video. Has anyone watched Demon Seed? Not crazy about the book,
but
> >the back cover of the video seemed accurate enough.
> --
> Luke Croll
> The alt.books.dean-koontz FAQ is at:
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> The ABDK Castle is at:
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