On Jun 2, 6:50*am, Gary > wrote:
> merryb wrote:
>
> > The Shining with Jack was not as true to the book as was the second
> > one with the guy from Wings, but still good.
>
> I read "The Shining" before the first movie came out. *The book is pretty
> creepy and scary to read late at night when you live alone....ie...turn on
> ALL lights in your house while reading. *eheheh
>
> It's always nice to read the book before you see the movie. *Movies can't
> possibly give all the details from the book in 2-3 hours. If you read first,
> you can fill in the blanks as you watch the movie.
>
> The Jack Nicholson movie, "The Shining," was a big disappointment to me.
> I haven't watched the newer version.
>
> > As far as "It" goes, I
> > have always hated clowns, but even more so after that book- movie was
> > almost as creepy. Now I want to see a good movie version of "The
> > Watchers" by Dean Koontz!
>
> I've read that and actually have several Dean Koontz books here in my
> collection.
>
> I heard a book critic on talk radio once...MANY years ago. *He referred to
> Dean Koontz as "Stephen King grown up." *heheheh
>
> Gary

I agree about reading the book before seeing the movie, but it seems
like I am always disappointed with the movie.