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Posted: August/17/2008 at 5:49pm |
I know this four-novella set isn't considered as classic as DIFFERENT SEASONS, but I enjoying it so far.
THE LANGOLIERS so far is loads of fun, it reminds me a bit of THE MIST in its structure (a bunch of characters thrown together against some unknown force). I read SECRET WINDOW a couple of years ago, but I will re-read it with full knowledge of the ending, which should be interesting. LIBRARY POLICEMAN and SUN DOG I know nothing about. |
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The Langoliers is definitely a fun, entertaining little horror tale. Kind of Twlight Zone-esque, and I think King handled it very well.
Library Policeman I thought had a great surreal feel to it, Sun Dog was the only one in the collection that left me cold. |
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Finished up THE LANGOLIERS, which was great fun. The story was actually good enough to fill a novel-length story, IMO.
I hear they made a movie out of this, that almost uses all the dialogue from this story. I'll have to check it out. |
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As I said on the other thread, the film version of Langoliers--which was a TV miniseries--is a lot of fun for the most part. Some wooden performances, but still entertaining, up until the end when the special effects kill it. I mean, they're bad even by TV standards.
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I can't believe that Stephen King allowed that special effects sequence. The Langoliers are supposed to be SCARY, not FUNNY!
There's also a clip of King doing a cameo in that movie, which was pretty lame also. |
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