Review wanted for: Horror Collector's Pack: Cujo/Langoliers/Thinner
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Has anyone seen these on DVD? How would you rate the movies themselves first off, then, of course, the quality of the DVDs?
I am a Stephen King fan, but some of his work has been poorly interpreted on film.
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I haven't seen the dvds but I'll throw my opinion on the movies themselves.
Cujo: Haven't seen although I've read the book...I'll rent it sometime though
Langoliers: Decent tv mini-series but doubt I would watch it again
Thinner: Pretty bad movie. Hackneyed and much akin to many other badly translated Stephen King novels
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Cujo: Haven't seen although I've read the book...I'll rent it sometime though
Langoliers: Decent tv mini-series but doubt I would watch it again
Thinner: Pretty bad movie. Hackneyed and much akin to many other badly translated Stephen King novels
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Bought this 3 pack DVD last year.
Cujo isn't my favorite Stephen King book. Movie is a bit different than the book. Older movie and not as great a transfer.
Langoliers: Liked the TV mini-series. Like the short story too. Best one of the lot. But of course, I am a fan of this Twilight-zone like story.
Thinner: Written by Stephen King as Richard Bachman. First saw it in the theaters and thought it was okay. Liked it more now. Again, the movie is a bit different than the book. Don't want to spoil any story plots.
Overall, not a bad buy. Didn't regret this purchase. Only if they had replaced Cujo with another movie as Cujo is the least favorite out of this.
Hope it helps.
Cujo isn't my favorite Stephen King book. Movie is a bit different than the book. Older movie and not as great a transfer.
Langoliers: Liked the TV mini-series. Like the short story too. Best one of the lot. But of course, I am a fan of this Twilight-zone like story.
Thinner: Written by Stephen King as Richard Bachman. First saw it in the theaters and thought it was okay. Liked it more now. Again, the movie is a bit different than the book. Don't want to spoil any story plots.
Overall, not a bad buy. Didn't regret this purchase. Only if they had replaced Cujo with another movie as Cujo is the least favorite out of this.
Hope it helps.
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Haven't seen the DVDs and haven't seen Thinner.
Cujo: Saw it when it first came out. I don't have a really strong recollection of this one but I do know I've never had any desire to see it again. I recall it being rather tepid and if you're a fan of the book, they changed the ending.
The Langoliers: Not enough material here to stretch it into a miniseries. Some decent acting but overall it's horribly belabored. Oddly enough, when I read the book, I found myself thinking they would change a similar plot point to Cujo when it gets adapted to film. I was wrong.
Cujo: Saw it when it first came out. I don't have a really strong recollection of this one but I do know I've never had any desire to see it again. I recall it being rather tepid and if you're a fan of the book, they changed the ending.
The Langoliers: Not enough material here to stretch it into a miniseries. Some decent acting but overall it's horribly belabored. Oddly enough, when I read the book, I found myself thinking they would change a similar plot point to Cujo when it gets adapted to film. I was wrong.
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Thank you all for your responses...you were very helpful. I'm pretty sure I would be disappointed in this set, so believe I will pass on it.
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