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Old 06-11-00, 12:40 AM
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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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Old 06-11-00, 02:08 AM
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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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Old 06-11-00, 05:35 AM
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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.
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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.
Old 06-12-00, 01:09 AM
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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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