tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post5931973416903990232..comments2024-03-28T16:17:20.965-05:00Comments on Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: The Best Movies from Booksmybillcriderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-7399278035143523552015-09-12T14:17:43.643-05:002015-09-12T14:17:43.643-05:00I have hundreds of movies here but I almost never ...I have hundreds of movies here but I almost never watch one. But I'll waste hours rewatching pawn shop shows or similar junk. It makes no sense.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-28008534237827221142015-09-12T13:28:44.378-05:002015-09-12T13:28:44.378-05:00So so . Damn smartphone. So so . Damn smartphone. Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-74350014173518873562015-09-12T13:28:05.233-05:002015-09-12T13:28:05.233-05:00Mediocre book to great movie? Obviously THE GODFA...Mediocre book to great movie? Obviously THE GODFATHER is #1. JAWS also improved a solo book.<br /><br />Jeff Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-50567213583334305282015-09-12T13:23:41.808-05:002015-09-12T13:23:41.808-05:00Totally agree on WONDER BOYS. I also thought Tobe...Totally agree on WONDER BOYS. I also thought Tobey Maguire was the most perfect casting since Julie Harris in THE HAUNTING. <br /><br />Jeff Jeff Meyersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093411926030586355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-38247367921596709652015-09-12T12:20:10.973-05:002015-09-12T12:20:10.973-05:00I agree about WONDER BOYS. It left out the parts ...I agree about WONDER BOYS. It left out the parts of the book that I found a little tedious.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-81462657107030115992015-09-12T11:02:42.900-05:002015-09-12T11:02:42.900-05:00I will say that all the book=movie pairings at the...I will say that all the book=movie pairings at the link were terrific books and at least very good movies. "Wonder Boys" may be another movie-beats book.Don Coffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07198988872512792834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-58172955678823117092015-09-12T11:00:21.180-05:002015-09-12T11:00:21.180-05:00It's the rare movie that beats the book, and t...It's the rare movie that beats the book, and this isn't one of them--although the movie was three kinds of great. (Three cases, for me of "movie beats book": M*A*S*H, even though the last half of the movie is a mess; The Big Fix--Roger Simon wrote the screenplay and improved on his own book; Sometimes a Great Notion--another Ken Kesey novel, but with Henry Fonda, Paul Newman, Lee Remick, and Richard Jaeckel...)Don Coffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07198988872512792834noreply@blogger.com