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Posted by John Hosking on 09/17/07 16:14
Neredbojias wrote:
> Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Sun, 16 Sep 2007 22:24:26
> GMT dorayme scribed:
>
>> Stephen King is not even a third rate writer. He has an
>> unpleasant imagination, unpleasant interests and writes
>> accordingly. Tell Blinky, he is not missing anything.
>
> Are you serious? I'll admit he's inconsistent, but he's also written
> some of the best stuff I've read, -especially his early works. There is
> an early short story entitled "Mrs. <something>'s Shortcut" which is
> worthy of a Pulitzer.
"Mrs. Todd's Shortcut" from his collection _Skeleton Crew_. Some of his
short stories are excellent.
>> Compare Tora with that awful dross of the modern Pearl Harbour (I
>> lasted 21 mins in this latest "version"). Tora was a good old
>> fashioned competent Hollywood film. The latest was not a war
>> story but a sickening TV soapie...
>
> Yeah, I thought that might be the case. Didn't see it and probably won't
> now
Bruckheimer's Pearl Harbor? It's not a bad movie to watch if your brain
is in the shop for service or something.
--
John
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