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Thread: Bracket #3: The Running Man (1982)

  1. 01-23-2018 01:12 PM #1
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    Default Bracket #3: The Running Man (1982)

    The Running Man, 1982

    Please vote for The Running Man using the following scale:

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  2. 01-23-2018 02:01 PM #2
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    of the first 5 Bachman books, all read around the same time, (when Thinner came out) this is the one I remember most.
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  3. 01-23-2018 02:25 PM #3
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    King captured the feeling of claustrophobia and panic in this story perfectly - a true classic!!!
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  4. 01-23-2018 04:53 PM #4
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    Possibly the tensest, most gripping thing I’ve ever read, right up to the end. I will never forget my first read.
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  5. 01-24-2018 08:50 AM #5
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    I have never read this one.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Girlystevedave View Post
    I have never read this one.
    Then you need to get on it - it's the shit!
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  7. 01-24-2018 10:39 AM #7
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    I hear good things!
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  8. 01-24-2018 01:16 PM #8
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    Nothing like the movie.
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  9. 01-24-2018 01:17 PM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by amd013 View Post
    Nothing like the movie.
    Which is very much a good thing.
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  10. 01-24-2018 01:38 PM #10
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    Actually I liked the movie too. If you think of it as an Arnold movie rather then a movie "based" on a SK (RB) book, then I think you will enjoy it more. (at least its not the Lawnmower man, ouch!)
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  11. 01-24-2018 04:08 PM #11
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    One of the few I have not read yet. I saw the movie many times as a kid though. Interesting to hear it's nothing like the film.
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  12. 01-25-2018 06:19 AM #12
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    Anyone else think the book could be turned into a pretty good Black Mirror episode?
    Hearts are tough, she said, most times hearts don't break, and I'm sure that's right . . . but what about then? What about who we were then? What about hearts in Atlantis?
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    The movie (which I suppose could be enjoyed as vacant popcorn fare if viewed without consideration of the source) missed every point of the original work.
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  14. 01-26-2018 01:06 PM #14
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  15. 01-30-2018 06:23 PM #15
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    The poll has closed. The Running Man has earned a FAS (final average score) of 3.583333333 or 71.67%. It received a rating of 3.5 with 7 votes.
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