https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD18ddeFuyM
Looks like a lot more accurate adaptation of the book than that Schwarzenegger
abomination was.
On 7/1/25 11:31 AM, BTR1701 wrote:be >"accurate"! ;p
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD18ddeFuyM
Looks like a lot more accurate adaptation of the book than that >>Schwarzenegger abomination was.
The first criteria of an Arnie movie is that it be fun, not that it
Ian J. Ball <[email protected]d> wrote:
On 7/1/25 11:31 AM, BTR1701 wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD18ddeFuyM
Looks like a lot more accurate adaptation of the book than that >>>Schwarzenegger abomination was.
The first criteria of an Arnie movie is that it be fun, not that it
be "accurate"! ;p
I totally believed Richard Dawson as a smarmy tv host.
On 7/1/25 11:31 AM, BTR1701 wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD18ddeFuyM
Looks like a lot more accurate adaptation of the book than that Schwarzenegger
abomination was.
The first criteria of an Arnie movie is that it be fun, not that it be "accurate"! ;p
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD18ddeFuyM
Looks like a lot more accurate adaptation of the book than that >Schwarzenegger abomination was.
In article <10419hd$2vhrb$[email protected]>, [email protected] wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD18ddeFuyM
Looks like a lot more accurate adaptation of the book than that
Schwarzenegger abomination was.
Hey, I liked that version!
I never read the books, nor care to, but in the original version, wasn't RUNNING MAN some kind of competetive realty show,
execution?
In article <10419hd$2vhrb$[email protected]>, [email protected] wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD18ddeFuyM
Looks like a lot more accurate adaptation of the book than that
Schwarzenegger abomination was.
Hey, I liked that version!
I never read the books, nor care to, but in the original version, wasn't RUNNING MAN some kind of competetive realty show, not a public criminal execution?
On Jul 2, 2025 at 1:30:54 AM PDT, "Ubiquitous" <[email protected]> wrote:
In article <10419hd$2vhrb$[email protected]>, [email protected] wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD18ddeFuyM
Looks like a lot more accurate adaptation of the book than that
Schwarzenegger abomination was.
Hey, I liked that version!
I never read the books, nor care to, but in the original version, wasn't
RUNNING MAN some kind of competetive realty show, not a public criminal
execution?
The Schwarzenegger adaptation of RUNNING MAN was both horribly cartoonish, and
absolutely nothing like King's story. Beyond the superficial similarity of them both being televised 'reality' games that are fought to the death, the two stories are very different.
The RUNNING MAN is set in a dystopian version of the United States in the year
2025, which I'm sure seemed way off in the distant future in 1982 when the novella was published.
The protagonist, Ben Richards,
fictional city of Harding, which is located somewhere in the country west of Detroit. The world's economy is in shambles and America has become a totalitarian dystopia. Richards is unable to find work, having been blacklisted from his trade, and he needs money to get medicine for his gravely
ill daughter. His wife has resorted to prostitution to bring in money for the family. In desperation, Richards turns to the Games Network, a government-operated television network that runs violent game shows. After rigorous physical and mental testing, Richards is selected to appear on The Running Man, the Network's most popular, lucrative, and dangerous show.
The rules of the game:
The contestant is declared an enemy of the state and released with a 12-hour head start before the Hunters, an elite team of Network-employed hitmen, are sent out to kill him. The contestant earns $100 per hour that he stays alive and avoids capture, an additional $100 for each law enforcement officer or Hunter he kills, and one billion dollars if he survives for 30 days. Viewers can receive cash rewards for informing the Network of the runner's whereabouts, so basically the entire world is his enemy. The runner is given $4,800 and a pocket video camera before he leaves the studio. He can travel anywhere in the world, and each day he must videotape two messages and mail them back to the studio for broadcasting. If he neglects to send the videos, he will be held in default of his Games contract and will lose the prize money, but will continue to be hunted indefinitely.
When the story starts, the record time for survival is eight days and five hours-- a mark that Richards eventually surpasses by a wide margin, to the dismay of the Network which can't allow anyone to actually win this game.
Ian J. Ball <[email protected]d> wrote:
On 7/1/25 11:31 AM, BTR1701 wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD18ddeFuyM
Looks like a lot more accurate adaptation of the book than that >>>Schwarzenegger abomination was.
The first criteria of an Arnie movie is that it be fun, not that itbe >"accurate"! ;p
I totally believed Richard Dawson as a smarmy tv host.
The name of Christopher George’s character in THE IMMORTAL which they >changed because it was Ben Cartwright in the original novel THE IMMORTALS
by James Gunn and no, it’s not that James Gunn. I’m so confused.
The first criteria of an Arnie movie is that the title be short. The longer >the title, the worse the movie.
On Tue, 1 Jul 2025 16:28:47 -0700, anim8rfsk <[email protected]>
wrote:
The first criteria of an Arnie movie is that the title be short. The longer >> the title, the worse the movie.
Short names like Terminator 2: Judgement Day and Mortal Kombat 1:
Definitive Edition?
The Horny Goat <[email protected]> wrote:
On Tue, 1 Jul 2025 16:28:47 -0700, anim8rfsk <[email protected]>
wrote:
The first criteria of an Arnie movie is that the title be short. The longer >>> the title, the worse the movie.
Short names like Terminator 2: Judgement Day and Mortal Kombat 1:
Definitive Edition?
T2
And I have no idea what that second movie is or if he�s in it.
The novel was published in 1962, about five years into Bonanza’s run so >it’s amazing that he used the name Cartwright in the book. The TV show >obviously couldn’t do that so they renamed the protagonist Ben Richards, >although they did actually name his girlfriend Sylvia Cartwright.
"Adam H. Kerman" <[email protected]> wrote:
Ian J. Ball <[email protected]d> wrote:
On 7/1/25 11:31 AM, BTR1701 wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD18ddeFuyM
Looks like a lot more accurate adaptation of the book than that >>>>Schwarzenegger abomination was.
The first criteria of an Arnie movie is that it be fun, not that it
be "accurate"! ;p
I totally believed Richard Dawson as a smarmy tv host.
What did you expect from him after Hogans' Heroes?!?
On Wed, 16 Jul 2025 00:17:04 -0700, anim8rfsk <[email protected]>
wrote:
The novel was published in 1962, about five years into Bonanzaâs run so >> itâs amazing that he used the name Cartwright in the book. The TV show >> obviously couldnât do that so they renamed the protagonist Ben Richards,Well in 1962 she wouldn't have been Cartwright 5 minutes after saying
although they did actually name his girlfriend Sylvia Cartwright.
"I do".
Though I do know that my poor wife (I was living in another province
from her when we got married) and she had one helluva time getting her drivers' licence issued in her married name in MB while surrendering
her ON licence showing her maiden name. Despite having her marriage certificate with her when she went to the Department of Motor
Vehicles. But she was persistent and that's what she got.
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