100 Things, Day 74

[animanga_maniac]

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While The Shining was not very good as a Stephen King adaptation, I thought that it was really good as a Hollywood movie.  Jack Nicholson, who I tend to find generally creepy anyway, did a great job playing a man driven to madness.  I think it's unfortunate that the movie changed or flat out omitted a lot of things that made The Shining one of my

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[kirathaune]

TTWS is one of my all-time favorite bands! They actually have a new album out and are touring this year with Counting Crows. I've been debating whether I want to drive to Bethlehem in June to see Toad play at the Musikfest Cafe.

[nochick_fics]

Really? I didn't know they were still around. That's awesome. :-)

[baroqueangel]

That song is kind of catchy :)

[nochick_fics]

Tis!

[n0t_again]

Loved the one tiny scene of Jack's wife finding the 600 pages or so of "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." I did that once, after Rhys bitched me out for sitting around and writing all damn day - again. Left an entire screen-full of it - it made us both laugh uncomfortably.

Jack Nicholson was a little too good with an ax - I read somewhere Props had to make the bathroom door he's tearing down at the end about 4 times as strong as they normally would, because he had once been a volunteer fireman and could rip a door down way too quickly for Kubrick's liking. Me, that got right under my skin - in most people's hands an ax is not a precision tool for door removal - but when it is, that scary mutherfucker on the other side means business... *shiver*

I wanted to be Stephan King when I grow up too - but for the Dark Tower books.

Sorry - can't meet you on the Toad the Wet Sprocket song - I hated that when it was all over the radio. Like Tears for Fears crossed with bad elevator music. Blech. But to each his own, I say :D

[nochick_fics]

All of his books made me crave writing. Well, all of his pre-van books. Some of his post-van books were not my favorite. Doctor Sleep was the first book of his I madly, insanely adored since Desperation.

To each their own indeed. I've heard this song a million times and still love it.

[n0t_again]

Have you seen/read "N."? I think the collection was called "Just After Sunset" - and Marvel made a great serial e-comic for it! If you haven't seen it, it's up on my page in its entire form - give it a whorl. I'll have to check out "Dr. Sleep." Desperation was crazy... like verbal LSD. Loved it. :)

http://n0t-again.livejournal.com/144942.html

[awakenyourfaith]

Nicholson seems to be the guy to call when you want ax-crazy (quite literally); not to say he doesn't do it well XD

Love the song :)

[nochick_fics]

He does crazy very well, that's for sure.

[ragnarok_08]

Yup, I remember The Shining being one of those movies that really shows a descent into madness.

That is a great song :D

[nochick_fics]

A really great song!