The Running man
Discussion
Arnie's doing an action flck with Stallone and Seagal about German composers. I think there was some argument about which actor got to play which composer. In the end Stallone said he wanted to play the role of Mozart, and Seagal requested that he played Wagner. At that point Arnie said: " In that case, I'll be Bach"
grumbledoak said:
Beati Dogu said:
It's a dreadful film and really not worth watching.
Rubbish. It is entertaining enough.Unlike, say, Monsters University. Or a thousand other turds.
Monsters University is actually very very decent. In fact, I'd say it's better than RM for the type of film it is.
Halb said:
The Running Man is a classic.
Hampered by it's tech of the day.
It is one of those things that in my head may benefit from a reboot...if the originals hard edge and satire can be kept. Not seen it but Robocop seems to be a great example of updating a classic satire leaving out the satire. Maybe Charlie Brooker should write it?
And not a 12A?Hampered by it's tech of the day.
It is one of those things that in my head may benefit from a reboot...if the originals hard edge and satire can be kept. Not seen it but Robocop seems to be a great example of updating a classic satire leaving out the satire. Maybe Charlie Brooker should write it?
226bhp said:
The book is much better, although it maybe depends on which way round you do them. I did the book first.
I believe it does.Stuck In A Lift said:
goldblum said:
As were nearly all of SK's stories from his Bachman period. All very good stories as well, I particularly liked Roadwork and The Long Walk.
Ahhh, a fellow Long Walk fan. 
Stuck In A Lift said:
goldblum said:
As were nearly all of SK's stories from his Bachman period. All very good stories as well, I particularly liked Roadwork and The Long Walk.
Ahhh, a fellow Long Walk fan. I love all the material in the Bachman books (to be fair, there is very little written by SK that I don’t like). Roadwork is a particular favourite of mine: the way the main character descends (further) into madness really gets to me.
Funny how no-one ever mentions ‘Rage’ these days. Doesn’t even Stephen King say he’s glad it’s out of publication? (Understandably, IMO).
Anyway, saw the running man as a kid before I read the original... whilst they share some material I tend to think of them as different entities – one story is not necessarily better than the other, they are just different.
As always though, give a book rather than a film.
goldblum said:
As were nearly all of SK's stories from his Bachman period. All very good stories as well, I particularly liked Roadwork and The Long Walk.
Totally agree fine pieces of work. No fat on them at all. The long walk is v powerful. I also greatly enjoyed the first couple of Gunslinger novels.Don't touch that dial.....how on earth did Mick Fleetwood get into the film? What I did like was the crowd involvement and the understanding of how the media altered what the public viewed.....it happens today, and as we know rating on TV trump content or quality. Richard Dawson, a legend!!!
belleair302 said:
Don't touch that dial.....how on earth did Mick Fleetwood get into the film? What I did like was the crowd involvement and the understanding of how the media altered what the public viewed.....it happens today, and as we know rating on TV trump content or quality. Richard Dawson, a legend!!!
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