The Running Man Discussion

[Evil Queen]

Hmmm, nice avatar Jenboxer!! I think Killian was telling the truth, about someone else doing the dirty deed. But of course, it's hard to tell since The Network was a bunch of liars & killers, always twisting things so they could look like the good guys....I was so glad the way the story ended, at least Ben's suffering wasn't for nothing! I was sad that he did have to die, but The Network wouldn't have let him live anyway, so maybe it was for the best the way things turned out. What a story!! I really liked this one. I saw the movie a long time ago, so while I was reading, I kept seeing Arnold S. in my head......as usual, the story is way better than the movie, but the movie wasn't too bad either, just different.

[Ronin87]

I enjoyed the book greatly. Although i slacked and took a little less than a week to finish the book, the times i read i couldn't put it down. Just one more page, then another, then ok i'm done for tonight... but maybe ill stop on the next page. I do not believe the network killed the family but i do believe they instigated the act. Showing the pictures of the family on the freevee, i'm sure triggered a spark of rage or jealousy among the primitive lower class. This sort of thing could even happen in real life among an important figures family and the jealous or hate-filled residents of today's slums. If they knew where to look i suppose. Wondered a bit about what happenned to the black dude (forgot name sorry). But tell you what... great buy for 3 bucks at half price for a king story! on to the next one.

[pjmorin]

Just finished reading the Running Man. And while King is my favorite author, and i enjoy ALL of his books, i was quite surprised at just how much i enjoyed reading this book. My only complaint (but is a HUGE one) is that the ending was given away in the beginning of the book by reading 'the importance of being Bachman'!! I couldnt believe it!! Who puts the ending twist of a story in the beginning section of THAT very book??? Not happy at all about that. Incredibly stupid

[pjmorin]

heh....just got the movie adaptation in mail from Netflix....although EVERY review i have seen of it says it is horrendous...but still excited to see it none the less

[pjmorin]

just to put it out there that i dislike probably only about 5% of movies i watch...i am very easy to please/entertain when it comes to movies and it has to be reallllllllllllllly bad for me to mind watching it.

That being said, i must say that was a downright AWFUL movie! i know, i know....i was warned via reviews, but still astounded at just how bad it was, even for 80s standards. def a 1 star rating