Are either of the Big Bounce movies good-- I don't like
either of them. I didn't hate them, but found them boring
and, (worse!) poor adapatations of the book. But I'll admit
that I tend to be a purist.
Also, I seem to recall an article in the paper about Elmore
Leonard where he admits that he doesn't like EITHER version
of the Big Bounce movie.
For what it's worth.
Signed-- Clair
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--- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "Richard Moore"
<moorich@...> wrote:
>
> --- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, DJ-Anonyme@
wrote:
> >
> > This has bene made into two movies. Is either
any good?
> >
> > Mark
>
> Not really. But both do feature some great looking
babes. The
2004
> version with Owen Wilson also features Willie Nelson
and Harry Dean
> Stanton, and any movie with those two is worth
sitting through.
>
> One interesting point about the novel is that the
main character is
> Jack Ryan, later to be featured in Leonard's novel
SWAG, aka RYAN'S
> RULES.
>
> BOUNCE was also an example of a practice Leonard did
more than once-
-
> write the novel, sell it to the movies prior to
publication and
then
> the first edition appears with "Soon to be a major
motion picture"
> bannered on the cover.
>
> Richard Moore
>
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