Rick-Founder JM CM BOOK CLUB ’s Comments (group member since Oct 06, 2009)

Rick-Founder JM CM BOOK CLUB ’s comments from the THE JAMES MASON COMMUNITY BOOK CLUB group.

Howard wrote: "Rick & Barbara, here's another classic flick:

I'm an ancient retainer to an ancient family but in another life I was a physicist & in another, much later one, a Medical Doctor."

got me on that one!!! sounds so so familiar!

Ken wrote: "I just panned Vince Flynn for . It was leftovers from , put in plastic bags and left in the car all day.

Is Elmore Leonard ..."

Elmore Leonard will always be modern!! Quality like his never ages!

super!! so happy to welcome all of you!!

Melanie wrote: "I don't want to lower the tone, but I loved Tucker & Dale vs Evil. This is for people who liked Lake Placid, Tremors and Eight-Legged Freaks (and maybe the Shaun of the Dead and the Scary Movie sen..."

actually that is a film I recently became aware of..and want to see!

Ken wrote: "There are other James Mason threads for authors to post their work and intro themselves. Was that gentle enough?

We're still going to sneak out as soon as you fall asleep and take all your booze ..."

J.R. wrote: "Hello All, this is my first time in any type of book/discussion group, so please be gentle. I am a new author trying to get my self out there. Please check out my website with the first two chapter..."

nice!! Welcome JR! and Ken is our most kind and chaste "official" greeter!

Carol wrote: "Rick wrote: "Brinn wrote: "It seems as if we have a lot of Tom Cruise haters in the discussion group. He has done some great physical scenes in The Mission Impossible movies, even doing his own stu..."

So so true

Brinn wrote: "It seems as if we have a lot of Tom Cruise haters in the discussion group. He has done some great physical scenes in The Mission Impossible movies, even doing his own stunts. And Knight and Day as ..."

I am not much of a Lee Child reader..so I would enjoy the film as another nice action movie..I do think that for some folks who become attached to a character over a long series of books, the worst thing for them to do is to go see a Hollywood adaption of that character...I LOVE!! Elmore Leonard books..each one is a treasure! yet I will have not,,nor will I ever see any of the film adaptations (even tho many have received great reviews) because I choose to not have my own mental images of the characters affected by Hollywood casting. That said, writers like Robert Crais and Sue Grafton have stated that they will never allow (Grafton has it in her will) any of their books to be filmed as they do not want their loyal readers to have their characters (Kinsley Milhone, Elvis Cole) marred by a bad casting..Both say thay prefer to have each reader have their own personal image of each character.

Cairn wrote: "Hello, I love James Mason so could not resist a group named for him. My name is Cairn and I'm fairly new to Goodreads. Once upon a time I was a chef, but have turned to writing with an epic fanta..."

Carmel wrote: "Thanks for the invitation to join, Rick. I've worked as a journalist, editor and publicist for many years and my debut historical fiction novel 'Ours, Yours and Mines' was published last July. It..."

salutes to Carmel and Cairn!!!

Darryl wrote: "Highly recommend "Game of Thrones" on HBO. The first two seasons are currently out on DVD."

Daryl..I am so so tempted to pick up series on Bluray...was at BestBuy today to get Almost Famous bluray...saw Game of Thrones..came close!!

Brinn wrote: "Hi Rick,
Tom hasn't cast anybody in The Hardly Boys...but he has some great ideas (and a rolodex to match) about casting some older actors who just want to have fun in either an indie movie or a TV..."

for sure!! love to see James Cromwell and John Mahoney as the new Hardy Boys!!!

Rodolfo wrote: "Hello All, and thanks Rick for the invite! My book "I Took Panama: The Story of Philippe Bunau-Varilla" is based on the life of a Frenchman who "Invented" a country so the Panama Canal could be co..."

super to have you here Rodolfo!

Don wrote: "Hi Diana,
Check out http://www.floydthedog.com This is a great place to add writer support for animal causes across the globe. Looking for writers who are also animal lovers with animal stories to ..."

Diana wrote: "Hello everyone, I am sorry I have not introduced myself sooner, but here I am now :)

My name is Diana Hockley and I am the author of two Australian crime novels - The Naked Room and The Celibate ..."

welcome Don and Diana!!!!

Kyle ~Special K: Rebel Leader~ wrote: "I highly recommend Fear Collectorby Gregg Olsen It's a brilliant read on all levels."

agree. Gregg is a great writer...top notch in crime lit..and nice guy.. just had online text with him about this..his books should be in non-fiction..not "True Crime" genre which has so many "Today's Headlines" pulp books in it..that the much more well written and researched "non-fiction crime books" should not be lumped together. (great that he is writing novels too!)

Brinn wrote: "Howard and Rick,
The emmy-winning director of Seinfeld, Tom Cherones, has just written a book, The Mystery of the Golden Goblet. Tom, a Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew fan from way back, takes the wry se..."

sounds like a blast!!! is Jack Cassidy's kid still one of the Hardy Boys along with Parker Stevenson?

Sultry wrote: "Rick wrote: "Jack wrote: "Each book in the series is a mammoth undertaking in its own right at 1,000-plus pages, Rick, but once you've read one it's hard not to want to grab the next one and so on...."

appreciate that...certainly would like to read Thrones..just need to get through ( actualy enjoying every book!)a rather large TBR pile first!

welcome!!!!!!! to all our super new members!!!

BEST WISHES to all of you on your wonderful books and events!!

Howard wrote: "Rick, do you like George on 'Seinfeld?'

He's 'doing' Allen all the way."

LOVE Jason Alexander!! (favorite character on show is George)..Seinfeld is one of those few shows, MASH, The Odd Couple, The Honeymooners..that I can watch over and over..and laugh over and over!!

Jason wrote: "'Midnight in Paris' (Owen Wilson impersonates Woody Allen, quite well, in fact) - any struggling writers out there?! Take heart and laugh.

Books: if you have the courage, and are open to the surre..."

Jason- heard so many great things about 'Midnight in Paris' ..yet I am a Woody Allen purist..I need to see Woody..not an actor mimicking him..so was really hard for me to get into

Simon wrote: "Hi everyone it's Phantom Bigfoot. He loves James Mason films especially A Touch of Larceny which is absolutley brilliant. I am thoroughly chuffed to bits to be invited to this group and hope to imp..."

A Touch of Larceny ..was that the James Mason film with George Sanders? cannot find it on DVD!!