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Kandice
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Jan 23, 2009 01:54PM

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I cast books with a vivid image of the character I am reading about. I don't always actually see facial features it is kinda just a blur. Is that weird or what?


When I first read Shawshank Redemption, I saw Dufresne as Stanley Tucci. Robbins was awesome, but he WAS NOT who was described in the book.
Edgar Freemantle will always be Ed Harris in my mind.
Lisey from Lisey's story will always be Deborah Winger.
Blaze for me is the guy that Played Tom Cullen in the stand. I'm sure part of that is that he was so memorably cast (and perfect!) in that as a mentally handicapped man, but I have no trouble adding the dent in the forhead in my mind.

Then if I see the movie comes out and I think that the actor fits the character better than the picture in my head, I'll switch it! (Weird, I know.)


I think Sissy Spacek was perfect as Carrie. Much better than the girl who played her in the remake.



Carrie lives. Lame.


NO I really didn't know that! I have never read the book nor seen the movie! So sad....
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It's ok Angie, we know you'd get around to reading King's first published book eventually... right? ;)





I didn't care for the casting in the re-make and the end just didn't make sense to me. No, Carrie did not deserve to die, but was there a place for her in the world? No.



Like Red and Dufresne from Shawshank. There are probably no 2 other characters described so differently on a page than as portrayed. They both come across perfect, though!


1) more back story on Jack
2) creepy hedge animals vs stupid hedge maze
3) Wendy! Rebecca De Mornay kicked ass where as Shelley Duvall was a simpering moron.
4) Nicholson was menacing from the beginning, Webber slides into it and GETS creepy
5) the Overlook! classic and classy looking in the TV version vs. HORRIBLE cheesy late 70's made over in the Kubrick version.