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  • MR. HARRIGAN'S PHONE (no spoilers)

    From moviePig@21:1/5 to All on Fri Oct 7 10:21:42 2022
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    When a reclusive billionaire (Donald Sutherland) hires a boy to read
    aloud to him, an eerie bond is formed. Netflix's MR. HARRIGAN'S PHONE
    is adapted from a Stephen King short story, and its attentive
    craftsmanship nicely captures King's traditional ambiance. (N.B.: This
    viewer also considers CUJO and DREAMCATCHER to be standouts among King adaptations.) Recommended.

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  • From Ubiquitous@21:1/5 to pwallace@moviepig.com on Fri Oct 7 20:25:27 2022
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    pwallace@moviepig.com wrote:

    When a reclusive billionaire (Donald Sutherland) hires a boy to read
    aloud to him, an eerie bond is formed. Netflix's MR. HARRIGAN'S PHONE
    is adapted from a Stephen King short story, and its attentive
    craftsmanship nicely captures King's traditional ambiance. (N.B.: This >viewer also considers CUJO and DREAMCATCHER to be standouts among King >adaptations.) Recommended.

    OK, who is forging postings from moviepig?

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    Let's go Brandon!

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  • From Lynn McGuire@21:1/5 to moviePig on Sat Oct 8 20:06:02 2022
    On 10/7/2022 9:21 AM, moviePig wrote:

    When a reclusive billionaire (Donald Sutherland) hires a boy to read
    aloud to him, an eerie bond is formed.  Netflix's MR. HARRIGAN'S PHONE
    is adapted from a Stephen King short story, and its attentive
    craftsmanship nicely captures King's traditional ambiance.  (N.B.: This viewer also considers CUJO and DREAMCATCHER to be standouts among King adaptations.)  Recommended.

    Great until the ending which was a little weak. Donald Sutherland put
    in a masterful work.

    Lynn

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  • From Bill Anderson@21:1/5 to moviePig on Sun Oct 9 02:15:32 2022
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    moviePig <pwallace@moviepig.com> wrote:

    When a reclusive billionaire (Donald Sutherland) hires a boy to read
    aloud to him, an eerie bond is formed. Netflix's MR. HARRIGAN'S PHONE
    is adapted from a Stephen King short story, and its attentive
    craftsmanship nicely captures King's traditional ambiance. (N.B.: This viewer also considers CUJO and DREAMCATCHER to be standouts among King adaptations.) Recommended.




    To me, it seemed there should’ve been more to it. It seemed there were
    story opportunities that were not taken, connections that could’ve been
    made, potential developments that never went anywhere. It might be an interesting short story, but stretched out into a movie. It just did not
    work for me.

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    Bill Anderson

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  • From moviePig@21:1/5 to Lynn McGuire on Sat Oct 8 23:18:49 2022
    On 10/8/2022 9:06 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    On 10/7/2022 9:21 AM, moviePig wrote:

    When a reclusive billionaire (Donald Sutherland) hires a boy to read
    aloud to him, an eerie bond is formed.  Netflix's MR. HARRIGAN'S PHONE
    is adapted from a Stephen King short story, and its attentive
    craftsmanship nicely captures King's traditional ambiance.  (N.B.:
    This viewer also considers CUJO and DREAMCATCHER to be standouts among
    King adaptations.)  Recommended.

    Great until the ending which was a little weak.  Donald Sutherland put
    in a masterful work.

    Well, endings are indeed not Stephen King's forte, imnsho.

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  • From moviePig@21:1/5 to Bill Anderson on Sat Oct 8 23:39:28 2022
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    On 10/8/2022 10:15 PM, Bill Anderson wrote:
    moviePig <pwallace@moviepig.com> wrote:

    When a reclusive billionaire (Donald Sutherland) hires a boy to read
    aloud to him, an eerie bond is formed. Netflix's MR. HARRIGAN'S PHONE
    is adapted from a Stephen King short story, and its attentive
    craftsmanship nicely captures King's traditional ambiance. (N.B.: This
    viewer also considers CUJO and DREAMCATCHER to be standouts among King
    adaptations.) Recommended.

    To me, it seemed there should’ve been more to it. It seemed there were story opportunities that were not taken, connections that could’ve been made, potential developments that never went anywhere. It might be an interesting short story, but stretched out into a movie. It just did not
    work for me.

    Fwiw, I'd read the short story a while back, but don't recall anything
    that was left out. I've read lots of King, and have come to accept that
    he's about setting and mood rather than plot ...and I suppose I
    appreciated how the filmmakers seemed aboard with that. (No, I didn't
    find the short story exceptional, and am a bit surprised it received
    what I consider a relatively high-end production.)

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