Michael Crichton is sooo sweet.

[StageLeft]

Really though, this guy's books read like movies. My favorite by him is Timeline, which I highly recommend. I finished it and knew it would make a wonderful movie and was delighted to find out that it will be released this year. Fabulous. And, though I hate to buy hardcovers, the temptation of his new book Prey made me such today and I had to buy it. Mikey I loves ya!

 

[Electric Amish]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Really though, this guy's books read like movies. My favorite by him is Timeline, which I highly recommend. I finished it and knew it would make a wonderful movie and was delighted to find out that it will be released this year. Fabulous. And, though I hate to buy hardcovers, the temptation of his new book Prey made me such today and I had to buy it. Mikey I loves ya!

Yup.

That being said, WTF happened to Congo and Sphere in the translation from book to movie??

amish

 

[Beau]

One of my favorite authors as well, though I wouldn't consider Timeline to be his greatest work. It was an awesome story, though.

his best book was probably Jurassic Park, with Sphere a close second.

 

[Beau]

Originally posted by: Electric Amish

Yup.

That being said, WTF happened to Congo and Sphere in the translation from book to movie??

amish

I dunno, but the screenplay-writer should be shot.

 

[coolVariable]

But I really liked the Great Train Robbery too. (Both book and movie)

 

[Kev]

Timeline was great in the beginning with all the technology stuff, until it turned into a Medievel action-adventure, then it wasn't quite the page-turner.

 

[JetBlack69]

Yep, I just started Timeline a few days ago and it's one of the best book's I've read. Granted I'm only half way through, but it's really good. I've also read Jurassic Park twice.

 

[Storm]

Originally posted by: JetBlack69
Yep, I just started Timeline a few days ago and it's one of the best book's I've read. Granted I'm only half way through, but it's really good. I've also read Jurassic Park twice.

Question was the 13th warrior a book by him or just a script? The movie kinda sucked...

 

[Hammer]

Originally posted by: Storm

Originally posted by: JetBlack69
Yep, I just started Timeline a few days ago and it's one of the best book's I've read. Granted I'm only half way through, but it's really good. I've also read Jurassic Park twice.

Question was the 13th warrior a book by him or just a script? The movie kinda sucked...

Book, it was called Eaters of the Dead.

 

[JetBlack69]

Originally posted by: Storm

Originally posted by: JetBlack69
Yep, I just started Timeline a few days ago and it's one of the best book's I've read. Granted I'm only half way through, but it's really good. I've also read Jurassic Park twice.

Question was the 13th warrior a book by him or just a script? The movie kinda sucked...

Sorry, I don't know. It doesn't say on the inside cover of Timeline.

 

[McPhreak]

Originally posted by: maladroit
Timeline was great in the beginning with all the technology stuff, until it turned into a Medievel action-adventure, then it wasn't quite the page-turner.

I agree. Of the Michael Chricton books that I've read, I think I enjoyed Timeline the least. Read too much like a movie. That's why I don't like reading Tom Clancy.

Jurassic Park is the best.

 

[Storm]

Originally posted by: Hammer

Originally posted by: Storm

Originally posted by: JetBlack69
Yep, I just started Timeline a few days ago and it's one of the best book's I've read. Granted I'm only half way through, but it's really good. I've also read Jurassic Park twice.

Question was the 13th warrior a book by him or just a script? The movie kinda sucked...

Book, it was called Eaters of the Dead.

Ahh how was the book?

 

[Electric Amish]

Originally posted by: Hammer

Originally posted by: Storm

Originally posted by: JetBlack69
Yep, I just started Timeline a few days ago and it's one of the best book's I've read. Granted I'm only half way through, but it's really good. I've also read Jurassic Park twice.

Question was the 13th warrior a book by him or just a script? The movie kinda sucked...

Book, it was called Eaters of the Dead.

Yup....and the book/short story is actually worse than the movie, IMO.

amish

 

[loup garou]

Prey is pretty lame. Too short and not enough in depth discussion of the technology, very little character development, and a rushed plotline. Timeline was pretty crappy too, IMO. Sphere was definitely my favorite of his books.

 

[DuallyX]

JP was good, but I think the best was Sphere, followed by Timeline. The newest, Prey, was very much a page turner though.

 

[Viper GTS]

I hate buying hardcover books because they only last me a few hours.

I bought Prey out of sheer boredom at an airport bookstore, it lasted through my wait + 1/2 the flight from DC to Chicago.

Oh well.

Viper GTS

 

[Beau]

Originally posted by: Storm

Originally posted by: JetBlack69
Yep, I just started Timeline a few days ago and it's one of the best book's I've read. Granted I'm only half way through, but it's really good. I've also read Jurassic Park twice.

Question was the 13th warrior a book by him or just a script? The movie kinda sucked...

The book was based on a 10th century Arabic manuscript.

 

[Beau]

Originally posted by: Hammer

Originally posted by: Storm

Originally posted by: JetBlack69
Yep, I just started Timeline a few days ago and it's one of the best book's I've read. Granted I'm only half way through, but it's really good. I've also read Jurassic Park twice.

Question was the 13th warrior a book by him or just a script? The movie kinda sucked...

Book, it was called Eaters of the Dead.

That's what the books original name was, it has been changed since. But the book was actually based on an old arabic manuscript.

 

[loup garou]

Oh and his formula is getting WAY old.

Team of scientists + remote location + science gone wrong = book. :disgust:

 

[ThePresence]

Sphere is by far his best IMO. Timeline was very good too.

 

[cjchaps]

So what's going on with the Timeline movie? I heard the main blond cop guy from The Fast and the Furyass was going to have a lead role? Anymore info on the movie?

 

[pyonir]

Michael Crichton is sooo sweet.

why? did he send you flowers or something?

 

[Hammer]

Originally posted by: Storm

Originally posted by: Hammer

Originally posted by: Storm

Originally posted by: JetBlack69
Yep, I just started Timeline a few days ago and it's one of the best book's I've read. Granted I'm only half way through, but it's really good. I've also read Jurassic Park twice.

Question was the 13th warrior a book by him or just a script? The movie kinda sucked...

Book, it was called Eaters of the Dead.

Ahh how was the book?

it was ok, i liked the movie better though, which is rare.

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: Beau

Originally posted by: Storm

Originally posted by: JetBlack69
Yep, I just started Timeline a few days ago and it's one of the best book's I've read. Granted I'm only half way through, but it's really good. I've also read Jurassic Park twice.

Question was the 13th warrior a book by him or just a script? The movie kinda sucked...

The book was based on a 10th century Arabic manuscript.

Actually Eaters of the Dead just pretended to be based on a 10th century Arabic manuscript. Crichton is truly one of the greatest bullsh!ters ever.
In addition to the other mentioned, I've always enjoyed Airframe. I wonder why they never made that one into a movie. Too brutally honest about the media, I guess

 

[cliftonite]

Originally posted by: Storm

Originally posted by: Hammer

Originally posted by: Storm

Originally posted by: JetBlack69
Yep, I just started Timeline a few days ago and it's one of the best book's I've read. Granted I'm only half way through, but it's really good. I've also read Jurassic Park twice.

Question was the 13th warrior a book by him or just a script? The movie kinda sucked...

Book, it was called Eaters of the Dead.

Ahh how was the book?

The book was pretty good.