Thinner Movie questions (SPOILERS)
Aaron
Hey there
I just watched Thinner on video last night,and apart from the
fact it was a pretty bad movie (badly written, badly acted) I
have a question about it.
Was it originally a TV mini-series, cut down for video?
I ask this because I kept waiting near the end for the shot of
>G... - (the Italian guy, forgotten his name)< dead in his car,
and it never came.
I really can't believe it would have just been left out, because
it would have rounded off the "white man from town" curse bit
much better.
Is this how you saw it over there?
See you later
Aaron Knight
run to the hills, run for your lives
~Steve Harris
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Veronica
Aaron <KNI...@AgResearch.getridofthisbit.cri.nz> wrote in article
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Actually, Thinner was shown in the theaters. . . if you can believe that!
Point-of-aim/Point-of-impact
In <01bd3d0f$1c5cf5e0$647831cf@veronica> "Veronica"
Hey, I *liked* the movie version! I thought it was done pretty
well.
There were departures from the novel, yeah, but in spite of that I
did like it okay, and I usually HATE movie adaptations of books I've
already read.
I don't know why they had to make the wife have an affair with the
doctor. In the book, didn't the husband wake up in the morning and to
his horror, his wife and daughter had eaten some of the pie, and so he
decided to join them in their doom? I don't recall there being a plot
on his part to use the pie for vengeance on his wife for any reason.
Could someone refresh my memory?
--Azure
Web Master
Aaron (KNI...@AgResearch.getridofthisbit.cri.nz) wrote:
: I just watched Thinner on video last night,and apart from the
: fact it was a pretty bad movie (badly written, badly acted) I
: have a question about it.
: Was it originally a TV mini-series, cut down for video?
No, it was a theatrical release. Parts of the ending were reshot
and its release was delayed after preview audiences were less than
thrilled with it. It lasted in theaters for about 2 seconds before
going straight to video. Another instance of a movie being reasonably
faithful to the novel but perfectly dreadful at the same time.
--
Bev Vincent
Houston, TX
PATRICK DAVID CRAMER
Point-of-aim/Point-of-impact wrote:
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> In <01bd3d0f$1c5cf5e0$647831cf@veronica> "Veronica"
> <vero...@hotmail.com> writes:
> >
> >
> >
> >Aaron <KNI...@AgResearch.getridofthisbit.cri.nz> wrote in article
> ><6cft31$bl5$1...@wnnews1.netlink.net.nz>...
> >> Hey there
> >>
> >> fact it was a pretty bad movie (badly written, badly acted) I
> >> have a question about it.
> >>
> >> Was it originally a TV mini-series, cut down for video?
he was going to use the pie as revenge on his wife for i believe having
an affair with somebody......i can't remember who.
pat
Veronica
Point-of-aim/Point-of-impact <poa...@ix.netcom.com> wrote in article
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It's been a while since I've read the book, but I'm almost *positive* that
it happened the way you described it. I guess people can relate to
vengeance and affairs more easily. . .who woulda thought? (If I'm wrong,
someone put me in my place on the plot details)
--
Veronica
vero...@hotmail.com
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Point-of-aim/Point-of-impact
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>>
>> Hey, I *liked* the movie version! I thought it was done pretty
>> well.
>> There were departures from the novel, yeah, but in spite of that
I
>> did like it okay, and I usually HATE movie adaptations of books I've
>> already read.
>> I don't know why they had to make the wife have an affair with
the
>> doctor. In the book, didn't the husband wake up in the morning and
to
>> his horror, his wife and daughter had eaten some of the pie, and so
he
>> decided to join them in their doom? I don't recall there being a
plot
>> on his part to use the pie for vengeance on his wife for any reason.
>> Could someone refresh my memory?
>>
>> --Azure
>
>
>he was going to use the pie as revenge on his wife for i believe
having
>an affair with somebody......i can't remember who.
>
>pat
Re-read what I said. I know that happened in the *movie*, but I
don't remember that being the case in the *novel*. I thought that in
the novel it was strictly accidental that the wife and daughter partook
of the pie.
--Azure
Jon Skeet
Point-of-aim/Point-of-impact <poa...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> Re-read what I said. I know that happened in the *movie*, but I
> don't remember that being the case in the *novel*. I thought that in
> the novel it was strictly accidental that the wife and daughter partook
> of the pie.
It was definitely accidental that the *daughter* partook of it, but
I believe it was meant for the wife. Billy had to make *someone* eat
it otherwise the curse would come back on him, and he decided to
make his wife suffer for getting a court order (or whatever it was)
on him.
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Jon Skeet (jl...@thor.cam.ac.uk) wrote:
: Point-of-aim/Point-of-impact <poa...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
: > Re-read what I said. I know that happened in the *movie*, but I
: > don't remember that being the case in the *novel*. I thought that in
: > the novel it was strictly accidental that the wife and daughter partook
: > of the pie.
: It was definitely accidental that the *daughter* partook of it, but
: I believe it was meant for the wife. Billy had to make *someone* eat
: it otherwise the curse would come back on him, and he decided to
: make his wife suffer for getting a court order (or whatever it was)
: on him.
To me, this was the whole point of "Thinner". Billy spends the entire
novel trying to shift blame for the accident. He wanted everyone else
to take responsibility for their part in it (and the ensuing coverup)
but was never willing to shoulder any of the responsibility himself.
The pie is the ultimate symbol of this -- he wanted to force his wife
to literally swallow her responsibility and suffer the consequences.
It's only when a truly innocent bystander (the daughter) gets caught
up in his vendetta that Billy finally (and symbolically) accepts his
own responsibility.
PATRICK DAVID CRAMER
> don't remember that being the case in the *novel*. I thought that in
> the novel it was strictly accidental that the wife and daughter partook
> of the pie.
>
it was accidental that that the daughter ate it.......she was staying
all night somewhere. the wife was the sacrifice for the curse being
lifted.
pat
CusinRon
>> >> I don't know why they had to make the wife have an affair with
>> the
>> >> doctor. In the book, didn't the husband wake up in the morning and
>> to
>> >> his horror, his wife and daughter had eaten some of the pie, and so
>> he
>> >> decided to join them in their doom? I don't recall there being a
>> plot
>> >> on his part to use the pie for vengeance on his wife for any reason.
>> >> Could someone refresh my memory?
>> >>
>> >> --Azure
>> >
>> >
>> >he was going to use the pie as revenge on his wife for i believe
>> having
>> >an affair with somebody......i can't remember who.
>> >
>> >pat
>>
>> Re-read what I said. I know that happened in the *movie*, but I
>> don't remember that being the case in the *novel*. I thought that in
>> the novel it was strictly accidental that the wife and daughter partook
>> of the pie.
>>
>> --Azure
>
>it was accidental that that the daughter ate it.......she was staying
>all night somewhere. the wife was the sacrifice for the curse being
>lifted.
>
>
Giving the pie to the wife wasn't a matter of revenge for an affair, but for
lack of faith in him. I not sure if he even knew about an affair. He just
felt like she took the doctors side too easily without giving any benefit of
doubt. Also, in the book (I don't remember if it was so in the movie) he had
talked to his daughter prior to going back home to ascertain whether she was at
the house or not. She decided to surprise him by showing up and because she
was worried about him. And your right Azure, after he saw they had both ate
the pie (in the book) he ate it too.
As I personal note, I had hoped the movie would do what the book didn't and
that was nail the doctor. I was really hoping the doctor was with the wife
when the pie was eaten, but alas twis the daughter, again.