tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post1374452462873338887..comments2024-03-21T02:39:18.144-07:00Comments on COL'S CRIMINAL LIBRARY: 2 BY JIM THOMPSONcol2910http://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-42614522279927203042014-10-15T22:47:03.692-07:002014-10-15T22:47:03.692-07:00I don't think I have ever seen that many Kim B...I don't think I have ever seen that many Kim Basinger films - loved her in LA Confidential - from the James Ellroy book, equally as great. I've seen her in 9 1/2 Weeks....hmm probably best if I don't comment too much about that one! Nothing else springs to mind. I've seen Alec in more, though I do get him confused with his brothers. col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-16747538933819041892014-10-15T22:33:46.517-07:002014-10-15T22:33:46.517-07:00Wow, I like both of them (the actors). I will prob...Wow, I like both of them (the actors). I will probably have to try both of the movies then.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-1183283811416124482014-10-15T20:53:26.598-07:002014-10-15T20:53:26.598-07:00Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin in a 1994 remake. ht...Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin in a 1994 remake. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109890/col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-12853032086489499872014-10-15T12:46:50.663-07:002014-10-15T12:46:50.663-07:00The 70's version with Steve McQueen. I did not...The 70's version with Steve McQueen. I did not know that there was a later one.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-36776466067667984612014-10-14T21:11:07.286-07:002014-10-14T21:11:07.286-07:00I hope you do, you never know you might just be hi...I hope you do, you never know you might just be his biggest, late-to-the-party fan! Which version of the film are you inclined to watch? 70's or 90's?col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-4221652232105988012014-10-14T12:59:24.276-07:002014-10-14T12:59:24.276-07:00I suspect that Thompson is too hardboiled for me, ...I suspect that Thompson is too hardboiled for me, but I will try a couple of his books anyway. The comments reminded of The Getaway, and I would like to read that, then see the movie.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-70025281412320256962014-10-14T05:06:30.993-07:002014-10-14T05:06:30.993-07:00Margot, I can make allowances for the odd bad book...Margot, I can make allowances for the odd bad book. I'm fairly sure his overall library of work is very well regarded, so should see some gooduns! col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-39457344745667885272014-10-14T05:05:07.398-07:002014-10-14T05:05:07.398-07:00Funny enough I don't think I have ever seen a ...Funny enough I don't think I have ever seen a film of a Thompson book. I know of a couple of versions of THE GETAWAY - McQueen and Macgraw and Basinger and Baldwin. Not sure if I have heard of anything else apart from THE GRIFTERS......regardless I've seen none of them!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-70361037766740873712014-10-14T05:01:11.445-07:002014-10-14T05:01:11.445-07:00Prashant thanks. Hopefully I enjoy the next few be...Prashant thanks. Hopefully I enjoy the next few better than the last one!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-52237683064588629762014-10-14T04:21:25.042-07:002014-10-14T04:21:25.042-07:00Col - Thompson is definitely one of the greats of ...Col - Thompson is definitely one of the greats of the <i>noir</i> sort of novel. As you get the chance to read more of his work, I'll be interested in what you think of its consistency and quality. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-6614653563779932562014-10-14T04:20:20.647-07:002014-10-14T04:20:20.647-07:00I've read a couple, and seen a couple of films...I've read a couple, and seen a couple of films based on his books. That'll probably do me for now....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-76576106212101965292014-10-14T01:31:04.397-07:002014-10-14T01:31:04.397-07:00Col, here's a writer who most definitely is on...Col, here's a writer who most definitely is on my reading plate. I'd heard of Jim Thompson a long time ago and the blog world sort of resurrected him for me. It's good to know you have more than half the books he wrote.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.com