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  Did anyone watch the Bag of Bones mini-series?

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  I watched part 1 but haven't gotten around to part 2 yet. Just wondering if anyone else watched it and what they thought.

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  Vladd 

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  I've seen it. It was another example of the rule "Stephen King's books are always better than the movies". Although Pierce Brosnan was a good surprise. Trouble is the book was so long and the miniseries so short, it was bound to have less of an impact.

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    *Lena* (edited)

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    I agree, I was pretty excited about it. I wasn't real happy with Pierce Brosnan playing Mike, I didn't think it was a good match. The story was definitely rushed and a lot of stuff missed.

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    zapfogldorf 

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    It came across the same way that IT did when it first aired. Too much story in so little time. A lot of the detail is missed and a lot of it is important.

    I only got to watch part of Bag of Bones but what I did see wasn't bad.

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  Katie P 

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  I've got it recorded. I have to watch it on principle, but I'm not a huge Pierce Brosnan fan. I also heard from a coworker that it a was kind of cheesy. Bag of Bones has always been one of my favorites, and I'm a little nervous to watch the mini-series.

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  Wayne M 

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  I watched on principle as well, and, while it was pretty decent for a TV adaptation, it definitely suffered from abridgement and simplification.

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  Marguerite M 

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  No, I was too scared. I just got up the courage to read The Shining earlier this year, so I wasn't read to try my luck. I also much prefer to read Stephen King than watch the movie.

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  Charlene  

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  I saw it and I liked it. I thought it dragged out a little bit, especially the first night.

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  H!GGY 

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  For me, the first half was the better half. If you like the book you're going to be disappointed.

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  FrankJac 

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  Terrible.

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  Julie 

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  I haven't seen it yet. I wanted to but I kept missing it. I guess I'll wait until it comes out on DVD. I usually don't expect the movies/tv series to be nearly as good as the books. There was one that I thought was better than the book and that was Salem's Lot. But I could tell from the preview of Bag of Bones that they had changed some things which really irritates me.

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  Chelsea (edited)

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  I watched it. I didn't think it was that bad; it wasn't as good as the book but it was decent... I didn't think the acting was that good, it was slow, a bit melodramatic, and I found it annoying how they changed some things in it that I felt were important. :\

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  Nicki m 

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  It's been awhile since I've read the book. I didn't mind Pierce as Mike. I defiantly did not like the crazy lady. Not horrible, not fantastic either. I didn't think the lye scene was in the book?

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    *Lena* 

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    Yes there was a lye scene in the book.

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  Emily T 

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  Ive seen worse for sure, pierce was not bad.

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  IronMan 

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  Not good. Most King adaptions suck, this one included.

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  Carrie F. Shepherd 

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  I agree with everything everyone is saying. Not a good adaptation.

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