tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post6955957891280062178..comments2023-12-01T02:19:48.765-08:00Comments on Ed Gorman's blog: Martin Scorcese talks homageEd Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-61035181489264640862013-04-25T15:07:51.773-07:002013-04-25T15:07:51.773-07:00This reminds me, having just finished reading Geor...This reminds me, having just finished reading George LaFountaine's <i>Flashpoint</i>, of the incremental buildup of dread similar to that in <i>Shutter Island</i>. I saw William Tannen's movie first, which I really liked, and started feeling the dread build in the book as it became apparent its ending would be different.Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-25037981764569433982013-04-25T14:57:56.959-07:002013-04-25T14:57:56.959-07:00The critics panned Shutter Island, as I recall, bu...The critics panned <i>Shutter Island</i>, as I recall, but I had read Dennis Lehane's novel and was interested in how Scorcese and DiCaprio would handle it. I thought it worked well. The sense of dread I felt in the book was weaker in the film because I knew what was coming, but it was there nonetheless. Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.com