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Post by wolf359 on Feb 27, 2020 1:21:23 GMT
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Post by Harmless elf on Feb 27, 2020 1:30:08 GMT
I think I speak for all of us when I say who the hell is Clive cussler?
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Post by Stammerhead on Feb 27, 2020 1:42:38 GMT
I think I speak for all of us when I say who the hell is Clive cussler? A few people know who he was. I read a couple of his adventure books years ago and they were enjoyable.
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Post by politicidal on Feb 27, 2020 1:47:11 GMT
R.I.P.
Loved his Dirk Pitt series. Isaac Bell is pretty good too. Never got into the Fargo or Kurt Austin ones.
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Post by Marv on Feb 27, 2020 1:48:59 GMT
Seen his name tons of times but don’t think I’ve read anything from him. Rip
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Post by chalk3 on Feb 27, 2020 1:51:46 GMT
No idea who he is but RIP anyway.
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Post by politicidal on Feb 27, 2020 1:52:29 GMT
Quick refresher for everyone. This....
...was based off one of his books. Highly recommend both the movie and the book!
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Post by Toasted Cheese on Feb 27, 2020 2:02:32 GMT
Was only listening to John Barry's score for Raise The Titanic the other day.  |
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Post by JHA Durant on Feb 27, 2020 2:12:59 GMT
Another film based on one of his books:  |
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Post by politicidal on Feb 27, 2020 2:14:33 GMT
Another film based on one of his books: Never seen it but apparently it would had been cheaper to lower the Atlantic.
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Post by JHA Durant on Feb 27, 2020 2:25:17 GMT
Another film based on one of his books: Never seen it but apparently it would had been cheaper to lower the Atlantic.  I have it on video, it is such a boring movie. I haven't seen it for many years and probably never will again.
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Post by politicidal on Feb 27, 2020 2:29:01 GMT
Never seen it but apparently it would had been cheaper to lower the Atlantic. I have it on video, it is such a boring movie. I haven't seen it for many years and probably never will again. Hey maybe it's worth something now.
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Post by maxwellperfect on Feb 27, 2020 5:26:02 GMT
One of my very favorite writers when I was a teen. Dirk Pitt was like an American James Bond of the high seas. I had many favorites in the series, but 'Cyclops' was my favorite. Too bad the 'Raise the Titanic' movie failed to capture any of the tension and excitement of the book.
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Post by Toasted Cheese on Feb 27, 2020 7:12:58 GMT
Another film based on one of his books: Never seen it but apparently it would had been cheaper to lower the Atlantic. I saw this when first released one Sat morning when I was a kid. Wasn't looking to be to enthralled, because I had heard what an expensive flop it was and boring also. I ended up being very engaged by the whole thing. Have seen on vhs as well, but the cinema experience was well worth it. Big name critics could always make or break a film in those days and could be very unfair.
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Feb 27, 2020 9:49:13 GMT
Only book i have read of him is Spartan Gold which i enjoyed.
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Post by Huxley on Feb 27, 2020 10:36:58 GMT
No idea who he is but RIP anyway. I don't know who he is either. Chalk3 we have the same avatar. I've used this avatar for years here and on other boards.
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Post by ᵗʰᵉᵃᵘˣᵖʰᵒᵘ on Feb 27, 2020 14:52:22 GMT
Is that the author whose books are written with other people, like how James Patterson does?
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Post by teleadm on Feb 29, 2020 21:25:27 GMT
His thriller novels, many featuring the character Dirk Pitt, have reached The New York Times fiction best-seller list more than 20 times. Cussler was the founder and chairman of the National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA), which has discovered more than 60 shipwreck sites and numerous other notable underwater wrecks. He was the sole author or lead author of more than 80 books.
The two expensive movies based on his novels have been mega flops.
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Post by Bargle on Mar 1, 2020 11:44:31 GMT
Is that the author whose books are written with other people, like how James Patterson does? Yes, he started doing that several years ago, though he started off on his own.
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Post by politicidal on Mar 1, 2020 15:04:04 GMT
His thriller novels, many featuring the character Dirk Pitt, have reached The New York Times fiction best-seller list more than 20 times. Cussler was the founder and chairman of the National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA), which has discovered more than 60 shipwreck sites and numerous other notable underwater wrecks. He was the sole author or lead author of more than 80 books. The two expensive movies based on his novels have been mega flops. That did always puzzle me. Raise the Titanic sounds like a bore, so I get that. Then I read about the exorbitant cost overruns with Sahara. |
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