Still a Fan

Despite the criticism I level at Parker, I'm still enough of a fan to pick up The Spenser Movie Collection, out on DVD today.

I was not especially a fan of Urich as Spenser, but I enjoy seeing literature adapted to film, good or bad. Most interesting to me are the choices and changes made from the source material.





Also out on DVD today, Stone Cold is the best movie to-date adapted from Parker's work, staying true to the Parker feel while breaking from the text where necessary for the sake of a better movie.

Jesse Stone on the page is nowhere near Selleck's age, but I can think of no actor better suited to portray Stone's terse demeanor. Mimi Rogers likewise makes the role of Rita Fiore her own.