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Conference ljsrv1::tv_chatter

Title:The TV Chatter Notes Conference
Notice:Welcome to TV Chatter :-)
Moderator:PASTA::PIERCE
Created:Wed Dec 16 1992
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:498
Total number of notes:5416

181.0. "TV Movie: Message From Nam" by MVDS02::BELFORTI (PFYOWS) Thu Oct 21 1993 02:46

    Did anyone else watch "Message From Nam"?
    
    What did you think of it?
    
    Personally I was very disappointed in the actress who played Paxton....
    if that was a real Southern accent, I'll eat my PC!  It was way to
    forced... she looked good for the part, even though Pax was suppose to
    be a blond, not an almost red-head!  She is NOT a very good actress!!!
    
    And the ending was totally different, then the book!
    
    BUT..... even with the parts I didn't like... I thought it was well
    done!  I just wish they had picked someone else for her part!  Can't
    think of who, just not her!
    
    M-L
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181.1My 2 cents worth..WKEND::MACARTHURThu Oct 21 1993 03:2812
    I thought it was OK, but not the greatest.  I don't like how they
    changed the ending.  It seemed to me that the actress that played Pax
    had no real chemistry with the other actors.  I think they could have
    gotten someone else to play the part better.  
    
    funny - even though it wasn't the greatest, I stayed up to watch it
    instead of taping it.
    
    Hopefully Barbara Taylor Bradford's "Remember" that is on this Sunday
    will be better.
    
    Barb
181.2My $.02 worthDEMING::LENTOThu Oct 21 1993 08:017
    I enjoyed the movie.  However,  I agreed the woman who played Pax
    didn't have any chemistry with the other men.  I didn't read the book. 
    I have read all the others from Danelle Steele.  But after reading
    about the ending being changed,  I think I'm going to read it.
    
    Nancy
181.3PleaseDPDMAI::WISEEPobodys NerfectFri Oct 22 1993 03:363
    	What was the ending in the book????
    
    	Efw
181.4MVDS02::BELFORTIPFYOWSFri Oct 22 1993 10:5921
    Behind FF:
    
    Spoiler alert!!!
    
    
    
    
    The book ended with Pax getting on one of the last flights out of
    Saigon, without finding Tony... as she is getting on she hears, "Help
    me Delta Delta".. turns and sees the scruffy guy reaching to be dragged
    on the already overflowing chopper... She realizes it's Tony, and he
    realizes it's her!
    
    I have to go back and re-read the book, but both my daughter and I
    agree... little Paxtran was also poisoned when France and On died,
    after Ralph was killed.  Oh, speaking of Ralph... he was an Aussie in
    the book (again, I think so... but am almost positive!).
    
    Also, at the beginning there were 4 roommates at Berkley... but the
    other 2 had only minor parts, so I can see why they were written out of
    the screen play!