[DouglasKC]

The reviewer not so subtly trashes Michael Crichton as a has been because of his "right wing" views. Crichton must be laughing all the way to the bank. How many of his books have become movies?

The Andromeda Strain
Westworld
Runaway
Jurassic Park
Rising Sun
Disclosure
Congo
Twister
Lost World: Jurassic Park
Sphere
The 13th Warrior
Jurassic Park 3
Timeline

Not bad for a has been.

[rellimpank]

---I believe you missed The Great Train Robbery, IMHO the best of all--it was even done before Sean Connery became an anti-gun nut--

[WildHorseCrash]

Crichton must be laughing all the way to the bank. How many of his books have become movies?

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Not bad for a has been.

Don't forget the fact that he is also a director/producer/co-creator of television show "E.R."