I happen to be a pretty big fan of Wes Craven films-- I think he makes horror into something funny and smart-- no mean accomplishment. I suppose it's only natural that I'd be disappointed by his first attempt at a novel, given that my expectations were pretty high.

_Fountain Society_ is based on the idea of amoral scientists deciding to extend life through cloning experiments and a love affair trying to survive through all the associated horror. The book begins *very* slowly and is full of clunky cliches and most of the major plot points are easy to guess. It did start to redeem itself by the end-- Craven started to get more of a feel for his characters and express more of the complexity that makes him such a good filmmaker. Unfortunately, it wasn't soon enough to save the novel as a reading experience.

I *will* read a next novel, should there be a next novel, but I'd definitely take a miss on this one.

I didn't hold out much hope that Fountain Society would be anything other than an amusing, yet generic, thriller. In that respect I was not at all disappointed. Fountain Society is a cookie-cutter thriller. There's nothing about the novel that distinguishes it from hundreds of others. The plot is decent and interesting but nothing special. The characters are fairly two-dimensional and their dialogue is nothing special. In fact, one of the few things I found unique about the novel was the setting.

Don't get me wrong - Fountain Society is not a BAD novel. It's just not overwhelmingly impressive either. It's entertainment. Nothing more.

I have finished almost every book I've ever started. Call it Obsessive/Compulsive or blame it on my English degree, but once I start a book, I have to finish it. I put down Fountain Society after chapter two only to find it later with a year's coat of dust. All I could think as I trudged through it again was "This would make great movie." There was just enough violence (imagine how Wes Craven would produce a scene with a guy being sucked out a plane window), just enough sex, and just enough plot--for a movie. Fountain Society wasn't a bad book--I've read much worse--but it would have made a better movie.

There are three totally naked woman, all long shot. Very few and quick close ups. The one babe on the far right in the first part is gorgeous. Of course the cameraman ignores her. In general, camera work and film quality are poor.

I bought this video because I wanted to learn how to stretch...and bought this video instead of others because well, I'm a guy and "Hey! Nude women!" Even if the stretching instruction wasn't great, it could be considered soft-core porn.

Unfortunately, not only wasn't the stetching good... the women didn't really make up for it. It would be better to buy a *real* stretching video and "Debbie Does Dallas" instead

The description on the cover claims A Fully Instructional Stretching Tape. However, there is no instruction at all, just music. The models were good looking and seemed very comfortable in the doing the stretching exercises but my disappointmant was that I could not follow along without some instruction.