Favorite Book

midnight rain · 08-08-2009, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by NumberNineDream

^btw King hated the way Kubrick made the movie ... seems Kubrick couldn't believe that any ghostly presence is a bad thing, as it's only the proof of a life after death ... lol

another book destroyed by a director [Tom Tykwer, this time ... tho i love his other movies]

The Perfume by Patrick Süskind

I enjoy The Shining book and movie for their differences. I think Kubrick's interpretation was great. I also think King's attempt at The Shining with his made-for-TV movie was absolute garbage. I certainly don't think the book was destroyed by a director.

Astronomer · 08-08-2009, 11:13 PM

Fruitonica · 08-10-2009, 06:03 AM

Thorin dying was a fecking blow to my childhood.

NumberNineDream · 08-10-2009, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by zzz

I enjoy The Shining book and movie for their differences. I think Kubrick's interpretation was great. I also think King's attempt at The Shining with his made-for-TV movie was absolute garbage. I certainly don't think the book was destroyed by a director.

I was talking about what King said ... well Kubrick did also agree with King on the point of "not capturing the book in the movie"...
But i do feel that Kubrick's version is better ... it's hard to take haunted houses seriously ... plus Kubrick made a huge change in adapting "A clockwork orange" i read the ending in the book, it was awful!

Akira · 08-11-2009, 08:44 AM

I think it's best to forget about the movie when reading the book and vice versa. Both are great but the movie bears only a passing resemblance to what goes on in the book.

lucifer_sam · 08-11-2009, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by ToeAndno

I think it's best to forget about the movie when reading the book and vice versa. Both are great but the movie bears only a passing resemblance to what goes on in the book.

i usually forget about it if the movie is captivating enough, if i lose attention i'll probably just end up turning it off because i know how it ends anyways.

there are plenty of movies that are a hell of a lot better than the books; whoever was responsible for The Count of Monte Cristo deserves an award for lifetime achievement for being about to turn that dull shitpile into something worth watching.

midnight rain · 08-11-2009, 06:39 PM

Staying on the subject of movies being better than books and Stephen King, here's another that comes to mind:

jennymaks · 08-22-2009, 10:00 AM

angels turn their backs by margaret buffie

settlementtt · 09-14-2009, 02:16 AM

Robinson Crusoe, hands down all right!

Terrible Lizard · 09-14-2009, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

i usually forget about it if the movie is captivating enough, if i lose attention i'll probably just end up turning it off because i know how it ends anyways.

there are plenty of movies that are a hell of a lot better than the books; whoever was responsible for The Count of Monte Cristo deserves an award for lifetime achievement for being about to turn that dull shitpile into something worth watching.

Oh come on, the book was far from boring.

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