Gold Member Username: Magfan
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Posted on Saturday, April 07, 2012 - 02:54 GMT Must see.
This will keep you entertained for the well-over 2 hour length. I'll give it 9 checks on the Ecoustics 10 point scale.
No spoilers, please. |
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Gold Member Username: Mrskullz1
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Posted on Saturday, April 07, 2012 - 15:30 GMT LOL. This is exactly what I said in the other thread. Loved the movie so much that I even ordered the books. Just got them yesterday so I will be doing quite a bit of reading today.
I'm going to write another small review after the I've read the books to see how the movie compared to it. From what I've heard, they did an awesome job with the movie as it relates to the book (other than those morons who gave problems to the character Rue for being black - just disgusting).
Other than that, yea I agree with your 9/10 on our official Ecoustics scale. |
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Posted on Saturday, April 07, 2012 - 16:46 GMT Wow. I've heard great things about it. Never had the motivation to go see it though. Will surly be on my DVD shelf in 6 months or sooner if they release it by then.
Been awhile since we had a 9/10 movie to see/wait for. Nice. |
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Posted on Monday, April 09, 2012 - 15:49 GMT My kids are raving about that movie, too. It is now on my must see list. |
Gold Member Username: Mrskullz1
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Posted on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 - 02:27 GMT Lol it wont let you down Berny - at least I wouldn't think so. Def buy it once available on Blu Ray (yeppp....skip that DVD and go for the Blu Ray - worth it) |
Diamond Member Username: Wingmanalive
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Posted on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 - 21:45 GMT All I know is my DVDs better be a valid source of media for at least another 20 years. At this point I would need to replace about 450 movies and counting.
Let's see......carry the one......add the zero........ |
Gold Member Username: Magfan
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Posted on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 - 23:14 GMT I'm waiting for the BOOK review. Another one would be the book review of 'The Girl With The Dragon Tatoo'......another interesting bit of film. Also, top rated, IMO.....
Alway interested in comparing 'the book' to 'the movie'.......IMO, the ONLY book I've read which was inferior to the movie was the LOTR trilogy. The LOTR movies NAILED it.......110%, to quote Lou Ferrigno..And without all that singing in 'The Two Towers'. |
Diamond Member Username: Wingmanalive
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Posted on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - 01:26 GMT Lol. Well I'm from an era that teaches you the book should ALWAYS come first. THAT way you have two perspectives of the story. One where your imagination fills in the blanks and the other where the screen keeps you watching more than thinking.
Lord of the Flies taught me that. Required reading in school for me so naturally I HAD to see it when it came out in theaters. I was soooo disappointed in the movie because it had NOTHING I was looking for after reading the book. Sometimes 90 minutes on screen can't tell the whole story you have in your head. |
Gold Member Username: Magfan
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Posted on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - 05:06 GMT Which LOTF did you see?
made first in '63, it was remade in '90.
As usual for me, I suspect the 'original' was the best.
I remember 'Fantastic Voyage'. Good SciFi book and only OK as a movie, with the exception of Raquel Welch.....who looks great in diving gear.
I am currently reading 'Atlas Shrugged'....the Ayn Rand book which I am told has been filmed. I'll believe it when I see it.
Other disasters? Well, Dune... the Frank Herbert SciFi classic they thought could never be filmed. The critics might have been right.
Enjoy! |
Gold Member Username: Mrskullz1
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Posted on Friday, April 13, 2012 - 19:54 GMT I've read half of the first book so far.
I will say on this;
The beginning is slightly different. I don't want to spoil anything but there is one part that kind of irked me. However, i don't think it adds up to much or changes anything really. It is portrayed different in the movie than in the book. That is all.
So far, the movie nailed everything else in the book and had done so better than what I have read so far. With the coloration and the themes, I would say the movie had done a GREAT job. Probably will read another 1/4 of the book over the weekend (if I don't finish it).
So far, I'm still keeping the 9/10 for the movie. |
