Originally posted by Moral Hazard
Don't bother... the movie was decent but what makes the book so great is the depth of the character development, which the movie just guts in order to boil the book down into a 2 hour run time movie. You'll be incredibly disappointed with the movie despite Morgan Freeman.
Yeah, I imagine that Doc and Peekay in particular don't translate well to a shortened form. The book develops slowly, but that's part of what makes it so rich, in my opinion. I'm still interested in seeing it, but my expectations aren't terribly high.
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May-13-2009 12:44
Moral Hazard
Oppressing the 99%
Registered: Mar 2005
Location: with the 1%
Yeah, the movie condenses the entire first half of the book into about 20-30 minutes then goes on to focus almost exclusively on his private school boxing days. Morgan Freeman is great as Geel Piet though.
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Originally posted by RickyM
you're just a shit version of Moral Hazard. At least he knows what he's talking about.
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lol, i love it when moral feels the need to lay the smack down
May-13-2009 14:12
narcism
faithless fangirl
Registered: Jul 2002
Location: Let go of my mind
currently reading this:
May-13-2009 14:29
Lebezniatnikov
Stupidity Annoys Me
Registered: Feb 2004
Location: DC
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Originally posted by Moral Hazard
Yeah, the movie condenses the entire first half of the book into about 20-30 minutes then goes on to focus almost exclusively on his private school boxing days. Morgan Freeman is great as Geel Piet though.
Damn - the train ride and the prison stuff were the best parts.
Originally posted by twilightki : It feels like something you'd listen to at 4 in the morning, or listen to in your car while you're going in a tunnel.
May-13-2009 17:27
nefardec
Tranceaddict in tranning
Registered: Oct 2004
Location:
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Originally posted by eROs.au
that book looks awesome
May-13-2009 17:31
daydreamer
disco baby
Registered: Apr 2002
Location: TX TA #1
i wanted to read it in spanish but i could not find it anywhere
and a friend bought if for me in english, so i said feck it.
halfway through.
ace so far.
May-13-2009 18:15
Lebezniatnikov
Stupidity Annoys Me
Registered: Feb 2004
Location: DC
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Originally posted by Enjoy
Great book - really hard to follow even in English, but totally worth it.
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May-13-2009 18:17
Stasis
41º 42' N, 86º 10' W
Registered: Feb 2003
Location: New England
Just started on these two:
I'm on a "slumming it in the city" bent I guess. I just finished, "Service Included"--another one that's interesting if you're into the New York City restaurant world, or just fancy restaurants in general.
