What are your thought on the movies? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

galpsi · 07-23-2000, 06:00 AM

Re: New Zealand I don't think that there is any rule that movies based upon books need always disappoint. I like John Huston's The Dead and also his Under the Volcano enormously despite already having had strong commitments to the books in question. That said, I'm not overly optimistic on PJ's behalf. Nevertheless, I'm with Kittle on this one. I anticipate the movie eagerly, both because I expect to have fun watching it and because I think we'll all have fun kvetching about its faults for weeks (at least). I think that serious misgivings are seriously misplaced. LotR will not be damaged by a weak movie. The books are plenty good enough not to be hurt by one. The bigger threat to one's "impressions of the book" would come from a good movie. But I'd be grateful for a good movie and I'm not worried in the least that even a good movie will overshadow either JRRT's writing, or my impressions of it.

07-23-2000, 06:00 AM	#1
galpsi The Unquiet Dead Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 971	<BR> Re: New Zealand</b><br><br> I don't think that there is any rule that movies based upon books need always disappoint. I like John Huston's The Dead and also his Under the Volcano enormously despite already having had strong commitments to the books in question. That said, I'm not overly optimistic on PJ's behalf. Nevertheless, I'm with Kittle on this one. I anticipate the movie eagerly, both because I expect to have fun watching it and because I think we'll all have fun kvetching about its faults for weeks (at least).<br> I think that serious misgivings are seriously misplaced. LotR will not be damaged by a weak movie. The books are plenty good enough not to be hurt by one. The bigger threat to one's "impressions of the book" would come from a good movie. But I'd be grateful for a good movie and I'm not worried in the least that even a good movie will overshadow either JRRT's writing, or my impressions of it. <p></p>