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Post by appacatbus on Dec 16, 2006 17:00:20 GMT -5
These are some of the best fantasy books I have read, and I have made it a practice for me to read the trilogy a least once every summer.
(movie version coming out next year, I'm nervous, but not entirely neagative.)
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Post by Medea on Jan 1, 2007 11:20:14 GMT -5
Book to movie adaptations are doomed to fail
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Post by syarafire on Jan 1, 2007 12:59:33 GMT -5
The books were wonderful.
I can't wait for the movie. From what I've seen of the actors so far, it looks like they picked them out pretty well.
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Post by airazula on Jan 1, 2007 15:16:27 GMT -5
I've read all the books, and I can't wait to see the movie, even though the movies usually don't do justice to the books.
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Post by dogrox1 on Jan 1, 2007 15:19:50 GMT -5
*jumps up and down* I read the books this summer. They were incredible. I got all my friends hooked on them, too. *can't wait for the movie, even though it'll be nowhere near as good as the books*
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Post by darkblood_alchemist on Jan 1, 2007 18:13:55 GMT -5
I loved this series. I thought it was really well written. I am a bit negative about the thought of a movie, but I just don't really like books-turned-movies. I tend to get really picky about stuff that's different.  |
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Post by appacatbus on Jan 2, 2007 23:33:47 GMT -5
Book to movie adaptations are doomed to fail Yah, like LOTR and Harry Potter. Theyre all massive flops. </sarcasm> If you think all film adaptations of books suck, thats because you arent viewing those movies as a cinematic experiance. All i care about is whether it gets the sequels, and its quality as a MOVIE. Yah they are going to make changes, i couldnt care less. I want it to be a good movie. It coud be completely faithful and still suck. |
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Post by bowman on Jan 8, 2007 5:35:32 GMT -5
You never know. We could all be surprised.......................not.
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Post by gambitia on Jan 8, 2007 18:04:06 GMT -5
I had no idea they were making a movie...sweet *hunts for info*
I loved these books...I read them a long time ago...Pan's definitely my favorite character.
The one thing I didn't like was the ending though.
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Post by Holierthanthou on Apr 26, 2007 16:35:51 GMT -5
I had no idea they were making a movie...sweet *hunts for info* I loved these books...I read them a long time ago...Pan's definitely my favorite character. The one thing I didn't like was the ending though. I know what you mean. I read them all, despite a classmate's comment that they were sacreligious(SP?). I liked them all right, but the ending killed it for me. The author also hates the Narnia books, it turns out. I loved those books.  |
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Post by appacatbus on Apr 26, 2007 18:37:52 GMT -5
I had no idea they were making a movie...sweet *hunts for info* I loved these books...I read them a long time ago...Pan's definitely my favorite character. The one thing I didn't like was the ending though. I know what you mean. I read them all, despite a classmate's comment that they were sacreligious(SP?). I liked them all right, but the ending killed it for me. The author also hates the Narnia books, it turns out. I loved those books. Heh, HDM is like the anti-narnia. Its not really sacrilegious. It never condemns the idea of religion or god, just the way it is used and organized now. |
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Post by Holierthanthou on Apr 26, 2007 18:54:34 GMT -5
That was a classmate, not me. I love Narnia. Just got the new volume. All the books in one!
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Post by Basil on Apr 28, 2007 12:47:56 GMT -5
HDM is a really good trilogy and was the first series that touched me. The trilogy in itself is giving another side to the dogmas many people believe in. I really liked it despite the somewhat tragic ending.
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Post by nymphadora on Apr 13, 2008 20:29:53 GMT -5
I'm reading The Amber Spyglass now and I love the series! I find it to be a difficult read sometimes, with the lack of dialogue, though, but it has such a great storyline. I don't know what happens to Will and Lyra, but I totally want them to end up together. There was a line in The Subtle Knife about their friendship, and it made me cry. It was such beautiful writing.
I was very disappointed with the movie. It was so strange that the entire second and third parts of the story were switched around so Lyra went to Svalbard before Bolvangar. Then they left the entire last scene out of the book! I heard that it was going to be the beginning of the next movie, but since this one flopped, there might not even be another one.
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Post by username on Apr 14, 2008 21:47:55 GMT -5
I was very disappointed with the movie. It was so strange that the entire second and third parts of the story were switched around so Lyra went to Svalbard before Bolvangar. Then they left the entire last scene out of the book! I heard that it was going to be the beginning of the next movie, but since this one flopped, there might not even be another one. $370,000,000 isn't quite a flop. But New Line didn't get most of the profit from overseas, so it was a flop for the company. I didn't have a problem with them switching around Bolvangar and Svalbard. The cutting of the ending I did mind, as it severely hindered the quality of the movie. From what I heard Weitz' original script was quite good, but the studio messed with it too much. Judging from some of Weitz' statements, I think if there was a sequel, it would be a noticable improvement. Anywayz, this is a book thread, so back on topic I guess. Mulefa's legs confuse me. |
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