tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post1743309415327942576..comments2024-03-26T16:31:13.865-07:00Comments on Mark Lawrence: Films that were better than the bookMark Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16877925828353073272noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-29882763263557372782015-01-20T07:56:37.318-08:002015-01-20T07:56:37.318-08:00I second the Godfather.I second the Godfather.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-72515195714232024602015-01-10T03:02:46.928-08:002015-01-10T03:02:46.928-08:00If the movie doesn't really follow "the b...If the movie doesn't really follow "the book" so much as it does the setting/theme of the series (at least that's how I understood it, haven't read them, would have to ask my niece :P), is that even an adequate comparison?<br /><br />re:Neverending Story, possibly a bad translation? Haven't read the original in ages, but I generally like his stuff, especially loved The Night of Wishes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Night_of_Wishes), although he really could've used a good editor, so many mistakes and typos.Hansbert Emmernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-13398042106071847462015-01-10T01:19:47.195-08:002015-01-10T01:19:47.195-08:00Fair enough. If you get the time though, I highly ...Fair enough. If you get the time though, I highly recommend carrying on thought the series. We mostly listen to the audio books on long journeys. David Tennant does a brilliant job of narrating. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814304051713857538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-41402184160390433432015-01-09T20:37:53.813-08:002015-01-09T20:37:53.813-08:00Two for the list of movies that improved on the or...Two for the list of movies that improved on the original book:<br />The Godfather (novel was ok, but had some dull subplots and lacked the emotional core the film achieved)<br />Jaws (novel was ok, lacked the visceral impact of the movie, THAT MUSIC, and had a weird subplot where Hooper the marine biologist had an affair with the cop's wife).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00176072465563877688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-963262878755073092015-01-09T15:18:20.555-08:002015-01-09T15:18:20.555-08:00I say 'the book', I link to my review of t...I say 'the book', I link to my review of the book, I mean the book :)Mark Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877925828353073272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-25772586224852437402015-01-09T15:13:51.077-08:002015-01-09T15:13:51.077-08:00I have to disagree with you about How to Train You...I have to disagree with you about How to Train Your Dragon. Are you talking about the first book or the whole series? Because if it's just the first book, you have a point - it starts pretty slowly. But the series builds into a magnificent epic of one young man's struggle to stay true to himself and everything he believes in even when the odds are insurmountable and everyone he ever loved has turned their backs on him. He has to draw on strengths he never knew he had, fight for the lives of human and dragon alike while they show their gratitude by trying to kill him. It's a reluctant-hero/coming-of-age of some note, and I think it's one of the best children's series I have ever read - better than Harry Potter etc by a country mile.<br /><br />The movies, on the other hand, while entertaining enough and visually compelling, are just typical formulaic Hollywood predictability.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814304051713857538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-32776784942937871012015-01-09T12:39:57.289-08:002015-01-09T12:39:57.289-08:00I have always wanted to read the Princess Bride be...I have always wanted to read the Princess Bride because the movie is in my top 5 favorites of all time. I usually side with books being better than the movie but the Princess Bride movie sets a high standard. JoshEstrellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11213455408433552941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529725084811715233.post-44631777717429769562015-01-09T10:53:38.357-08:002015-01-09T10:53:38.357-08:00Total Recall! It's a much better story than &...Total Recall! It's a much better story than "We can remember it for you Wholesale", which has no real action or plot. The movie, though, is aces.<br /><br />The original, of course. The sequel is bollocksPaul Weimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02444942522624902562noreply@blogger.com