tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post1058050493135453285..comments2023-09-29T05:32:04.308-07:00Comments on StrangePegs: "I guess that concludes negotiations," and the Lucky HatAndrew Leonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-16875582121252787032011-08-10T13:17:08.766-07:002011-08-10T13:17:08.766-07:00Rusty: I think Clancy got more jargo heavy as he w...Rusty: I think Clancy got more jargo heavy as he went along. I don't remember Red October being very bad. I think I read about a half dozen of his books, all in the Ryan series except red Storm Rising, which was quite good, as I remember it.<br /><br />I'm sorry about Battlefield Earth. I've avoided both of those.<br /><br />Michael: Yeah, it's too bad, but he doesn't actually go to these screenings, so I was surprised to see him in the building the one time I did.<br /><br />Beer (because I don't know which of you is commenting): Yeah, it's a difficult choice. And a good movie doesn't necessarily mean it came from a good book, as I learned with Percy Jackson. I didn't like Twilight the movie (my wife and I watched it just to see what all the fuss was about), so there's no way I'll ever read the books (even to see what the fuss is about).<br /><br />Shannon: Yeah, I'm right with you with RotK. I just don't know, exactly, what it is that doesn't sit well with me. <br /><br />You don't have to wait till they're too old, you know. Start with The Hobbit. Even as early as three, especially if you can do the voices, kids love The Hobbit.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-50228824923842496932011-08-09T18:36:01.740-07:002011-08-09T18:36:01.740-07:00I also try to avoid reading the book before the mo...I also try to avoid reading the book before the movie. If the story line interests me I will then turn around and read the book. I've had the same experience of the book ruining the movie. Whichever way I go, I often find myself waiting for specific things to happen, and I think that can kill some of the enjoyment.<br /><br />Even though you didn't see him again, it's still cool that you ran into Lucas!<br /><br />I was a bit disappointed in the final film, but I can't quite put my thumb on the reason. I'm sitting on my hands in an attempt to wait to read HP and LOTR to my son until he is a bit older. Likewise for the Anne of Green Gables books for my daughter. I don't think I'll have to wait much longer for HP, at least the earlier books.Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-30296723239735194392011-08-08T15:02:50.532-07:002011-08-08T15:02:50.532-07:00This is a tough subject if you're a fan of bot...This is a tough subject if you're a fan of both media. Books and film are vastly different, yet have so many shared similarities that it's hard to compare them fairly. I guess the only concrete fact is that a bad book will spur a bad movie adaptation...and be a blockbuster. God bless you, Stephenie Meyer.A Beer for the Showerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029139745335325356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-39430096334376941622011-08-08T09:44:31.479-07:002011-08-08T09:44:31.479-07:00Lucky hat eh? That's interesting. I loved Retu...Lucky hat eh? That's interesting. I loved Return of the King more than the other movies in that series. I thought HP7 part 2 was a little disappointing. Too bad you didn't see Lucas again.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-48575504277992715992011-08-07T06:47:02.902-07:002011-08-07T06:47:02.902-07:00Tom Clancy - I only read one of his books and I di...Tom Clancy - I only read one of his books and I did enjoy it, but it was a bit jargon heavy for me. Lots of tactical babble and such. Again, very enjoyable, just not for me.<br /><br />The book vs movie thing, I've been trying to get my thoughts around that for a while. There was at time for me that I was aware of a book that a movie was based on I would try to avoid that movie until I had a chance to read. Hell, I even read Battlefield Earth before I went to see the movie. <br /><br />But, I eventually gave it up as too hard, and there were too many movies that I wanted to see that were based on books, and I didn't want to feel like I was having my reading habits dictated by what movies I wanted to watch. So now I'll occasionally read something that's adapted for film, or is going to be, but it isn't like it used to be.Rusty Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887821877521181811noreply@blogger.com