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Post by susana on Jun 21, 2004 20:08:58 GMT -5
i havent read the book yet cause im waiting till aafter i see the movie i like it better that way but i like his book like A WALK TO REMEMBER and A MESSANGE IN A BOTTLE
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Post by SimplyLuscious on Jun 22, 2004 0:06:29 GMT -5
I would recommend for you to purchase the book before viewing the movie. But it's up to you. Sometimes, movies tend to tilt you off the track. Like for "A Walk to Remember", I was really disappointed because the pace and details was not as vivid as the novel. The actors/actresses' performance was average; it wasn't splendid. From the three motion picture that was based on Sparks' novels, I would say "The Notebook" is by far the best. Therefore, reading beforehand wouldn't really ruin the story, nor will you be disappointed. I found both version-- the movie and novel-- extremely good. Then again, it's really your choice to read before or after viewing the movie. But I really doubt you'll be dismay at the movie, even though there are minor changes. However, the gist of the novel remains in the movie.
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Post by kazakichik on Jun 22, 2004 0:44:15 GMT -5
yeah the movie is better if you read the book first the movie is based on the book, therefore, you don't want to judge the wrong way
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Post by susana on Jun 22, 2004 1:27:51 GMT -5
i get what you are saying but i want to read the book first forthe reason that i know the book has more detail to the story and i dont want to go see the movie and find out that there are details and parts missing.
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Post by SimplyLuscious on Jun 22, 2004 2:10:06 GMT -5
Oh... that's a really good point. ;D Never thought of it that way.
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Post by Beaver on Jun 23, 2004 13:55:48 GMT -5
y are books always better than the movie? and if they are then y do they get changed when being made into a movie?
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Post by katryna on Jun 23, 2004 22:46:49 GMT -5
y are books always better than the movie? and if they are then y do they get changed when being made into a movie? i don't know, to be honest. but everyone's perspective and view on what works is different...and things just naturally get changed when turning a book into a movie because different people have different opinions, and some things can be portrayed differently or more/less effectively on screen vs. on page. in the case of a walk to remember for example...i thought the book was alot better than the movie. the movie was marketed towards a younger, giddy teenage audience and the pacing and editing was terrible, and the chemistry between mandy moore and shane west definitely doesn't hold a candle to rachel and ryan's. not to mention that SO much was changed from the book, partly to make it more 21st century friendly i guess. i'll stop babbling after i say one more thing . I always like to read the book first because it fills me in on things the movie doesn't cover, and because its beautiful in its own sense and you get to visualize things before you see them being visualized for you. but on the other hand, then you go into the theatre with higher expectations because you want it to be more like the book. so both ways have their pros and cons i guess
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Post by brokeninterlude on Jun 28, 2004 0:47:00 GMT -5
i think the books is always better because in the books you can see, written on the page, the characters internal struggles and dialouge. you see what it is they're feeling- in a movie you can't express that past facial expressions and gestures, you know?
The notebook is BY FAR my favorite nicholas sparks book turned into a movie... with a walk to remember at 2nd... messege in a bottle doesn't even rate for me, i absolutely hated it... the book was WONDERFUL but the movie just didn't compare in the least...
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Post by missunshine on Jul 21, 2004 22:01:25 GMT -5
i think the books is always better because in the books you can see, written on the page, the characters internal struggles and dialouge. you see what it is they're feeling- in a movie you can't express that past facial expressions and gestures, you know? The notebook is BY FAR my favorite nicholas sparks book turned into a movie... with a walk to remember at 2nd... messege in a bottle doesn't even rate for me, i absolutely hated it... the book was WONDERFUL but the movie just didn't compare in the least... i totally agree with you ... especially about 'a mesage in a bottle' with most books-made-into-movies, i prefer the books, but with the notebook, well, it was a completely DIFFERENT story. i adored the movie so much more than the novel, mainly because (like everyone has mentioned) the movie focused a lot more on their young love that was blossoming. i thought its depiction was just beautiful. =) on the other hand, 'a walk to remember' .. it's a toss-up. i would have rather had the movie follow the novel more closely so then the storyline would be organized and less confusing (?). nevertheless, i enjoyed the movie . with a message in a bottle, oh lordy, i really hated the movie. maybe it was cuz i read the book and loved it to death and expected too much... but still, i hated the movie. something about it was just so wrong - i mean, they added too much unnecessary scenes to the movie. BLECH !! just my opinion. =P
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