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Great news, Tino. I really loved the novel, and have been cautiously following the film. Fidelity is something I hoped for on this one. Can't wait to see it!
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*** Official THE ROAD Discussion Thread
Btw, I was part of the focus group asked to stay after the film. Some interesting comments from the group of about 30.
About half rated the film excellent, the other half very good with two good. No fair or poor.
Half read the book, and all of them loved it and thought it was very faithful
Those who saw trailers were happy to see film was not an "action" film.
They all loved Viggos performance
They all liked the setting
a few thought it was a bit slow, but still suspenseful
All but two would reccommend it to friends
More as I remember
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New trailer (listed under 30-10-09):
http://www.davestrailerpage.co.uk/
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Looks disgusting and depressing.
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Looks disgusting and depressing.
Captures the book well, then.
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Captures the book well, then.
No doubt. I was at the book store one day and flipped through the book. I actually started reading the part that takes place in the house. I have to admit it was involving enough to keep me reading about what was going on in there. Unfortunately, I never reached that point before I had to leave. I did read enough to hazard a good guess as to what was going on and to conclude that he was in deep s$#t.
The price of the paperback was just too high for what looked like a novelette length story. I also find there are enough real world events available for free that depress me, with out paying for the privilege. Still, just from what I read, it was written well enough to start pulling a person in. I'm sure the movie will do the book justice in depicting events that will more than likely occur in the intermediate future.
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I can certainly agree with the real world providing enough depressing material. It's an overwelming book, and not one I plan to read again anytime soon. Having a 9 year old son made the reading experience hit home that much more. I'm planning to see the movie, but I really don't know why, if you know what I mean.
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