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post #31 of 36
5/8/08 at 12:11pm

Re: HTF BluRay Review: The Golden Compass

I think I'm going to wait on this one until I get around to reading the book. When it comes to "movie first" or "book first," I usually lean towards the latter.

One exception was The English Patient -- I'm really glad I saw the movie first, because it relies on creating a mystery whereas the book pretty much lets you know what's going on and relies on other aspects of the story.

As for Starship Troopers -- ugh! Don't get me started. . .
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post #32 of 36
5/8/08 at 3:14pm

Re: HTF BluRay Review: The Golden Compass

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Originally Posted by Will_B
Oh ok, good to know it wasn't just a concession to Americans.

The film has, btw, inspired me to read the books, because the film seemed so rushed. I almost wish this had been a high budget Hallmark miniseries, rather than a film, so they could linger in the different places a bit longer. But I suppose then we wouldn't have gotten Nicole Kidman in it. I'll just hope for an extended cut now.

The trouble with an extended cut is they would have to re-edit quite big part of the film, so I'm not holding much hope.
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post #33 of 36
5/8/08 at 3:16pm

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Originally Posted by Will_B
They also mispronounced "daemon" as "demon" throughout the film. I'm going by mythologist Patrick Harpur's pronounciation, which sounds like "day-mon".

It's in one of the books how to pronunciate Daemon and it is indeed Demon.

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Originally Posted by Aaron Silverman
I think I'm going to wait on this one until I get around to reading the book. When it comes to "movie first" or "book first," I usually lean towards the latter.

One exception was The English Patient -- I'm really glad I saw the movie first, because it relies on creating a mystery whereas the book pretty much lets you know what's going on and relies on other aspects of the story.

As for Starship Troopers -- ugh! Don't get me started. . .

Oh God yes read the book first, you will truly see how bad this film was a complete and utter dumbed down mess.
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post #34 of 36
5/8/08 at 3:27pm
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Yeah, what a lousy book SST was! /grin
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post #35 of 36
5/8/08 at 3:28pm

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Originally Posted by Sam Posten
Yeah, what a lousy book SST was! /grin

Never read it but i did enjoy the film... I think I may be contradicting myself!!
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post #36 of 36
5/9/08 at 1:45pm

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Originally Posted by Lance Rumbolt
Oh God yes read the book first, you will truly see how bad this film was a complete and utter dumbed down mess.

Um. . .maybe I should watch the movie BEFORE reading the book then!

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Originally Posted by Lance Rumbolt
Never read it but i did enjoy the film... I think I may be contradicting myself!!

Rarely has a movie missed the point(s) of its source material (not to mention common sense) so spectacularly as did Starship Troopers.
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