Travis Edmunds wrote:
>
> >From: "Bryon Daly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: RE: Return of the King Review Re: my mini review
> >Date: Sun, 04 Jan 2004 12:38:24 -0500
> >
> >>From: "Travis Edmunds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >:
> >>opinion on the trilogy, plus throwing in a friendly jab. And as to my
> >>opinion, I don't think you can really make any judgement on the movies,
> >>unless you compare them to the books, which is the true receptacle of the
> >>Lord Of The Rings story. This is just my own opinion...
> >
> >I disagree. Although, personally it's hard for me to see the films in any
> >light besides how faithful/unfaithful it is to the books, I don't think
> >that's the only, or even primary, criteria for anyone but hardcore fans of
> >the novel to use. Movies really do have to stand on, and should be judged
> >by, their own merits. There's tons of movies out there based on books,
> >which I've never read, and it's silly to think I couldn't make a judgement
> >on them because of that.
> >
> >For example, I think The Green Mile was a fantastic film, and Firestarter
> >was lousy, but I've never read those Stephen King works, and think it would
> >be silly to judge them purely in terms of their faithfulness to their
> >original works. And for most people it will be the same for LOTR, even if
> >we hardcore fans have a hard time seeing it that way.
> >
>
> You make some good points. And I tend to agree in a generalized way. However
> my argument lies not in movies as movies, but in books as movies. For
> example, a film that is NOT based on a book (for our purposes we shall call
> it a stand-alone film) can indeed be judged by your gereral criteria.
> However, a film that is based on a book must, I repeat must be scrutinized
> in relation to that book itself. As I said, a book (especially one adapted
> to film) is the true receptacle of a story. Therefore it is a little
> capricious and downright flawed to look at the situation any other way.
> Unless of course one hasn't read a particular book that has been adapted to
> film, and subsequently judged the film based on the merits of films alone.
> That is quite understandable.
>
> -Travis "it's all about the story, really" Edmunds
Quick question: Have you seen "Blade Runner" and read _Do Androids
Dream of Electric Sheep?_?
Julia
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