The movie was far better than the book & I never prefer the movie
Cannoli Send a noteboard - 28/09/2009 02:24:01 PM
Have you read it? What did you think about it?
I found the movie riveting and rich. Usually the book is better. Is this so in this case?
I watched the movie on the Bravo channel and I suspect they edited out some language and violence which,for me, made it that much more impressive and ...palatable. I think that graphic violence would have detracted from the movie in my case. As it was I was left thinking but without ugly scenes I wanted to scrub out of my mind.
I have only read tiny bits and pieces of Stephen King and don't know what to expect from his books.
Are the GFT or NGFT?
Tash
I read a lot of Stephen King, and almost without exception prefer the books to the movies. The Shawshank Redemption was & is still, IMO, the best film from his works and I still liked the short story better. The Green Mile was written as a serial novel, however, and there are a lot of flaws in the execution of the concept, giving us a bit of a clue why the serial novel thing never caught on, even though IIRC there were a bunch released aroudn that time by different authors, which some people seemed to think might be a new trend. The movie was more coherent, though it glossed over some stuff, and was fairly true to the book.
I found the movie riveting and rich. Usually the book is better. Is this so in this case?
I watched the movie on the Bravo channel and I suspect they edited out some language and violence which,for me, made it that much more impressive and ...palatable. I think that graphic violence would have detracted from the movie in my case. As it was I was left thinking but without ugly scenes I wanted to scrub out of my mind.
I have only read tiny bits and pieces of Stephen King and don't know what to expect from his books.
Are the GFT or NGFT?
Tash
Cannoli
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"Sometimes unhinged, sometimes unfair, always entertaining"
- The Crownless
“Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.” GK Chesteron
Deus Vult!
I watched the movie "The Green Mile" last night on TV. I am thinking about reading the book.
- 27/09/2009 11:40:35 PM
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I loved that movie too.
- 28/09/2009 12:04:29 AM
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I went online to read up on the movie at 2:00AM when it was over and was shocked
- 28/09/2009 01:03:40 AM
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Read It. Not to graphic on the violence. Better than the film! *NM*
- 28/09/2009 12:48:34 AM
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Did you see the movie or read the book first, Monroe? What did you think of the movie? *NM*
- 28/09/2009 01:04:26 AM
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I read the story as it came out in novellas. Then I watched the movie.
- 29/09/2009 03:55:38 PM
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The movie was far better than the book & I never prefer the movie
- 28/09/2009 02:24:01 PM
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I didn't enjoy reading the book, but found I couldn't put it down.
- 29/09/2009 06:05:02 AM
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Funny. I just finished reading Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, yesterday
- 30/09/2009 08:53:27 AM
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