High Fidelity was an extremely non-faithful film which worked pretty well, and I write as someone who adored the book.
I think so too. I thought it captured the spirit of the book quite well.
Zoe: What's that, sir? Mal: Freedom, is what. Zoe: No, I meant what's that? Mal: Oh. Yeah. Just step around it. I think something must've been living in here.
'Out Of Gas'
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lisah - Apr 20, 2011 9:23:17 am PDT #14171 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
le nubian - Apr 20, 2011 9:25:46 am PDT #14172 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
The book "The Outsiders" was much better than the movie, IMO. I still cried like a little baby eating lemons, but the movie can't hold a candle to the book.
Sophia Brooks - Apr 20, 2011 9:29:36 am PDT #14173 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
The book "The Outsiders" was much better than the movie, IMO.
Also, Sodapop had BLOND HAIR!!!! Rob Lowe is no Sodapop!
Jesse - Apr 20, 2011 9:32:03 am PDT #14174 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
And Dally had ice-blue eyes, unlike Matt Dillon! (I am glad I'm not the only one still carrying this stuff around....)
le nubian - Apr 20, 2011 9:32:58 am PDT #14175 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Apparently there are others who share my opinion.
erikaj - Apr 20, 2011 9:33:54 am PDT #14176 of 30000
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
Fiona, Lisa, yes.
Polter-Cow - Apr 20, 2011 9:33:56 am PDT #14177 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
When I think of great adaptations, I think of Princess Bride, Fight Club, and Scott Pilgrim, among others. Movies that A) were true to the spirit of the book, B) used the media of film creatively, and C) even improved on some things here and there.
Jesse - Apr 20, 2011 9:33:56 am PDT #14178 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I can't really have an opinion about the quality of the movie, since it came out at a too-formative age for me. I still looooooved it.
Sophia Brooks - Apr 20, 2011 9:36:01 am PDT #14179 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I'm with Jesse. I think we were at the same, formative age.I just realized that I had mentally replaced Matt Dillon with Christian Slater as Dally. Weird.
Jesse - Apr 20, 2011 9:37:23 am PDT #14180 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I was super jealous that my best friend had cable, so she could watch it basically every day of 5th grade.