12-01-2008, 12:11 PM
<!--quoteo(post=312:date=Dec 1 2008, 10:05 AM:name=Butcher)-->QUOTE (Butcher @ Dec 1 2008, 10:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=308:date=Dec 1 2008, 10:00 AM:name=rok)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (rok @ Dec 1 2008, 10:00 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I've had that book for a while and was going to read it after finishing The Road, also by McCarthy. BTW, I was slightly disappointed with the Road, which is also being given the movie treatment, and am not sure it will be all that great on the big screen. It was well written, but overall I was bored with it and found much of it quite repetitive. I wonder what Oprah was thinking ($)($) when she added it to her book club.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I liked The Road a lot. Of course, I wanted to kill myself after I finished it...
I thought "the basement scene" was one of the most disturbing things I have ever read. That passage still haunts me.
I thought the father-son relationship was great and that's what kept me interested. The theme of a father that will do anything and everything to keep his son alive (in spite of the fact that there isn't much hope for long-term survival) was really well played out in the book.
Depending on the writer/director/actors, the movie could be pretty amazing.
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I've kept up with the production of the movie, and think that Viggo is a good choice as the father. The stills look impressive, but anyone expecting a cannibal movie, as it looks right now, will be disappointed. Again, I didn't hate the book, just found much of the story to be repetitive. The father/son relationship is what saves the story, and it really IS the story. The ending was appropriate, but I saw it coming a mile away. Anyway, I'm still looking forward to the film.
And sorry to get off track, but I'm going to get to Blood Meridian when I'm done with Atmospheric Disturbances, another interesting read so far.
I liked The Road a lot. Of course, I wanted to kill myself after I finished it...
I thought "the basement scene" was one of the most disturbing things I have ever read. That passage still haunts me.
I thought the father-son relationship was great and that's what kept me interested. The theme of a father that will do anything and everything to keep his son alive (in spite of the fact that there isn't much hope for long-term survival) was really well played out in the book.
Depending on the writer/director/actors, the movie could be pretty amazing.
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I've kept up with the production of the movie, and think that Viggo is a good choice as the father. The stills look impressive, but anyone expecting a cannibal movie, as it looks right now, will be disappointed. Again, I didn't hate the book, just found much of the story to be repetitive. The father/son relationship is what saves the story, and it really IS the story. The ending was appropriate, but I saw it coming a mile away. Anyway, I'm still looking forward to the film.
And sorry to get off track, but I'm going to get to Blood Meridian when I'm done with Atmospheric Disturbances, another interesting read so far.