The Road

[Butcher]

I was hesitant to see The Road because I loved the book so much and I had a hard time imagining a good movie coming from it. But I saw it Tuesday night and thought it was good. A lot of the scenery looked exactly what I pictured in my head as I read the book. Viggio turned in a fantastic performance and there were many absolutely heartbreaking scenes.

It wasn't a perfect film, by any means, but it's worth seeing -- especially if you're a fan of the book.

[ColoradoCub]

So... was it true to the book, or did they embellish the story as it appears in the trailers?

[Butcher]

<!--quoteo(post=70523:date=Dec 3 2009, 11:42 AM:name=ColoradoCub)-->QUOTE (ColoradoCub @ Dec 3 2009, 11:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->So... was it true to the book, or did they embellish the story as it appears in the trailers?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Completely true to the book. There is no news footage showing the cause of the earth's demise. I don't know why they added that stuff in the trailer.

[rok]

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Completely true to the book. There is no news footage showing the cause of the earth's demise. I don't know why they added that stuff in the trailer.
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Probably just to trick people into thinking it was an action movie to drum up interest and sell tickets. Wouldn't be the first time a trailer was blatantly misleading.

I still want to see this, despite the mixed reviews.

[veryzer]

Having never read the book, I'd guess I might like it more?

[Butcher]

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Completely true to the book. There is no news footage showing the cause of the earth's demise. I don't know why they added that stuff in the trailer.
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Probably just to trick people into thinking it was an action movie to drum up interest and sell tickets. Wouldn't be the first time a trailer was blatantly misleading.

I still want to see this, despite the mixed reviews.
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My biggest complaint is that the film doesn't maintain a heavy sense of tension throughout like the book did (at least for me). I'm not sure how I would have done it differently, though.

It really was an effective film, though -- and it probably deserves to be seen on the big screen. There are some impressive visuals.

I've become a totally sentimental sap since having kids, and I'm surprised at how often I find myself crying during movies now. I cried during three different scenes in this one. Part of it was how effective and convincing Viggio was. He really turned in an amazing performance.

[Butcher]

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I'm not sure if that's true, actually. I'd be interested to hear from someone who has seen the film and hasn't read the book.

[liner]

watched the making of this movie on sundance or something yesterday. this was the first mccarthy book i read because of you guys on this site. looks good, i'm looking forward to it.