IMO, there is nothing lamer than a "book vs. movie" fight. Books - assuming you read them - are *always* better than movies, because you envision the characters the way you want to envision them. Books tend to go into much more detail about many things, drawing a world with words, but ultimately, you envision everything the way your imagination wants to.
I don't read a whole lot for pleasure any more because my Best Disease has deteriorated my vision enough where I read *MUCH* slower than I used to, and I simply don't enjoy it anymore. In most cases, the "book vs. movie" argument is not a case of which is better, but what is different. Some movies attempt to be as true to the original story as possible. I think Peter Jackson did a great job with the Lord of the Rings - even though certain things were glossed over, and others still were completely left out (Tom Bombadil, anyone? or the post-climactic "Scouring of the Shire"). so it's not a matter of book vs. movie, but more - how do you feel about the adaptation of the book to a screenplay, and the liberties the director/writer took. Many argue that the adaptation of "I-Robot" was extremely poor because it completely bastardized Isaac Asimov's views. At least, as interpreted by those making such claims. So.. was the adaptation of "I Am Legend" good? I don't know.. never read the book, havent' seen the movie. I suspect that I will enjoy the movie, as I tend to enjoy movies that are popular with the mainstream.. and at $206 million through 3 weeks, "I Am Legend" qualifies. -- Rick Root Coldfusion/Flex Developer needed in Durham, full-time, no telecommuters. Please email me! No third parties. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:249520 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
