Are you sure it was me? Jim Davis wrote the synopsis. I just thought the novella by Matthis was not good. He's done much better.
>Rick Root wrote: >> IMO, there is nothing lamer than a "book vs. movie" fight. >First I would point out that it is rare, but sometimes a movie is better >then a book at least in my opinion. > >Secondly, I would agree that movies and books are completely different >mediums and will tell a story in a different manor. Your Lord of the >Rings example is a good case for this, I believe the Harry Potter movies >make a good example as well. > >But with I. Robot and I am Legend, when all that may be the same between >the book and movie is the title, I think we have gone beyond telling a >story in different mediums. I have seen both movies, I have only read I >Robot, but Larry's synopsis of I am Legend was concise and I trust it. >I can easily say I enjoyed both movies, they where entertaining and good >movies. But as far as I can tell, associating them with the books was >pure marketing. By saying they are based or adopted from these well >known written works, the film makers are trying to tap a ready market. >I feel this cheapens both works a bit and just sounds lazy to me. > >If you want to make a fun robot or virus takes over the world movie go >for it. It's not the first time, doesn't have to be the last time. But >if you are going to base it off a well known written source, you need to >give it more then lip service by having the same title and maybe a >character or two of the same name. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:249600 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
