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   23035387 said, 4 months ago

   like i said heart dont knock it till youve tried it
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   Bailey said, 4 months ago

   There could be a market for it, Dean… just give it some time.
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   Alexikakos said, 4 months ago

   My comment of January 5 still stands.
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   gmartin997 said, 4 months ago

   I find the main problem with reading a book before seeing the movie is you’re fully aware of the literary license the scriptwriters have taken. Read the book or see the movie, not both.
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   blunebottle said, 4 months ago

   See the movie first. You’re less likely to judge the book.
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   MadCow said, 4 months ago

   I first read the book many, MANY years ago and have read it dozens of times since. I have developed my own set of characters and settings with my imagination over the years. Now I’m afraid that if I see the movie it will fall short of my expectations simply because it won’t match with what I’ve developed. I’m sure it’s a good movie in it’s own right, but I think I’ll just read the book…again!
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   SueB1863 said, 4 months ago

   The book is great, a very fast, light read. The movie is good too but VERY different.
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   LadyRyln said, 4 months ago

   I have also enjoyed the book many times through the years – reading it first while in grade school, and many times since. My last read was about 5 years ago now, and seeing the movie has encouraged me to dig out one of my copies and re-read the book.

   I didn’t find the movie to be at odds with the book – just with some additional content opened up. Much of the license that was taken with the movie actually is introducing information which was in the Silmarilion. Yes, characters were portrayed differently from the way that I ‘know’ them in my head through the books – but that’s often the case when a beloved piece of literature is brought to film.

   I see no problem with reading the book and watching the movie – and I hope that these movies will bring more people to enjoy what is truly a GREAT piece of literature.
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   ghostkeeper said, 4 months ago

   “The dorkus community . . .” Yeah, because we all know ‘the dorkus community’ doesn’t produce blockbuster movies, ‘the dorkus community’ isn’t the biggest influence on pop culture going, ‘the dorkus community’ hasn’t helped create the modern world. I’d like to see Heart and all others who disparage ’the dorkus community" get along without cell phones, internet, HDTV, CGI, etc. You know, all stuff ’the dorkus community" created!
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    T_Lexi said, 4 months ago

    Books and movies are two completely different art forms – with different methods of “presenting a story.” I’m such a book snob, it took me decades to learn this simple fact (many apologies to movie makers everywhere). Now, I leave the book alone until after I’ve seen the movie, or I let a year or two go by in between. It makes a huge difference in my appreciation of both.
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    Fredcritter said, 4 months ago

    poop. Here I’d been thinking this arc was about the superiority of written matter over TV and movies. Oh well.
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    Doctor Toon said, 4 months ago

    I’ve waited my whole life for the “Dorkus Community” agenda to take the forefront
    

    
    Go Dean!
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    cybergal29 said, 4 months ago

    @23035387

    Very true words!
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    cybergal29 said, 4 months ago

    @SueB1863

    Oh, yeah. I have read the book “The Hobbit” and have seen the movie “The Hobbit”. There are differences between the two. I think the movie shows the dwarves as the fighters they are while the book only talks about old battles they fought.
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    cybergal29 said, 4 months ago

    @LadyRyln

    I agree with you 100%.
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