tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post120351490744736940..comments2024-03-29T00:34:36.786-05:00Comments on Book Chase: Slaughterhouse-Five: Book vs. MovieSam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-88540113270573873992020-10-09T14:06:19.560-05:002020-10-09T14:06:19.560-05:00I think you're exactly right. Novels are just ...I think you're exactly right. Novels are just too long for a movie to cover every aspect of the story they tell. That's why, with rare exception, I find the book experience to be a better one than anything that gets put down on "film." That said, I'm still a big fan of literary movies, and I'm always curious to see what the screenwriters and director decided told the Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-39474202294398464942020-10-09T12:06:50.904-05:002020-10-09T12:06:50.904-05:00I always thought great short stories make great mo...I always thought great short stories make great movies because the director has room to play with the visuals. Books and book series (good or bad) make for (good or bad)television series. Books simply contain too much information for a screenwriter to squeeze into a movie. Face it. It is about how people want to spend their time in the end. I love to get lost in a book for hours which I believe The Political Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10272156308601055452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-72399404684233307862016-05-31T08:36:30.110-05:002016-05-31T08:36:30.110-05:00Hi, guys! Your story is definitely incredible! Tha...Hi, guys! Your story is definitely incredible! Thank you so much for spreading the word! James, I agree with you that mediocre books make the best movies! At least, I believe that it is so! Nevertheless,click on <a href="http://bigessaywriter.com/blog/books-vs-movies-what-is-more-suspenseful" rel="nofollow">http://bigessaywriter.com/blog/books-vs-movies-what-is-more-suspenseful</a> to see the paulsmith198914@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01097862152097877690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-87663847539721744482011-07-17T20:04:05.422-05:002011-07-17T20:04:05.422-05:00That's an interesting theory, C.B., and I thin...That's an interesting theory, C.B., and I think you're examples are spot on. I'm going to have to think about this one...Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-76498902019634272702011-07-14T23:37:07.095-05:002011-07-14T23:37:07.095-05:00I've always believed that mediocre books make ...I've always believed that mediocre books make the best movies. Not bad books, but books that are good, sometimes very good, but not great. Think The Godfather. A perfectly good book, but not great literature. Having read the book first might actually improve your reading experience.<br /><br />There are a handful of exceptions to my rule. David Lean's version of Great Expectations andAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06906212382849291562noreply@blogger.com