Fiction

NRaleighLiberal

(60,572 posts) Sun Oct 21, 2012, 01:09 PM Oct 2012

Just found out a good book is now a movie - Life of Pi....

Wondering if they will butcher the book, or maybe we will get lucky and the movie will approach the book's quality. Fingers crossed!

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Just found out a good book is now a movie - Life of Pi.... (Original Post) NRaleighLiberal Oct 2012 OP

I'll keep my fingers crossed, too. LWolf Oct 2012 #1

Name the last time :) fadedrose Oct 2012 #2

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy was very good for one Teamster Jeff Oct 2012 #3

Purists (like me) LWolf Oct 2012 #5

Thinking..... LWolf Oct 2012 #4

Forrest Gump Courtesy Flush Oct 2012 #10

Haven't read the book. ceile Oct 2012 #6

Its a quick read. SalviaBlue Oct 2012 #8

Just finished reading it. Courtesy Flush Oct 2012 #11

Ang Lee Directed It. Paladin Oct 2012 #7

hope it's good mjrr_595 Oct 2012 #9

thank you for posting... hopeful68 Nov 2012 #12

LWolf

(46,179 posts)

1. I'll keep my fingers crossed, too.

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Sun Oct 21, 2012, 01:56 PM

Oct 2012

It happens every once in a while, that a movie does a book justice.

fadedrose

(10,044 posts)

2. Name the last time :)

Reply to LWolf (Reply #1)

Sun Oct 21, 2012, 04:16 PM

Oct 2012

Teamster Jeff

(1,598 posts)

3. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy was very good for one

Reply to fadedrose (Reply #2)

Sun Oct 21, 2012, 05:14 PM

Oct 2012

It's hard for me to imagine the Life of Pi movie representing the book very well though.

LWolf

(46,179 posts)

5. Purists (like me)

Reply to Teamster Jeff (Reply #3)

Mon Oct 22, 2012, 07:03 AM

Oct 2012

would argue that. I think the movies did a good job over all, but there were several jagged edges that didn't fit. Faramir. Treebeard. Wormtongue. Arwen. No Bombadil, who, imo, was a key figure.

LWolf

(46,179 posts)

4. Thinking.....

Reply to fadedrose (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 22, 2012, 07:00 AM

Oct 2012

thinking....

thinking....I can hear the jeopardy theme....

Nothing really comes to mind. I know I've left theaters surprised by a decent rendition, though. I just can't bring them to mind.

They don't happen often enough.

Courtesy Flush

(4,558 posts)

10. Forrest Gump

Reply to fadedrose (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 30, 2012, 02:31 PM

Oct 2012

They made a lot of changes, yet maintained the quality of the book.

ceile

(8,692 posts)

6. Haven't read the book.

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 01:27 PM

Oct 2012

But saw the movie preview last night- it looks absolutely stunning. I'll add it to my list and hopefully finish it before I go see the movie.
http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/life-of-pi/trailers/

SalviaBlue

(3,032 posts)

8. Its a quick read.

Reply to ceile (Reply #6)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 03:38 PM

Oct 2012

Very good book. Can't wait to see the movie.

Courtesy Flush

(4,558 posts)

11. Just finished reading it.

Reply to ceile (Reply #6)

Tue Oct 30, 2012, 02:34 PM

Oct 2012

I've been dealing with family medical issues, so I have read the book in dribs and drabs, and only the last 100 or so pages in any large chunks.

The ending gave me goosebumps. I'm blown away, and can't wait for the movie. My wife is reading the book now, and I can't wait to discuss it with her.