The Road

chronic

chronic

old and in the way
Saw the movie the other night hoping that it might be better than the book.

Well... it wasn't.
 
LickTheStar

LickTheStar

Sad Flower in the Sand
That's too bad. I liked the book, but some of the language seemed out of place... Still, I like post-apocalyptica. I think that should be a word...
 
Digit

Digit

I wish they would have focused more on the violence. I was tired by the end of the movie. I was not however tired during the book.
 
HiddenFormula

HiddenFormula

I have yet to see the film - but I have heard very mixed reviews. My brother have seen it about 4 times!

I'm not sure if I really like Cormac McCarthy or not...I enjoy his writing style, but the complete lack of any type of humour makes his writing a bit too one dimensional for me. He is good though.
 
hoochmonkey9

hoochmonkey9

Art should be its own hammer.
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I found parts of Suttree quite funny. but for the most part, yes, not much humour.
 
Muse1176

Muse1176

I liked the movie. It's been a long time since I read the book but I thought it was quite faithful. I remember getting an overwhelming sense of hope from the end of the book but I didn't get that from the movie. Just as bleak and sparse as the story but not as hard to get into. All in all, I thought it was pretty good.
 
Muse1176

Muse1176

chronic said:
That was the problem. It was faithful to the book (which I didn't think much of either).
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It took me ages to get into it. It was really painful. But then it kind of clicked and I got it, got the rhythm and his style and in the end really enjoyed it. It was the first and only McCarthy book I have read (so far) so I have no idea if all his books read the same or not. I don't think I could go cover to cover on another book written the same way.. but we'll see I guess.

Edit: seriously could have done without the shot of Viggo Mortensen balls... but that's just me.
 
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