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Re: Another one of those 'what's wrong with TPM' posts
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Wed, 31 May 2000 22:13:03 GMT
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Dave,
> Scott:
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> In lugnet.starwars, Scott Edward Sanburn writes:
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> > > I think one of the major problems with The Phantom Menace is that it is • not
> > > a 'buddy movie.'
> > I read the book version of the movie, and it made a whole lot of sense,
> > about Anakin and Padme, etc. It is a good read, because it fills in a lot • of
> > holes that the movie seemed to miss. I think the movie would have been • 1000%
> > clearer if some really important details from the book would have been in
> > the movie. I was quite surprsied.
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> The problem with this, of course, is that the movie isn't the book, nor • vice
> versa. As a work unto itself, we can't view the movie's quality based on • the
> quality of the book, because they're two distinct entities. This happens • a
> lot; Silence of the Lambs was a mediocre book but a fantastic film. TPM • may
> have been a fine book, but the movie still failed on many levels. Reading • the
> book may enhance one's enjoyment of the film, but sadly it can't be said • to
> improve the quality of the film itself.
Well, I thought the book was from the screenplay, unless I misunderstood. If
it is not the case, I agree with your point. However, if it was in the
original screenplay, then it was very bad editing.
> > Even Jar Jar seemed better, if there is such a thing.
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> Well, he couldn't have been made worse, unless his voice was like that
> stupid green ghost from that stupid Ghostbusters cartoon of a few years • back.
> Oh, wait! His voice *is* like that!
No, Slimer was more intelligent! : )
Scott S.
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| Scott: (...) I wasn't aware of that the book had come from the screenplay, but you raise another good point, bordering on meta-criticism; any film is a re-invention of its screenplay to some degree, and a book is likewise a re-invention of the film (...) (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| Scott: (...) The problem with this, of course, is that the movie isn't the book, nor vice versa. As a work unto itself, we can't view the movie's quality based on the quality of the book, because they're two distinct entities. This happens a lot; (...) (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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