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Read Dune but saw the Lynch movie.
I never read Lord of the Rings but watched five minutes of one of the films I don't know which.
I read about a chapter of Harry Potter something or the other and never saw a Harry Potter film.
I read about two chapters of Dan Brown's DaVinci Code (probably one of the worst writers ever, coming on like an adult Harry potter book or something) and I seriously doubt I'll go see Hanks in the film version.
There's probably something seriously wrong with me, I guess.
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...is not great literature or great films, but...popular culture and some of things interesting people talk about when they're together.
Let's see what you're missing -
Dune was a fascinating book and won an important award. The movie was pretty bad, but interesting if you read the book.
LOTR were interesting books that everyone seemed to read in college - except me. The films were interesting.
Harry Potter books have been read by about every kid in the country and a lot of their parents. I suspect you have no kids at home. I read the first book - not particularly well written but have done more to encourage kids to read than all the English teachers in the US - and have seen all of the movies with my family. The last two we saw in IMAX. Intersting stuff.
Da Vinci Code was a very interesting book and was on the best seller list for at least a year. I enjoyed it, but then I like mysteries and have read many that were more poorly written. The film should be fascinating.
Hope you were spending your time reading the classics and watching foreign films.
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***Da Vinci Code was a very interesting book and was on the best seller list for at least a year.Well, I thought it started sorta intriguing, went out of steam through about 30% and then quickly became just boring... had to force myself to finish it.
I suspect the film will be even worse.
That a book like that stays on whatever list for whatever time only speaks of current public tasts, not its quality.
I believe the Airport also stayed there, but man, is it trash!
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Is that you are right.
All that commercial shit just makes one too lazy to watch & read the works that really matters.
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all worthwhile stuff and seen all the best indie and foreign flicks.
I've never understood the argument that good books are somehow "work" to read. I look upon them (and good movies) as having a conversation with interesting people. Who would ever talk to a teenage moron if they could talk to... Tolstoy or Kubrick?
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I believe, books are as theater to motion pictures to be one " class " higher, intellectually speaking. Most of the time.
Bien sure it depends of the work! I mean with that, that a Bergman is still so much better than a " Ken Folett " or so...
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Some teenage morons have nice asses...
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As for your " Leo* " I dunno....He-he...
...or maybe it was sole, or Seoul, if your name happened to be Kim Jong-il, but anyway, it's a good way to start your 12 step program! :o)
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You like some books and some movies but not others? Yes, people like different things. What does this matter?
/*Music is subjective. Sound is not.*/
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Except for "The da Vinci Code", I'm with you all the way.
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