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How many times have you read a book before seeing the movie? I just saw another trailer for The Amittyville Horror and got to thinking about how that was the first and only time I ever read a book before seeing a movie (the original movie with James Brolin). I suppose you could count all of the books I read about Che Guevara before seeing The Motorcycle Diaries...but that movie wasn't based on any book in particular. So is it just me or do other people favor the movie over the book? I will, however, say that what I pictured in my head while reading The Amittyville Horror was way better than the movie. Hopefully the remake will rectify that.
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04-03-2005, 07:23 AM
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never. reading is not one of my strong points.
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04-03-2005, 02:52 PM
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Three times, the LOTR series
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04-03-2005, 03:23 PM
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a few times, it always makes things better. too bad im such a slacker with books anymore:o
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04-03-2005, 04:29 PM
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The original lord of the rings and harry potters
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04-03-2005, 04:48 PM
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harry potters.. but for the most part I can't be bothered to spend a couple days reading a book that is 1000+ pages in a 11ty billion book series so I just watch the movies
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04-03-2005, 04:57 PM
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omg...i thought i was the only one who read the harry potters. now i don't feel so bad anymore...lol
The 6th book is coming out soon and i can't wait to read it.
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04-03-2005, 05:05 PM
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July 16th, actually. Man I hate those books. Makes my life hell at work every time they announce another one. I won't read them purely out of spite.
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04-03-2005, 06:55 PM
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oh yeah, you work at borders don't you...lol
that would suck having to deal with that rush. Atleast it's not an everyday thing though
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04-03-2005, 07:00 PM
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It only gets bad right when they announce it. We've been taking reserve requests for something like 3 or 4 months...and it still won't be out for another 3 1/2 months. It's ridiculous. I don't care what the books are about...no book is worth that much hype. Oh well...at least I sell music and not books.
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1984 1/2 Mustang GT350 #842, Faster than you...nuff said Anna Fan Club President/Dictator Someday, in the event that mankind actually figures out what it is that this world actually revoles around, thousands of people are going to be shocked and perplexed that it was not them. Sometimes this includes me. "If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever." - George Orwell Welcome to the new Amerika |
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04-03-2005, 10:24 PM
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yea I've never been that crazed over a book.. The books I read are generally in series with 6+ books in them so when I use to read I'd pick the next book in the series up, but never reserve it or anything.. I generally lose interst if I have to wait that long for something
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04-03-2005, 10:25 PM
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I think it's great that a book gets that much attention. Anything that gets kids(and adults) reading is great.
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04-07-2005, 11:50 AM
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Talking about books and movies, naybody going to see the Hitchikers Guide to the Universe? And I will probably pick up the book this weekend. LOL
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04-07-2005, 12:40 PM
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I read the Hobbit and all of the Lord of the Rings back in 5th grade just for the hell of it and had to see the movies of course. I did read all of the Jurassic Park series before seeing the movies too and I have to say that although those movies kicked ass the books were much better (the JP books)
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04-07-2005, 12:56 PM
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i read the rum diaries recently, and i hear thats gonna be a movie soon
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04-07-2005, 02:08 PM
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