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Anybody actually seen this movie???

posted 19 years ago by LovelyPinkRose
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I read this book in class as a novel and we watched part of the movie. Now I know the book is popular (right????) but the movie was so unknown and low budget. We were lucky to get it in the school library, for they don't have it anymore at Blockbuster.
Anyone else think it's time for a remake??? I mean, I got such a great picture from reading and one day i would like to be a director, and this could be one great movie. If ya don't mix up events! But seriously, i would love to be a part of a remake.

[–] LovelyPinkRose 19 years ago

Anyone??? At all??????

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[–] Janysej 19 years ago

I used to watch it over and over as a child. My father taped it off of t.v., so it was never confusing. I remember seeing the version on video and it didn't have all the parts the t.v. version had.

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[–] wubuhtah 18 years ago

I recently saw it in English class after reading the book. In my opinion, it did NOT live up to the book at all. It looks like it was shot with a home video camera and it didn't capture the emotion of the story. On the positive side, at least someone attempted to bring ROT, HMC to the screen. Hopefully it will be remade in the future. Maybe even with you, marshallbmathers, as the director! ^-^

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[–] antoinl 18 years ago

This is a really low budget movie and its badly done too. The acting is also dodgy at time and doesnt keep to the book at all. Lillian Jean the daughter of Kaleb Wallace??? The only entertaining part was seeing Morgan Freeman pop up as Uncle Hammer as he was one of the few good actors. The guy that played Papa was also quite good but all in also the film stinks

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[–] orange_angel28 18 years ago

i saw it in language after reading the book, and thought is was a dumb movie. i loved the book, but the movie leaves lots to be desired. it skipped almost all of the beginning...and was out of order. it is not a movie i care to see again.

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[–] josephgurski 16 years ago

I was exactly the same. I could see it being a really good movie if it was made nowadays. They could have been so many better effects.

[–] shinycheesefish 16 years ago

please dont let there be a remake until i'm old enough to get involved!!!!!!! i love the books (the whole series) and i see the movie in my head (my version, not the crappy real version) and its my lifelong dream to make this movie, please dont take this away from me!!!!!!!!!!

[–] the-line-is-fine 16 years ago

lol same I basically know that book off by heart read it over and over for 3 years, for GCSE English! I've always said to my friends it's my ambition in life to direct the movie :p

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[–] ofuoku71 12 years ago

I saw it in school a long time ago. It was a great movie.