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this makes me mad

posted 20 years ago by diamond_kitty
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people who have seen the movie and not read to book come on here and say horrible things about it "like the story wasn't very convincing" and "Angela should have done this" and "Malachy should've done that"
In this movie I think that you'd have had to have read to novel before you can understand the movie....

I'm not going to defend the movie, becaus eI didn't like it that much, that they left out the part where frank goes to Fintan slattery's house, and much of the goings on when he was in the hospital with typhiod, and yet they left in, not-so-memorable (or important for that matter) moments when Bridey next door got the threatening letter from Ms.Finnugan that frank wrote....

I would probably rant more but, I have no time, no patience, and most importantly, none of the correct words to describe what is liked or disliked of the movie

excuse me

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[–] Kengy 20 years ago

I agree with you.

I actually have yet to see the movie, or even finish the book, but from what I can read, it's fabulous. Usually, movie adaptations of books don't come out as good.

People should read the book first (even if it's just a bit) before making any comments about the plot of the movie.

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[–] singforme 20 years ago

i haven't read the book, but i really love the movie..

"in simplicity there is truth."

[–] VrGnRgrl 19 years ago

i totally agree! the book is the best book i ever read and its easier to understand and love if you read the book first so people, please stop saying the story i stupid because the book is absolutely wonderful!

[–] OBoogieBaby 19 years ago

I agree that the movie, while I enjoyed it enough, doesn't compare to the book. The book is simply incredible, and you're right, nobody should form their opinions of Frank McCourt's life off of the film.

[–] LadyKairuka 19 years ago

His eyes! In the book, Frank goes on and on about how he wished he had his mother's blue eyes like his brother. And what do they do? They say to hell with it and don't even bother giving brown contacts to the actor who plays Frank. Ugh...it would have been SO EASY TO FIX!!!!!!!!!

[–] ivana2804 18 years ago

well maybe it just wasn't such an important part of the story, what with everything else going on? duh

better sorry than safe

[–] Gina_Riley_Admirer 16 years ago

This is the internet MOVIE data base. I've read the book and it's always a bonus to have done so when discussing plots but hey, this place is all about movies so if that's all a person has to go by cos they haven't read the book, so be it.

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[–] pevaskjeva 19 years ago

I liked the book too, it's really well written

And how can they say it's a bad story, it's a true story, not made up, the author couldn't just go back in time and change the things he did in his past either... Silly.

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[–] Genzo_Lorenzo 19 years ago

if you read the book before the film, the deaths of the children and other horrible events are not so shocking. the emotion and feeling is very awful but you dont feel as shocked by the whole thing. i think that reading the book softens the brutality in the movie, even if you cant visualise the events while reading. but the conjunctivitis part was increadibly gross!! it made my eyes watery and sore just looking at them!!

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[–] Guildfordian 19 years ago

repete86, I am afraid that I must argue with a point you made. There was no British Rule in the Republic of Ireland at the time of the book, the 1930's. Irish Rule from London, ended in the early 1920's. Did you mean that some of the problems were caused by the British rule before?

But yes I agree that the books is crtainly witty.

Regards

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[–] Guildfordian 19 years ago

Hi repete86, yes to some extent I would agree with you then.

Regards

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[–] bear022013-909-645034 7 years ago

All of the problems caused by English government for 1,000 years.

[–] carlphillips1 19 years ago

I WAS very disspointing. It was rather dull, incoherent, and captured almost none of the drama and humor of the novel. They left out a lot of good parts and extended parts that did not need to be. Overall, I think the movie started out kind of dull, became more enjoyable towards the middle, but ended uneven and awkwardly. The book didn't really need to be made into a movie, especially if this was the outcome.

[–] Lorilynn1028 19 years ago

People are referring to the book as a NOVEL, when in fact it is memoirs.

The book was 10,000 times better than the film and the film ruled.

[–] mattnotharry 19 years ago

i found watching the film first helped establish an irish voice in my head that made the conversational tone of the book more effective

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[–] Kailstar 19 years ago

For crying outloud, you all can't be going around saying they should have changed this or they should have done that, its a MEMOIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[–] bill-5000 19 years ago

Who was Finttan Slattery again?

[–] VrGnRgrl 19 years ago

fintan was the little boy whos mother was a crazy catholic. he used to curl his hair and ask frank "doesnt my hair look GOURGEOUS!" i have a feeling he turns out to be gay when he grows up

[–] WarBringer 16 years ago

That, plus he was looking at Frank and the other kid's (whose name escapes me at the moment) "things" when they are pissing in the back yard

[–] potty_chicken 19 years ago

but it shouldnt make you mad, because they are talking about the movie not the book. The movie should be able to hold up without the support of the book.