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It's closer to the book...

posted 8 years ago by curemad_jelly_tot
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So what?! This argument is a strange one. Roald Dahl wrote the screenplay for the first film so it's a moot point. In fact, one could argue that he saw potential to improve the original story (always preferred the geese to the squirrels - 'bad egg' is a pun, 'bad but' not so much). First film is better - better plot, better characterisation, better songs, better lines, better aesthetics, better all round. This is why the fist film is a classic and the second film is a fad.

[–] curemad_jelly_tot 8 years ago

bad nut*

[–] Mhjm6 8 years ago

There's no argument to begin with whenever one notices BOTH movies say "based on the book by Roald Dahl" and they shouldn't be compared.

[–] Oddark123 7 years ago

The problem here is that you are assuming Dahl did what was actually Seltzer.

Dahal was to the original screenwriter but when he feel behind Seltzer stepped in and did a lot of changes that Dahl did not appreciate.

Whether they suited the movie better for us is our own issue, but it is best to do a little more research on such things. As the way you phrased it just isn't accurate.

Communities left for being too closeminded: Gamefaqs, Home Theater Forum, Toonzone

[–] KristenStewartForever 7 years ago

You're right. They ripped Dahl off. You need to do what the author says when making it. Or the author shouldn't give the rights.

[–] KristenStewartForever 7 years ago

No. This one is better. Roald Dahl wrote the screenplay for the original film, but they never used it. Making him angry. This is more true to the book. It's better. Fact. Final.