Requiem For A Dream

[primetime_deliverance]

I've seen the movie countless times, and its always just as powerful each time. Awesome movie.

 

But how about the book .. Got some dirty casino winnings to kill lol, it is still worth buying?

[S.E. Hardy]

Yeah, I wanted to know too. So much of the movie exists in the editing, I wonder how (or if) they did that in the book.

[primetime_deliverance]

I ended up buying the book.. its pretty cool, and there's definately many scenes that aren't in the movie.

 

But the writing style is a little tough to get used to at first, cause there's no quotes or anything seperating diagloue and the pararaphs tend to go on and on. I'm only about half done, but its not THAT great to be honest.

[frustrated inc.]

Loved the movie. Only thing is whenever I see Jennifer Connley now I can't help thinking "ass-to-ass".

[MadeleineSix]

Ugh that scene was enough to make you hate all men, the one who actually said "Ass to ass" was probably someone's grandad.

For shame.

;)

[mrs jesus]

I ended up buying the book.. its pretty cool, and there's definately many scenes that aren't in the movie.

 

But the writing style is a little tough to get used to at first, cause there's no quotes or anything seperating diagloue and the pararaphs tend to go on and on.  I'm only about half done, but its not THAT great to be honest.

thats pretty disappointing to hear, cuz the book is almost always BETTER than the movie

[ecnarf]

I ended up buying the book.. its pretty cool, and there's definately many scenes that aren't in the movie.

 

But the writing style is a little tough to get used to at first, cause there's no quotes or anything seperating diagloue and the pararaphs tend to go on and on.  I'm only about half done, but its not THAT great to be honest.

thats pretty disappointing to hear, cuz the book is almost always BETTER than the movie

I think that rule only holds true when you read the book, then the movie, because the movie is so fast-paced, and almost always adapted into the director's point of view, so when you're reading the book after the movie, the scenes and actors from the movie are running through your head.

[mrs jesus]

yeah, i see what youre saying

 

i read fight club after i saw the movie, so, while

it was a good book and all, it was less impressive than it

would have been i think if id read it first

 

its cooler to have your own vision of what the characters look like rather than a movie star, and your own vision or scenery and whatnot

[cavalier_eternal]

good call.

 

and i haven't seen or read either.

[SolidEric]

About Fight Club, I personally felt the movie was better than the book. I read the book first, by the way. I guess I just felt the different ending, and the way certain things were adapted to screen, it just worked a lot better as a whole. I read somewhere that Chuck Palahniuk likes the new ending (the one in the movie) over his own. That says a lot about the movie, if you ask me.

[solidus]

havent read the requiem book but the movie is just awesome, i watch it all the time with the gf...the ending the first time i saw it totally freaked me out though...great movie.