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Posted Apr 1, 2012 by Awix
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  | | Well, there's not a *lot* of Rollerball in it, just in some of the political stuff. This is just the latest in a long line of films based on books which I haven't read... I think the last book-adaptation I saw where I'd actually read the book was Harry Potter 7B, though I could be wrong.
As you say, this is not exactly virgin territory for films, but this one is efficiently put together if a bit too mindful of the box office to really have the impact it should have.
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| | | Subject: It's on my list
Posted Apr 2, 2012 by aka Bel
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| | It's not necessarily a good idea to watch a film when you've read the book. I didn't like some adaptations (The world according to Garp, LOTR, to name but a couple). However, if it's been sufficiently long since I read the book, chances are that I can enjoy the film. 
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| | | Subject: It's on my list
Posted Apr 17, 2012 by  Mr603
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| | You didn't like the adaptations of LotR?
Apart from the fact that nothing happens in the final third of Return of the King (Aragorn stands outside a gate, ring goes in the fire, film refuses to end) I thought the films were far superior to the dull, sprawling mess of the books.
Then again, I'm of the opinion that LotR is just a buffed out, bloated money grab sequel to The Hobbit.
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