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Post by canadia on Jun 6, 2010 13:59:55 GMT -5
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Post by engchickie on Jun 13, 2010 1:36:28 GMT -5
Jeanette and I both decided to read this book because there were so many unanswered questions from the movie, and we both hoped they would delve deeper into Marek and Lady Claire's relationship among other things.
Rarely do I read a book after I've seen the movie, but even then rarely do I like the movie better. Books are almost always superior to movies IMHO. This was an exception. I liked the movie much more than the book. The book wasn't bad; it was just very different from the movie and didn't include many of the things that endeared me so much to the movie. I won't go into too much detail in case anyone here wants to check it out. It's only like 450 pages, so it's nothing compared to a Diana Gabaldon book. Still, I found this quite surprising.
That being said, I kind of understand why people who loved the book were upset that the movie because it strays so far from the original and isn't nearly as detailed. It really couldn't have been as detailed or it would've been a miniseries. I don't agree with the people who disliked this movie because it is truly one of my absolute favorite Gerry movies, but I can at least understand their perspective. Both really need to be judged independently from one another to be fair.
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Post by canadia on Jun 13, 2010 14:31:48 GMT -5
Very interesting Engchickie. I think that reading the book after the movie is better than reading it before, at least you can enjoy the movie and the book, LOL.
Books where I felt the movie did the book justice that I can recall off hand:
Bridget Jones' Diary, Pride and Prejudice, the Colin Firth as D'arcy version, Year of Living Dangerously, and Clockwork Orange. I felt Kubrick really captured most of what Burgess the author was trying to convey and when I read it again I see the movie - Clockwork Orange is one of my all time favourite books. I thought that being a Michael Crichton book the movie Timeline seemed a bit softer fuzzier than movies or TV series based on his other novels. I think we just have to accept that most readers of any book will rarely be satisfied with the movie adaptation and from the other side you can see how hard it is to do a good adaptation esp where the plot is complex etc. But you can indeed appreciate both on their own.
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LadyoftheLoch
Gerard Butler Fan in Training
Andre Marek. Are you married?
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Post by LadyoftheLoch on Jun 18, 2010 1:37:32 GMT -5
Wow! That's pretty cool. I had no idea they actually made Timeline action figures. It's a shame it doesn't look more like Gerry, although it is one of the better action figures I've seen.
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Post by canadia on Jun 18, 2010 3:31:52 GMT -5
I was amazed myself LadyoftheLoch!
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Post by jeaniebirdie78 on Jun 26, 2010 20:52:18 GMT -5
Jeanette and I both decided to read this book because there were so many unanswered questions from the movie, and we both hoped they would delve deeper into Marek and Lady Claire's relationship among other things. Rarely do I read a book after I've seen the movie, but even then rarely do I like the movie better. Books are almost always superior to movies IMHO. This was an exception. I liked the movie much more than the book. The book wasn't bad; it was just very different from the movie and didn't include many of the things that endeared me so much to the movie. I won't go into too much detail in case anyone here wants to check it out. It's only like 450 pages, so it's nothing compared to a Diana Gabaldon book. Still, I found this quite surprising. That being said, I kind of understand why people who loved the book were upset that the movie because it strays so far from the original and isn't nearly as detailed. It really couldn't have been as detailed or it would've been a miniseries. I don't agree with the people who disliked this movie because it is truly one of my absolute favorite Gerry movies, but I can at least understand their perspective. Both really need to be judged independently from one another to be fair. Yep, those that are interested should definitely read this. It is very diferent from the movie. My main reason for wanting to read it, was to get some more insight to why Marek decided to stay in 1357. In the movie Marek and Claire don't really get to spend that much time together, if you think about it. They meet, he saves her, they have the boat scene, that one kiss in the woods right before he takes off, then he saves her again in the castle. It's very romantic, and don't get me wrong, I love this movie, and I think Gerry was a wonderful Marek, and I just thought it was fantastic that he stayed, and chose love, but also slightly unrealistic to me. What did he really know about her, to choose to leave his entire life behind and just say, "Oh, I'll stay here where there is no running water, people get sick and die often, and there is a war going on. Anyway, I was hoping to get some more Marek and Claire moments in the book, and I also wanted to see what kind of caracter Marek was in the book compared to the movie. I won't say how the book is different from the movie, ya'll will have to read it yourselves if you wanna know... I agree with Steph, though. I preferred the movie...
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Post by Leppardlady on Jun 27, 2010 7:32:58 GMT -5
Was Marek different in the book? Did they delve into his character more?
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Post by jeaniebirdie78 on Jun 27, 2010 8:13:29 GMT -5
The way he is described to look, I can definitely see Gerry in front of me...I'm not sure how much I should say about Marek in the book, since I don't want to spoil it for others, but he is Dutch, which would explain the name Andre Marek a little better,( I have always thought that was weird name for a Scottish guy) and he is, just like Marek in the movie, very much into all the sword fighting and stuff like that.
Are you gonna read the book, Lepp.?
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Post by Leppardlady on Jun 27, 2010 10:55:22 GMT -5
I'm thinking about it, I don't care if he was Dutch in the book, to me, he'll always be Scottish because I'll always see Gerry whenever I think of Andre Marek.
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Post by jeaniebirdie78 on Jun 27, 2010 22:58:31 GMT -5
Well, let us know what you think of it, if you decide to read it. It' definitely different than the movie. Gerry will also always be my Marek...Marek in the book, actually looks alot like the Marek Gerry did in the movie, so that was good. That way, I could keep my image while reading it.
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Post by denifeelingblue on Feb 21, 2012 12:30:02 GMT -5
I've just watched TIMELINE for the first time (DVD).And I love it! I must say that his look nowdays is pretty much the same like nine years ago.His hair was a bit darker then but other parts...He didn't change at all...no day older...
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