The Battle of Helm’s Deep, Part I: Bargaining for Goods at Helm’s Gate

Re:The Battle of Helm’s Deep, Part I: Bargaining for Goods a... by haolez on Saturday January 29, 2022 @05:57AM (#30125419)

There are exceptions. I found The Martian's movie much more entertaining than the book (I've read the book before the movie came out). The book felt like a shore most of the time.

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Re:The Battle of Helm’s Deep, Part I: Bargaining for Goods a... by philsnow on Saturday January 29, 2022 @05:04PM (#30131016)

The book felt almost like a screenplay to me; I suspected when I read it that it would make a solid movie.

Also you can go into more technical detail in a book than you can in a film, and maybe detail wasn't important to the plot of the Martian, but I felt book-Mark's desperation a lot more clearly because of how difficult it would be for me to be clear-headed enough to think through everything that was necessary to stay alive.

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Re:The Battle of Helm’s Deep, Part I: Bargaining for Goods a... by darkerside on Saturday January 29, 2022 @07:55AM (#30125902)

I felt the opposite. The movie was like a Cliffs Notes for the book.

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Re:The Battle of Helm’s Deep, Part I: Bargaining for Goods a... by pferde on Saturday January 29, 2022 @11:15AM (#30127472)

I thoroughly enjoyed both, each for what it is.

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Re:The Battle of Helm’s Deep, Part I: Bargaining for Goods a... by darkerside on Sunday January 30, 2022 @04:23PM (#30141259)

Curious, did you read the book or watch the movie first?

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Re:The Battle of Helm’s Deep, Part I: Bargaining for Goods a... by pferde on Sunday January 30, 2022 @05:22PM (#30141812)

I watched the movie, then I read the book.

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Re:The Battle of Helm’s Deep, Part I: Bargaining for Goods a... by udbhavs on Saturday January 29, 2022 @09:50AM (#30126697)

people usually prioritize entertainment over information density when it comes to movies

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