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Originally Posted by Rog
Hmmmmm.........well, not only is it totally divorced from the book, the characters act in a bizarre way throughout the film. It could have been better if the characters had acted like real people.......but maybe some americans are like that  . Why did they have to have 'a divorcee' and 'his son who hates him'? and both act in a surreal manner? this had nothing to do with the original story and detracted from the film to such an extent that i lost interest and was just waiting for the predictable hollywood finish. That's why i thought it was shite. |
i so wanted the son to die...and it was such a let down / predictable ending that spoiled it all (ahh he survived)...
people seem annoyed that the movie ended quickly - thats how the original movie and the book ends...that wasn't a problem, it plays out like teh original in that respect...it was just the whole family unit Rog mentions above that bugged me as well...so much so that it spoilt the movie...
although all in all i did enjoy it, and the effects were great...not the best movie of the year but not the worst...although i wouldn't like to say what was