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Old 12-13-2018, 01:47 PM   #172
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Originally Posted by DiapDealer View Post
I've never been mad at a movie for ruining a good book. Mainly because a movie CAN'T ruin a book. They're two different things. Sure, some adaptations are good and some aren't, but the worst possible film-adaptation of a book I loved wouldn't make me "angry." Disappointed, sure. But no bad movie has the ability to go back in time and ruin my earlier experience with the book.
My use of the word "anger" should have been put in a better context. I was referring to being angry with the director or producer for butchering a fine book, the way a sports fan gets "angry" when his team fouls up a play. Perhaps extreme disappointment is a better expression of what I meant.
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