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Old 04-29-2009, 09:46 AM   #51
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I think a big reason that books not always works so well when done as a film, is that books are typically too long, and a lot has to be cut out of the story in order to make the material fit a 1 hour 40 min. movie. With loss of detail and characters, the story may suffer.
I agree. And that's why I don't like a lot of book adaptations. Generally, a mini series is better as you have more time to tell the story. Now, LOTR didn't do too bad, but I still never caught that tension I liked in the books. Too much focus on the fight and romantic scenes...
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