tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post2932785795296783865..comments2023-10-30T05:55:18.818-04:00Comments on THE AWARDS CIRCUIT BLOG: It's a rather down week for DVD...Clayton Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12579286727951387234noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-91157120664082777232010-05-26T15:46:52.035-04:002010-05-26T15:46:52.035-04:00I'll buy that...I'll buy that...Joey Magidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10465870030357008701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-66355800074165954232010-05-26T15:44:50.754-04:002010-05-26T15:44:50.754-04:00As far as adaptability is concerned, when one look...As far as adaptability is concerned, when one looks at "The Shipping News" the film, there is one humongous difference between it and the source material -- Kevin Spacey is not fat.<br /><br />In my opinion, if I were to adapt a book like "The Shipping News", I would try to get as close to the tone and character descriptions the book has to offer. I wouldn't cast somebody Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-38167436863473452772010-05-26T06:24:15.226-04:002010-05-26T06:24:15.226-04:00I gotta agree with you on almost everything there....I gotta agree with you on almost everything there.Joey Magidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10465870030357008701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-89616050985076331022010-05-26T02:16:51.441-04:002010-05-26T02:16:51.441-04:00The Road is just one of those weird situations whe...The Road is just one of those weird situations where a classic book (at least to me) gets adapted, and while nothing is really wrong with it, the film never soars, either.<br /><br />But such is the unpredictability of literary film adaptations. Look at Annie Proulx. Her Pulitzer Prize-winning breakout hit The Shipping News was turned into a dreadful film, while an obscure short story she wroteRobert Hamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16541236953808315151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-34387176315705388852010-05-25T20:24:29.452-04:002010-05-25T20:24:29.452-04:00Agreed, and I didn't even find Viggo as one of...Agreed, and I didn't even find Viggo as one of the top 15 male lead performances of the year. That being said, I thought it was a stacked year for Lead Actor...Joey Magidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10465870030357008701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-5046923014903013352010-05-25T20:22:08.848-04:002010-05-25T20:22:08.848-04:00I wasn't a huge fan of The Road either. Morten...I wasn't a huge fan of The Road either. Mortensen is terrific, but the rest of the film was bland and meandering.Josh P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02215026600925749164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-70485470855504001652010-05-25T19:11:37.681-04:002010-05-25T19:11:37.681-04:00I never would have expected to ever recommend it i...I never would have expected to ever recommend it in my life, but hey, such is life.Joey Magidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10465870030357008701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407454496468251136.post-46392835738342591212010-05-25T19:11:18.542-04:002010-05-25T19:11:18.542-04:00I got a lot of flack for not being on the bandwago...I got a lot of flack for not being on the bandwagon with The Road...Joey Magidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10465870030357008701noreply@blogger.com