It's just better on film to *see* something happening than it is to watch to people have a clever conversation.


Throughout all this discussion, I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned the audiobook as a bridge between the written book and the movie.

Having neither read the original book, nor seen the movie, I'm not really in a position to judge, but having listened to my audiobook multiple times, I can see where it might well be the best of both worlds, retaining the cleverness of the writing, and at the same time capturing the essence of the movie experience, substituting imagination for the filmmakers visuals.

For those of you who have not listened to the audiobook, it is not a straight read of the book; rather, it is a performance of the book, with different folks reading the different characters, sound effects, etc.

I think, after the audiobook, the movie could only be a disappointment to me.

tanstaafl.