The Road - movie or book opinions?

[nismo1013]

So The Road just released in my neck of the woods on Friday, and I've been itching to see it. I also heard the book is great, so it's on my Christmas list. Anyone read or watched it yet??

[BushmasterFanBoy]

So The Road just released in my neck of the woods on Friday, and I've been itching to see it. I also heard the book is great, so it's on my Christmas list. Anyone read or watched it yet??

The book is excellent. Read it two times, and will probably read it many more times.

I haven't seen the movie, but I'm pretty ticked that they kept it at such a limited release.

[nismo1013]

I haven't seen the movie, but I'm pretty ticked that they kept it at such a limited release.

Yea, I noticed that too. The movie officially released 25 November, or thereabouts, but just now got to me. What's up with that?

[milosz]

The book is very good - love makes a remarkably bleak (even by the standards of the apocalypse) story bearable.

The movie is monotonous in a way the book never is - you can feel forward movement in the novel, but not here. And while I can't really fault it for missing the way the father sees his boy as the personification of love and hope (that's primarily stated through internal monologue in the novel), without that the story doesn't work as well.

[milosz]

Yea, I noticed that too. The movie officially released 25 November, or thereabouts, but just now got to me. What's up with that?

If it's not going to draw in big cities, there's no reason to expand it to the suburbs and places further out of the way. Costs a fortune to print a movie, advertise, etc. - and there's the hope that good buzz in LA/Chicago/NY the first weekend will be free advertising for the movie when it opens in Dallas/Houston/Philly and be well-known when it opens in Podunk.

[Jerm]

The movie is monotonous in a way the book never is

I thought the book was pretty monotonous.I was disappointed after seeing so many positive reviews.It was well written i suppose...Just rather slow.I enjoyed it.Just not as much as i had hoped.

I was hoping the story would be better suited to a 2~ hour movie...One of those rare occasions when the movie is better than the book(Fight Club).

...Still hoping.

[Irish]

I really enjoyed the book. I look forward to seeing the movie but I'll probably wait until it hits Blu Ray before seeing it.

[30 cal slut]

gawd. the book made me want to jump off a bridge or something. it is very painful to read, especially if you are a father with young son(s).

[User Name]

My brother liked the book so much he is refusing to go see the movie with me.

[M4arc]

The book was fantastic and if the movie is 1/4 of what the book is I'm sure it will be good. The Road was the first book that I've read that actually made me feel like weeping while I was reading it. It's depressing, and bleak at times but absolutely awesome.